Shoppers are outraged after spotting fizzy drinks at Greggs are now padlocked after being left fuming by a price hike.
It was a bad start to 2025 for Greggs lovers after they found the bakery chain had increased the price of sausage rolls again. Its most popular menu item went up by 5p to £1.30 and it’s the second time in six months that there has been an increase of 5p.
And now a TikTok post has been shared showing a Greggs shop in London where the fizzy drinks have been locked up. Captioned ‘Greggs today’ it shows a large padlock on the doors to the chilled drinks cabinet.
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The clip has been shared dozens of times with many people left frustrated at the move. One person wrote: “That’s ridiculous, surely head office never authorised this?”, while another commented: “What’s the world coming to when you got to lock up bottles of pop.”
Many agreed it was a sad state of affairs where drinks have to be locked up and it follows the Greggs’ flagship Leicester Square store hiring a security guard last year. Meanwhile workers in a London Bridge store have been issued with body cameras.
Other comments about the TikTok clip showing the latest security move included one person saying: “Has to be done the theft is becoming beyond ridiculous.” Another agreed: “Not surprised the amount of people walking in and stealing stuff – can’t have nice things that’s what happens.”
The footage of the drinks locked up was shared on TikTok
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The drinks fridge appeared to be under lock and key at the London Greggs
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Meanwhile the sausage roll price hike was spotted at its Shields Road branch in Newcastle – and it’s worth noting that prices do vary based on your location, with some Greggs branches charging up to £1.40 for a sausage roll. Linda Johnson, 74, a retired quality control inspector, said: “It’s now £3.90 for four sausage rolls. I wouldn’t pay that – I would tell them to stick it.
“A sausage roll used to be £1, now it’s £1.30. I know everyone is watching their pennies but the whole point of Greggs is that it’s cheap and cheerful. I usually hand over the correct change but when I went to pay I was told that the prices had gone up. I bought a coffee which is up from £1.60 to £1.70. It’s still cheaper than supermarket coffee or other big brands so I will still go there.”
Greggs has raised the price of its sausage rolls
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Heather Hife, 62, a carer, added: “It’s disgraceful that they have raised their prices. They are a big company and are making a lot of profit. They shouldn’t be putting them up. The prices already went up before. I will stop buying sausage rolls when they reach £1.50.” A Greggs worker said: “It went up just afterChristmas. There have been a few complaints from regular customers who have noticed the increase.”
Greggs charged just 85p for its sausage roll in 2016 but since then, the price has gone up seven times – the last time was in July, when both the meat and vegan versions were increased by 5p.