Veg Wars

[Cath]

Just got back from Lidl

	Price	Pre-discount price
Potatoes 2kg	8p	£1.35
Carrots 1kg	8p	69p
Brussels sprouts 500g	8p	85p
Parsnips 500g	8p	75p
Swede	8p	69p
Echalion shallots	8p	99p

Don't worry if you don't have a little by you

Major supermarket slashes cost of veg to just 8p days before Christmas

TWO supermarkets have slashed the cost of its veggies to just 8p as shoppers rush to bag a Christmas bargain. Asda and Aldi have massively reduced the price Xmas essentials – including carrot…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Selina27]

Good heavens! I hope they've paid the producers properly.

 

[HAH]

Good heavens! I hope they've paid the producers properly.

No, they won’t have done. This is part of the reason farming is increasingly impossible, and sets skewed expectations for how we value fresh produce. I don’t blame people for loving it but it’s negligent from the supermarkets.

 

[Jacqui-S]

I also worried about the waste.
Mountains of cheap veg that cooked or uncooked will go to waste. People buy more than they need because it is so cheap and we know that people put sprouts on a plate for decoration.....(well not in my house of sprouts lovers).

 

[edzbird]

I have been quite shocked at the prices I'm seeing on the TV ads. I feel for the farmers.