Marks and Spencers 'Sale'.

meer53

adandem wrote: »

That's the whole point, they have confirmed that the items WILL be cheaper after the sale.

So why do you need to know what the previous prices were ? I still don't get it.

The price is set by M & S, knowing all the previous prices isn't going to change anything at all. You're at their mercy. How many do they have in stock ? You might end up with no sofas by waiting.

Money-Saving-King

OlliesDad wrote: »

Can you elaborate on the the 'scams' that they employ?

Do bare in mind scam on here means I didn't read it properly.

Nada666

OlliesDad wrote: »

Can you elaborate on the the 'scams' that they employ?

Charging more for short-dated 'reduced' food than for fresh stock.

Steer73

The OP is getting a slating for no good reason. Certain items cost more in the "sale" than normally, which is obviously not good, and some consumers are going to end up paying more in the sale than otherwise - which is frankly bizarre.

It's useful to have this pointed out.

Azari

Steer73 wrote: »

The OP is getting a slating for no good reason. Certain items cost more in the "sale" than normally, which is obviously not good, and some consumers are going to end up paying more in the sale than otherwise - which is frankly bizarre.

It's useful to have this pointed out.

You have to appreciate that there are a few very active people here who are very, shall we say, 'sympathetic' to the retail industry and have a very high tolerance of shady practices such as artificially raising prices so that they can claim things are 'on offer' or arranging the pricing of items so that they actually cost more in a sale than they would do otherwise.

These people make it their business to repeatedly ridicule posters who come here with perfectly reasonable grievances. Their definition of what constitutes honourable and honest behaviour is a little wider than people who have been brought up to treat honesty as a fairly certain attribute rather than something malleable that can be twisted and bent by retailers to deceive customers who trust them enough not to treat shopping as something requiring the degree of due diligence that would be more appropriate to a billion pound corporate merger.

After a while you learn which poster's posts you should take with a grain of salt.

Money-Saving-King

Azari wrote: »

very high tolerance of shady practices such as artificially raising prices

Azari yes it's a nice theory but with one or two slight flaws.

Firstly as I've already mentioned I have a simple buying process that more or less makes sure I get the cheapest deal. I don't pay more then needed for the goods that I buy.

Azari wrote: »

Their definition of what constitutes honourable and honest behaviour

And I've also heard apparently if you have views similar to mine we obviously just "put up with things", here is a screenshot of my eBay resolution cases from the last 12 months.



Surely it should be zero if I just put up with any old thing?

And whilst you like to criticise others, your own attitude leaves a lot to be desired!

mynameisdave

I'm still none the wiser what the actual problem is here.

Previously M&S had an offer to save 30% if you bought 2. The unit price to buy 1 was more than then unit price to buy 2. Fair enough. Benefits people that want 2

They are now currently on offer for a price that is lower per single unit than it was previously. 2 units are more expensive because they will not allow you to stack offers. Benefits people that only need 1.

People who want to buy two at a price that is higher than the usual offer price are being advised to wait till after the sale when the price will again be more favourable to them. Nice of them to let you know you have have them for £840 soon rather than £980.

What is the problem because it really is escaping me?

Steer73

The problem is that the two couches the OP wants to buy are more expensive in the "sale".

Fosterdog

Steer73 wrote: »

The problem is that the two couches the OP wants to buy are more expensive in the "sale".

But they are only more expensive to buy multiples/even numbers for anyone who wants a single unit or an odd number will have a better saving by purchasing one now.

The sofa has temporarily been taken out of the offer for 30% off two units to provide a lower sale price for a single unit.

It's really not difficult to understand, if you want two units wait until the current single unit offer has ended and purchase when the 30% for two units is back on.

Azari

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Firstly as I've already mentioned I have a simple buying process that more or less makes sure I get the cheapest deal. I don't pay more then needed for the goods that I buy.

ROFLMAO.

What a giant ego you have.

This was not all about you.

And I've also heard apparently if you have views similar to mine we obviously just "put up with things", here is a screenshot of my eBay resolution cases from the last 12 months.

Eighteen cases?!?!?!?

You must be every seller's worst nightmare. :rotfl:

It looks as if you are very happy to get militant when things don't go your way but become smug and self righteous when anyone else has some objection to the way a company behaves.

And whilst you like to criticise others, your own attitude leaves a lot to be desired!

Yes, I know that those who take a very relaxed view of what constitutes honest behaviour have a habit of desiring I shared their 'flexible' view of honourable behaviour.