Furious shoppers slam Sainsbury's for quietly hiking price of its meal deal AGAIN
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SAINSBURY'S has hiked the price of its lunchtime meal deal by 20p.
The popular midday lunch bundle has gone from £3.75 to £3.95, causing upset among its workers and customers.
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The supermarket has increased the price of its popular meal deal to almost £4
Shoppers have already spotted the hike, with one person writing on X: "Sainsburys meal deal gone up to £3.90 we are in the end times."
Another said: "Had to do a double take when I saw the price increase."
A third said the supermarket was "sneaking" the price up.
Another added: "This is not a drill - Sainsbury's meal deals have been upped again and are £3.95 - it was £3.75 before today."
A fifth shopper said: "Why TF was my Sainsbury's meal deal £3.95 - should we all just give up?"
Sainsbury's staff were also complaining on Reddit.
One posted: "Wow saw that the meal deal has gone up to £3.95. Did anyone else know beforehand or did my managers fail to inform us this was happening?"
Another added: "Honestly I just tend not to eat at work anymore. Eatings too expensive."
A third said: "Saw it last night , funny , we all said it's packed lunch then , we will still buy it , because we still struggle to wake up for work."
The change comes less than a year after Sainsbury's last hiked the price of its meal deal.
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The supermarket's meal deal went up in July 2024 from £3.50 to £3.75.
Shoppers said at the time the sudden price hike was "sneaky".
The price of the more expensive Premium meal deal has not changed from £5.
Customers can choose a combination of a main, a side and a drink.
Popular choices include sandwiches, a piece of fruit or bag of crisps and a Diet Coke or Lipton Ice Tea.
The supermarket recently introduced 35 new products into its meal deal range, including the option to build your own salad.
A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "With millions of possible combinations, we continue to offer one of the best value meal deals around.
"We've also recently introduced a range of new products just in time for summer, including our best-seller Picnic Triple Sandwich and build your own salad options.
"This means anyone who shops with us can choose from an affordable selection of over 150 mains, 300 snacks and 400 drinks."
How do other supermarkets compare?
The Sun recently looked at how much a meal deal will set you back at different shops.
Even with the price increase, the Sainsbury's meal deal is still - just about - among the cheapest options.
The most expensive meal deal comes from Waitrose, which charges £5.
Boots, Co-op, Morrisons and Tesco all charge £4 if you don't use their loyalty cards.
If you have a Boots Advantage Card, the deal is £3.60.
You can get a meal deal for the same price at Tesco if you have a Clubcard.
If you're a Co-op member you can get the lunchtime deal for £3.50.
Morrisons More Card holders can get the meal deal for £3.60.
Some of these supermarkets have also increased the price of their meal deals recently.
Tesco put its prices up from £3.40 to £3.60 for Clubcard members in August last year.
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