Elite 11+ - Fleecing a supermarket near you!

Savvybuyer

Yeah, I was just looking at the link on the right - "New poll shows on average, mothers now do their main shop at three different supermarkets. Try our shopping tips..." and trying to remember something.

:idea:I've now remembered what it was!

The Daz Regular powder in my M on Monday. This was half price £4 until a couple of weeks ago. Then, I had a problem working out what price it was - try this, one store (this same M) had £6:eek: but with the half-price awning still up. Is it now £6?, was that there before?, have they failed to change the £6 down to £4?, is the awning right or the £6? So - I went onto another store... and found it there with £8:eek: on display and no half price markings at all:rotfl:. At that point, I removed it from the list, still not sure what price it was or whether it was possibly half price.

Well, back to the first store, with £6 last time (although with the half price not yet taken down)... and last Monday I now note it has £6 price, on a red background of course;):D - the public generally think that that means an offer, whether or not it actually states that it is and whether or not it actually is:rotfl::rotfl:. More fool public generally:rotfl:.

There it was... at £6:eek::eek::eek::eek:_pale_ - and :rotfl: with a "Save" sign protruding out in front from the £6 indication!

That's all it said! "Save". Just the single word and nothing else (except the price itself).

This is an interesting one, from my thoughtful (as in deep-thought) approach. To the ordinary person it simply says that that is a good price, under which they will be making a saving and that is reinforced with the red label subconsciously saying it is a good offer (even though the store never claims that it is).

To myself, though, the single word "Save", and nothing else, simply gives the retort "Save what?:p".

:rotfl:It is totally unclear. It does not say what people might be saving, merely the word "Save". In my view - and perhaps the supermarket wants this to be also the official interpretation - it is simply, without qualification or clarification, completely and totally meaningless. So, there we are - totally pointless "Save" signs that carry no meaning.

I do not know if they are referring to the (alleged?) £8 price charged at the other store for a period of a few days in the interim after the product went off £4. I do not know if "saving" is versus unrealistic and never paid-for manufacturer's recommended price - certainly none of us would ever pay anything like that without any recompense back from it - or what it is. I also fail to see how paying £6 is a "Save" compared to the "half price" £4 of a few weeks before. However, I totally miss the point. I am, again, in my ivory tower of academic analysis and completely out of touch with mainstream public consciousness. The fact is that the vast majority of people have absolutely no clue whatsoever as to what is a good price (in terms, for me, of the lowest possible price) and therefore, in that context, that "Save" sign is of vast importance.

People generally are unaware of Daz Regular being on £4 or anything like that. Indeed, far from being "meaningless", the entire existence of the "Save" sign is full of meaning and highly important as regards the emotions of the average shopper and causing or not causing purchases.

I am glad that I do not have my emotions tugged at by signs that, for me, are completely meaningless (like virtually all advertising - if you watch TV and, rather than watching advertising as 'normal', instead watch it in an analytical mode - I think you'll find what I do (besides not watching commercials at all nowadays unless I am getting Adpoints for them:rotfl:) - namely that they mostly involve stupid and frothy entertainment situations, the use of silly cartoon characters, daft songs and otherwise totally banal stuff. Few of them actually make any evidential claims. Probably because they can't as they don't have any evidence to show their product meets any claim that they would otherwise be making for it. It's simply appeals to emotions and stupid things that have absolutely no relevance to what is, objectively, what is being sought to be sold - however it does work as it is completely the way most people operate. Entertainment is fun and gets them to purchase things. It need not have any evidential support, as most people do not work by logic and evidence. Indeed, whilst totally meaningless to me, in my objective mode, it is absolutely meaningful to the general psyche).

:huh::eek:That was heavy!:rotfl::rotfl::A

Savvybuyer

locarr wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm glad you find my somewhat idiosyncratic humour to be funny:D(:rotfl:).

mhoc

davemorton wrote: »

:eek: All the mystery wines have vanished from tecsos :eek:

I noticed this earlier tonight as well
I was checking to see if my order is still going through and it looks like it should be OK

Last week I rang them and the chap eventually admitted that the mystery wines that were 12 bottles for £36 are now £45 instead
It now looks like even that was rubbish

fairclaire

mhoc wrote: »

I noticed this earlier tonight as well
I was checking to see if my order is still going through and it looks like it should be OK

Last week I rang them and the chap eventually admitted that the mystery wines that were 12 bottles for £36 are now £45 instead
It now looks like even that was rubbish

I've been put off by my last lot. 3 bottles of liebfraumilch :eek: plus 3 bottles of 9% Portuguese vinegar it is very hit and miss because my fizz boxes have been good.......it's a gamble

locarr

Savvybuyer wrote: »

I don't know as we haven't heard from "everyone" yet:D. However, to help you get closer in your quest to reach the goal of hearing from every possible reader in the world ever, yes I'm okay! There we are - another one down, thousands of millions to go:rotfl::rotfl:.

Savvybuyer wrote: »

I'm glad you find my somewhat idiosyncratic humour to be funny:D(:rotfl:).

Brilliant....much like FC's lovely son!:)

Mildred1970

davemorton wrote: »

:eek: All the mystery wines have vanished from tecsos :eek:

*hic*

s10ct

fairclaire

I've just been updating my calander tonight and my 27th wedding anniversary is falling on Remembrance Sunday :eek: I have booked myself In to 2 services that day and never even realised it was my anniversary :eek:

Im not sure if my OH realises? Oh well, I usually get nice presents for my life sentence :rotfl:

davemorton

Mildred1970 wrote: »

*hic*

s10ct

:eek: MILDRED!!!
How rude!!!

mhoc

fairclaire wrote: »

I've been put off by my last lot. 3 bottles of liebfraumilch :eek: plus 3 bottles of 9% Portuguese vinegar it is very hit and miss because my fizz boxes have been good.......it's a gamble

I am very nervous about what wine is coming tomorrow.

The van driver who came in August was an interesting chap, wonder if it will be the same chap

fairclaire

locarr wrote: »

Brilliant....much like FC's lovely son!:)

That is so spot on!! Savvy missing the OS glitch reminded me exactly of my DS2 when he crosses a road. He looks right....looks left....looks right again....listens......and will still not see the car coming when he steps on to the road :eek: