Supermarket giant Morrisons has been slammed by shoppers after they noticed how much some coffee is being sold for in stores. A shopper says she demanded a refund and went to Home Bargains when she saw the eye-watering charge on her receipt.
Angela Howells-Owen went in to Morrisons to buy a 190g jar of Nescafe Gold Alta Rica. But she couldn't believe her eyes when she read the price tag.
Posting on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains website, Angela Howells-Owen said: "Popped into Morrisons yesterday to pick some coffee up (alta rica) got to the till and it scanned at £9.00. I obviously queried it and they said it was correct! Got a refund and went to home bargains. Just sharing incase any body else buys it as part of a big shop, I don't always check. "
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We checked the Morrisons website, and a 190g jar of Nescafe Gold Alta Rica is showing as £9. By comparison, it is £5.50 at ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Ocado and Waitrose - according to online price comparison site trolley.co.uk.
Gemma Woodhouse said: "Does anyone else think Morrisons has put prices up a lot?" Emma Hall suggested: "Try b&m as well they can have coffee cheaper in there. I got a large jar of nescafe Decaff last week for £3.69 compared to double the price in the supermarkets."
Aileen McCallum slammed: "Morrisons are starting to take the p**s with their prices on n just about everything. And im not talking about 5/10p. Sometimes it quite a bit extra. Soon mounts up if you’re purchasing quite a few items. My dogs food has went up 60p in a couple of weeks, a morrisons loaf from 45-89p. Then had the cheek to put it on offer at 85p. Although its my closest, I’m gonna start shopping elsewhere."
Caz Wainwright said: "Morrisons are going way over the top with their price increases. I've given up shopping there unless its an absolute necessity that I can't get elsewhere."
Julie-Anne Sales said: "This doesn’t surprise me. I used to shop at Morrisons all the time but their price increases are just ridiculous. I now prefer Tesco. So much better on prices."
Maz Bridgman said: "Morrisons have been ripping people clean off for the last 10 months that I've noticed. Added an extra £2-4 on average to each item. I've vowed never to step foot in there again."
Earlier this week Morrisons found itself in hot water with shoppers over the eye watering amount it was charging for large pumpkins. Shoppers spotted pumpkins being sold for £8.99 in the supermarket, and were aghast.
A spokesperson for Morrisons said: "Our giant pumpkins are a larger alternative to our standard large pumpkin and remain a popular choice for customers. However we do offer a range of cheaper alternatives to suit, with our munchkin pumpkin costing as little as 59p and our large pumpkin at just £1.99."
On the flip side, Morrisons has teamed up with Heinz to help people the most in need this winter. People who ask for 'Henry' in Morrisons cafes during half term will be given a hot meal completely free of charge.
Jojo De Noronha, president Northern Europe at Heinz said: "October marks the birthday of a very special member of the Heinz family, our founder Henry J. Heinz. Henry brought comfort and goodness to others, not just through his food but his actions. We want to honour his good heart and kind spirit by doing what he did best, helping feed people in times of need - and that’s why we’re launching ‘ask for Henry’ with our partner Morrisons on 26th October.
"We believe everyone deserves the goodness, comfort and warmth a can of Heinz Beanz can bring, and whilst we know it doesn’t fix the problem, we hope our ‘ask for Henry’ initiative can be of some help at this difficult time for many, particularly over half term.”
Sian Whittle, category director of Morrisons Cafés, said: “We know that our customers are under real financial pressure at the moment and are therefore pleased to be partnering with Heinz on its ‘ask for Henry’ initiative to offer customers a free jacket potato topped with Beanz.”
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