Americans React to US vs UK Cost of Groceries - Kroger vs Tesco Prices

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In this video we react to the cost of groceries in the US vs UK. Join us as we find out the grocery prices at Tesco vs Kroger. It's incredible just how different the cost of groceries can be between Britain and America. This was Lindsay's first look at UK food prices and she was shocked to say the least, we both were. While the cost of some grocery items are a little cheaper here, most are a lot lower in the UK. Not only that, the UK seems to enjoy higher quality food for a lower price.
We both love these comparison videos and this one was especially fun. We love how the host of the video was able to shop at both supermarkets to get a real cost difference. It was shocking to find out just how different the prices of these shopping trips were.
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[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Thanks so much for watching and reacting to my video! You are right... I spend summers in England and winter in Texas. I grew up in Illinois... so I know what your Indiana winters are like ;-) Now I get pretty good weather year round, which is a blessing! The biggest comment I got on this video was about taxes... British people often don't realise that Americans don't pay sales tax on groceries in most states, including Texas! The other big comment I got was about people disagreeing with me showing the "non-promoted" prices. That's because I wanted to do an equivalent comparison. Both Kroger and Tesco have a "high/low" strategy where their everyday prices are high but the price when you use their membership card is low. But those card prices aren't active every week at the same price... so that's why I chose to compare non-promoted prices.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Yeah, based off the comments I'm seeing so far, those are definitely good things to point out! Love your channel and it's really cool to get to see a perspective from someone who lives both places equally. :)

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

@@reactingtomyroots thanks so much!

[@darthwiizius]

Hi.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

I would agree, except that the lower 'clubcard' and equivalent prices are our normal prices and they basically made up those higher prices following the lockdowns to increase profits. Tesco and the others don't take away those 'Clubcard' prices because they would lose to many customers and have loads of complaints. The only 'special' prices in Tesco are when they match the cheaper Aldi prices and those do get moved to products as Aldi change theirs. Even though Lidl is generally just as cheap as Aldi in the UK.

[@MousePotato]

I'm so glad they reacted to you because you are so right. Hugs 🤗

[@cathy9913]

Remember that VAT is already included in the UK prices, so it will be even cheaper again once you add tax to the US prices.

[@trevorbromidge2076]

You don't pay VAT on unprocessed food.

[@lindakirk698]

Luxury food has VAT added on

[@EarthlyEden1]

@@trevorbromidge2076 makes no difference, the price you see in the UK is the price you pay. So all those products are even cheaper than she is saying in the video.

[@trevorbromidge2076]

@@EarthlyEden1 I agree, but do the Americans pay tax on the final trolley load or are some foods tax free?

[@alanmon2690]

@@lindakirk698 define luxury!!

[@lottie2525]

What she calls 'sale' prices are actually 'loyalty card' prices. We pick out 'loyalty' prices whenever we can. She also picked out Tesco 'finest' which is the fancier version of the regular store brand.

[@bob_sim]

Just to add the loyalty cards for any store are free, these are not sale prices

[@xarisstylianou]

Here in Cyprus pure honey(not mixed)one klo ia about 10Euros feeerange eggs are 3Euros predozen I am lucky becouse my nextdoor nabour gives me eggs chattergel cheese 13Euto per klo

[@madyottoyotto3055]

​@@xarisstylianouthat's some expensive cheese wow 😯

[@mistakenot...4012]

That's expensive? @@madyottoyotto3055 That's dirt-cheap. Try some Ossau-Irraty @ 35 euro per kilo. Even Tesco Mature Cheddar is 20 euro per kilo.

[@LucyLeaf]

The tomatoes we buy are usually in season in the summer months and are therefore UK grown as well as from the Netherlands, but out of season are more likely to come from places like Morocco.

[@sueguyan8101]

Our food laws in the UK are pretty strict, so generally what you see on the label is what you get, thank goodness 😊

[@icturner23]

When it comes to fruit like bananas and clementines, you have to bear in mind that we can’t grow them in the U.K. so they have to be imported, usually from far away. You can grow them in the U.S. and in the case of bananas they are particularly grown in numerous very nearby countries.

[@animalian01]

One thing you should know about the beef,you legally can't sell American beef in the UK because it contains growth hormones and other medicines, plus you will also find all the food in the UK will have a lot less preservatives.

[@Coolcarting]

Which makes British beef far less tasty. American beef is way better by far.

[@kevinstewart1805]

@@Coolcartingnot what I heard. I heard that all that hormones etc make the beef less tasty, but I hevent been to compare so I don’t know just what I’ve been told

[@101steel4]

​@@CoolcartingAmerican beef is dreadful, as is all their meat/poultry. Artificial tasting rubbish.

[@101steel4]

​@@kevinstewart1805you're correct. It really is flavourless.

[@Coolcarting]

@@kevinstewart1805 I lived in Florida for 25 years. Trust me.

[@grahamsmith9541]

15:45 It is unusual to see eggs in UK supermarkets that aren't free range. Following big public protests about caged chickens. The public here seem more interested in the welfare of the animals we eat. Than a lot of people in the USA.

[@HannahG_x]

Definitely!!

[@seaking526]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but whilst caged hens are banned across Europe (incl. the UK), the regulations are loose and Barn Eggs are the equivalent of the 'No Cage Eggs' in the US, as was mentioned here. For 'Free Range' a small area outside of a 'Barn' can allowed for the chicken to 'roam', though a small door in the side of a building, whether they do or not is a moot point. Only 'Organic Free Range' can be assumed to be from a hen with a large space outside to 'free range' as we expect it to be. Last year (and probably this) all hens had to be brought inside due to a risk they may be contanimated by wild birds carrying Bird Flu so we haveto take that into account, probably not a US problem as most wild birds don't cross the Atlanic or Pacific oceans. Caged, Barn, Free Range, Organic Free Range, Pasture Fed: marketing guys are assholes.

[@definitelynotatroll246]

Pretty sure farm foods eggs are caged hens, used to buy them and they were tiny! Remember reading on the packet. Edit just looked it up and they are caged hens

[@grahamsmith9541]

@@definitelynotatroll246 I have never heard of Farm Foods before. Had to look them up. They haven't any shops near where I live. They have agreed to fall into line with the other supermarkets. Will stop selling eggs from caged hens by 2025.

[@definitelynotatroll246]

@@grahamsmith9541 interesting I thought farm foods were nation wide. It’s kinda like another Iceland just mainly budget foods

[@pisquared1827]

Eggs are kept in the refrigerator in the US because of the different way they are treated in the EU/UK. About a couple of decades ago there were Salmonella outbreaks caused by eggs in the EU and US because of hygienic conditions in which the chickens were raised. In the US it was thought that the Salmonella contamination was caused by contamination of food by the outside of the shells, so the eggs were washed in chlorinated water. However it was later found in the EU that the Salmonella actually got into the egg, so the inside of the egg was contaminated as well. In the US the way of dealing with this was to keep the eggs refrigerated to reduce the multiplication rate of salmonella in the eggs, while in the EU it was dealt with by increasing hygiene in the farm and testing regularly for the presence of Salmonella. To allow hygiene testing, eggs i the UK/EU are required not to be chlorine washed so they can be tested at the farm. This is why UK/EU eggs can be kept for a long time without refrigeration.

[@theresa6837]

I’m a US expat who’s been living in the UK for nearly 18 years. The thing to also bear in mind is that on average, US salaries are roughly double what you’d earn for the equivalent job in the UK but we do have a “free” national healthcare system that is very good so there’s that to consider as well. We also mostly have employment contracts for full-time workers and better employment protections. We have a better appreciation for work-life balance in the UK because it actually leads to higher productivity and lower sick leave. I don’t think that I could ever move back to the US after experiencing living abroad.

[@johnjackson2349]

Interesting, it's true though half of what you said we do take for granted in the UK, without ever working anywhere else we have nothing to compare it too. The NHS has been a life saver for me, its true wages are low compared to other countries but my lad has been a type 1 diabetic since 5 years old and insulin/needles/dexcom is astronomical in price all paid for by the NHS, so definitely don't complain about being on lower wages

[@Brandon_letsgo]

Private health insurance is way better.

