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Old 08-01-2012, 19:02   #93
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Re: Revealed: The truth about supermarket 'bargains'

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Originally Posted by Paul M View Post
Exactly.

If people are too lazy to check an offer is actually better than buying them some other way, then thats their own fault, not the supermarket.
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan View Post
It's unusual for me to agree with you Pierre, but I have to on this occasion.

However it is usually the large chain retailers, but many others also copy their tactics.

---------- Post added at 17:00 ---------- Previous post was at 16:59 ----------

But they also try to confuse people by using different units.
I know what to mean I have seen (for example) £1.20p per 10 gram, and the same product but a different size say £13.10p per Kilogram.

But again just move the "." to get the conversion.
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