I’m a broke student & my weekly food shop cost £35 in Aldi – so I swapped to M&S, it’s the same price with a huge upside
A BROKE student looking to switch up her food shop to save money has revealed her verdict on which supermarket is the best.
Nicole, a university student from the UK, took to social media, revealing she was ditching her usual Aldi food shop for Marks & Spencer.
She said: “(I’m) Doing my weekly food shop in M&S might sound really bizarre to you, but if I’m being honest, I’ve been spending £35 to £40 in Aldi and I was like I might as well shift this money to M&S since the food quality is apparently better.”
Nicole explained that she was feeling bad about how expensive her shop was until she realised many students had parents paying for most of their food.
As she headed to the store she revealed that M&S was just £5 more expensive then her Aldi one and was well worth it for a simple reason.
She revealed that the fresh produce in M&S seemed to be much better quality and last way longer when she got it home.
Her haul included satsumas, plums, apples, limes, lemons, green beans and spinach.
Nicole added: “My fruit and my veg has lasted so much longer from M&S compared to Aldi.
“Usually I give my veg like a good 2 to 3 days and then it already starts going off.”
“But my M&S fruit and veg has been good.”
She was also pleasantly surprised that the meat wasn’t more pricey than Aldi as she showed a pack of chicken legs for just £1.50.
Nicole said it just showed how bad the cost of living crisis was that M&S and Aldi were basically the same price.
The clip went viral on her TikTok account @nikiolo1 with over 315k views and 27k likes.
People were quick to take to the comments admitting M&S was their go-to shop.
One person wrote: “People thought I was bougie for doing my uni shops in M&S.”
“Honestly but it’s acc giving same price point as Aldi,” said Nicole.
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According to Which?, who compare thousands of prices at the top eight UK supermarkets – Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose – every month, there’s one place that outweighs the rest in terms of being budget-friendly.
In April 2024, Aldi was at the top of the list, with Which? comparing 67 popular groceries costing an average of £112.90.
Lidl isn’t far behind, at £115.23, followed by Asda in third place with a bill of £126.98.
Tesco was next, at £128.17, while Sainsbury’s rounded out the top five with £131.02.
Another commented: “M&S is top tier. Thank youuuuuu.”
“I do most of my shop at M&S. It’s so much worth it for the quality you get,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Nah genuinely cause I spent £50 in Aldi the other day and I was being STRICT.”
“I’ve been saying M&S fruit and veg is better quality and stays fresh way longer! And a lot of their essential items are the same price as Aldi/Asda,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “The quality is unmatched.”
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