[@timothyshanks6799]

​@@Brandon_letsgouk NHS system is expensive via national insurance and is terrible. USA pay less for insurance and get a much better speed of service and the highest quality in the world

[@theresa6837]

@@Brandon_letsgo no, it’s not! I lived the majority of my life in a private run health care system and the only winners are insurance companies and their shareholders! If you think that because you have private health insurance in the UK then you are comparing apples and oranges. The only reason why private insurance is very cheap here is because everyone has free access to NHS. Privatisation will lead to massive increases in costs while not solving waiting times. We are seeing NHS doctors who run side businesses that would come to a grinding halt if the service was privatised.

[@Lonewolf_121]

​@@timothyshanks6799uhh...tou really think that? I've had American healthcare, it was... Shit, and expencive, and people with no medical knowledge tried to block my treatments when doctors requested it. I have a friend who is now disabled because an insurance company refused for years to allow her treatment that multipul doctors said was necessary, now its untreatable. The doctors I had frankly weren't good, a couple were nice but the rest had given up by the looks of it and genuinely didn't care about people anymore, it was the most depressing third world piece of shit I've seen

[@FarmerVP]

As an Irish person who lived in the US for a period of time i was shocked at how expensive food was but mainly the quality difference was most notable.. i couldn't believe that the milk basically never goes off where as in Ireland it would be past best after only a few days and same with bread.. the amount of preservatives put in US food is scary

[@keetzacoutts3570]

What I found was the homogeneised milk went rotten, not off when timed out. We went to a farm to get our milk fresh .

[@mossygreen2790]

UK here, I agree, the crap that's allowed in US food is quite shocking, also I always thought/assumed US groceries were cheaper than our prices, etc. When I visited over there, it always seemed so odd not to have tax included within each retail price. It was always added on, afterwards at the checkout, when totalling your purchases? Bad additives & other substances/chemicals are allowed in their food that are banned in Europe & other countries, which is pretty shocking?

[@ritamarshall2644]

These days in the UK, the success of Lidl and Aldi have forced other supermarkets to ‘match’ prices on popular vegetables, like carrots.

[@bygoneera9521]

@@ritamarshall2644maybe a little more than just the price of carrots tbf😅 I mean seeing 12 large carrots cost all of 50p there wasn’t much to work wit lol

[@robertsmelt6638]

@@ritamarshall2644 An old friend in his eighties who had a lifetime as a fruit and vegetables wholesaler told me that at Christmas, Tesco were selling sprouts at a loss of around 50p a bag. He knew the source and the pricing.

[@Bpat6169]

You have to remember that Britain is a small island and our climate is not conducive to growing a lot of fruit like oranges and bananas. So the produce in the first part of the video is very popular and is also imported from overseas and therefore the prices are a lot higher than prices in the USA. Some vegetables are also imported but others are home grown so these are priced accordingly.

[@pesmerga182]

Though, getting them from Spain, is actually less distance than New York to Texas

[@Psi-Storm]

@@pesmerga182 Bananas are imported from South America, so they definitely have a longer way to the UK.

[@perk70]

Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Most bananas in the UK are Cavendish bananas originally developed there. Interesting fact!

[@johntomlinson4369]

New York to Texas is still domestic, so no import costs

[@tonys1636]

As happened last year, importing fruit and veg from Southern Europe and Africa may become a thing of the past with Global Warming. We may end up looking like the Netherlands, acres and acres of glasshouses. As for crops that like frost such as Brassicas, forget it, Sprouts and Swede will never taste the same.

[@watcherzero5256]

The advantage of Lamb is sheep will graze perfectly happily on quite steep rocky hills so you can farm lamb on land you couldn't use for any other agriculture, you tend to graze them on the hills in summer then take them down to the farms lower altitude fields over winter. They also reach maturity in less than 12 months vs around 18 months for beef.

[@Fightladsnet]

You've never had Roast Lamb....Oh dear, you really are missing out. Slow Roasted Lamb (Leg or Shoulder) is an ideal Sunday Lunch, served with Mint Sauce (Lamb & Mint go together so well). We're actually having Roast Lamb for lunch today. With Mint Sauce, Yorkshire Puddings, Roast Potatoes, Cauliflower Cheese, Brussels Sprouts, and a Red Wine Gravy.

[@gregfoster3241]

I’m drooling 😊

[@CarolWoosey-ck2rg]

Can I come?😊

[@missymandab2695]

We're so lucky in the UK compared to America in that it's CRAAAAZY what chemicals are allowed on food & meat in the USA, its really different here in the UK!

[@blackcountryme]

American meat would be allowed to be sold in the UK. The "additives" that are added to cattle feed are mostly not allowed in the UK or EU.

[@johnwaller4033]

What do you honestly believe that the UK put more chemicals in the water the only reason you don't see it is UK use numbers I grow all my veg in the UK I've had some apples from Tesco they have been in my fridge for 3 weeks and what about the 6500 sewerage leaks into the sea in a year

[@nikkibaxter5550]

Really? Aspartame in drinks, that is highly toxic, packs of oranges, limes, lemons in ALL SUPERMARKETS including Home Bargins, and Iceland all have been treated with a cocktail of poisonous toxins for a longer shelf life. Its in small writing on all the labels. The loose fruit have no taste, no seeds, and no juice! Hexafluorasilic acid in our tap drinking water, toxic. Chlorine highly toxic, kills all bacteria including the good. Our food and air as being polluted, by heavy metals.

[@nikkibaxter5550]

Better of buying straight from organic farms, better for us all to support the organic farmers

[@_Hollie_]

@@johnwaller4033”chemicals” the one they tend to add is flouride but even then its not all counties just some. Most people live near reservoirs/in the country as well so thats fresh fresh. All you need to do it look online and uoud see we have some of the best water in the word

[@vaudevillian7]

British and Irish milk is so good - remember that the majority of our cows are grass fed and grazed apart from winter. That's the norm rather than being some speciality plus point

[@georgebarnes8163]

I only use Jersey milk, straight from the cow, buy it from a local famer @ £1 per 2 litres

[@pauldurkee4764]

​@@georgebarnes8163 You are so lucky, you can tell the high quality milk, a day in the fridge and you have that lovely cream in the neck of the bottle.

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@pauldurkee4764 I would not go back to shop milk again, I use the Jersey milk for cheese and butter, saves me a small fortune over the year with the added bonus in the fun making the cheese and butter. I am very lucky to have a few farm shops around me that sell top quality produce for peanut prices.

[@stephensmith4480]

@@pauldurkee4764 Tesco also do a premier Jersey Milk, it is in a traditional Bottle shape and it's absolutely delicious, more expensive of course but well worth it.

[@pauldurkee4764]

@@stephensmith4480 I think they do their own brand, but also stock Graham's Channel Islands milk.

[@V-13579]

club card price isn’t a sale price, it’s always available to anyone who has a club card, and club cards are free to everyone so technically this is the real price.

[@jazmynlane]

As an American in the UK, the food here is also a lot more fresh, with less preservatives, and less GMOs, which can be frustrating if you're used to an item lasting 123 amount of time. So, while a lot of things may be cheaper, they also have a shorter shelf life, which means you may have to visit the shops twice or more a week. Sliced bread shelf life was the hardest thing for me to get used to.

[@daviddines479]

Stick your bread in the freezer. Pull out 2 slices for toast for breakfast and /or 2 for a sandwich for lunch. Put the frozen bread sandwich in a freezer bag and by the time lunch comes your sandwich will taste like you bought the bread that day (and not be frozen i promise). A bread bin really does help but is not as good as the freezer. Two day old bread left on the side is crap compared to properly handled bread. I hate it when i see open bread bags at other peoples houses. I want to seal them. I converted my friend to freezering his bread but only after i stopped living with him during which time he staunchly refused to credit the notion or be happy that i put a load of bread in his freeer. Cheeky git is now freezing his bread and saying how much better that is.

[@jasminejones7389]

keep the sliced bread in the freezer ( advice from a Dutch baker )

[@Warbaman]

GMOs are a good thing and anyone who argues otherwise doesnt know what they are 😂

[@FayeSless-di3jg]

'Clubcard price' is not a sale price, it's a 'loyalty price.' To qualify for the lower price you need to have a Tesco clubcard! This, however, is free to apply for and also earns you 'points' on every shop which can be converted into money off vouchers for future shops. I save mine to spend on my christmas shop which means I can indulge in lots of extras for christmas and usually still spend less than a regular shop.

