Don't fall for "sale" prices!

themanbearpig

So you must all have been watching the constant adverts on TV about retailers amazing sales,

The reality?

B&Q Summer/Autumn


Latest prices


B&Q DOUBLE their prices just before the sales and then advertise an AMAZING 50% off! Lucky you!


The media (even BBC news) is now being used a propaganda machine to perpetuate these false sales by encouraging you to go and spend money you don't have (encouraging even more personal debt), because you will miss out on bargains like the above if you don't!

I think its a part of this websites responsibility firstly to reveal these scammers to the masses, and encourage people to save their money, not spend, considering we are about to enter the worst economic crisis in 80 years.

nuttywoman

Funny you should say this, i was looking at the M&S `sale` and spotted a Suduku book for £3 in the sale - i paid that for it when it was`nt in the sale! you have to be as savvy as them nowadays.

truman_sparks

Great shout.

Patrick20

I had the same thing when trying to buy a laptop from dell. Just before the christmas period i reconfigured a laptop that i was looking at a while back and it cost almost £200 more. They will probably know that off now and call it a sale.

yorkiegal

i just try to remember that if i didn't want it a week ago, i shouldn't want it now, just because it has a sale sticker on. i keep repeating this mantra to myself when i'm at the shops and about to pay £25 for a room fragrancer because it has £5 off, when i could buy a can of air freshener for 99p lol.

truman_sparks

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=3038536&selected=products

And heres the proof.


Anyone guess what this bargain might be?

silverfoxdude

the bbc news has been used to try and seduce people into buying for a few weeks now.i first noticed when seeing a reporter standing in front of a 20 percent off everything in m&s one day sale , or was that just coincidence ? i dont think so

Wings_of_Ambition

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truman_sparks

I normally get annoyed with posting in the wrong place but this isnt the case here, its a money saving thread/board and this post could help lots of people to save lots of money.

You really wouldent want this reminder to be on the grabbit board, much better to stick to the rule book and move it away from the people who are most likely benefit from it.:rolleyes:

Another nail in the coffin for common sense.

Wings_of_Ambition

truman_sparks wrote: »

I normally get annoyed with posting in the wrong place but this isnt the case here, its a money saving thread/board and this post could help lots of people to save lots of money.

You really wouldent want this reminder to be on the grabbit board, much better to stick to the rule book and move it away from the people who are most likely benefit from it.:rolleyes:

Another nail in the coffin for common sense.

It's not a grabbit deal, so grabbit isn't the right forum for it. Everybody has access to both boards.

catch22

silverfoxdude wrote: »

the bbc news has been used to try and seduce people into buying for a few weeks now.i first noticed when seeing a reporter standing in front of a 20 percent off everything in m&s one day sale , or was that just coincidence ? i dont think so

Perhaps it's time to start sending them examples of sales not being sales in order for their journalists/researchers to look into? Superdrug being one of the leading culprits.

I tend to check before the sales how much the item I want costs.
Then check to see if I can find it cheaper on the web and use that price as the guide to see if I am getting a bargain or not.