It appears that, in recent weeks, the benchmark for the cost of living crisis isn’t how much it costs to fill the car with fuel, or the rising energy costs. Instead, the main thing Brits have been using to gauge price hikes is butter.
It comes after shoppers noticed the price of Lurpak rose to more than £9 in one supermarket, with some even opting to try their hand at making their own at home.
But Aldi shoppers have been raving about a low-cost alternative that’s less than a quid, the Daily Record reports.
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With shoppers ditching Danish-owned Lurpak in favour of cheaper options, Aldi has once again become the place to be for an inexpensive dupe that tastes ‘delicious’.
The budget supermarket's Greenvale Olive Spread has received glowing reviews from shoppers who say that they will "give it a go" following the recent rise in butter prices.
Priced at just 99p for a 500g tub, Aldi's olive oil spread is considerably cheaper than a same size tub from Lurpak which would cost £5.
And while the German grocer's olive spread is not technically butter, many of their devoted fans have said they ‘swear by’ the spread and it’s definitely worth making the switch.
The spread gained attraction after one savvy shopper tried it out and shared it to the Aldi UK Shoppers Group on Facebook. They wrote: "I’m not really keen on olives or olive oil but I must say this is rather nice and for only 99p you can’t really go wrong. Taste 5/5. Price 5/5".
The post quickly gained the attention of hundreds of shoppers who say that they have made the switch to the spread following the recent rise in costs.
"My hubby swears by this spread, been using this spread for at least 5 years now x", raved one shopper.
Another added: "I changed to this for norpak because of price and I love it.”
"I’m not paying silly prices for butter so will give this a go !!!" praised a third.
"I will try this my usual is lurpak olive oil but at £4.99 time to make a change I think. Thanks for sharing", said a fourth.
"I bought it the other day and it's delicious will definitely buy it again to the more expensive brand", commented a fifth.
While 99p is a fairly decent price for a 500g tub, some shoppers were quick to point out that the spread had not been immune to rising costs, as it used to cost much less. However, the rise in price was not enough to deter shoppers who said they "can't complain".
"I remember it being 69p can’t complain at 99p. I always buy it," said one shopper.
"This is the only one we use. It used to be 75p I think then I went to buy again it was 99p still can't complain it's lovely", said a second.
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