It's a brave man who accuses Bill Blunt of being a skinflint. I don't mind splashing a bit of cash when it's warranted. At the same time, in Austerity Britain it pays to keep an eye on prices.
I've blogged previously about my love of bread-making - and in particular my use of a particular organic flour produced by Doves Farm. When I first mentioned this, I highlighted how I could buy 1.5kg bags of their wholemeal flour for just 60p, in Sainsbury's. That was in January 2008.
A little later (March 2008) I noted how the price had all but doubled, to £1.19 for a bag.
It's been a year or so since I made a loaf, and I wanted to return to the fray. Imagine my horror to discover that Sainsbury's now charge £1.99 for the same 1.5kg. That's an increase of 350% in less than five years.
I'm not so witless as to think that prices stand still - but inflation has been running at an all time low for the last few years. I'm sure some of the increase is due to increasing demand for wheat, at a time when harvests haven't always been great. Nevertheless, I suspect someone's making a killing somewhere along the line.
Tuesday 23 October 2012
On The Breadline
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Monday 10 September 2012
Help!
Posted by Bill Blunt at 18:00 2 Readers have wept
Thursday 30 August 2012
Tripe In The News
Where will they turn up next??
Posted by Bill Blunt at 20:39 0 Readers have wept
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Tripe Fights Back!
Posted by Bill Blunt at 06:32 0 Readers have wept
Thursday 23 August 2012
Check Your Facts!
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Tuesday 7 August 2012
Olympic Fever Sweeps The Sitting Room
I can't help feeling that more local sporting attractions are being somewhat overshadowed by the media's constant focus on London 2012. It's time the balance was redressed...
Posted by Bill Blunt at 07:12 2 Readers have wept
Saturday 21 July 2012
Family Fortunes
Posted by Bill Blunt at 18:32 1 Readers have wept
Saturday 14 July 2012
Sorry, I Forgot...
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Posted by Bill Blunt at 12:10 2 Readers have wept
Thursday 21 June 2012
Pole Dancing
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Thursday 7 June 2012
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Monday 21 May 2012
20th Century Spatchcock
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Wednesday 9 May 2012
An Appeal From The Heart
Posted by Bill Blunt at 04:21 0 Readers have wept
Saturday 5 May 2012
A Slight Sense of Trepidation
Posted by Bill Blunt at 07:48 0 Readers have wept
Friday 27 April 2012
Sit Back & Enjoy The Tripe
Posted by Bill Blunt at 07:55 2 Readers have wept
Tuesday 10 April 2012
It's Grim Oop North
Posted by Bill Blunt at 18:36 2 Readers have wept