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Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:14 pm
by Icefever
As sugar is one of the main ingredients of our hobby, and we generally get a shout about the price every now and then.
I went into Tesco in Warwick this morning and found their 5kg bags of sugar that's usually £3.58....were £2.58...needless to say I picked up 4 bags... :D

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:14 pm
by fuf
Nice one BJ. I did the same ;D

Still 49p per kilo at Farm Foods :o

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:34 pm
by popcorn sutton
fuf wrote:Nice one BJ. I did the same ;D

Still 49p per kilo at Farm Foods :o

and aldi ;D

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:46 pm
by Magnu420
at my local farmfoods its 3 bags/kg for £1.30
happy days lol

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:54 pm
by Easydrinker
I'm working on the cost efficiency of buying/building another shed,just for sugar.
These prices can't last forever,almost 50% less than 15 months ago.
And I keep tripping over the stuff where it is currently piled up against the walls.
Like petrol,it is a commodity,and petrol seems to be going up again......

Robert.

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:34 am
by Mash
Petrol.... nah.... the price drop is being caused by yeast.

Some countries grew a lot of extra sugar for bio-ethanol. But the oil price dropped. So it was not worth doing. The extra sugar crop was sold on the open market. This glut caused the sugar price to drop. That drop has caused us to buy it up to ferment it :-)

Who thought such a small organism could have such an effect.

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:19 am
by Icefever
For what it's worth....sugar at Tesco is still £2.58 for 5kg....got another 4 packs this morning, lady on the checkout wondered why I bought so much...told a fib...said I was brewing beer... ;D ;D

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:42 pm
by Anavrin
If anyone goes to Costco they sell 15 x 1kg bags for £6.55 (44p/KG)

They also sell a 25KG sack that works out a little cheaper per KG but I'm my opinion not worth the risk of it splitting in the car.

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:44 pm
by Spirits4BB
Just bought 3 bags awaiting the big day... 8)

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:23 pm
by Mash
I should perhaps do some hording myself

Re: Tesco's sugar.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:34 pm
by optic
Aldi have had 2 kilos for 99p for quite a while now .