Which Is Cheaper Asda Or Morrisons Supermarkets.?

[cleoval]

Hi Which do you find cheaper Asda or Morrisons.?  Which one do you think has the best value.? TIA

[jourdain2]

I haven't shopped at ASDA for years (because I moved and there isn't one anywhere around).  I used to swear by it - then the quality and service began to go downhill.  EG I used to by a natural washing-up liquid which didn't give me eczema - they stopped it (not enough sales) plus lots of other things.

I used to swear by Morrison's (saw Ken Morrison checking his stalls in Rawson Market to the nth degree) but the last few years since they've been bought out they have also gone off.  

Now I am swerving between Tesco and Morrison's.  Morris' is far, far better for fresh meat and fish and deli. Tesco's for other things.

Regarding cheapness - you could spend a lot travelling between them tobuy various bits. ASDA will probably be the cheapest, but from my last experience of them the quality is not there and you get what you pay for.

[barry1010]

I think each has some things cheaper than the other so it very much depends on what you buy.

I prefer Morrisons to Asda just for the fish counter.

You could use trolley.co.uk  to find the cheapest for you

[Gromit]

They are equally as bad on quality and price. Both have seen a huge dip in quality and have put up prices. And both have drastically reduced shopfloor staff so the service is very poor. I try to use local shops, or ALDI.

[cashier]

I used to buy fish at Morrisons when it was fresh, have stopped since the fishmonger at my Morrisons (friend of my son) told me most of it was frozen.

[pastafreak]

I don't shop at either one...I get the impression from some people that quality is not great. The so-called better supermarkets have similar prices now for most everyday items.

I shop around, buying from whichever shop has what I need/want.

[Gromit]

I bought some lovely sea bass on Thursday in Morrison's when I accidently caught their markdown time. £1.70 for 2. And they were excellent.

[Buenchico]

I regard Asda as the cheapest of the 'full range' supermarkets (i.e. leaving out Aldi and Lidl) but their stock control and general quality standards are abysmal.  e.g. the chances of finding any soft fruit, such as raspberries or strawberries, on their shelves much after midday are very low.  (On one evening shoping there, I had just seven items on my shopping list but I had to get staff hunting in the warehouse five times for items that where the shelves hadnt been re-stocked once they'd become empty).

Waitrose, along with M&S, has excellent quality but high prices. 

Tesco can be quite expensive too and I don't like the way that they try to take their customers for fools.  (e.g. by offering apparently big Clubcard discounts on wine which actually only bring the prices down to the same as the regular prices in other supermarkets).

Sainsbury's can be cheap for somethings but expensive for others.  (I'm impressed by their quality though).

So Morrisons is where I do most of my shopping.  Their prices are generally among the lowest, their stock control is far better than in Asda (e.g.. I can actually find strawberries and raspberries on their shelves in the evenings) and, for some reason that I can't quite put my finger on, I find shopping in Morrisons a far more pleasant experience than doing so in Asda.

The nearest supermarket to where I live is Tesco but I drive in the opposite direction, going past Asda on the way, to get to Morrisons to do my shopping

[barry1010]

Unless you live on the coast, most fish in supermarkets and markets is previously frozen, it is labelled as such. It can still be frozen at home and the quality and texture isn't affected.

This fish is frozen aboard the ships that might be at sea for ten days at a time. https://therockfish.co.uk/blogs/skippers-log/the-cold-hard-truth-debunking-the-myths-about-frozen-fish

[jourdain2]

barry - I live about 7 miles from what was once a thriving fishing town - Filey.  Now it only lands a few crabs, thanks to the EU and the failure of the Tories to restore our fishing industry (that's by the by).

Our local (Scarborough) Morrison's has salmon and quite a few shellfish and prawns shipped fresh, directly from Scotland (or at least this was true until a couple of years ago and I've not noticed a difference in quality).  My friends on the Morrison's fish counter told me that the fishmonger in Filey was the first in there in the mornings of deliveries and he bought mussels, salmon etc. from them.

Out of curiosity I checked at the fishmongers - yup. £2 dearer. Unfortunately he's now closed.  I live so close to the coast and can no longer buy fresh fish from local markets - something (the EU) went badly wrong.

[barry1010]

I agree, jourdain. Unless I buy wet fish through the post I have no choice but to buy my wet fish from Morrisons.

By the way I love Filey and the surrounds.  We very nearly bought a house in Hunmanby in 1982 but the job fell through.

[Gromit]

jourdain2  
Another thing Brexit was supposed to put right, but quite clearly hasn't.

https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/FAL-1021x580-1-820x547.jpg

[wolf63]

I live very close to a Tesco Express.  It is fine for basics but things are more expensive than in the larger stores.

I get a weekly shop from Iceland. It takes ages to do an online order as things are "3 for £10" etc.  They do a range of exclusive brands -https://www.iceland.co.uk/exclusive-brands?start=0

[barry1010]

I bought a few items from Aldi regularly because the quality was very good.  Tin foil, toilet roll, cling film, washing up liquid and laundry powder. 

The quality of all really went down but there was nothing on the packaging to indicate they were entirely different products. I very rarely go to Aldi these days unless I take my neighbour and I hardly ever buy anything 

[pastafreak]

I go into lidl/aldi about twice a month... They are a 5 minute walk apart. I only get a few things...85% chocolate, fish...its not too bad, and frozen Argentinian prawns from either shop, heavy duty rubbish sacks, garlic that lasts longer than Sainsbury’s, fizzy water. Oh, and an occasional ribeye from lidl. 

Sainsbury’s is best all rounder, though I've recently done a few online shops with Waitrose and their prices are competitive...even less for some items.

[douglas9401]

Don't like Asda, I'm too scared of getting stabbed.

[Deskdiary]

Both attract fat chav women clad in clothes that are too small.

[jno]

wolf, I think that's normal for Tesco Express, Sainsbury Local, Little Waitrose etc - they charge extra for the convenience because they're for impulse buys or emergency shopping near home, you don't have to drive to retail parks.

[wolf63]

Jno, when I found out about the difference in prices I was convinced it was illegal.  Uncle Google assured me it wasn't.

It was our first Tesco and at the time (70s) it seemed huge.  Alas every time I find a product I love they stop stocking it.