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I thought I'd start one to show Asda's greedy profiteering, they're very fond of bragging about price roll backs - it's about time their price hikes were highlighted

To start the ball rolling
Asda 5kg Charcoal Briquettes 2008 Ј2.47, 2009 Ј3.47

Don't roll over and accept it call Asda Customer Service Freephone 0500 100055 and ask for the reasons behind these rip offs

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• Asda's pet food especially own brand cat and dog meat has shot up in price the same of Tesco it is getting cheaper to buy Pedigree ,Butchers and the like now.
  I used to get 24 cans of Asda or Tesco premium dog meat for about Ј8.00 now it is Ј10-11 depending on where i go. Same with cat meat i now find it cheaper to go to the likes of Pets at home,Kennelgate or Morrisons to find the offers.
• yes -the 24 tins of own brand cat food were Ј7 something now Ј9 something in a matter of weeks. And the latest batch of cat litter is more dust than granules.
  But hey! It's zero inflation so you can't have a pay rise this year
• Raw material costs are higher,like most things that go up they dont come back down, so when fuel went up hauliers moved the price up, when it fell they said they could not drop prices as other charges had gone up they then weakened but put on a surcharge so they could get the money back that way. Also the Euro as most know is a nightmare and year on year about 20% down against the Pound so could be the reason !
  We are an Island who import far too much so expect it to be like that until the Euro starts to weaken.
• I endorse Stamford's comments too. Good idea to start this thread on ASDA prices - put it in the pot with the information on TESCO price hikes and we, the consumer have a better idea of what's going on - knowledge is power!
• Oh i love asda "roll backs" .... heres a common example
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  Week 1 : price = 45p
  Week 2 : price = 85p
  Week 3 : Rollback = 67p (asda celebrate, advertise like crazy look at our wonderful roll back ... yay us arn't we great.)
  No offence MrA i don't class that as a rollback thats a price hike of 12p in my book.
  Another asda example ... this one i was cursing about in a most obsessive way for days.
  Savory Eggs ... Ј1 a tub, i bought 2 tubs a week generally for months my kids love them.
  A couple of weeks ago i went to buy some and oh-no ... new packaging.. hmmm big shiny special offer sign .. 2 tubs for Ј3. or Ј1.68 each
  Ok so that's Ј1.50 a tub... hmm ok new tub maybe there is more in them, it looks abit bigger i buy 2 tubs, but make a mental note to compare it to the old tub.
  Get home and yes they are indeed a bigger "tub" in that there is more packaging... but there isn't really much difference in the qty of eggs only 28g more. Which is maybe a single savory egg..
  So they have basically justified a 68% price hike by giving us 1 extra savory egg... hmmmm ... then to make it worse the put up *special offer* signs making people think they are getting a good deal, when infact it's just been a huge plot to disguise another huge price hike....
  tbh it worked for years with me, i honestly never used to think of how much single items where if i needed it i just threw it in the trolly end of story it's quite scarey when you start watching the prices what length's these stores go to disguise price hikes.
  MrA im watching you!!!
• Lol it is like some sort of army or police tactic now just planning your weekly or monthly shop:
  I personally start planning my big monthly shop 2 days after the last one in that i have the basic monthly list and i start to mark what i don't need for the next one, then i start watching the offers and dates they end,then the week before i go and see exactly how much everything is then tot it all up. It is getting now that every month the basic things that have been on my list for 3 years are getting more expensive.
  3 years ago the big monthly shop list only came to Ј150 so i had spare to get clothes etc, now when i count up the list and there is less things on it now i might add it always comes to over my budget at aboutЈ210-220 now thats a whopping increase and the likes of Asda sneaking up prices and offering "so called" roll backs aren't helping.
  I have such an eagle eye now when out shopping and i do think Asda isn't all it makes out it is for example the adverts make you think you are gonna save loads then when you go there is maybe a handful of things on offer you need and things you don't need that you are seduced into by bogof's and the like, most things in Asda i find dearer than everywhere else and the deals not as good as Tesco although Tesco is guilty of bogof overload(why not half the pirce so we can have one instead of a bogof when we dont really need the extra one).
  My Asda is a Walmart supercentre huh it aint no cheaper considering it is massive and boasts Walmarts cheap prices i sometimes question spending the petrol driving over there(it is about 8 miles away) and as for whoopsies or reduced items well it is very very poor and to be honest in 2 years of shopping there i have never had one as i have never yet seen one apart form a dusty looking shelf at the back that has a load of crap on it all the time lol.
• Asda Value beans and saussages were 29p 3 months back. Now up to 49p but on special offer of 29p. I think the price hiking is disgusting, Heinz saussages and beans 92p in Asda what is that all about?
• That's especially amusing when the purchase price is possibly around 50p, rising to 63p at a 25% increase.
  Anyway, Ј2.47 up by 25% would be Ј 3.09, not Ј3.47. Leaves 38p unexplained.
  Even at a 25% increase in purchase price, the Asda margin increases from 1.97 to 2.84. That's 44%, an absolute 87p increase. (VAT aside)
  That's some leverage.
  Good night, Jimbob - good night, Johnboy.
• Another example for you:
  Kopparberg Non Alcoholic Cider:
  Earlier this year: about Ј0.80 per bottle
  It then shot up to Ј1.28..
  Now it is "rolled back" to Ј1.21..
  Not such a bargain.. and hardly "rolled back"
• Asda Smart price Jaffa Cakes 12 pk April 2008 30p April 2009 50p Even the McVities Jaffa Cakes were cheaper at one point work that one out :confused:
  Asda Mouthwash went up from 54p to 58p to 63p they then repackaged it to make it look snazzier & up to Ј1
  They don't fool me & I've many a time complained to them about their price hikes & underhand tactics
• I think I was really feeling ripped off when a (local) cauliflower cost more than a pineapple. I try to avoid the blatant rip-of items as much as possible but we have to eat something!
• I bought an Asda frozen small chicken (that I normally buy from Saisburys) it was Ј5 in Asda. M&S had large ones for Ј3.75 and cheaper in Sainsburys too.
  Asda's going up in price. I prefer Sainsburys anyway, but now I think the Bus price is worth it to go there, instead of walking to Asda.
• I find Asda not as good as it used to be. The only things I buy from Asda are branded products that I know I can't find cheaper anywhere else (Pringles 72p for instance and when they have rollback on Dairylea Dunkers Ј1 for 4).
  Funny story though - I saw the new Ritz Dairylea Dunkers, a pack of 4 for Ј1. Went to self serivce machine - told me to weigh item?! Before I could do anything - it went through as a penny! Bargain of the century lol.
• And you don't even get point or any sor tof loyalty reward for shopping with Asda.
  In the past i didn't mind that there was no clubcard etc as their prices were so good compared to Tesco that i saved more a week than points i would earn but now when i look at how much you overspend if you do your whole shop there, i might have had DOUBLE the points by now
  Why don't they bring out some insentive to encourage people to shop there more and at least give us something if the prices ar emore expensive.
  I remember about 10-15 years ago my parent friends etc all shopped at Asda as they raved and raved at how cheap it was-we never had a car then so we never managed to get to it(3 buses away) but years and years later when i moved near an Asda i saw for myself how they were only fractionally cheaper than Morrisons or Tesco i never understood what all the raving on about them was for unless they were a proper cheap supermarket in the mid 90's nothing could beat kwik save though their no frills range was quite good and at such a cheap price, i miss them
  Also does anyone else hate Asda's stupid website when you online shop. i think it is horrible compared with Tesco and Sainsbury's.