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Topics: Cost of Living, Money, Nostalgia, UK News
James Moorhouse
Topics: Cost of Living, Money, Nostalgia, UK News
We've all experienced the sinking feeling lately of popping to the shop for a few things and somehow managing to spend £25.
The cost of living crisis and inflation is continuing to be one big slap in the face, with wages rarely matching the eye-watering prices of groceries in 2025.
Although some old folks might insist that this generation has it too easy, a Morrisons receipt from 2001 has exposed that to be untrue, as things were unsurprisingly far cheaper.
Thanks to the issues of the last few years, which include a global pandemic and a certain vote which I can't bring myself to comment on, things like fruit and vegetables are getting more and more expensive in the UK, as we struggle to import goods cheaply.
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But even though we might be accustomed to seeing the numbers going up when we visit our local supermarket, it's still painful to hear how much affordable things were back in the early 2000s, and plenty of people on social media are struggling to believe their eyes when they see things like £1 cheese or £2 olive oil.
You can see the original receipt below, and hopefully you're not also brought to tears when you realise that the £2.15 cat food was the most expensive item on this lucky shopper's list.
I'm even nostalgic for the fact that they paid for it in cash, because tapping my phone might well be easier, but it's certainly damaged the mental maths skills of an entire generation.
Something that's important to point out, before I reveal exactly how much a similar shop would cost now, is that these foods are not only getting more expensive, but there's also less of it.
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We all joke about the size of crisp packets and chocolate bars diminishing in recent times, with the daughter of the Freddo creator suggesting that he would be turning in his grave if he saw the current construction of the chocolate frog, but here we see that the cheese size has gone from 500g to 350g.
After painstakingly going through this old receipt and putting it into a Morrisons online shop, where the only omission is the mystery 'selected seconds' item, my total came to £67.47, which is £33.10 more than the original receipt, despite me almost always choosing the cheapest option available.
It's easy to see why people are more than a little financially frustrated at the moment, when you consider that this shop was far more expensive, had fewer items, was smaller in size, and probably didn't taste as good as it did back in 2001, when my gran was cooking instead of me.
One user said: "Heinz beans 33p what a time to be alive."
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Another commented: "It's amazing as some things actually haven't gone up THAT much, whereas others, through the roof."
A third wrote: "Spent a third of that on milk bread and eggs this morning. I wish I was joking."
LADbible has contacted Morrisons for comment.