Asda has been named as the best-value supermarket for buying Christmas dinner - with shoppers saving nearly £30 compared to other brands. The prices of 33 festive items - including turkey, Christmas pudding, mince pies and Champagne - were analysed across the five major stores, with Asda coming in at number one at £119.96 for the total shop. Tesco scooped second place at £129.40; Morrisons was third at £135.71; Sainbury’s came in at four place with a festive basket costing £139.05. Asda's Christmas basket was the cheapest, research by trade magazine The Grocer found In fifth place, and the most expensive, was Waitrose at £149.54, which is £29.58 dearer when compared to festive shopping at Asda.
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Study by trade magazine The Grocer found Asda the best value
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Price comparison of 33 festive items purchased from five retailers
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Asda's £119 total cost was £10 less than second-cheapest, Tesco
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Waitrose the most costly with Christmas shoppers spending nearly £150
It found that Tesco has the cheapest bacon (£2,22); Asda is best for brandy butter (£1.50); @placeholder is best-priced in Morrisons (£16.99); and Christmas pudding costs £1.89 in Asda - compared to the most expensive £3.75 at Waitrose.
It found that Tesco has the cheapest bacon (£2,22); Asda is best for brandy butter (£1.50); Champagne is best-priced in Morrisons (£16.99); and Christmas pudding costs £1.89 in @placeholder - compared to the most expensive £3.75 at Waitrose.