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Supermarket DisEconomy of Scale Name & Shame
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At the co-op at the moment they have john west tuna in sunflower oil - packs of 4 at £3.19 - with a 'price per kilo' of (say) £4.33 (can't remember exactly) and individual tins on offer at 55p each (same size tin) with the 'price per kilo' at (say) £4.38.
Now, I haven't worked out the price per kilo but you save £1.00 on 4 tins if you buy them singly - they are the same size and product - I reckon the price per kilo is based on the 83p per tin normal price...
Anyway, like a good money saver - I wasn't fooled
If anyone wants to bother working out the price per kilo the tins are 185g.0 -
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S LOWER CASE OMEGA;6.59 so far ..0 -
>:( This really is cheating us as it is an 'encouraged logical assumption' that when we go large it is cheaper, dirty tricks. >:(Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
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mink35 wrote:Okay so I know it's not a supermarket, but McDonalds do rip-offs as well!
6 chicken nugget meal with medium fries and medium drink is £3.29
You can get 4 nugget happy meal, extra size (which gives you medium fries n drink) for £2.29, making the extra two nuggets a quid!
We only go for the happy meals now - the thing is, what do I do with all the toys, lol ;D
Send em all to me for my grandson i hate Mc Donalds food, he's visiting this week from Spain:T :A :T :A:T :A :T :A :T :A0 -
wallyberry wrote:Watch out for Asda, who seem to be losing the labels for their standard multibuy offers:
Eg Yesterday at Asda Pilsworth (Bury), no labels for multibuys on own brand pasta (34p each or 3 packs for 99p) or Knorr packet soup (51p each or 2 for £1) so until they went through at the checkout you had no idea they were on offer at all.
I realise this isn't quite the same as a diseconomy of scale, but it's cheeky, even if it is accidental. :-/
And by the way, it is a wonderful word, but what does 'prestidigitation' mean?!Hmmm same happened to me.... shelves stated 3 for £1.00 but when i got to the checkout it was 4 for £1.00.
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Morrisons tonight
16 pack of own brand kit kats (break) - £1.29
2 x 8 pack £1.09 on special.
I caught the special offer through the corner of my eye as I was turning.
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tesco sell tiger rolls 5 for a £1.00 or pack of tiger rolls 6 for 55p0
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Tesco:
Dove Gentle Exfoliating Soap
2 bar pack £0.98
4 bar pack £2.29
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EGG are a bunch of complete bankers!0 -
Asda two jars of Hellmans Mayo for two pounds. When you buy the very large catering pack which is 5 pounds plus, the smaller ones work out cheaper.0
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Beware TESCO prices :-
Captain Morgan Rum is commonly more expensive per litre when buying the 1ltr bottle than it is for the smaller 70cl size.
Just another example of supermarket conmanship. It pays to read the price tickets !!!!0
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