Revealed: The truth about supermarket 'bargains'

[Kymmy]

I only ever buy treats in the dogfood section GSD stomachs tend to be a bit finicky so they get fed a home made food (I do a big pot every 7 days with 2.5kg of chicken, 1kg rice and half kg of chicken livers) then mix it with rusk just before feeding. Unlike dog food they never get bored of it.. Supplement that with veggie and other food leftovers and they have a more balanced diet than I do!!!

[thenry]

your a good man taking good care of them do you mix any solid biscuit type foods with it?

kind of puts me to shame tbh, i had a cat years ago when I was young, she use to go nuts over fish fingers. parents ended up having to buy 1 pack for her or she'd take mine

Originally Posted by thenry

your a good man

Kymmy is female.

[thenry]

opps, your a good lady

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

then mix it with rusk just before feeding.

Originally Posted by thenry

your a good man taking good care of them do you mix any solid biscuit type foods with it?

Rusk is the same as Kible, mixer.. whatever you wish to call it.. It helps also keep their teeth clean

Originally Posted by Mick

Kymmy is female.

Thank ye kindly kind Sir..

[danielf]

[Osem]

Given the state of many people's mental arithmetic I reckon a good number of the public would consider "Two For The Price of Three" a real bargain.

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Nugget

Out of curiosity, where do you think that the wholesalers get their stock from? They work just as much with promotions as the supermarkets (and the independants, for that matter) - they just start at a lower price because of the amounts that they can actually have on sale at any one time.

I speak as someone who's worked in the food industry for 15 years, for suppliers to both retail and wholesale (with a 4 year stint in independants) - they all work on promotional activity, as that's what people (ie the customer) likes to see. Everybody knows that supermarkets put the bread right in the far corner from the entrance, so that you have to walk past everything else to get to it - ever noticed that your local corner shop does the same? Mine certainly does...

With respect, I am in no way 'bullying' you, and I certainly take no offence in anything you've said - however, you must accept that there are areas where certain people have greater expertise than others. Without wishing to advertise your website particularly, you evidently have much more knowledge in your field than I do, but that does work both ways

I think you are missing my point.

As this thread shows, many retailers, especially the large ones (which does include supermarkets), try to pull the wool over the consumers eyes by making out that they are getting a good deal when they are not.

Now the difference between retailers buying, and consumers buying, is that retailers are paying huge sums of money for large quantities. So if a wholesaler tried to make out that something was on special offer, when really it was more expensive, then an experienced buyer would spot it a mile off.

I have never said that wholesalers don't do special offers, as they do. But the difference is that they wouldn't get away with trying to con the retailers.