Disgruntled customers have taken to social media to slam the 'scam' that is the price of olive oil in supermarkets.
Back in 2022, the price of Lurpak butter became symbolic of the UK's spiralling cost of living crisis. And now, history seems to have repeated itself.
UK households should expect to pay up to £16 for a two-litre bottle of olive oil, amid rising grocery and food inflation.
This is a significant increase from the £7 that the same bottle cost two years ago.
The average price of a bottle of olive oil has risen by 89% in the past two years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Next time I go to Tesco, I am going to look the security guard dead in his eye and say don’t be a hero bro. https://t.co/GzCy6CIJ2D
— MANIC 😕 (@YaYaMANIC) May 2, 2024
One user on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted a picture of a litre bottle of Tesco's own olive oil, with a £7.90 price displayed. The post reads: "Emptied my ISA for olive oil x".
Another user quote Tweeted and joked: "Next time I go to Tesco, I am going to look the security guard dead in his eye and say don’t be a hero bro."
Someone else said: "That olive oil is not even pure. Pure olive oil stay in dark bottles. They are scamming us while raising the prices"/.
Recommended reading:
Is butter from Asda, Tesco, Aldi or M&S better than Lurpak?
Supermarket shoppers warned of £96 increase due to new rule
Tesco Clubcard warning to millions of shoppers over deadline
Tesco has said that price pressures on grocers has eased, as the supermarket chain reported a sales rise of 4.4 per cent to £68.2bn in the year to February 24, an increase of £2.86bn from the same period a year before.
Tesco's chief executive, Ken Murphy, noted the price rise had hit customers hard, particularly since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but has since “lessened substantially”.
He added: “However we are conscious that things are still difficult for many customers, so we have worked hard to reduce prices and have now been the cheapest full-line grocer for well over a year."
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel