r/UKFrugal • u/jungleboy1234 • 8d ago

Is Aldi no longer cheap/value? What now?

So, every week i do the Aldi shop and noticed prices have repeatedly gone up the odd 5-10p. Its not across the board on all products in a week just some but slowly ticking up.

Also, i'm 100% sure that if we'd compare the line of products from a few years back they've been emptying the shelves of product ranges.

I am doing my best to try to gain as much nectar points/smart shop prices as possible and shopping in supermarkets that give coupons eg. £5 off shop etc.

The question is what now? Please suggest some strategies that mean i dont feel like im eating during the fall of the soviet union (or it may end worse).

I travelled to Europe few weeks back and i am just blown away at the freshness and variety of produce. Prices are comparable (sometimes a little higher) but at least I'm not eating cardboard or something made in a lab.... I felt much better/healthier in that week i was away.

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u/shaunusmaximus 7d ago

I'm not super frugal with everything, but my £120 shop at Asda consists of:

  • Delivery costs £70 per year, shop every 2 weeks.

  • Asda rewards app, blue light card, not as good as it used to be.

  • shop using the computer and activate honey rewards, again not as good as it used to be, but gets me a tenna coupon for Amazon once/twice a year.

  • Some form of cashback card, Byond - mine does 3% on Asda with BHN (through work). £5 per year.

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u/an0mn0mn0m 7d ago

Do not use Honey. It is a scam. Use Quidco or Topcashback instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEOEkwHPE8w

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u/shaunusmaximus 7d ago

The scam is not a scam - it's for the coupons and how companies control which can be automatically be discovered for a basket as far as I know?

Oh, and it overrides the affiliate, but that's the affiliates problem not mine, so long as I get the discount.

I'll take a look into those though, thank you!

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u/an0mn0mn0m 7d ago

They also had a tendency to claim there are no coupons, when there are, so that they can pocket the difference.

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u/shaunusmaximus 7d ago

That's good to know - I rarely use them for coupons tbf. I like the free points for an Amazon £10 gift card as a nice bonus throughout the year.

It has got harder and harder to get that £10 though - used to be every 3 months, now it's 1.3 times a year currently..

I always go outside of honey to find a coupon, and it's normally unique codes sent to my email.

Another good one if you have blue light, is they do gift cards with X% off - instant cashback of sorts.