If you cant find something just ask the staff ,most of swedes speak english!!!on your video i saw a few staff around you could have asked!!!!!Love to you from a Swede!!!!
Ica is the most expencive shops in sweden it it sooooo mutch more expencive then willys!!!!why did you go there????and why do you film the shelf just swinging the camera fast so i icould not see a thing!!!!It is bad,make me seasick!!!!
That was a fairly reasonable Ica Nära, pricewise. But the "Nära" profile is made for lower revenue, less customer flow and so on, so it needs to be a fair bit more expensive to show black figures on the last row. The Nära you were at has a turnover of 55MSkr and has it's nose barely above water to make money, and to me it looked like it was suffering from the pain of growing and lack of space. Noticed that you were looking at the "Baked" dates on the bread... For the Pågen one that showed 31:st (I believe I heard you say that it was the 1st) was that mornings bread because they are made and shipped all across during nighttime. I can get these "lukewarm" in the morning where I live, even if the baked date is one day behind. The ICA Maxi is the best alternative in Sweden due to the mix of range and price. But if you want just lower price, and a lot of "private label" (cheese and motoroil under the same brand) then the choice would be Willy´s and after that Lidl, but on the expense of a fairly tight assortement. Otherwise it is the same as everywhere when it comes to prices. The inflation is pounding all parts of the supply chain and the correction in economics will be felt for a while, because now the wages will go up anf therefore prices will continue upwards but ptobably not in the same pace. But there is still A LOT that can go wrong in that part. Very nice video! 👍👍👍
Well, you're shopping in the most expensive stores of the ICA brand. ICA Nära is the most expensive one followed by ICA Supermarket which is a little less expensive, followed by ICA Kvantum, again less expensive and finally ICA Maxi which is the largest supermarket and the "least expensive" of them all... For my own needs I prefer Willy's though... They have two types of stores, Willy's and Willy's Hemma. Willy's Hemma is smaller and more more expensive than Willy's... as an example, the pick&mix candy as shown in the video costs 99 swedish "krona" per kilo, while at Willy's the same candy is at 79 swedish "krona" - and that's just the candy... 😉
Great explanation, thanks for that👍 We usually shop at Lidl and find that more cost effective. Joking aside, Wendy does not really like the “Big Willy’s” 👍😀😎
Willy's prices are in the same range as Lidl, some even cheaper, and a larger assortment at that. Willy's also have their own assortment brand "Garant", high quality, yet cheaper than those bigger brands out there... You also have Coop that works similar to ICA, that is "X:-TRA", (in a way similar to Lidl), is the cheapest followed by Coop a bit more expensive and finally "Stora Coop", the so called flagship, (large supermarkets)... The word "Stora" translates to "Big" by the way...😆 Coop is more expensive than ICA, but that's because they have high demands on the entire production chain in terms of environmental impact, wages and working conditions of the producers, etc... Hemköp and CityGross are two other examples, both of them too expensive for my taste... CityGross offers high quality swedish meat though...
You know. Most Swedes speak English. Ask where the raisins are. Thought I saw the Sun-Maid brand in the aisle. And do visit the bigger ICA Kvantum or ICA Maxi when you get closer to some bigger town. Cheaper than the small locals.
Yes we know most speak English but we were sort of in panic mode due to being on a bit of a tight time scale. Generally we are fine in shops but this very quick visit for some specific items got us flustered 🤣🤣🤣
Hi! There couldn't be a Swedish shop without raisins, It"s a staple. I would say close to the nuts and those types of natural snacks, but could possibly be around the baking isle too..Ask next time, I'm sure someone will be happy to help! We don't bite. 😉
Yes you are right. We were on a tight timescale and a bit rushed. Everyone here is Sweden is VERY nice and really happy to help us. Almost everyone speaks excellent English :)
@@TheHappyTravellers I know the feeling when you're rushed. Hope you found your raisins eventually. Glad to hear that, that's how it should be. You seem so lovely, so I certainly hope people are treating you well. We are usually quite a friendly bunch. Greetings from Stockholm! 🌞
I think the few items we bought were not the most expensive things. If you start adding in meat and other items then the weekly shopping would be about 50% more expensive. This of course does not take into account the higher wages and higher living standards here in Sweden. If you're visiting from the UK you'll find it expensive...
