Another two supermarkets have raised the cost of a shopping essential online with Aldi’s price match.
The cost of tea bags at Aldi and Sainsbury’s has risen over recent weeks, with both retailers putting the price of their cheapest 160 box of bags up to £1.89 earlier this month.
Now Lidl and Tesco have this week followed suit, with Tesco putting their Stockwell bags up to 94p for a box of 80 and Lidl increasing the price of its 240-box of Knightsbridge Red Label Tea Bags to £2.79.
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The change means Tesco now works out at £1.88 for 160, whereas Lidl is £1.86.
It comes after shoppers complained last week of being ‘tired’ of sky high food bills when prices in our weekly comparison remained stagnant despite inflation having fallen to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years.
Despite the rise, Lidl remains cheapest for the basket of essentials this week – costing £12.11 for tea bags, milk, bread, butter, coffee, beans, chicken and mince. Morrisons, with a bill of £12.37, is most expensive for the third consecutive week.
Aldi remains second cheapest, at £12.14, followed by Tesco at £12.32, and Asda and Sainsbury’s, both £12.33.
Aldi disputes the results of our weekly comparison, saying that it does not take into account like-for-like products or ‘the higher quality’ of its products. The supermarket says, for example, that Aldi beans are 20g heavier than Sainsbury’s and that Aldi teabags are ‘better quality than the comparative products used’.
Asda also disagrees with our comparison and says that our small sample of products does not represent the fuller picture of prices and does not account for its deals. The supermarket says that, across the board, its Just Essentials range is the largest and cheapest available, alongside Aldi’s.
The full list is as follows:
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g – £1.99
Teabags 240 – £2.79 / equals to £1.86 for 160 (up from £2.65 / equals to £1.77 for 160)
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 420g tin – 28p
Chicken 300g – £2.35
Mince 500g 25% fat – £2.29
Total £12.11 (up from £12.02)
aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g – £1.99
Teabags 160 – £1.89
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 420g tin – 28p
Chicken 300g – £2.35
Mince 500g 25% fat – £2.29
Total £12.14
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) – £1.98
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) – £1.88 (up from £1.78)
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 420g tin – 28p
Chicken 300g – £2.35
Mince 500g 20% fat – £2.49
Total £12.32 (up from £12.22)
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) – 45p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) – £1.98
Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Just Essentials) – £1.60
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) – 27p
Chicken 300g – £2.65
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49
Total £12.33
Sainsbury’s
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee 200g – £1.99
Teabags 160 – £1.89
Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 400g tin – 27p
Chicken 300g – £2.35
Mince 500g 20% fat – £2.49
Total £12.33
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g – 75p
Milk 2 pints – £1.20
Coffee (2 x 100g) – £1.98
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) – £1.58
Savers Salted butter 250g – £1.69
Beans 410g tin – 27p
Chicken 300g – £2.65 for 330g, equates to £2.41 for 300g
Mince 500g 20% fat – £2.49
Total £12.37
