Modern 'Cons'

thriftlady_2

Almost anything that is advertised on tv. If it needs to be advertised then it isn't something you need.

Olliebeak

Almost anything at all that's marked 'New', 'Improved' or 'New AND Improved'!

I've normally found that this is an opportunity to change the packaging, reduce the amount in the box AND raise the price!!!!!

thriftlady_2

Pink Scrabble and Monopoly -must be the ultimate in cynical marketing.

Probably not what the op means by a 'con' but it's been making my blood boil ever since I saw it :mad:

juliescot

pentabloodypeptides and any other made up ingredient which makes you feel "worth it"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwyW1xByWqQ

zippychick

Beaker99 wrote: »

Just thinking - probably the 'buy one get one free' is a modern con. They often raise the price of the individual unit to fund the 'free' one! - ever thought it odd how BOGOF promotions are usually on an end isle?? - it's so you can't see that the individual prices are higher than other like-for-like products, NOT on offer!

( I once saw where they'd accidently left the 'non-offer' price of a bag of chips on the shelf.. It was £1.29 before, or £1.89 BOGOF!) - obviously still a saving (if you wanted two in the first place) but a proper con!

edit: actually, the 'price per 100ml/grams' is good for this.. look at this figure on BOGOF offers compared to other similar items.. you'll often be quite shocked how much more it is!!

They touched on this in Watchdog the other night if anyone seen it? They had some big exec guy in, and Anne Robinson was throwing different prices at him. They were pointing out how offers and BOGOFS are more often than not a false enocomy. But does everyone have time to work out the price per 100g or per unit? I do, but not everyone else does?!

Example - went to the Mace yesterday. BIG sign 130g Dairy milk 99p. I reached for it, then noticed a multipack of smaller bars. Looked - 313g £1.99, so obviusly the cheaper option per 100G! the smaller bars were 63p per 100g, compared to 99p so almost a third cheaper!? (if my calculations are right?)

Mind you I could have got it cheaper by getting on my bike and cycling to tescos (which I normally would have ) but no one's perfect:o I was tired

A big one mentioned on Watchdog, was them as mentioned - putting the price up - Wine originally £8, now reduced to £5 (but there was a tiny sign saying it was only sold at high price for x amount of days!)

I personally think there are too many baby gadgets . If you were a first time Mum starting out you would naturally buy a all the gadgets you are lead to believe you need, when Im sure in reality you don't need half of them

juliescot

Energy saving light bulbs.
They save energy as there is no f***in light from them

thriftlady_2

juliescot wrote: »

pentabloodypeptides and any other made up ingredient which makes you feel "worth it"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwyW1xByWqQ

Thanks for that. Love it:rotfl:

zippychick

thriftlady wrote: »

Pink Scrabble and Monopoly -must be the ultimate in cynical marketing.

Probably not what the op means by a 'con' but it's been making my blood boil ever since I saw it :mad:

Monopoly variations are disgusting! That pink one is eugh! You can also get 3d monopoly, simpsons monopoly, electronic here and now monopoly, my first monopoly, and I'm sure many more over the years. Why do they feel the need to pee all over the games heritage by constantly s*xing it up? Oh yes, that's right, to sell more as it's deemed cooled because it now needs batteries.:mad:

jackieglasgow

Morning Zippy, you're up early today!:p

I second the shampoo thing. Wash and repeat, that's a con to make you use twice as much! Although I have to confess we do have My 1st Monopoly. It's actually very good, and for the younger DS it's just the right length to keep him interested, and as the notes are in smaller denominations, it is good for his mental arithmetice skills.:o Will that get me chucked off this thread?

zippychick

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Morning Zippy, you're up early today!:p

I second the shampoo thing. Wash and repeat, that's a con to make you use twice as much! Although I have to confess we do have My 1st Monopoly. It's actually very good, and for the younger DS it's just the right length to keep him interested, and as the notes are in smaller denominations, it is good for his mental arithmetice skills.:o Will that get me chucked off this thread?

Ha ha, all the better for stalking you my dear :rotfl:

No - thats fair enough. Adult and child version IMO is acceptable. It's all the other schmancy versions that fulfil no need apart from being another marketing ploy to make monopoly cool. I was simply listing the different types!