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martyh 06-12-2011 21:43
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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35341668)
The bigger pack bigger price was the only one I found acceptable, at least in cases where the bigger pack was more expensive due to smaller ones being on offer, and the producer providing the labelling. The rest is unacceptable in my book.

I was shocked by the fruit/veg examples from Sainsbury's. Packed bananas are priced per unit, loose bananas per weight. Five loose bananas were 42p, five packed bananas 89p or something of that order, and the only way to find out was to weigh them.

It's not a game, it's a bloody outrage, and it's time something is done against it.
You could always just buy the loose bananas save some money and the enviroment :) ,don't forget pre packed fruit and veg has a overhead attached to it ...someone has to be paid to package it ,so it's understandable that it will cost more .I do agree that the pricing should be clearer it would be preferable for the packed bananas to still be priced by weight which is possible because i did notice on sunday that all the punnets of mushrooms in our morrisons where 89p and all weighed 250g so it is possible to sell pre packed by weight the same as loose produce is sold by weight...as long as the consumer accepts that packaging costs money so it won't be the same price

TheDaddy 06-12-2011 22:03
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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 35341450)
I hope when I reach pensionable age people don't start treating me like some imbecile, or automatically like someone that has dementia.

When you hit 67 does your IQ suddenly hit the floor?
No but in a lot of cases people's eyesight starts to go around then, last thing people need with the pensions most have in store is to have a supermarket helping themselves to a couple of quid extra per shop.

danielf 06-12-2011 22:05
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35341674)
You could always just buy the loose bananas save some money and the enviroment :) ,don't forget pre packed fruit and veg has a overhead attached to it ...someone has to be paid to package it ,so it's understandable that it will cost more .I do agree that the pricing should be clearer it would be preferable for the packed bananas to still be priced by weight which is possible because i did notice on sunday that all the punnets of mushrooms in our morrisons where 89p and all weighed 250g so it is possible to sell pre packed by weight the same as loose produce is sold by weight...as long as the consumer accepts that packaging costs money so it won't be the same price
Sure, I understand that packaging will cost (just not that much), but the point is that it should be clearer. Supermarkets will use every dirty trick in the book to confuse people. You shouldn't have to go to the supermarket with a clear idea of what the regular price of an item is in order to be able to determine if an item is actually in order, or if they've simply bumped the price up for a month in order to make something look like an order. It's downright devious, and they're all at it. Thieving gits...

Tim Deegan 07-12-2011 10:33
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Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35341368)

And what excuse would Tesco's give to gran when gran says I feel like you conned me out of my pension pittance.

probably a tough, it's not our fault that you trusted us and you're too stupid.
That's probably exactly what they think, but I'm sure they don't put it quite that way to her.

The trouble is that although many of the large companies are often breaking the law in the way they mislead people, it is very unlikely that they will be prosecuted because they are so big, and probably have a lot of political influence.

The supermarkets can probably make an excuse of making a mistake (feeble I know), because most of their misleading offers are short term. However the furiture stores deliberately set out to mislead customers on a long term basis. I actually have a mattress advice web site that exposes the hype and gimmicks used in the bed industry. So as you can imagine, this is an issue very close to my heart.

Maggy 07-12-2011 12:07
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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35341693)
Sure, I understand that packaging will cost (just not that much), but the point is that it should be clearer. Supermarkets will use every dirty trick in the book to confuse people. You shouldn't have to go to the supermarket with a clear idea of what the regular price of an item is in order to be able to determine if an item is actually in order, or if they've simply bumped the price up for a month in order to make something look like an order. It's downright devious, and they're all at it. Thieving gits...
I shouldn't have to take a magnifying glass to read the damned labels..It's not as if a cereal box has limited space.Tins maybe but even then there are ways to provide the info via promotional leaflets so I can read it.

Saaf_laandon_mo 07-12-2011 13:13
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It's not my eyesight I need to worry about, it's my wife. She never bothers checking the cost per unit of the offers, or looking for the equivalent products in larger sizes. I on the other hand always look at cost/unit and check around.

Food shopping is always cheaper when I do it, and less wasteful as a result.

Tim Deegan 07-12-2011 13:35
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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo (Post 35341943)
It's not my eyesight I need to worry about, it's my wife. She never bothers checking the cost per unit of the offers, or looking for the equivalent products in larger sizes. I on the other hand always look at cost/unit and check around.

Food shopping is always cheaper when I do it, and less wasteful as a result.
Unfortunately this is what the stores rely on. They don't want people to check, and most people don't.

Digital Fanatic 07-12-2011 16:25
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35341949)
Unfortunately this is what the stores rely on. They don't want people to check, and most people don't.
Totally agree.

Tim Deegan 07-12-2011 18:00
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THis thread has prompted me to add a new page to my mattress advice website.

I was really too busy to do it, but once I got my teeth into it (thanks to this thread):mad:

Chris 07-12-2011 18:01
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Why, are supermarkets selling mattresses as well now? :confused:

Pauls9 07-12-2011 18:09
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Does Tim sell beds by any chance?

martyh 07-12-2011 18:40
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I thought he was a fireman :shrug:

Gary L 07-12-2011 19:07
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All I know is his wife is cute :)

Anyway. that mince that used to be 1000g and they dropped it to 900g for the same price. well they've dropped it to 800g now. still the same price.

Hugh 07-12-2011 19:16
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35342107)
Why, are supermarkets selling mattresses as well now? :confused:
Tesco Asda and Sainsbury's do.....

I wonder if they BOGOF

Gary L 07-12-2011 19:22
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35342173)
I wonder if they BOGOF
Getting bored with the sofa?


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