Encouraged Learning In Trading Excellence

savvybuyer wrote: »

they think it's takes too much time. But, with recessions and money tight, everyone should need to save as much as they can. Instead it's how price pledges etc. Work - they give people the assurance that they're paying a fair price and people, it seems, like to feel assured. (it doesn't matter whether it's true or untrue that the price they're actually getting is fair, what matters is their feeling of being assured.)

people generally haven't got time, they are not bothered and just pick up what they want to buy regardless of the final cost (though they may be tempted by some 'special offers' that represent price increases on the previous week's price when compared to a competitor whose previous offer that we were comparing to has now ended).

I suppose different people see 'quality' of their life in different ways, they can spend it away from price comparing but at a cost of having less money to spend on the nicer things that they complain they can't have because they haven't been wise enough to save money elsewhere. You see people, despite supposedly not having money, picking up luxury branded items, at ridiculous prices, that they could do without (and they aren't shopping savvily and claiming back via price promises etc.).

I used to be a bit like them. My shopping bill is now a quarter of what it used to be and i am getting twice as much as i used to. I don't think they think we are in the gutter - and i don't think the matter even crosses their mind for consideration in the first place - but they simply haven't got the time/can't be bothered.

However, i am glad they don't care or deserve to know. thank goodness for the majority as they are paying more to subsidise our far cheaper way of shopping.

Savvybuyer wrote: »

They think it's takes too much time. But, with recessions and money tight, everyone should need to save as much as they can. Instead it's how price pledges etc. work - they give people the assurance that they're paying a fair price and people, it seems, like to feel assured. (It doesn't matter whether it's true or untrue that the price they're actually getting is fair, what matters is their feeling of being assured.)

People generally haven't got time, they are not bothered and just pick up what they want to buy regardless of the final cost (though they may be tempted by some 'special offers' that represent price increases on the previous week's price when compared to a competitor whose previous offer that we were comparing to has now ended).

I suppose different people see 'quality' of their life in different ways, they can spend it away from price comparing but at a cost of having less money to spend on the nicer things that they complain they can't have because they haven't been wise enough to save money elsewhere. You see people, despite supposedly not having money, picking up luxury branded items, at ridiculous prices, that they could do without (and they aren't shopping savvily and claiming back via price promises etc.).

I used to be a bit like them. My shopping bill is now a quarter of what it used to be and I am getting twice as much as I used to. I don't think they think we are in the gutter - and I don't think the matter even crosses their mind for consideration in the first place - but they simply haven't got the time/can't be bothered.

However, I am glad they don't care or deserve to know. Thank goodness for the majority as they are paying more to subsidise our far cheaper way of shopping.

ellle wrote: »

comparing to Morrisons

pattylabelle wrote: »

I'm going to get to my 2000th post tonight - oh my word I have been on here too much in the past six months.