@@angelameans8647here in western Canada eggs are expensive . If you get free range eggs they are super expensive . My parents and grandparents they live true the war in Germany and many times they just had potatoes to eat ,depending on the season . They did had a couple of cows so milk was always on hand. I don’t think we will starve but I do feel for younger family’s . Mind you they do feel deprived of not being able to eat out ,going to a movie or not having a steak to eat. I reached 😂age 76 and find living without a lot of things is a good thing. We all have more than we need but I also know we cannot live like our grandparents. Electricity is expensive and so is petrol. So are taxes . I just saw a newscast from Venezuela and compared to them we live like rich people . A school teacher making $5.00 USa month and still feeding some hungry students is insane .We have to be thankful to even feed our selfs.
Ah, Digestive Biscuits… this reminds me, that when you get back to Spain, I love the Spanish Gullón brand Digestive Muesli Biscuit (in a yellow box). It is less sugary & more fiber filled than the traditional English digestive. I am spending loads of money to buy imported ones on Amazon. 🫤 A big, national retailer, here in the USA, used to regularly stock them for cheap, so I got hooked on them - lovely, dipped in hot tea or coffee! Sadly, the retailer stopped stocking those, a few years ago. Food prices shot up exponentially, like real estate & other things did, during & after 2020. It is obscene!
We have an unhealthy expectation in the uk to have cheap food so we have money left over to buy pointless crap like door bell cameras or to watch endless TV. We should be more realistic on what good food costs and what proportion of our income should be spent on it.
Yep, we are on the same page there. There also needs to be an uplift in pay rates for work. Farmers especially need to be valued much more rather than squeezed for every last penny by the conglomerate retailers.
My girlfriend Likes big willies, so I try and take her as often as I can. Anyway, next week I will be in the UK, shopping at Tescos and coop, so I will compare prices a bit. Anyway thank you for an interesting movie.
Just comparing and think the prices were reasonable. Though chicken more expensive.Love seeing Pippin in her stroller.We have one for Beth which we keep of needed in future for one of the others.Loved this bit of shopping with you and Wendy .You seem much better which is do good to see. Whatever you are doing .Carry on doing it and do not cut your hair again.!!!!
Shossing not the shepeest Store ore location this ICA nära is not the mlowprice The Store Willys is alot better priced in the first place and this ica is not the sheepest of the ica stores either. To compare prices between contrys you need to se how long it takes to earn the amont in UK to by a certen thing and how long it takés in Sweden to bt thesame thing then we can compare Fairly.
Yes wages are higher in Sweden and the standard of living is higher too. Prices are what they are but for visitors from England on a State Pension it’s different 😀👍😎 Thanks for taking the time to write ❤️
Ica is pronounced Ika. English has been obligatory in school since 1955. So everyone still at a working age knows how to speak it. Just ask if you can't find something.
Yes everyone is very good at speaking English. On this occasion we were on a bit of a mission so became a bit too focused and did not ask. Next time :)
I’ve checked and it all seems fine. There are other pages and profiles with the exact same name though. This type of thing is why I’m getting increasingly fed up with Facebook. It’s a time sink and does nothing for our UA-cam channel. Seriously considering dumping Facebook 🧐
What's so shocking? Prices are on a par with the UK. And eggs ARE naturally white - for some reason in the UK they like to dye the shells to make the more 'tanned' in the stupid belief that they will look more attractive to buyers.
Taking all of the food prices into account we can say that Sweden is probably 50% more expensive than the UK. Having to buy food at such an overall increased price is certainly a shock to the wallet 🤷♂️
Well, that was fun! It looks like a lovely day there. Happy Sunday!
Yes it's been lovely weather but a little changeable. :)
If you cant find something just ask the staff ,most of swedes speak english!!!on your video i saw a few staff around you could have asked!!!!!Love to you from a Swede!!!!
