Make supermarket savings on staple items by shopping in certain aisle

With the cost of our weekly supermarket shop seemingly going up and up, a thrifty shopper has revealed a "genius hack" she claims will save you money next time you are at the checkout. Caroline Butler took to TikTok to outline her money saving advice, explaining which aisle you should head to if you want to cut costs.

"This is one of the best supermarket hacks to save you money and I don't think many people know about it," she began in a video. Caroline headed to the seasoning section in her local Tesco, where she pointed out that at "£1 a pop", the various herbs and spices might not seem particularly expensive. However, there's a way of reducing your expenditure on those important ingredients.

Caroline continued, noting basil, garlic salt and tarragon as examples. "If you look at the 'per 10g' price, they are actually quite pricey," she said, pointing out that the latter costs £1.43 per 10g.

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"Look here at the bay leaves - they are £3.33 per 10g," she added, before detailing her trick.

"Instead go to the world food aisle, where you find cinnamon sticks for 13p per 10g - as opposed to in the other aisle where they are 83p per 10g!"

In another example, Caroline noted that a large packet of garam masala in the world food aisle is sold by Tesco at 11.7p per 10g, while in the seasoning section it will set you back 26.3g per 10g.

The same applies to turmeric at 11.7p per 10g in packets found amongst the world foods, while its counterpart in the seasoning section costs almost double the price at 22.2p per 10g.

Caroline closed with a fourth and final example. "Chilli powder is 11.7p per 10g but in the other aisle it is £20 per kg [20p per 10g]!"

"I get that these little [seasoning] pots are easy to store, but keep the old pots you have," she urged. "Then refill them with those cheaper bags from the world food aisle."

Agreeing with the advice, one TikTok user penned in response: "I buy spices from the Asian section and fill little jars or empty jam jars."

A second praised: "Very good tip, thank you." Whilst a third added: "That’s a jolly good tip! And earning cashback on all your shopping too is another tip."

Others, however, stressed the importance of convenience over value for money. "If you don’t use much it don’t last they go stale so false economy, I prefer the smaller pots to stack in my cupboard," one individual explained.

Another TikTok user detailed another alternative: "In my town we have a loose shop selling everything and you can buy as little or as much as you want and take your own containers."

Whilst someone else concurred: "I get all my herbs and spices from the international grocer. Always much much cheaper."