[@user-xk9jh5py6g]

It is a sale price if you have a club price as it’s not that the discounted price is permanent . It changes about every 3 weeks.

[@Coolcarting]

Anyone can get a clubcard. It has nothing to do with loyalty.

[@YvonnePotterton]

And targets you based on the data they harvest from it! 😢

[@mathewdunstan4142]

I'm a checkout operator in Tesco. Last xmas I had a customer who was buying GBP90 of Alcohol he didn't have a club card so we "borrowed" the card of following customer which knocked GBP30 off his bill, which he was very happy about and the owner of the club card accrued an extra 60 points everyone's a winner@@AzuraeLyonheart

[@FayeSless-di3jg]

It's intended to promote loyalty (although there is nothing to stop you joining a similar scheme for other supermarkets) @@Coolcarting

[@michellecross1444]

The lady has picked the expensive grocery’s from tescos you can actually go a lot cheaper than what she has purchased her grocery’s for. Thank you for a great video again it was really interesting to see the difference ❤

[@simonpe3trie102]

You can also go a lot more expensive . She also compared standard chicken and beef to Americans organic versions. Not like for like

[@exeterman2]

@@simonpe3trie102 given the differences in food standards, comparing to American organic products is probably the fairest comparison.

[@allpissedup229]

Tesco is a good middle of the road choice though. She could have gone more expensive OR cheaper, that's the point.

[@simonpe3trie102]

I mean, if we really wanted to go middle of the road, Sainsbury’s would’ve been the best bet and they do actually have an organic range

[@simonpe3trie102]

@@exeterman2 I mean in terms of quality standards maybe but this was also about price and that can drastically fluctuate when you go to organic massively that’s if she can even get hold of organic not to mention pasteurised

[@hayleyrichardson3921]

3 things, 1. Our vat is already included in that price, which here is 20%. Minus that of your prices, it's quite a difference. Also, our "free range" they are kept in huge barn like structures just running around. However, that's apparently to stop the spread of bird flu. Our true free ranch farm eggs are about £3.50 for 6. All our milk is grass fed. Thier in barns in the winter, but in March-November thier in the fields. It's collected from several farms and mixed together 😊

[@lauratittensor2691]

Have been told that an American baker tried to enter the British bread market, they sent some for analysis, and were told that there was so much sugar in it that it would have to be counted as cake!

[@101steel4]

My cousin recently returned to England from a decade of living in the states. Whilst we are moaning at how expensive everything is in our supermarkets, he keeps going on about how cheap everything is 😂 According to him, everything in the states is about twice to two and a half times more expensive than in England for an Average weekly shop. That's Cornwall England to Florida US, prices. Just to add, the quality is vastly superior in England too, according to him.

[@mysticpizza02]

When my cousin from Michigan visits us in NE Scotland she's out for real fish and chips also she says our mince is vastly better!

[@archwombat9250]

I think what is missing from this is US wages. Outside of the service sector US salaries are significantly higher than UK salaries.

[@Draiscor]

​@archwombat9250 Exactly what comes to my mind when I see these types of videos. I'm a software engineer, so get a decent salary by British standards, but whenever I see the potential salary in America for a comparable role, I have a small heart attack 😂

[@archwombat9250]

@@Draiscor yup. I’m an Architect and my mate also an Architect recently moved to Atlanta with his American wife. His salary puts my (also decent) salary to shame. But his cost of living swallows up most of that increase.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@archwombat9250 All of that extra wage goes on paying for exhobinant Healthcare insurance, that Brits have already paid for in taxes. So when comparing the two, you must look at all factors, not just how much is paid.

[@CoiledBooties]

If items are in season, they are significantly cheaper and much tastier! British strawberries during strawberry season are so abundant so are extremely cheap and absolutely delicious

[@101steel4]

Fruit and veg is GMO'd to death in the states. Huge and tasteless apparently.

[@Whippy99]

I have them on my cereal every day when they are in season. SO delicious. I live on the south coast of England where they are in abundance for a little longer. 😊

[@alisonleatherbarrow]

Same here in France but it’s rare to find them in winter not even imported

[@I_Evo]

Yes, it's worth adding this lady winters in Texas so I'd think local seasonal fruits would still have been quite plentiful when this video was made.

[@lorrainehall157]

Can't beat a British strawberry 🍓 for taste

[@samnewman9863]

One thing to mention is that the cost of fresh produce can vary depending on season. So strawberries in summer are a lot cheaper than in winter

[@amyj6607]

This was so interesting to me thanks guys! I just stumbled across your channel and I’m looking forward to watching again. Love from Liverpool 🇬🇧

[@grahvis]

I laughed when you said you think they grow a lot of lamb in the UK. I live in Wales, there are three times as many sheep as there are people.

[@pamelaadam9207]

Same in the north of Scotland

[@martynnotman3467]

​Most of Northern England too. The Pennines and North Yorkshire are sheep central​@@pamelaadam9207

[@russcattell955i]

Yes, sheep thrive on marshland too soft for cattle and rugged hilly terrain with little pasture as they will graze on bushes too.

[@alanmon2690]

@@pamelaadam9207 And the North of England, in fact, any where it is hilly and craggy and gnarly

[@eanjamesmogg9488]

It's the nicest of the meats but I personally can't eat much of it, mind you in a kebab I can finish the lot but as with beef and pig different parts of the animal taste different to other parts.

[@doughaslehurst5108]

In the UK the price you see at the shelf is the price you pay at the checkout, there is no tax to add on.

[@Coolcarting]

Because English can't add. They spend too much time in the dole queue and Wetherspoons.

[@MrVidification]

don't forget to tip at your local Tesco before you leave

[@harbl99]

@@SmearCampaignUK Horse? You mean tall cow. Don't go blaming Tesco for their French meat wholesalers fraudulently labelling their produce.

[@thevonya3977]

@@SmearCampaignUK Honestly I really didn't care if my food goes moo or neigh, since horse meat is edible and there are no laws against it in the UK. The issue was not that horse meat was used, the real scandal was that Tesco was claiming horse meat to be beef and calling it a "beef lasagne" and not "lasagne", mostly because horse meat is less fatty than beef and thus circumvent certain UK laws restricting the fat content in ready meal products.

[@BergenDev]

Shopped several times in the U.S, and taxes was added after the fact. Europe and the tax baked in. This woman is a dumbass.

[@tgittens5730]

I never realised how hard it is for Americans to get real proper food. It’s so easily accessible over here we take it for granted.

[@how_about_naw]

Lamb is a huge thing in places where the landscape isn't suitable for crops or larger animals like cows. Like in the Scottish Highlands, Wales, Cumbria, etc. Fun fact: we couldn't export it for ages because of Chernobyl, some of the bans from specific UK regions weren't lifted until ~10 years ago.

[@sarahdeans6076]

Due to the strict labelling laws in the UK around food, Tesco would not be able to say it was honey if it was mixed with other things. It would probably have to say ‘honey style syrup’ or ‘honey flavoured syrup’.

[@larrypage2793]

indeed, but there are a whole load of shenanigans going on worldwide with honey, to the point where it is getting almost impossible for even scientists to determine if what they are looking at is honey or a fake!

[@zedlizst2459]

If you're talking items like Greek Yoghurt vs "Greek Style Yoghurt", then yes but honey isn't the best example. Adulterated in many cases.

