A thrifty supermarket spender visited all of the major UK supermarkets to see which one offered the best “bang for your buck” when it comes to £1 daffodil bouquets
The supermarkets are filled with them – string tied £1 daffodil bouquets which will brighten any room in your house.
They’re an inexpensive way to add a pop of colour, and touch of spring, to your space, without having to fork out for a mixed bunch in the supermarket stands. Let’s face it, we’ve seen them all before – lining the entrance to supermarket doors every March as they come into season.
But, despite being amid a cost-of-living crisis, not many of us question their value for money. This is arguably because they are £1, or 95p in some instances, making them affordable to many. But one TikToker went one step further to check exactly how many daffodils you get for your £1 coin, and the results vary. Named The Sustainable Spender on the platform, the shopper visited every major supermarket to see which one offered the most. In her voice over, she said: “Not all small bunches of daffodils like this are created equal. I scoured the supermarkets to see where I could get the biggest bang for my buck – and one store really surprised me.”
M&S, Morrisons and Tesco all offered 10 stems for £1, which is about average. Sainsbury’s and Waitrose only offered nine for £1. Lidl’s were sold out in her nearest branch, but offered 10 stems for 99p, while Aldi trumped the rest price-wise with 10 stems for 95p. “But at Asda, drum roll, I could get 16 for £1 – I was not expecting that, far and away the best value for money.” The comparison was purely on price, as opposed to quality, which was not mentioned in the video.
Best way to assemble your supermarket daffodils
Once you’ve picked up your shop-bought daffs, getting them into a vase is the priority. But Elforist’s flower expert David Denyer has urged people to follow a really important tip to prevent nasty effects on your skin, or towards other flowers.
Daffodils emit a sticky sap when the bottom of the stems are cut, which is toxic to humans and other plants. Mixing your daffs with other vase flowers could actually kill off the entire bouquet. The sap can also cause a rash on your hands. Mr Denyer recommends wearing gloves to prevent getting a rash and explained that as daffodils are ‘soft-stemmed’ – they should be cut straight across the stem and not at a 45 degree angle. “While daffodils look beautiful on their own, mixing them with other flowers is an easy way to brighten up a room and create depth to your bouquet,” he said. “So to do this, simply place your cut daffodils in some water for a few hours and allow the sap to drain before adding them to an arrangement of other flowers.”
