Tesco Shoppers Say They're 'Heartbroken' As Price Of Meal Deal Increases

For years, shoppers have been bagging a sandwich, snack and drink for just £3, but it's all about to change - and people have a lot of feelings about it.

From the end of the month, the price of a meal deal will increase by 50p to £3.50, unless you have a Clubcard - in which case, the price remains at £3.

One devastated shopper wrote on Twitter: "Eh Tesco meal deal going up to £3.50 sh**s really starting to get real in 2022 huh?"

While another said: "I don’t know what’s more heart breaking, petrol going up to 1.63 or Tesco meal deals going up to £3.50 ❤️‍🩹."

And a third added: "I’ve just discovered Tesco are increasing their meal deal prices from next week."

Meanwhile a fourth wrote: "@Tesco putting there meal deals up has ruined my week."

And a fifth commented: "Tesco meal deals are going up to £3.50 inflation hitting us where it hurts."

While there's always much debate about which items are top tier in the meal deal selection, Tesco has said the UK's favourite meal deal items include the chicken, bacon and stuffing sandwich, bottles of Coca-Cola and McCoy's flame-grilled steak crisps.

Tesco chief customer officer Alessandra Bellini said: "Adding our ever-popular lunchtime meal deal to Clubcard Prices is the latest way we’re rewarding our 20 million Clubcard members with exclusive deals on thousands of products.

"Clubcard Prices have already given millions of customers the power to lower the cost of their weekly shop – and all while earning points for money off their shopping or rewards like family days out at Alton Towers or a Disney+ subscription."