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Supermarkets Grocery Shrinking

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  • Honeydog
    Honeydog Posts: 877 Forumite
    Where the price is not printed on the packaging - the supermarkets DO set the prices so they are ripping people off.

    It doesn't bother me particularly - if I want something I buy it. If it looks like it is worth what they are asking for it then I buy it.

    But I know there are lots of people who do have to watch the pennies and it all adds up to a bigger bill which may cause problems for them.

    You have to have your wits about you when you're shopping. It is a war out there! Tesco (YUK) use heat seeking cameras!!!
    Don't grow up. Its a trap!

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  • grayme-m
    grayme-m Posts: 1,484 Forumite
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    Honeydog wrote: »
    You have to have your wits about you when you're shopping. It is a war out there! Tesco (YUK) use heat seeking cameras!!!

    To con me into buying shrinking Chomps?
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  • MothballsWallet
    MothballsWallet Posts: 15,895 Forumite
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    And what about Asda (I think) reducing the 1 pint milk from 568 ml to 500 ml but charging the full price?
  • grayme-m
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    MothballsWallet wrote: »
    And what about Asda (I think) reducing the 1 pint milk from 568 ml to 500 ml but charging the full price?

    Now I am really confused, a pint is 568ml.
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  • uktim29
    uktim29 Posts: 2,722 Forumite
    Honeydog wrote: »
    Where the price is not printed on the packaging - the supermarkets DO set the prices so they are ripping people off.

    They have at overall profit margin of only 5 percent, how is that a rip off?
  • kennyboy66_2
    kennyboy66_2 Posts: 2,598 Forumite
    Perhaps by cutting back on some pack sizes it will stop people getting so FAT.

    Supermarkets - saving you money and helping you lose weight.

    I paid 4p (yes really) for 250g of brocolli in Tescos yesterday.
    This used to come in pack size of 300g. Who can I complain to?
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