Which? has named its cheapest supermarket (picture: Getty Images)
After a 16 month run as the UK’s cheapest supermarket Aldi has been dethroned by…
Lidl! The fellow discount supermarket has been named the cheapest supermarket for a basket of groceries, where the goods totalled £74.58 on average.
Aldi still came in a very close second though, at 17p more expensive, with 44 items costing £74.75 on average, according to consumer watchdog Which?
Talk about fine margins.
Lagging behind in third place was Asda with an average basket price of £82.11, while Tesco and Sainsbury’s were nearly neck-and-neck at £85.34 and £85.88 respectively.
When it comes to the most expensive supermarket, Waitrose reclaimed its title for both a basket of groceries and a trolley of groceries, after Sainsbury’s had proved to be more expensive last month.
Lidl was named the cheapest supermarket (picture: Getty Images)
In October, shoppers were shocked when a basket of 131 popular goods cost £359.23 at Sainsbury’s for shoppers without a Nectar card. This put it ahead of the £355.51 basket at Waitrose.
This time Which? found that the average trolley price for Sainsbury’s was £364.61 while Waitrose cost £378.08.
When it came to a basket of shopping though Sainsbury’s was cheaper than Morrisons (£86.35), Ocado (£90.37) and Waitrose (£91.15).
While this list might cause those of you who shop at Lidl and Aldi to breathe a sigh of relief, you should remember the warning Aldi issued recently regarding their self-checkouts.
The cheapest supermarket for a basket of groceries (Picture: Alice Giddings)
Customers of the discount supermarket have been warned they may not be getting the best deal by using these self-scanners, and advised to check their receipts to see if they’ve missed out on savings.
According to savvy shoppers online, Aldi’s self-checkout machines don’t automatically apply promotions to your purchase, meaning you need to ask a member of staff to manually do so.
We just want to make sure you’re saving where you can!
The same goes for Tesco’s yellow sticker items when shopping at its GetGo stores.
GetGo stores are ‘checkout-free’, meaning you can grab your items and go without needing to scan them.
The cheapest supermarket for a trolley of groceries (picture: Alice Giddings)
The Tesco app then sorts your payment, as scanners and cameras monitor customer movement, items held, and weight sensors.
When shopping this way, you might be overcharged for yellow sticker items, as the reduced cost won’t be picked up by the monitors.
So, now you’re ready and armed to make the most budget friendly food shop of your life! There’s no catching you out now.
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The supermarket won by 17p.
