same as the big bags of crisps, always half full.
same as the big bags of crisps, always half full.
A well spotted example of our shops deceptive ways!
Hey! You know when you a mars bar (just for example) ...
The mars bar is advertised as being "2 pence off normal price"
I suspect that what they do is make the mars bar smaller...taking 5 pence worth of chocolate away?...but only take 2 pence off the price?
What I'm trying to say here is perhaps we shouldn't get too excited when the say the price has been cut....has the quantity of what your getting been cut somewhat more significantly..?
What I've described here might just be the oldest trick in the book!
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Aye ... or whenever a 230g bar of Cadbury Fruit & Nut chocolate is on offer for say, £1.25 (normally £1.75 upwards) - whereas the 400g bar remains fairly static, at £2.80. Obviously, you have to be vigilantly awareOriginally Posted by triple5
which of the two is the better bargain in such circumstances ... yet the supermarket boffins know only too well that there are a surprising number of "fruit & nutcases"
who *don't even bother to work out the comparative price differences
... on the basic assumption that the larger bar is [always] better value! And, of course, *this is what the big stores rely upon.
They all sell products with different quantities and if they don't have a direct comparison of pence per gram or what-not, you need a table and chair with a pen and piece of paper to work out exactly what is going on.
They use kilos (kg) and pounds (lbs) also to further complicate matters.
They know we will mostly give up at this point.
Tesco seems the worst for this deliberate labelling confusion.
Asda does seem the best value to me of the big supermarkets however, but they don't have the loyalty card (I think).
... Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury & Tesco ... they're all "a bunch of toe-rags" in MY candid opinion. Tesco's "saving grace" is, of course, its Clubcard system ... plus it's nearest to me geographically; Sainsbury [I don't know about,
So my advice IS - shop around!
You lot must be richer than me as I always check the prices for different size packs. Most of the time the shelf label will display the pence per 100 or whatever and if not then its only simple maths to work it out.
There are so many sales ploys in shops and I guess you need to be more savvy.
So my advice IS - shop around!They are all as slippery as each other.
The Hard Discounters have a lot going for them Aldi's quality is top class IMHO - Tesco are running scared of them hence their introduction a year or so ago of so called "Discount Brands" which in effect are Tesco own label with soppy names like "Daisy" and "Country Harvest"
asda and tesco both have highs and lows but ho has done the best ad???Do you think either ad can persuade the public that the supermarket giants are a friendly, local retailer?hehehe i kno bit of away from the topic....
for me ASDA's advertisment is believable,its more believable and natural in getting the message across...And they have neW and shiny trolleys,effective as ell hile tesco's is POPULAR N trustWorthy but the trolleys seem to Wooble a bit noW...But the thing is since TESCO is more near from ma man's place,Why should We drive an extra mile to go there....
ASDA's or TESCO's ,all We care is What can We get and for hoW much...Thats the main point...
A few people people have told me recently to look out for how larger packs don't always represent best price per unit in the supermarkets
Here is some sharp practice by Tesco
Bold Liquitabs (Detergent sachets)
12 £3.88 = £0.323 per sachet
20 £6.86 = £0.343 per sachet
- not special offers these are side by side normal shelf edge prices
Rip off Britain
Customer Service girl just shrugged her shoulders and gave an inane grin when I pointed it out
I'm sure if you read very carefully between the lines, somewhere in the Daily Mail, your bound to find something that says it's all because of Gordon Brown's policies or that it's all part of a dastardly labour plot.
The Hard Discounters have a lot going for them Aldi's quality is top class IMHO - Tesco are running scared of them hence their introduction a year or so ago of so called "Discount Brands" which in effect are Tesco own label with soppy names like "Daisy" and "Country Harvest"
HAHAHA so true,,,,and i really dnt feel its recession there in tha UK..lots of people are still shopping,,,lolI'm sure if you read very carefully between the lines, somewhere in the Daily Mail, your bound to find something that says it's all because of Gordon Brown's policies or that it's all part of a dastardly labour plot.
Terry Leahy is a sly Scouse LabouriteI'm sure if you read very carefully between the lines, somewhere in the Daily Mail, your bound to find something that says it's all because of Gordon Brown's policies or that it's all part of a dastardly labour plot.
Whatever happened to our once-proud nation?
Can't remember if I mentioned before but when I went to buy a large lot of persil washing powder from Asda, i checked the prices and the biggest lot had less than 2 lots of the next size down, but cost a little more than the two smaller size lots! I think they are taking advantage of peoples belief that the largest size is the most economical but if they keep doing this, they won't end up selling any more of the biggest amount items.
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