[@SamPaiAdiash]

A study found 90% of the honey in uk was supposedly fake, but I might be wrong. Good video though!😊

[@pistachioonut6683]

You're putting too much trust into these retailers. Tesco isn't collecting the honey themselves, their suppliers could being doing anything. The vast majority of honey in the UK has been found to be fake

[@lamablushes6427]

​@peonyblossominmay you can taste and feel the difference in real honey, also if you put real honey in the fridge it will become yellowish white, if it has syrup or any other thing it will not ... I don't know which study this is the results from m ... But what I know is, if a super market (grocery store) says that what your buying is real honey 100% and is not the consequences are so heavy and so bad for your business that no one will risk it to earn a little more money It's not that it can't happen bad not a lot will risk geting caught. ..... Real honey a jar 1L or 1kgr flower honey (that blonde) will be 15/25€ and wild honey (much darker colour) will be 20/30€ That's how you know it's real Farmermarket is even more expensive than that But last for a long time (even if you use it every day) aslo you can't rat as much bcs is heavy One last thing (I don't know if is a choice in the U.S.A ) in the ingredients list here it will say only thr tape of honey nothing else + info if you want to visit the bee(farm)

[@michaellucas4873]

I've recently shopped in both the US & UK, and grocery prices in the UK are easily 30% cheaper overall. In addition, quite a lot of US foods tend to be full of all sorts of crappy chemicals. 🙁

[@mdcclxxviepluribusunum1066]

Bidenomics

[@robertsmelt6638]

​@@mdcclxxviepluribusunum1066Bullshit. That ratio has been the same since before Obama. After COVID, prices are up 25% around the world.

[@klepto5596]

Almost all foods.

[@SweetLotusDreams]

To be fair, we are told that Americans earn at least 30% more than Brits so that may account for it.

[@SweetLotusDreams]

@@mdcclxxviepluribusunum1066 Biden has brought inflation down in the US better than most other developed countries, so THAT is Bidenomics. We have all had inflation so please do not say that is Biden's fault. Covid hangover.

[@Oxymoron53]

Brit here. Love the channel. Glad I stumbled across you guys!

[@kerriet5674]

Hi guys from the UK Tesco is one of our most expensive supermarkets you can save more money by going to Lidl or Asda or aldi.yes we have fluoride in our toothpaste.

[@kthemi10]

I think that Tesco is in the mid priced supermarket range. Sainsburys/ M&S/ Waitrose are top priced food shops. Tesco/Morrisons/Co-Op mid price shops Aldi/ Lidl/Costco are budget shops

[@stephenkorky1014]

All UK eggs have A red Lion Passant printed on them, with a use by date, a farming method code,(ie: organic to barn) and a farm ID, so the egg can be traced back to the actual place of beginnings.

[@THJahar]

Don't forget we don't wash our eggs. As that removes the protective layer from the shell. So american eggs would be illegal to sell over here.

[@janetturner4300]

Eggs and salmonella The British Lion mark on eggs means that they have been laid by hens vaccinated against salmonella and they have been produced to the highest standards of food safety. Find out more about the story of the British Lion scheme.

[@dougbrowning82]

@@THJahar Aren't UK laying hens vaccinated against salmonella, making washing un-neccesary?

[@russell.s4771]

⁠@@dougbrowning82 All of the eggs in the UK with the lion mark come from hens that are vaccinated against salmonella and flocks of hens are routinely tested.This has drastically reduced instances of this infection to very low levels. In the US the FDA states that there are around 142,000 reported instances of salmonella per year. Because eggs in the UK are not cleaned to protect the membrane this has driven higher hygiene & welfare standards to naturally produce a clean egg. In the US, chemical detergents and sanitizers are used which removes the dirt as well as the membrane. The downsides are that the cleaning water must be changed before it loses efficacy and when the refrigerated eggs are transported home they can get wet through condensation which may lead to bacterial growth. There is also a practice in 10% of production that coats the eggs with protective mineral oil, although it is in decline due to cost. The US producers state that inoculation against salmonella for laying hens would add 14 cents per egg to costs. Either process achieves a similar result. I personally prefer the UK/EU method as it avoids chemicals and results in better treatment of the hens. Common practice is when cracking raw eggs always wash your hands even though the eggs are usually very clean. Then again I would do the same in the US due to the chance of moisture allowing bacterial growth.

[@keithgrant7950]

@@dougbrowning82 Yes the chickens are vaccinated as chicks but we also keep a check on the production facilities. As a person who was a cleaner in a chicken factory I know the standard of hygiene is high. I worked on the Truss Line which is where the prepared whole chicken is then "Tidied up" (the legs banded together and the wings tucked beneath the body so that they fit onto the food tray and are wrapped) which I had to wash and dry the dual stainless steel work counters ( total length 120 feet)and the central conveyor belt (total length135 feet) that ran down the length of the work area three times a day in a normal shift (usually when the girls were on break 15,30 and 10) The lab tech would take swab samples of the cleaned area on a regular basic which was then checked in the in house laboratory. This factory (1 of 7 owned by our boss) processed 110,000 chickens a day and it did not smell nor was any part dirty as even the exterior area was regularly swept by a road sweeper style machine. Great Job, smashing work mates (22 gals and 2 other blokes on my line) and a wonderful boss who came to the factory floor every day to check everything was ok. 5 years which were some of best in my working life. sorry for the length but only way I could explain.😃😃🧡

[@DoomsdayR3sistance]

An important note on the eggs, you may have noticed the UK ones had a particular label "British Lion Quality", these eggs are considered safe to be eaten raw even by vulnerable groups as they are meeting an extremely high food standard designed to eliminate salmonella from eggs. Also the RSPCA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is an organization famous in the UK.

[@saielady]

Yep. Super safe, even when it’s rotten when cracked open😏

[@silverfireUK]

Also, not sure why she compared 6 eggs UK to 12 eggs US. 2x6 eggs are always more expensive than 1x12 so she should have done a straight comparison using a 12 box in each country.

[@kriss-annwilson8884]

​@silverfireUK I agree I was like she could've of compared 12 eggs from each country

[@saielady]

@@silverfireUK if this was a recent video, a lot of Tesco shops don’t currently stock a dozen eggs (supply issues I think). She could have done half a dozen in the US though.

[@Nick-fg4dq]

​@@saieladythat's not salmonella

[@kieranolafferty523]

i learned so much about the USa in this video, like the fact that you add fluoride to your water. yes our toothpaste contains fluoride

[@Macallion]

Prices in the UK have also risen since the original video was made. I bought the same jug of milk from another Tesco a couple of days ago - and yes, it is homogenised! - and it was £1.85, rather than £1.45. I'm sure it's all gone up again there by now as well though, so probably doesn't make much difference to the comparison. The organic version is currently £2. Our food standards do tend to be generally higher, as well. Lots of banned products and ingredients and processes here. There was something of an uproar when the government suggested lowering the standards so that they could import chlorinated chicken.

[@halrandei947]

Hey! Tesco shelf worker here, I actually stock the fresh fish section at my local store at weekends and although I can't speak to the legal side of things I can say that we have both wild caught and farmed salmon on the shelves. The wild salmon in Tesco's own brand (depending on what kind you pick up) can range anywhere between £11/kg - £38.35/kg. The one shown in the video is not listed as wild caught so it's safe to assume it is farmed. Wild seems to always be stated on packaging, similarly to free range on eggs.

[@dw300]

Yeh I think our farmed salmon is Scottish, but the wild stuff comes from Norway.

[@freeform33]

I don’t think baby potatoes are the same as new potatoes they are just small potatoes not the same thing at all 👍🤓🇬🇧

[@tattycakes2k2]

It says farmed in Norway if you zoom in

[@AlaiaSkyhawk]

One thing to note about the strawberries, she was likely shopping at the Tesco when the strawberries were not "in season". When strawberry season starts in the UK (aka when the UK grown ones become available) the prices plummet. Commonly they will sell at 2x400g punnets for around £3 (£1.50 per 400g) When they're in season you'll even find 1kg big punnets of them being sold for £3.50. :) Edited to add: Once the strawberry season moves towards it's end at the back end of summer, the prices will creep upwards again to around the £2 for 400g mark.

[@BustedFlush7096]

That’s why we buy fruits in season.

[@stevebinning977]

The strawberries are much better quality during the summer months .

[@britannia55]

And even cheaper if you go out to the strawberry farm and pick your own, I live in Kent and we have the best strawberries.

[@1gpman]

yeah and the easy peelers werent the cheap oranges.

[@voiceofreason6686]

They also compared a UK butter around half the size of their US version. So of course it's going to be around half the price. From a UK perspective most US produce is cheaper. Because the US $ is currently 27% cheaper than the UK £. They don't seem to factor that in. UK produce also tends to be inferior quality, with far more spoilage. In general UK grocery stores don't sell fresh quality produce. And farmers markets that sell good stuff are expensive. Greengrocers vanished long ago where I live.