Yes all the people are very good and kind. ❤️
Ica Maxi and Willys are the best in my opinion. Lidl is also cheap but they have a lot of unknown brands.
Yes the quality is quite good. Lidl is familiar to us as we have that in England.
Ica is the most expencive shops in sweden it it sooooo mutch more expencive then willys!!!!why did you go there????and why do you film the shelf just swinging the camera fast so i icould not see a thing!!!!It is bad,make me seasick!!!!
Went there as it’s local. Sorry about the fast movement, not recorded on our usual camera.
Hope you’ve recovered 😀👍😎
Hi guys I bet finding what’s what in Swedish is confusing, thanks for the look around 👍👊🚌🏴
Haha yes we are starting to get used to it though.
😀👍😎
That was a fairly reasonable Ica Nära, pricewise. But the "Nära" profile is made for lower revenue, less customer flow and so on, so it needs to be a fair bit more expensive to show black figures on the last row. The Nära you were at has a turnover of 55MSkr and has it's nose barely above water to make money, and to me it looked like it was suffering from the pain of growing and lack of space.
Noticed that you were looking at the "Baked" dates on the bread... For the Pågen one that showed 31:st (I believe I heard you say that it was the 1st) was that mornings bread because they are made and shipped all across during nighttime. I can get these "lukewarm" in the morning where I live, even if the baked date is one day behind.
The ICA Maxi is the best alternative in Sweden due to the mix of range and price. But if you want just lower price, and a lot of "private label" (cheese and motoroil under the same brand) then the choice would be Willy´s and after that Lidl, but on the expense of a fairly tight assortement.
Otherwise it is the same as everywhere when it comes to prices. The inflation is pounding all parts of the supply chain and the correction in economics will be felt for a while, because now the wages will go up anf therefore prices will continue upwards but ptobably not in the same pace. But there is still A LOT that can go wrong in that part.
Very nice video! 👍👍👍
Excellent comment. Thanks for the additional info on ICA 👍😀😎
Well, you're shopping in the most expensive stores of the ICA brand. ICA Nära is the most expensive one followed by ICA Supermarket which is a little less expensive, followed by ICA Kvantum, again less expensive and finally ICA Maxi which is the largest supermarket and the "least expensive" of them all...
For my own needs I prefer Willy's though... They have two types of stores, Willy's and Willy's Hemma. Willy's Hemma is smaller and more more expensive than Willy's... as an example, the pick&mix candy as shown in the video costs 99 swedish "krona" per kilo, while at Willy's the same candy is at 79 swedish "krona" - and that's just the candy... 😉
Great explanation, thanks for that👍
We usually shop at Lidl and find that more cost effective.
Joking aside, Wendy does not really like the “Big Willy’s” 👍😀😎
Willy's prices are in the same range as Lidl, some even cheaper, and a larger assortment at that. Willy's also have their own assortment brand "Garant", high quality, yet cheaper than those bigger brands out there...
You also have Coop that works similar to ICA, that is "X:-TRA", (in a way similar to Lidl), is the cheapest followed by Coop a bit more expensive and finally "Stora Coop", the so called flagship, (large supermarkets)... The word "Stora" translates to "Big" by the way...😆 Coop is more expensive than ICA, but that's because they have high demands on the entire production chain in terms of environmental impact, wages and working conditions of the producers, etc...
Hemköp and CityGross are two other examples, both of them too expensive for my taste... CityGross offers high quality swedish meat though...
@simbella99 thank you for the info, very helpful 😀
You're welcome! 🙂
You know. Most Swedes speak English. Ask where the raisins are. Thought I saw the Sun-Maid brand in the aisle. And do visit the bigger ICA Kvantum or ICA Maxi when you get closer to some bigger town. Cheaper than the small locals.
Yes we know most speak English but we were sort of in panic mode due to being on a bit of a tight time scale.
