Households across the country are facing more expensive weekly shops as inflation continues to rise.
Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the cost of groceries has skyrocketed by 6.8% since last year. But for those who are bargain savvy, there are still some good deals to be got if you are willing to shop around.
We went on a hunt for a very basic weekly shop for two people and only bought things that were on special offers to see how much money we could save.
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We shopped in Tesco, Dunnes Stores and Aldi and our total came to €35.49 with an amazing saving of €15.34. This is what we bought:
Breakfast
Cheerios Multigrain Cereal 540G - €2.24 on Tesco Clubcard Price
Sqeez Orange Juice Drink 1 litre - €1.00 on Tesco Clubcard Price
Saving: €2.74
Dinner
Whole Chicken - part of the three for €10.00 deal in Tesco
Beef Mince 10% - part of the three for €10.00 deal in Tesco
Pork Chops - part of the three for €10.00 deal in Tesco
14 Birds Eye Fish Fingers - half price for €3.05 in Dunnes Stores
2 Pepperoni Pizzas - Two pizzas for €3 in Dunnes Stores
Saving: €7.74
Fruit and Vegetables
1kg of Potatoes - €0.49 on Tesco Clubcard Price
Extra Fine Bean 220g - €0.99 on special offer in Aldi
Flat Mushrooms 250g - €0.49 on special offer in Aldi
Broccoli - Two veg for €3 in Dunnes Stores
Carrots 500g - Two veg for €3 in Dunnes Stores
6 Granny Smith Apples - €0.99 on special offer in Aldi
Saving: €2.98
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Lunch
Hovis White Bread 750g - €1.25 on Tesco Clubcard Price
Brady Crumbed Ham 80G - €2.50 on Tesco Clubcard Price
Fresh mixed leaves - €0.49 in Dunnes Stores
Pasta 500g - Two for €3.00 deal in Tesco
Pasta sauce - Two for €3.00 deal in Tesco
Saving: €1.13
Snacks
6-pack of Tayto Cheese and Onion Crisps - €2.00 in Dunnes Stores
Toffypops biscuits - €1.00 in Dunnes Stores
Saving: €0.75
There were some basic essential items like milk and eggs that were not on special offer so we could not include them in our list.
The biggest savings were made on the meat products with the three for €10 deal on meat in Tesco as well as fish fingers for half price in Dunnes Stores.
The Tesco Clubcard Price also made us significant savings especially on the Cheerios breakfast cereal which was originally priced at €4.49, down to €2.24.
Overall total savings: €15.34
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