[@HardcoreHokage-cw4uq]

Lamb is farmed in the Highlands of Britain where grass doesn't grow as well due to altitude and sheep can eat the plants that does grow up there and can digests it fine.

[@invisiblekid99]

What?!! Lamb is everywhere in Britain.

[@HardcoreHokage-cw4uq]

@@invisiblekid99 ye in every supermarket

[@invisiblekid99]

@@HardcoreHokage-cw4uqerm lambs are literally in the field next to my house and I’m miles from any highlands. My friend lamb is breed everywhere where this notion it’s only in the Highlands is absurd.

[@HardcoreHokage-cw4uq]

@@invisiblekid99 ye but the point is, you can't farm cattle at high elevation but sheep do fine on Heather and Reed grades.

[@HardcoreHokage-cw4uq]

@@invisiblekid99 plus I never said sheep are only in Highlands. By the way I'm not talking about just 'the highlands' of Scotland. There are high altitude places all over. Wales, the pennines(where I'm from) etc.

[@QuietBiscuit]

It says this on the salmon packaging: Farmed in waters off the coast of Norway or Scotland. Responsibly sourcing our seafood is important to us which is why Tesco fish experts work with responsibly managed farms and fisheries to continually improve their high standards of quality, welfare and sustainability.

[@saxon-mt5by]

The crazy thing with egg prices is apparently in the US you will pay a much higher price for eggs direct from a local farm, whereas in the UK they are usually cheaper than supermarket eggs. I've just bought half-a-dozen eggs from a wayside farm stall in Derbyshire and paid just £1 - and they were huge eggs!

[@Saraaa81]

Agree with this, my local farm does lovely double yolk eggs free range for 2 quid a half dozen.

[@mothmagic1]

If you have a local source it's the only sensible way to get your eggs.

[@MooseBme]

Seriously! I HOPE AND I BET THAT YOUR EGGS TASTED GREAT TOO 👍!

[@mossygreen2790]

UK here. It's the same down here in the "home counties" = fresh farm, free range eggs are cheaper than the supermarkets, whatever the size, which is great & we re-use/recycle our egg boxes, trays, etc, which helps the environment too

[@tracielillytan1530]

I have to admit I was very surprised, as having lived in NYC for 18 years I never spent as much money on food shopping in NY as I do in England! But then I thought about how I mostly ate out in NY, therefore I didn’t grocery shop very often.

[@jamescpalmer]

I gotta say Britain really does food well, its an amazing place to buy good food.

[@sg-vp2qg]

What?!?! I live here and I am grateful to have access to fairly affordable food, but good food?? Struggle to find that here (or where I live, anyway). I go to other European countries for good food.

[@jamescpalmer]

I also live "here" but in a country of 67million "here" is subjective. We have the highest food standards in the world and also top 1/2 country's in the world for food affordability. @@sg-vp2qg

[@phoenix-_-1983]

it's good standard off food @@sg-vp2qg

[@lynn69jackson]

For some of the fruit items that were more expensive in the UK, that is the price we pay for eating stuff we either dont grow because they need a warmer climate, or because fruit and veg that we do grow in the UK is seasonal. We have to import out of season fruit and veg if we want to eat the same fruit and veg all year round. Basically, it's down to logistics cost.

[@keithhurst2970]

The vast majority of UK dairy cows are pasture fed in the summer months. Our run of the mill supermarket milk is pasteurised and homogenised although you will find non homogenised milk available in most supermarkets. The Salmon from Tesco (and most other supermarket salmon in the UK is farmed either in Scotland or Norway), Wild caught Salmon can be found in some supermarkets & is nearly all imported Pacific Salmon.

[@chrishadley956]

I remember asking a member of staff in Safeways, on Market Street SF, where I could find some double cream I needed to make a meal. He was a British expat, and his answer was 'around 8,000 miles away' as a similar product doesn't seem to exist in US. We both found it hilarious!

[@simhedgesrex7097]

"as a similar product doesn't seem to exist in US" - heavy cream?

[@sharonkemp1454]

​@simhedgesrex7097 my uncle married a woman from Minneapolis, my aunt says they aren't the same, it's more akin to what we call whipping cream

[@katthirkettle5038]

Double cream is almost half percentage fat

[@simhedgesrex7097]

@@sharonkemp1454 Ah, so significantly lighter than double cream. Thanks.

[@redpill9624]

Try getting half-n-half in the UK 😢

[@enemyofthestatewearein7945]

Free range or barn eggs are basically the standard offering in the UK, even in the cheaper supermarkets like Aldi. Many supermarkets don't sell eggs from caged hens at all, and those that do pitch it as a budget option usually tucked away on the bottom shelf.

[@gothicgeisha2929]

Most milk is pasturised & homogenised here in the UK, can be bought in 1pint, 2 pints, 4pints & 6pints. (Uk pints) I buy 4pints for £1.30 in my convenience "Morrisons Local" but if I went to Lidl, it's around £1.10 but it's not quite 4 pints.

[@pauldurkee4764]

The relative cost of bananas is due to the US being closer to where they are grown, Dominica is right on your doorstep. Out of season, most of our tomatoes come from Spain or North Africa. When it comes to bread and dairy products, we have a fantastic choice of high quality products here in the UK. I buy my wholemeal seeded bread from a small independent bakery, and its not too expensive to buy organic here. Free range organically certified products are widely available in the UK.

[@iainsan]

Watching this makes me realise how lucky I am to live in the UK in terms of fresh food. The fruit is more expensive because we have to import most of it. Strawberries are cheap here in June and July, but expensive otherwise. As other people have commented, food prices have risen here recently, but the quality is generally better and I thank God for that. To answer your milk question, most of our milk is pasteurised, but not homogenised. We have a lot of lamb in the UK, but it is expensive because it is all free-range and grass fed on our green hills. It's worth trying some Welsh spring lamb if you've never had it.

[@MrPaulMorris]

While it is true that virtually all milk pasteurised (unpasteurised 'raw' milk can only be sold direct from the farm that produced it) it is also the case that the vast majority of milk is also homogenised. This is why, unlike in my childhood, the cream doesn't rise to the top of the bottle (which is the point of homogenisation--to spread the fat evenly through the milk). Channel Island (Jersey and Guernsey) milk tends to be both higher in fat content and unhomogenised. Back in the day of doorstep deliveries, this was denoted by the gold coloured foil caps.

[@geoffpriestley7310]

Did you notice the price of butter remained the same but the package is smaller

[@Drew-Dastardly]

@@MrPaulMorris Us old farts remember the days before homogenisation. The pints the milk man left on the door step had a thick glob of cream on the top which was delicious to us kids. Only problem was we had to get the pints in before the birds got to peck the bottle tops and slurp up all that creamy goodness.

[@drew2324]

I've seen a few of Ur videos and watched your video on Scottish new year earlier and commented. Now find myself commenting again to tell you that the cost of living in Scotland is cheaper in comparison to living in England.

[@geoff1201]

And Gold Top !!!​@@Drew-Dastardly

[@exprezza1648]

Interesting video. Just to throw some other info into the mix here. Wages in the UK are a lot less than the US. The average salary in America is $77,000 (£61,000) and just £41,000 over here, but in the UK we get a lot more time off legally and have good social protections for workers. You also have much lower gas (we call it petrol) prices. The average price for a tank of petrol in the UK is £85. The average price for a tank of petrol in the US is £46, which is 46% less than in the UK. Just thought you might find that interesting. I did.

[@dianabialaskahansen2972]

Never realized there was such huge differences. And then looking at video where it talked about costs of eating out, it almost gives the impression that it is cheaper to go to a fastfood place than it is to make and prepare your own meal.

[@michaelhawthorne8696]

You mentioned at the end about the NHS. Feb 2023 I had a stroke and within 40 mins, my family got me to the Hospital and straight through A+E. The Doctors and Nurses were great and found that I had Arterial Fibrillation (Irregular Heart Beat), an enlarged heart and a Tumour on a nerve going to my right ear. I entered the Hospital on the Friday night and left the next Monday. Very fortuitous I had the stroke as I would have never known...now I'm on 5 tablets a day to thin my Blood and other stuff. Having paid all my life for National Insurance, this service and the medication is 'free'... I know this isn't the case in the US.

