Prices and products

I've decided to compare the prices of products in three well known supermarkets in Oxford. Because of the fact that they are located close by they are all substitutes for each other. My task is to help you choose one in order to pay less and have high quality products.

There are several factors which affect the price:

- company that sells it (the way that shop looks inside, people who are supposed to buy there)

- company that produces the product

- size

First of all I've experimented on the most common products as e.g. milk, yoghurt, cereals, bread, chicken, fruit such as mandarin, vegetables such as tomatos, olives and M&M's.

Price of organic milk in every shop was different. But it's not a surprise because there are all made in different companies. In M&S (Marks and Spencer) you would have to pay £1.03 which is the most but we also know that the standard of M&S is higher than Tesco and the Co-op. In Tesco it's 86p. and in the Co-op 99p. For a product such as natural yoghurt in M&S you have to pay £1.29, in Tesco £1.25 so there isn't a big difference between this two shops but this time the cheapest price has the Co-op, only 99p. For the famous Cornflakes 500g. in M&S you have to spend £1.98. For 250g. in Tesco and Co-op you pay £1.45 and £1.65 which shows how much cheaper it is to buy big sizes products. In M&S buying organic (so high quality) bread costs £1.29. In Co-op a normal one costs £1.24 and in Tesco ONLY 70p. Of course it is obvious that bread for only 70p. is not so healthy and good for us as e.g. this in Co-op which is maybe not the best but still much better.

For the same amount of chicken you have to pay in Tesco £4, in Co-op £4 and in M&S £5.24 which is quite a big difference. But lets move on to fruit and vegetables. 700g. in M&S cost £2.99 when in Co-op the same size is for £1.30 and in Tesco £1.50. For sure most of people won't choose Marks&Spencer to buying fruits. The prices of vegetables are high there too. For 400g. of tomatoes you have to pay £2.19. which is a lot while we compare the price in the Co-op, for 700g. only £1.30. But for people who prefer to buy in M&S the most I should mention that M&M's are only £1.89 which is cheaper than in Tesco and Co-op (£2.10 in both shops).
Finally the price of olives because in all shops this product of the same company was exactly the same.