Generally we are fine in shops but this very quick visit for some specific items got us flustered 🤣🤣🤣
Hi! There couldn't be a Swedish shop without raisins, It"s a staple. I would say close to the nuts and those types of natural snacks, but could possibly be around the baking isle too..Ask next time, I'm sure someone will be happy to help! We don't bite. 😉
Yes you are right. We were on a tight timescale and a bit rushed. Everyone here is Sweden is VERY nice and really happy to help us. Almost everyone speaks excellent English :)
@@TheHappyTravellers I know the feeling when you're rushed. Hope you found your raisins eventually. Glad to hear that, that's how it should be. You seem so lovely, so I certainly hope people are treating you well. We are usually quite a friendly bunch. Greetings from Stockholm! 🌞
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Our raisins are sold in the Produce section, with other dried fruits.
@Mistydazzle we couldn’t find any dried fruit at all. 😜
The prices didn't seem to me, to be any more expensive, than England. 😊
I think the few items we bought were not the most expensive things. If you start adding in meat and other items then the weekly shopping would be about 50% more expensive.
This of course does not take into account the higher wages and higher living standards here in Sweden.
If you're visiting from the UK you'll find it expensive...
Eggs are pricey!! 🐓
I think about 25% more in Sweden than England.
I found prices on a par with Waitrose.
@@angelameans8647here in western Canada eggs are expensive . If you get free range eggs they are super expensive .
My parents and grandparents they live true the war in Germany and many times they just had potatoes to eat ,depending on the season . They did had a couple of cows so milk was always on hand.
I don’t think we will starve but I do feel for younger family’s .
Mind you they do feel deprived of not being able to eat out ,going to a movie or not having a steak to eat.
I reached 😂age 76 and find living without a lot of things is a good thing.
We all have more than we need but I also know we cannot live like our grandparents.
Electricity is expensive and so is petrol. So are taxes .
I just saw a newscast from Venezuela and compared to them we live like rich people .
A school teacher making $5.00 USa month and still feeding some hungry students is insane .We have to be thankful to even feed our selfs.
Ah, Digestive Biscuits… this reminds me, that when you get back to Spain, I love the Spanish Gullón brand Digestive Muesli Biscuit (in a yellow box). It is less sugary & more fiber filled than the traditional English digestive. I am spending loads of money to buy imported ones on Amazon. 🫤 A big, national retailer, here in the USA, used to regularly stock them for cheap, so I got hooked on them - lovely, dipped in hot tea or coffee! Sadly, the retailer stopped stocking those, a few years ago.
Food prices shot up exponentially, like real estate & other things did, during & after 2020. It is obscene!
We’ll try to look out for them when we get to Spain in 2025. You might need to remind us 😀👍😎
Think I would just live of cheese 🧀 , loved your shopping tour x ❤️
Thanks Alison. Yes it’s easy to buy lots of different cheeses. 👍😀😎
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You do know that you can eat the broccoli stalk ... Chop it up and boil with the rest. Just FYI. It is really tasty.
Yes of course but we have found that very often part of the stalk is “woody”.
Still quite expensive compared with the UK 👍😀😎
I love the stalk it's the best bit ! 😊
Yeah me too but not everyone appreciates it 👍😀😎
I was quite surprised by the prices, didn't seem much more expensive than UK! Nice little store. ❤
@carolemousdell4444 thanks Carole. Yes it’s a nice little store; it seems that it is probably the most expensive place to shop 👍
Doesn’t seem that much more expensive than Australia. I often buy organic broccoli 🥦 and the stems are just delicious. I use every part.
Yeah I agree prices seem pretty similar to what I remember of Australia. Thanks for commenting 👍😀😎
I am suprice no one told you that dogs are not allowe in food stores.
Only working dogs.
Pippin is a psychological assistance ❤️
@@TheHappyTravellers oh, that is why.
Ok. I did not know that.
Hope you feel wellcome whith us Swedish ❤
We have an unhealthy expectation in the uk to have cheap food so we have money left over to buy pointless crap like door bell cameras or to watch endless TV. We should be more realistic on what good food costs and what proportion of our income should be spent on it.
Yep, we are on the same page there. There also needs to be an uplift in pay rates for work.
Farmers especially need to be valued much more rather than squeezed for every last penny by the conglomerate retailers.
Soooo true!!!!!