[@Gerishnakov]

National Insurance does not pay for the NHS. It's just another income tax, but the gov uses it to determine your entitlement to certain benefits and the State Pension.

[@lisapeat9042]

if you are working and earn over a certain amount you pay National Insurance. But all you need for free healthcare is to be a resident in the UK with an NI number - all UK Citizens have that. So if you have never worked in your life you can still access the NHS - for free. @@user-mp8ol2xq5n

[@DrDaveW]

Our supermarket milk is usually homogenised. Interestingly, to us, milk just looks white. I guess we don't have anything to compare it to. The big difference is that even our cheapest butters are yellow because of the grass-fed cows. The salmon said it was farmed in Norway.

[@adrianday]

Both milks are the same white, it’s just the picture. UK milk tastes normal, US milk tastes like it’s watered down

[@adrianday]

@@kathleenchilcote9127 aaah someone a little bitter… unlike you I can afford to travel and live everywhere… It’s know that Us milk has lower standards, even Canada won’t let it in… so enjoy your water bitter Kathleen 😂😂

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@adrianday That's true. I've been to the US several times and the milk is always watery and lacking flavour.

[@es4666]

We have farms that deliver grass fed/finished as well here in the UK. You can also buy a whole sheep/cow etc and they break it down for you to out in the freezer.

[@arrone7]

Regarding your questions about toothpaste and fluoride they don't put fluoride in the water here however they do put it in the toothpaste, but not all of them, so you have a choice. Plus there are people who still pointlessly buy filtered water, even though all the water in the UK is drinkable water like literally ALL water out of a tap (that's not 100 years old).

[@Sachik30]

I filter mine as I live in a hard water area. Lime scale is a pain in the rear (my poor kettle, ☹).

[@WookieWarriorz]

Even this shop in the uk could honestly be almost halved if you went to lidl for some stuff and just used the tesco branded version since a lot of things are better/ the same as branded products. For our doctors right now a lot of places have it where you just call in the morning before 9am and its first come first serve and you get a phonecall back within a few hours. 90% of the time any issues can be resolved with a phone call to the doctor, otherwise they will book you any appointments you need and post your prescription out to you/ to your local pharmacy. Appointments will usually be within a week, but can be longer.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Tesco has cut a lot of prices to combat Aldi and Lidl supermarkets. I, myself, shop at all three.

[@vladd6787]

Same here, I start off in Aldi and then go to Tesco for the rest.

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

I shop nearly exclusively at Lidl but drop into tesco and Sainsbury's for particular items, and to raid the yellow stickers if passing😂

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

@@vladd6787 👍

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

@@RollerbazAndCoasterDad 👍

[@Aengus42]

Brit here, at the end of my road there's a farm that sells eggs. For half a dozen, definitely free range, very fresh, large eggs they're £2.00 ($2.54). There's just a little shed with the eggs in & what we call an "Honesty Box". There's no one in there & there's just a box with a slot in the top that you put your money in. There's duck & goose eggs to be had too! 🥚🐔🥚🦆🥚 33:57 Edit: You've got to remember that the price you see on the shelves is the price you pay at the tills (checkout). VAT (Value Added Tax if applicable) is shown on the shelf. This REALLY caught me out in Vancouver when I visited. You think you know how much your basket is going to cost but when you get to pay it's hugely inflated!

[@petricaangold5000]

We shop at Aldi or Lidl for most of our groceries and only go to Asda or Sainsburys for specific things. Also VAT is already added in the UK 🇬🇧

[@emilyal-zeibak7862]

The other thing to mention is that at UK supermarkets we normally have a butchers, fishmonger, fresh bakery and deli counter (which contains the cheeses) at the back of most stores as well as your usual product aisles. So you can get even nicer quality produce if you wish.

[@user-ks4jo2bl6y]

I was thinking the same thing like with the bread she didn’t point out that at the end of the aisle is a bakery with the fresh uncut bread.

[@mair6406]

Not in our supermarkets in my town . We have a large Tesco extra supermarket. No butcher, bakery (separate nice bread area ) fishmongers or deli . We did have them but no longer.

[@serenityinside1]

@@mair6406indeed - Sainsburys and Tesco stripped out all manned counters now to save money 🙄

[@mollytabitha8851]

Do you still have those departments in your Supermarkets? We don't in my area. Busy suburban area but all our big mega store versions of Tesco, Sainsburys, Waitrose and Asda have all closed their counters now. I thought that was across the board in uk but obviously not if you still have them. Lucky you!

[@daviddines479]

Sushi takeaway has recently replaced the massive deli counter in my local big tescos. What your saying is a thing morrisons tried to make their unique selling point a little while back (Market street which i dont think has been/is/was super super successful) but the trend has certainly been away from the separate areas your talking about.

[@gavinlynas2833]

She's in Tesco. Go to Lidl and things like meat, cheese, and fruit get 1/4 cheaper. Regular veg, canned foods, sauces, and all other boxes/bagged foods get about 1/3 cheaper. Cleaning products and toiletries are a 1/3 cheaper too.

[@patsytyler2199]

I agree. We buy most of our groceries at Lidl, and then go on to Tesco for some things they stock that we particularly like.

[@DisleyDavid]

LIDL are significantly cheaper than Walmart in the USA and they sell many products in smaller quantities. I was in Atlanta last year.

[@Aaron19987]

Shit goes out of date by the time you take it home tho lmao

[@jenniferparry8709]

No they aren't. Aldi very over rated. If you want no choice and short dates it is ok

[@mollytabitha8851]

I find most standard grocery items are pretty much exactly the same price at Lidl & Aldi as Tesco and Sainsburys. For the generic stuff like milk, bread, fruit, veg, mince, chicken breast, tinned goods etc etc The brands can vary but usually cheaper whoever is currently offering the special price and often that means even Waitrose is the cheapest! There are some things that are cheaper in the german discount stores sure, but not loads, alot if just price matched by the other supermarkets now.

[@user-su8dt9lr6k]

depends where you shop in uk, further south generally you go more expensive it can get. Like shopping in somewhere like dundee or something is gonna be cheaper than london. plus as someone else here has said vat is already included in our prices.

[@eddyed5895]

Hi guys ,loving your video and yes we have fluoride in toothpaste and our water here in the UK.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

She is selecting higher end products for many items , the Clubcard price is a discount for having a Tesco Clubcard which is free , many stores have similar loyalty cards . Prices have increased here a lot with inflation and stores own brands are now becoming more popular than big brands .

[@SPExJR]

fluoride is added in tap water in uk, except for wales where its not allowed (atleast to an extremely low 00.01%) most of the toothpaste contains fluoride in uk but you can buy it without, like charcoal toothpaste or sodium bicarbonate ones.

[@natasha-anne2957]

We have Asda over here (Walmarts sister company) but it's actually cheaper than Tesco, although the quality of the food isn't always as nice depending on what you buy and if you get the Asda 'Savers'. Again, they also have a card system where you can collect money back through an app on your phone when you've gone through the checkout.

[@williamfoster5265]

I'm an English man who lived in California and Texas for decades. I returned to England late, 2023. I was pleasantly surprised at the overall cheaper, yet higher quality grocery products. Think freshly baked bread, for example. About 30% cheaper for a basket of goods, seems about right. There is no doubt that both California and Texas have outstanding artisanal products: beef, cheeses, bread, etc, but generally speaking, they are not easily accessible. Unless there is a local farmers market, but that's not everywhere and time-limited to Saturdays. And steep prices! Of course, we all want to support local, but a budget is a budget, after all. Somehow, US consumers are being cheated on price, quality, and accessibility. Enjoyed the show. Thanks, guys.

[@JustAlex848]

We get it mate - you like the bakery section in Lidl. When is your next novel coming out?

[@gart9680]

Coming out of the EU has already affected the variety and quality of food available in the supermarkets. 5 years ago, it was excellent. Now its slowly getting worse. No more EU market & food quality regulations.

[@user-tp3om5jo8v]

Living in Ca and Tx are two of the most expensive states with high cost of living.

[@BSteel583]

@@gart9680yeah I miss horse meat in my burgers. EU standards? 😂

[@exeterman2]

Bread was the most shocking thing in an American shop to me, when I was in Maine there were no loafs under $2. The cheapest loafs in the UK are like 20p.

