A supermarket has made three price cuts to essentials a fortnight after being declared the 'most expensive'.
We reported earlier this month how Tesco worked out dearest in our weekly comparison of shopping essentials, taking the unfortunate title from Morrisons for the first time in six months.
It didn't last long and by last week Morrisons was back at the bottom of our league after increasing the price of its 300g pack of chicken from £2.49 to £2.59, the highest price of all six supermarkets.
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But Tesco seems keen not to repeat its misfortune and has this week dropped the price of three of the eight items - the only retailer to make any changes to this week's shopping basket, which, as well as chicken, looks at the cost of a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, coffee, teabags, butter, beans and mince.
The reductions might just be pennies, but it means the supermarket, with a bill of £11.45, is now working out as fourth cheapest, behind Aldi's £11.11, Lidl's £11.23 and Asda's £11.40.
It's only just pipped Sainsbury's though, where the bill is just a penny more at £11.46, while Morrisons remains at £11.57.
The three products reduced at Tesco are coffee, teabags and beans, all from its budget Stockwell brand. Rather than having one overall budget range - like Morrisons' Savers, or Asda's Just Essentials - Tesco has a number of budget brands instead, including Hearty Food Co for products such as pasta, sauces, pizza and frozen chips, and Woodside Farms for the likes of bacon, gammon, pork, sausages and chicken.
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Here's the full list:-
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.19
Coffee 200g - £1.85
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 26p
Chicken 300g - £2.25
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £11.11
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g - £1.85
Teabags 160 - £1.19
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 26p
Chicken 300g - £2.29
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.99
Total £11.23
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Just Essentials) - £1.24
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) - 26p
Chicken (bigger 350g pack for £3) equates to £2.57
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.99
Total £11.40
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.84 (down from £1.86)
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.38 (down from £1.40)
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 26p (down from 27p)
Chicken 300g - £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £11.45 (down from £11.50)
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g £1.85
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 400g tin - 25p
Chicken 300g - £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £11.46
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 79p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.30
Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.89
Beans 410g tin - 25p
Chicken 300g - £2.59
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total: £11.57
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