Pretend discounts!

pineapple

A satellite guy came to fit a new digibox for a neighbour.
On his van were emblazoned the words 'discount for over 6os'.
When I asked him about it he said he could fit one while he was here and he quoted the price he charged my (young) neighbour. When I asked about my discount he huffed and he puffed and said it was already good value (which on checking, it wasn't).
So while there are legit schemes like B&Q, I wonder how many discounts are fabricated - maybe by hiking the price then discounting.

Biggles

Name and shame!

david39

I always ignore discounts and look at the price I am actually being asked to pay. Discounts are manipulative, depending on the originally advertised full price.

You also have to make completely sure that you are comparing like with like.

Incidentally, I don't think that B&Q's discount prices are particularly competitive. I still use them a lot though, because they are the only big DIY store near me and the fact that they have such a varied stock under one roof makes them very convenient. I don't go there expecting to get the cheapest prices, though - even with my discount card.

pineapple

david39 wrote: »

Incidentally, I don't think that B&Q's discount prices are particularly competitive. I still use them a lot though, because they are the only big DIY store near me and the fact that they have such a varied stock under one roof makes them very convenient. I don't go there expecting to get the cheapest prices, though - even with my discount card.

Same for me.

pineapple

Biggles wrote: »

Name and shame!

I priced the digibox at around £40 (in fact it might have been the cheaper model) and he charged my neighbour over £100 for supplying it and basically just plugging it in.
The dish and cables were already there.

scotsbob

pineapple wrote: »

I wonder how many discounts are fabricated - maybe by hiking the price then discounting.

You mean like furniture stores?

They put a naff suite worth about £300 in a remote store with a £1500 price tag

Then after a month they advertise it nationally as "HALF PRICE" £750.