[@beverleyringe7014]

They were the small cherry tomatoes, most of our normal tomatoes are British. Especially in the summer they are grown local.

[@PeekABoooXP]

I live in England, we do put flouride in the water and toothpaste, councils (at least my council) are looking at upping the amount of flouride in the water to help combat tooth decay and lack of available nhs dental appointments

[@AndysEastCoastAdventures]

The clubcard price you see pop up in the prices is a loyalty card price. Its free to pick up a clubcard so when you go shopping you use your clubcard and you get the clubcard price so that's the best price to compare rather than the normal more expensive 'visitors' price. You also get discount voucher points when buying groceries or fuel which then gives you vouchers every 3 months. Ours is normally around £20-30 or money off vouchers every 3 months. Most of the major uk supermarkets have a similar loyalty programme.

[@tyrman90]

The UK has a long history of sheep farming, so lamb has always been popular here. In fact a traditional Easter dinner is usually a leg of lamb, and some mint sauce to go with it

[@milliechook7375]

That is the same in Australia - in fact, our agricultural industry was said to be 'built on the sheep's back'.

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

That is my favourite meal! My Nan made the best slow roasted leg of lamb 🥰

[@Asako_Gaming]

One thing to remember when looking at these prices is in the UK what you see is what you are charged. In US your prices are all advertised before tax and you are charged more at the counter. When we get to the counter the tax is included and we pay exactly what it said on the shelf/item.

[@captvimes]

Groceries are zero rated we dont pay tax on food shopping in the uk

[@nancymcdonald6890]

Depending on the state, there is no Tax on food. I know that Arizona and California there is no tax on food.

[@Montcoshire]

There’s no tax on food in MD, DE, or PA. Also, what store is Krogers? All of those prices seemed high to me.

[@katiebwheeler]

regular groceries don't get taxed in the US

[@rivvvers]

I personally shop at Sainsbury’s which has the best quality own brand food hands down, next to shopping in Marks & Spencer. When produce is import from outside the UK is usually due to it being out of season to be naturally produced in the UK, so sometimes depending on the time of year, we’ll get our toms and lettuces from France, Portugal and Spain where it’s warmer, but Morocco, that’s a first I’ve heard of that, it’s probably a cheap price thing.

[@joshuaduarte4505]

Sainsbury’s definitely does not have higher quality own brand food over Tesco. That is just perceived quality through their branding. Morrisons for meat and cheese. For the rest it doesn’t really matter.

[@AnthonyMulingani]

Love the video. Just a quick note on the milk. In the UK our milk is the same as yours "White as snow". The lighting in the store appeared to make the milk appear to have a slight tint. Plus the milk is from cows who graze in the open fields. Keep up the good work guys.

[@vaudevillian7]

British strawberries are so much better though - I imagine Texas is one of the cheaper places to shop in the US with fewer taxes. She did seem to be be picking out Tesco's Finest items which are the high end ones

[@pauldurkee4764]

British Strawberries are superior in taste, they develop naturally and get that lovely flavour, I never buy those forced Strawberries you see out of season, pale in colour and no taste.

[@georgebarnes8163]

Small US fruit tends to be forced hydroponic rubbish

[@rayeasom]

The price of strawberries in the U.K. are dependent on the time of year. In the mid summer (during Wimbledon) and in the winter they’re more expensive than the rest of the year.

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

Scottland grows alot of strawberries and berries, suprising but in the summer we have alot of light 3.30am to 10pm but iv come out of a nightclub at 3am total day light odd eating a kebab in daylight.

[@SirHilaryManfat]

English and Scottish Strawberries are the best in the world without a doubt.

[@user-bq9rz9fw5x]

The clubcard prices aren't sale prices as such, they are lower for people who have tesco's loyalty card - the "clubcard". You don't pay for club card membership but it allows tesco to track your shopping habits for marketing and research purposes etc. It's also one of the more expensive shops even with a club card, especially for brands.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

My daughter only really shops at Tesco (& Tesco Express), The Co-op, and other local shops such as Costcutter or our nearest "Deli" ...we use the Tesco Clubcard, and the Co-op Membership* card - but since becoming disabled, I don't go out to shop these days so I forget what that card* is called!!🤔) 😊❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🖖

[@meganstorey6393]

I live in the north of England and it’s very rural where I live. You can access about 4 farms within a five mile radius of my house that sell all manner or dairy/meat/eggs for a reasonable price and exceptional quantity

[@AdamColl]

Really? Where do you live? As I live in Cumbria and buying from farms here is insanely expensive usually close to double the supermarkets, except for eggs grown by locals in the villages which do tend to be cheaper

[@meganstorey6393]

@@AdamColl I’m in Tyne and Wear, we have a place called bays leap farm here which is the best value and one called Wheelbirks which is more expensive and is more of a day out place. Reasonable is still more than the supermarket when it comes to the milk but to me it’s worth it.

[@daveedmondson9002]

Last year I had heart triple bypass surgery & then had a heart pacemaker fitted in the UK. I still have to take medication. This is something that you might like to look at. I lived in AZ about 40 years ago and would comment that at that time food prices in the USA seemed much cheaper than in the UK.

[@JohnHMarsden]

My friend from Bellingham, WA came shopping with me in Tesco and he was blown away by how cheap food was compared to the USA.

[@reactingtomyroots]

I imagine so! It's pretty crazy, the difference

[@36thulsterdiv72]

We had friends visit from North Carolina to travel around Northern Ireland for a week and when they walked around Asda they were blown away by the price difference. And it's only gotten worse over the past year for them..

[@gillfox9899]

I don't buy in Tesco. Not happy with the price or quality but mozzarella cheese can be as little as 50p and you can buy a loaf of bread for as little as 47p. Our milk is generally homogenised

[@pameladent5035]

I don't buy in Tesco either. I prefer Morrisons, Aldi ​@@gillfox9899

[@johnkitchen4699]

As a Brit living in the USA who travels backwards and forwards between the countries, this comes as little surprise to me. The biggest surprise was the bananas in USA. Wish we could get them as cheap in Nevada as Texas!! The quality of products in the UK is much higher (especially butter and bread) and that is without going into the health issues (pesticides, chemicals, etc). Eating at home or at restaurants in the UK is both a more pleasant and a tastier experience as well as much cheaper. So looking forward to my next visit to the UK in the Spring. Most of this, of course, is down to government regulation of food production. The price of American ‘freedom’(that’s another joke) is higher prices and lower quality.

[@rhpiggy123]

Very intetesting video guys. Will watch more of yours.

[@lindastone123]

I found this really interesting, I love your videos x

[@memkiii]

Fluoride is added to water in the UK, but whether it is or not depends on local authorities, and from what I read, in England that amounts to about 10% of them. It's worth noting that it is *naturally occurring in water,* and is generally only added where the natural mineral content falls below a certain level (1mg per L). It is certainly added to toothpaste.

[@mikehotwheelz]

It’s a shame she didn’t compare breakfast cereals because they are CRAZY expensive in the U.S.

[@LulaJake]

It is toxic waste from aluminium manufacturing.

[@_Hollie_]

@@LulaJakeeverything is waste from something else. Regardless of that it still has some benefits to human health

[@melissajane9652]

Add bonus those extra help reducing tooth decay 😂

[@amandadavenport1994]

​@@melissajane9652 why do they want to stop tooth decay when dentistry is such a money spinner!

[@ToTheTower]

Oh man Steve, lamb is SO good! A well roasted leg of lamb, gravy and trimmings (roast potatoes, broccoli, carrots, etc.) and mint sauce (just chopped mint in malt vinegar) is by far the best roast you could possibly have in my opinion. It's absolutely delicious!!! Try it please. You could even make a video from it ;) If you're interested I'll find you a video of how to do it. Take care mate, love to the family. How to cook lamb : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJO9q2aZq7mobqc

[@russcattell955i]

Lamb is also good on the BBQ.

[@ToTheTower]

@@russcattell955i Agreed, but to enter the lamb rabbit hole, personally I'd prefer a roast hands-down

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

Yep. Best roazt and also best curry and best kebabs

[@ToTheTower]

@@RollerbazAndCoasterDad Lamb's just a legend 😋

[@MissIvyMayhemBurlesque]

All our supermarkets have a bakery as well where they make fresh bread and rolls and stuff. It's sooooo good!

