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Susie Beever

Mum 'floored' by price difference swears by M&S after comparing weekly shop to Tesco’s

A mum has revealed the startling price difference after carrying out the same Tesco food shop in one of its rivals.

Shopper Claudia carried out her usual food shop in Marks & Spencer only to be billed a fraction of the cost, despite its reputation as one of the most costly supermarkets.

The M&S bill came to almost £57, while she claims her Tesco shop of the same items reached £91 the week before.

The mum took to TikTok to share her thoughts, claiming she had always previously been a "Tesco girl".

"I just did something that I would never usually do," she began.

"My For You Page has been absolutely flooded with people doing comparisons on their weekly shops at places like Waitrose vs Aldi, M&S vs Tesco, and so on.

M&S ended up being nearly £34 cheaper (@mrsclaudiaanderson/TikTok)

"So today, I thought, do you know what, I’m going to do my weekly shop at M&S and see if there’s that much of a difference.

"Now I am a Tesco girl and I will die on that hill.

"I just did the bulk of my shop - bearing in mind that we are vegan - at M&S."

Claudia added there were a few vegan alternatives she couldn't source from M&S, such as dairy-free cream and the vegan pizza base she normally opts for, claiming she would instead pick those up from Tesco.

"My weekly shop at Tesco last week was £91," she said.

"My total for today at M&S - £56.99. What?

"I’m just going to come and do my shop at M&S!"

(Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock)

She added that even after getting the extra bits from Tesco, on which she spent £25, the total came to £81.99 - saving her almost £10 on her weekly shop.

And, as an added bonus, Claudia pointed out that the "quality at M&S is unreal".

"I am now an M&S girlie," she wrote over her video, before adding in the caption: "M&S you’ve just gained a loyal customer."

"I used to work at M&S for 7 years and It is honestly the best food & they always try and keep the prices down!" one person commented on her video.

As another added: "Honestly I shop there quite often there’s so much that’s affordable fresher and fruit and veg lasts longer also I find!"

"It’s so true!" Claudia replied.

"I couldn’t get over the size of the peppers!""I spent £70 at m&s and got most of my monthly shop last week," someone else wrote.

"Lasts longer and fresher and better quality."

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