'I ditched Aldi and Lidl for the supermarket where some prices are even cheaper'
24.03.2024 - 03:01
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We all know that Aldi and Lidl are generally the cheapest supermarkets and both have seen an increase in the number of shoppers during the cost of living crisis.
But there is another lesser known supermarket that's pulling in the customers with its cheap buys.
When we wrote about Morrisons being the latest retailer to take on the German retailers with its own price match last week, a number of shoppers told us they're finding the cheapest prices at Farmfoods.
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Among them was David Retallick, who commented on the article on our Facebook page and said: "All this price match, when one puts the price up the other does. I shop at Farmfoods now, for example Daddies ketchup Farmfoods £1, Tesco £2."
Intrigued to see just how cheap the prices are, I headed there for a big shop to see for myself. And, after signing up for the retailer's newsletter I was emailed details of some of the best deals in stores, along with some vouchers to use too, so that was a bonus.
The 10 Birds Eye products for £10 immediately caught my eye. My kids love the chicken and the Alphabites so that deal was going straight in my trolley.
Another money saver was the 15-pack of Young's fish fingers for just £1.69. That's pretty much the same price as Aldi and Lidl's. Same with the white loaf, at 75p for 800g.
But some products came out even cheaper than the budget retailers. That Daddies ketchup was indeed just a quid - well 99p actually - for a pretty big 685g bottle. Lidl's Batts ketchup is £1.15 for a 650g bottle and Aldi's Bramwells ketchup is 89p for a much smaller 500g.
The larger 4-pack of brown onions cost £1, whereas Aldi and Lidl