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Guess I need to get back to Aldi then. We've not been going there since the pandemic as, frankly, it was far too chaotic (despite us having a brand new one 1/4 mile away).

I find this amazing! We don't buy any brands at all. All the basics have gone up hugely, like a bag of rice has gone from ~30p to ~80p. Pasta from £1 for 3 packs to 60p for 1 pack. Butter from 60p to £1.50 We have now cut down massively on luxury stuff, so we're not spending so much more, but...

Can't help but think that the constant talk of energy price increases is largely intended to divert attention from food price increases. I reckon the (like for like) cost of a food shop has gone up by close to 100% in the last year, which has far more of an effect than energy prices.