Morrisons shoppers issued £956 warning over making mistake in store

Aldi was the cheapest supermarket in October, charging £111.66 on average for our shopping list of 62 branded and own-label groceries, Which? found.
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Morrisons shoppers are paying £18.39 MORE for a weekly shop compared to budget rival Aldi. Aldi was the cheapest supermarket in October, charging £111.66 on average for our shopping list of 62 branded and own-label groceries, Which? found.

Morrisons without a More Card face paying even more - £18.39 more per weekly shop, or £956.28 across a year if average price differences were maintained. Which? tracked the price of 62 branded and own-label groceries – including a Hovis loaf of bread, Birds Eye peas and pasta – at eight supermarkets to see how their prices compared.

Which? also compared the average cost of a longer shopping list of 164 food items (the original 62 plus 102 more) including more branded items. This analysis didn't include Aldi or Lidl as they stock a limited range of branded products.

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Asda was the cheapest supermarket at £418.71. Members of its Rewards scheme also would have earned £2.99 cashback on products with loyalty promotions. The consumer group explained: "We haven't factored this into our main analysis because loyalty members don't receive a discount on the day and cashback is only redeemable at Asda, within a limited period (up to nine months) and in increments of £1.

"Tesco was only 1% pricier than Asda when loyalty card promotions were taken into account (£422.54), but shoppers without a Clubcard would have paid 7% more (£449.99)." Which? added: "Morrisons was the third-cheapest supermarket (£428.32) if you have a More card, and cheaper than Tesco and Sainsbury's if you're not signed up to their loyalty schemes.

"Waitrose was the most expensive supermarket again at £461.10. The total cost of our shop was also 10% more at Sainsbury's if you're not a Nectar member (£459.58)." The Which? shopping list comprises the country’s most popular and widely available groceries, based on extensive market analysis.