A shopper who does the weekly grocery shop at Aldi and Sainsbury's has named Marks and Spencer as the best supermarket for one staple food item: grapes.
Angela Patrone, writing for the Daily Express, said convenience and value for money make Aldi and Sainsbury's her go-to choices, but fruit quality consistently falls short at both. She singled out grapes as the category where M&S stands out.
Quality issues at Aldi and Sainsbury's
Aldi sells red and white seedless grapes at £1.89, but Patrone said they lack freshness and appear underwhelming in size and taste. She also reported finding mouldy grapes and other fruit on Aldi shelves on several occasions, and said grapes often develop mould within days of purchase.
At Sainsbury's, standard seedless grapes stay fresh for a reasonable length of time but are noticeably smaller and lack depth of flavour in both red and white varieties. They are priced at roughly £2 to £2.20, dropping to a Nectar card promotional price of £1.60.
What M&S offers instead
Patrone said M&S grapes retail at £2.50, or £2.65 for mixed seedless varieties. She described them as large, juicy and flavoursome with a satisfying crunch, and said none tend to go to waste, which is often the case elsewhere.
She concluded that at around the £2 mark, M&S would be the preferable choice over Sainsbury's, and that the price difference is not particularly significant when quality is considered.
