Tesco angers customers by raising price of popular meal deal in supermarkets
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TESCO has hiked the cost of its deal on ready meals, sparking anger from customers in need of quick dinners. The retailer previously charged £7.50 for two of its Finest ready meals, but this has gone up to two for £8 with a Clubcard in recent months.
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The promotion includes popular choices such as Tesco's Finest Ham Hock Leek & Gratin, Spaghetti Bolognese and Cottage Pie. Individually the meals have gone up from £4.25 to £4.50. Meanwhile, its cheaper ready-made dinners, including Macaroni Cheese, Chicken & Bacon Pasta Bake and Bangers & Mash have gone from three for £7.50 to three for £8.
The cost of each has also risen from £3.25 to £3.30. In some cases the packaging has been redesigned from a round shape to rectangular ones. The 50p deal hike has not gone unnoticed amongst fans, including one who said on social media website X: "Every little hurts the customer 50p price increase on Clubcard price ready meals, 3 for £7.50, now 3 for £8.".
Meanwhile one review of Minced Lamb Hotpot on the Tesco website said: "There seems to be more gravy than meat in this these days so it's disappointing to find it's been removed from the 3 for £7.50 choice. "I don't really think it's worth any more but for me, being gluten-free, it's a suitable meal from that point of view so no doubt I'll just have to pay the extra.".
The standard meals cost £3.30 each, leading one Reddit user to ask: "Will the meal deal hit 4 quid with a Clubcard saving next year?". The change came after Tesco hiked the cost of its lunchtime meal deal in August, which rose from £3.40 with a Clubcard, to £3.60.