[@neilt1889]

The salmon are generally farmed in giant nets in scotland so they get all the fresh sea water and can swin free and all our meats are not battery farmed and the chickens are not injected with chemicals thats why we dont inport meats from the US and the sale prices are on all the time if you sign up to the Tesco club card it give you points and that give cash coupons

[@tljones_books]

Bought yesterday in Tesco’s a 600 g bag of clementines easy peelers for £1. Their own brand butter was £1.69 yesterday. Our milk tends to be pasteurised, it is rare to see most brands raw. That is not to say they don’t provide it, it is usually kept on the shelves above the more common pasteurised type of milk. Popular at the moment is filtered milk which makes for a very creamy taste. Our colour coding system tends to be red for minimal, green for 1/2 fat and blue full fat. The container is transparent so the handle also has milk in. Costs fluctuate dependent on what time of the year they are and where they are coming from. The major shops in the UK tend to be Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, Asda, Waitrose Marks & Spencer‘s et cetera. The cheaper lines tend to come from Aldi or Neto. I don’t think this price comparison is as accurate as it could be. Especially if the person you are comparing to on your video is doing their shopping nearer Christmas time when prices escalate because of demand. By the way, if you buy a green pepper just leave it in the window and it will soon turn yellow and orange then red on its own. It only needs sunlight to create the various ranges of colour. So if your green peppers are cheaper, buy them and stick them in the window! 😊😊😊

[@mamapeck8094]

Yeah those were ‘finest’ oranges

[@thrgost]

Peppers don't magically just change colour in the window. 😂😂😂 They're different kinds of peppers, some might not be fully ripe, but they're not going to magically change variety sitting in a window. That's the dumbest fucking thing I've heard in a long time.

[@trevordawe3542]

It's important to know that some produce is season sensitive, which means that buying out of season is often more expensive because its imported. We do grow a lot of our own fruit and vegetables which, when in season, are plentiful, therefore making them cheaper. Tomatoes, strawberries, celery, cucumbers etc.

[@DeliciousPigeonCheez]

Absolutely correct!

[@lawli56]

I really wiah the greengage season was longer. Definitely my favourite plum.

[@catee1622]

As you asked, if the Salmon is 'wild caught' then it has to say so on the packaging. Hi from England :) Yes we have Flouride added to the water

[@KyrresG]

So may have been mentioned but the yellow tag isn’t a sale price it’s a club card price, Clubcard is free to sign up for and you get a further discount as you saw with the potato’s, but they change what items are club car prices monthly, also your prices will be more when you add your till tax out uk prices are already take that tax into the price

[@raycardy4843]

Hi guys! Out of season, a lot of our 'salad' vegetables, etc. come from Spain, The Netherlands or farther afield - but a lot of the veg (carrots, potatoes, etc.) will be British-grown, so a lot cheaper! When in season, British-grown items will be cheaper! Almost all of our milk is 'homogenised', apart from Jersey milk which has the rich cream on top! Having said that, I tend to shop around, and get a lot of the essentials (milk, eggs, etc.) from Aldi/Lidl as they are generally cheaper than Tesco.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Appreciate the insight! Thanks :)

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

It has to be remembered the prices on our shelve are what you pay at the till as the VAT is already added.

[@MrPaulMorris]

As food is zero rated for VAT, most prices would be unchanged if we followed the US practice of not including sales tax on the advertised prices. I think only the toothpaste and toothbrush in this video actually attract VAT. I don't know if sales tax is charged on food in the US (or rather by the individual states as sales tax is not federally levied) or whether the original content creator took this into account.

[@stevenclarke5606]

I know what a bizarre concept!

[@vampy5071]

⁠ I would say that most people in the Uk buy groceries from lidl or Aldi, or ASDA & Morrisons. But I would buy washing up items from Asda, and toiletries from home bargains or B&M. And I buy my frozen foods from Iceland, I’m on a low budget income family so have to shop around to get the best deals. Our most expensive grocery shops are Marks & Spencer’s, and sainsburys, which I don’t shop at. We mainly only have tescos in the nearest cities, so most who live in towns & villages don’t have quick easy access. Co-ops are the most local shops (aswell as a premier corner shop) the co-ops are priced in between Asda and sainsburys, but have more deals and discounts for members of the club card, and it’s more convenient since the store is in all villages. The premier is cheap however you often just get low quality unbranded items so it’s mainly where you go to buy alcohol and cigarettes. Also please bare in mind that these Uk prices are after the brexit inflation so are higher than we are used to them being for over 20 years. Also to note, shopping online gets you discounts and offers not available in store. So I get a lot of meats in a deal of 2 for £10, so at Asda online I get sterlion steak and bass fish, and salmon for 2 for £8. It also awards you points which reward you with money back vouchers, Iv received nearly £100 in vouchers since I started using Asda rewards, it really saves alot of money

[@5N1D3]

Hey guys! I'm from the UK and I'm currently a manager for an Asda, I used to be a manager for Tesco, if you guys want me to get you any specific footage for you, I'd be happy too! I've just discovered your channel and I'm addicted!

[@rosemarmion1655]

We're going through a horrendous cost of living crisis in the UK. Our family weekly shop has jumped from around £80 to over £100. Prices are ridiculous now.

[@EmilyCheetham]

Ye things are tougher in uk now. However compared to America uk prices are still cheeper. KZbinr Evan Edinger did a video on food prices in USA vs uk and near at the end of 2023 did a follow up & still prices in USA are more expensive than uk overall when you take the whole shop into account (rather than individual items).

[@NK-bj8li]

@@EmilyCheethamTrue, but that video also showed the % change of the shop, which was much higher in the UK. So if you already struggling, a 10-15% increase will feel like it affects you alot more then a couple percent would.

[@rayeasom]

Things have got considerable better over the last couple of months in the U.K. our big monthly shop went from around £90 to around £160 at the night and is back down to about £120 now.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

The cost of living crisis is hitting all Western societies.

[@heathermurray9939]

Our big supermarkets, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's, asda, price match to Aldi & Lidl ( as they are cheaper)

[@darthdonkulous1810]

Regarding the milk (just in case it is different in the US): Green label (as seen in the video) is what we call semi-skimmed Red label is what we call skimmed & Blue label is whole milk We also have another category which is UHT (Ultra Heat Treated) which I THINK is what you were referring to with homogenized. Great video, guys!

[@bassoprimo]

Most UK milk is homogenised now, where the fat is broken up so it doesn't separate and rise to the top. UHT is a different product Ultra Heat Treated, where is is raised to a higher temperature then sealed int a sterile carton and keeps longer but tastes more "cooked." Sometimes known as "Long Life."

[@alexr5557]

After getting back from holiday in LA, I called in to a M&S garage store on the way home. When I got back to the car I told my wife and kids that after LA the food in M&S seemed almost free by comparison. That said, we love visiting the US.

[@user-jh3cg9mv7g]

Most of my friends shop for most basics in Aldi and the other German store, pile em high, sell em cheap! The major supers are expensive. Suzette SA

[@scrappystocks]

Toothpaste does contain flouride in the UK and flouride is added to water supplies if the natural content is below 1.5mg per litre, We can also get flouride from our favourite tipple because a cup of tea can contain around 2mg

[@peterjackson4763]

In some places fluoride is added, but not in others. The maximum allowed is 1.5mg per litre. Most of England has under 0.5mg per litre.

[@Linz1489]

Fluoride is not added to the water where I live, there is a big poster in my dentist saying so lol

[@Thurgosh_OG]

In Scotland no public drinking water supply is currently fluoridated and naturally occurring fluoride, in general, is less than 0.1 mg/l.

[@Jinty92]

I live in Scotland but have family in England. I don't like the taste of the water with fluoride in it. It tastes sweeter and metallic tasting.

[@Kat-po3mn]

According to the Scottish Water website, no public drinking water supply is currently fluoridated in Scotland. The initiative for fluoridation of any water supply lies with local NHS health boards. They have to undertake a full public consultation exercise before applying to Scottish Water to add fluoride to the water supply. The onus is on the NHS health boards to demonstrate that a significant majority are in favour of the proposal. In addition, there are significant practical and logistical issues which would need to be considered carefully by all parties involved,