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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Business
Rachel Pugh

Shopper staggered as she compares price of the same shop at Lidl and Marks and Spencer

A woman who did the same shop at both Lidl and Marks and Spencer (M&S) was staggered when she saw the total from each supermarket. The results were so surprising, it may make shoppers rethink where they're doing the weekly grocery shop.

As many shoppers struggle to make ends meet thanks to the cost of living crisis, supermarket giants are all fighting it out to offer the cheapest deals. Budget supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl are usually the top of people's lists when it comes to a cheap shop - but that is not always the case.

'Posh' supermarkets M&S and Waitrose have surprised shoppers more recently, by offering basics range items which are affordable for pretty much everyone. But how to they really compare with their 'cheaper competitors?

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