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The price of sugar

Postby Luckyshot » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:02 pm

Just read a interesting article on the drought in Brazil, this will probably effect the price of sugar, among other things. See you later i am off to Lidle with the trailer!


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Re: The price of sugar

Postby John51 » Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:33 pm

Whenever friends and family ask me for a bottle, I tell them I accept donations of white sugar in unopened bags. :)
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Re: The price of sugar

Postby Icefever » Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:28 pm

I know there's another thread about the price of sugar on the forum, but we did our shopping this morning at Tesco....and 5kgs is still £3.99...glad to say I picked up 3 of them... ;)
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Re: The price of sugar

Postby fuf » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:04 pm

I do all my shopping online at Tesco and £3.99 for 5kg is the cheapest I have found. :) Then try to pick the £1 delivery slot as it works out cheaper than driving there. ;) That way some dude does all the shopping for me and delivers it to my door. ;D
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Re: The price of sugar

Postby Easydrinker » Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:54 pm

It is late,and I may have said before,locally to me the Aldi and Lidl are price warring sugar,75p/kilo.
Be that as it may,the way my Lyle's Golden Syrup washes are bubbling away,for my attempt at Cachaca,I want more of the sticky liquid.
If you can name a retailer (UK) at better than £1.95 a 907g can,let me know,and make a friend!
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Re: The price of sugar

Postby YHB » Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:16 am

Easydrinker wrote:If you can name a retailer (UK) at better than £1.95 a 907g can,let me know,and make a friend!
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If you have a Chinese Super Market near you the chances are that they will sell Golden Syrup in bulk. If not, here is a mail order one.

http://www.tradewindsorientalshop.co.uk ... wrdYaqEbIU

It is £11.40 for a 7.3 kg which is the equivalent of £1.42 per can.

P&P may spoil the price. But in my small town I have two suppliers that have the large bottles of syrup.
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Re: The price of sugar

Postby Easydrinker » Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:58 pm

Thanks Brian,
No Chinese supermarket that I know of nearby.
Buying 3 x 7.3kg from the site you posted plus shipping seems to be the best deal,around £1.80/kilo.
If I like the Cachaca,I may shop there.
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