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Boots Victoria Station

Last night I purchased an item from Boots in Victoria Station.

This item normally costs £13.99 in "normal" branches and is on offer at the moment on the Boots website.

The price? £15.40!!! 10% markup :mad:

Is this the case in all train station branches? Where else? Airports?

Liz

Comments

  • Volvic
    Volvic Posts: 244 Forumite
    Pretty sure stations generally cost more. BK in Waterloo charge a fair bit extra on their food too.
  • Train stations generally cost more for pretty much everything.
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  • fififofum
    fififofum Posts: 150 Forumite
    Yep its called convenience shopping, same with those bloody atms in out of the way places, airports (apart from duty free bit but always check before you go!) same any where with a captive audience ie cinema, concerts etc.
    are you sitting comfortably?, then I'll begin.....
    was at 01/01/07 now 03/07/07

    overdraft was 1500 now 1360 must try harder.

    loan was 13705.24 now 9791.62 due to be paid off 01/02/2011 but gonna aim for 01/05/2009!!

    amex cc was 4210 now 3650.48 lobt at 4.9% due to be paid off in 01/02/08
    total owed was £19415.24 now its £14802.10 going down!!!:money:
    I am proud to be dealing with my debt!
    just one day at a time, dont take on ANY NEW debt.
  • Astaroth
    Astaroth Posts: 5,444 Forumite
    Which is the one thing that I have always liked about KFC is that their prices seem to always be the same even at service stations.
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