A MONEY-SAVING shopper has compared the prices of basic everyday items in three popular stores – Tesco, Marks and Spencer and rival, Lidl.
We all have a favourite supermarket we go to when doing the weekly grocery shop – but does your top pick offer the best bargains?
To find out, one TikTok user, Kathryn Leech (@katsaves), set out to see where to nab basic items, such as bread and milk, for the lowest price.
''Let's see how Tesco, Lidl and M&S actually compare,'' she said in the video.
Bread
First up, Kathryn looked at the bread selection at each store.
The cheapest one she could find in M&S cost 85p, while Lidl offered one that was just 79p.
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The most expensive, however, was Tesco – a loaf of their Wholewheat Medium bread was almost a pound, scanning for 95p at the till.
Milk
Next, the money-saving whizz compared the different prices of milk.
If you're shopping at M&S, a jug of semi-skimmed milk will set you back by £1.30 – and the same goes for Lidl, Kathryn discovered.
Tesco, again, was a tad bit more expensive – the store charges £1.40 for the same product.
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Butter
Whilst shopping in the dairy section, Kathryn also looked at the price tags of butter.
Whether you fancy unsalted or salter butter, Marks & Spencer sells 250g of the product for £2.
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The cheapest option in Lidl, on the other hand, is just 1p less, scanning for £1.99.
However, if you want to save some money, it's best to steer clear of Tesco – the lowest priced butter came in at £2.10.
''It is not looking good for Tesco so far,'' Kathryn chuckled in the video.
Cheese
The fourth everyday item the shopper compared was cheese.
A block of mature cheddar will cost you £2.90 in M&S, whereas a slightly bigger block of the same product retails for £2.79 in Lidl.
The most expensive here was Tesco again – the brand charges its customers an eye-watering £3.60.
Eggs
Last up in the video were eggs, a staple for those who fancy a hearty fry-up.
Marks & Spencer store, Kathryn revealed, offers a pack of six free range eggs for a quid, while Lidl charges £1.29 for the same amount of medium-sized eggs.
Meanwhile, a box of six eggs will set you back by £1.60 when doing the shop in Tesco.
''Are you surprised at the price difference between 3 shops that are literally next to each other on the street?'' the shopper wondered.
Seeing the difference in pricing, dozens flocked to comments to share their thoughts and observations – and indeed, it was not good news for Tesco.
One exclaimed: ''Tescos been a rip off for years [sic].''
Another noted: ''m&s and lidls have pretty much have the same price but i bet the m&s quality is better [sic].''
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''even though m&s has similar price as Lidl, it super easy to accidentally grab other high price items in m&s and the price just go up crazy,'' a third reckoned.
''thing is, m&s would feel like it was better even if it wasn't cheaper. but I wouldn't be able to come out without Percy pigs as well!!!'' someone else chuckled.
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