A shopper was sent down a Tesco time warp when she found a receipt from 1994 in the pocket of a coat bought from a second-hand store. As Britain faces a cost-of-living crisis, it was a fascinating flashback to 28 years ago when John Major was Prime Minister.
The receipt was shared on twitter by Liverpool-based marketing manager Jess Corcoran, who said it was discovered in a trench coat brought from Vinted. The slip of paper was dated February 15, 1994 and had products totalling £5.67 bought from the Bar Hill store in Cambridge, Liverpool Echo reports.
It shows four pints of milk cost 84p, self-raising flour at 72p a bag, table salt costing 38p and Red Mountain (presumably the instant coffee brand) cost 1.59 a jar, but was on a two-for-one deal.
If you were to buy the same products today, through Tesco online, four pints of milk would cost £1.45, while a 1.5kg bag of self-raising flour can be bought as cheaply as 58p - less than the 1994 shopper paid. 750g of Saxa table salt would cost £1.30, whereas the cheapest instant coffee on Tesco's site is their own-brand, which costs £3.20 for 100g.
Between 1994 and today, the price of four pints of milk has gone up by 72.6%. Inflation is currently at 9.9% - its highest rate for four decades, as prices have sky-rocketed over the past year.
Jess' tweet after her find in Cambridge reads: "Bought a trench coat from Vinted a few weeks ago, and just put my hand in the pocket tonight. Look at this old shopping receipt from @Tesco which is older than me".
People replying to Jess expressed their surprise at the prices. Twitter user Ruth Writes said: "A four-pint of milk for 84p! What a time 1994 was!." Also replying was @halfeden, who expressed a similar sentiment, saying "Omg look how cheap milk was!".