12.50 Its not "Levanda Brod" exactly....but sure is cheap.
My Swedish pronunciation leaves a lot to be desired 😀👍😎
Are you allowed to take dogs into supermarkets in Sweden?
It seems fine. No signs and no one complains. Pippin is always I the stroller when we go into shops.
It’s all good 👍😀😀
You should visit Norway then we can talk about how expensive Sweden is 😉
Hahaha I’m told Norway is very expensive. Even Swedish people think so 😀👍😎
@@TheHappyTravellers Norwegians crossing the border to Sweden all the time to shop for groceries and stuff 😁
Yes, I guess “expensive” is all relative 😀👍😎
My girlfriend Likes big willies, so I try and take her as often as I can. Anyway, next week I will be in the UK, shopping at Tescos and coop, so I will compare prices a bit. Anyway thank you for an interesting movie.
Hahaha very good comment. Enjoy your time in England 👍😀😎
You're moving your camera way too fast - one gets dizzy watching your video. Please slow down your movements!
Yes you are right apologies for that. This was shot on an iPhone which is not our usual choice.
The wages are higher in Sweden and Wendy is right the vegetables are not as good .Those are an expensive few bits .
What price restaurant and cafes ?
Just comparing and think the prices were reasonable. Though chicken more expensive.Love seeing Pippin in her stroller.We have one for Beth which we keep of needed in future for one of the others.Loved this bit of shopping with you and Wendy .You seem much better which is do good to see. Whatever you are doing .Carry on doing it and do not cut your hair again.!!!!
Similarly expensive. Bottle of IPA Beer (330cl) is 63 SEK (£4.66)
Shossing not the shepeest Store ore location this ICA nära is not the mlowprice The Store Willys is alot better priced in the first place and this ica is not the sheepest of the ica stores either. To compare prices between contrys you need to se how long it takes to earn the amont in UK to by a certen thing and how long it takés in Sweden to bt thesame thing then we can compare Fairly.
Yes wages are higher in Sweden and the standard of living is higher too.
Prices are what they are but for visitors from England on a State Pension it’s different 😀👍😎
Thanks for taking the time to write ❤️
Ica is pronounced Ika. English has been obligatory in school since 1955. So everyone still at a working age knows how to speak it. Just ask if you can't find something.
Yes everyone is very good at speaking English. On this occasion we were on a bit of a mission so became a bit too focused and did not ask.
Next time :)
Nice, make video many many
Yes, glad you liked this one :)
Try Surstromming - its yummy. :)
😝😝😝 - I’ve tried various Swedish fish “delicacies” and I can say they’re not to my taste. 👍😀😎
@@TheHappyTravellers but if you try it you shall NOT eat the fish alone you need certen thigs to go with the fish.
Well I like most food in Sweden 🇸🇪 but not the pickled fish. I’ve never really liked that kind of thing 👍😀😎
Has someone taken over your FB?
Not sure. I’ll have a look 👍
I’ve checked and it all seems fine. There are other pages and profiles with the exact same name though.
This type of thing is why I’m getting increasingly fed up with Facebook. It’s a time sink and does nothing for our UA-cam channel.
Seriously considering dumping Facebook 🧐
Weird as I'd followed you on the same FB page for years and now have someone called Jamie Elmers. Will unfollow. X
@kimdeabill8540 that is weird 🤷♂️
I travel all around Europe and shop is supermarkets, but I don't film while shopping
We don’t usually but some people were asking for a view inside shops.
I think it’s helpful to see the real life situations from around the world 👍😀😎
Pretty cheap! 😮
Glad you enjoyed the video. 😀👍😎
What's so shocking? Prices are on a par with the UK. And eggs ARE naturally white - for some reason in the UK they like to dye the shells to make the more 'tanned' in the stupid belief that they will look more attractive to buyers.
Taking all of the food prices into account we can say that Sweden is probably 50% more expensive than the UK.
Having to buy food at such an overall increased price is certainly a shock to the wallet 🤷♂️
And I thought the colour of the shell was determined by the hens genes.
Yes the colour of the shell depends on the breed of hen 👍😀😎