A dad said he was left horrified when he found own-brand Tesco bottles of milk costing more than kettles in the supermarket. Mark Hodgkinson, a dad-of-five, had to double take his receipt when he popped in to buy some bottles of milk for his family.
Mark, who hails from Clay Cross in Derbyshire, had nipped into Tesco to get some bottles of milk - a basic by anyone's standards. He had also been asked by his mum to pick up a kettle for her.
But he couldn't get over it when he saw how much the milk cost in comparison to the kettle. He's now hit out at Tesco.
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The dad-of-five was 'flabbergasted' when he spotted he could snap up a 1.7 litre Tesco Home kettle that was reduced to £1.90, while a six-pint bottle of Tesco own-brand whole milk was £2.35.
The 20% price difference is something Mark, who doesn't currently work, says is 'unjustifiable' and a stark example of the cost of living crisis as he branded it 'the world's most expensive milk'.
Mark bought a kettle, with a similar model selling for £13.50 on the retail giant's website, for himself, his mum and a pal for just £5.70. Mark said: "My mum had said she needed a kettle, so I just went and looked and they were £1.90 each, and a six-pint of milk was £2.35.
"It just didn't make any sense whatsoever. You buy two bottles of milk, and for nearly the same price you get three kettles. We're a family of seven, and we had a newborn baby last week. Those two bottles of milk will probably last two days if we're lucky.
"We struggle with things such as gas and electricity. We've always said the kids wouldn't be cold, and some days gas and electricity are costing us £18 a day. It's horrendous. The cost of living at the moment is absolutely horrendous, this is maybe an example of that.
"How can you justify a kettle being £1.90 and a bottle of milk being more than the kettle? I was just flabbergasted. I got the world's cheapest kettle and the world's most expensive milk."
Mark shared a picture of his receipt on social media with the caption: "When a bottle of milk costs more than a kettle - something wrong in this country."
The post racked up more than 1,000 likes, with many baffled by the price difference. One wrote: "We can buy petrol here cheaper than milk."
A second commented: "Nothing is right in this country right now." A third wrote: "Baby milk is very expensive too, so if you can't breastfeed or want to use formula it's a hefty price for something that has to be bought."
While others claimed the milk was a reasonable price and that the kettle was simply 'reduced for clearance'. One commented: "£2.35 for a big bottle of milk is fair. Should be more expensive really, considering the costs of milk production.
"The kettles are reduced for clearance. No point to your post." Another wrote: "Milk is still too cheap for what is involved in the cost of vets, food, etc." Tesco said the milk was price-matched to other supermarkets.
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