To Martin - Consumers Champion! - Stop a site using deceptive prices

wirm

I enjoyed listening to that, but it still annoyed me that they were talking about their cheap flights. The lady who said how cheap her flights were at 99p! In my opinion there is no such thing as a 99p flight. I think the companies should be forced to include taxes and fees into the price at the start, instead of adding it on at the end.

Anyone could sell something at 1p* (*plus fees, postage and packaging etc etc) leaving the total at say £49.99

MarkyMarkD

wirm wrote:

I enjoyed listening to that, but it still annoyed me that they were talking about their cheap flights. The lady who said how cheap her flights were at 99p! In my opinion there is no such thing as a 99p flight. I think the companies should be forced to include taxes and fees into the price at the start, instead of adding it on at the end.

Anyone could sell something at 1p* (*plus fees, postage and packaging etc etc) leaving the total at say £49.99

What, you mean like a depressingly increasing proportion of ebay users, more depressingly including (it would appear) some on this board who think it's OK to artificially inflate their postage packing and insurance charges in order to avoid ebay fees ???

wirm

Can I just ask Martin. In the money tips you say the multi-region dvd player is 'under £20' why can't you just say £19.99 or even £20.

Sorry to be so picky Martin, but I hate things worded like that.......

trafalgar_2

wirm wrote:

Can I just ask Martin. In the money tips you say the multi-region dvd player is 'under £20' why can't you just say £19.99 or even £20.

Sorry to be so picky Martin, but I hate things worded like that.......

it's the journalist coming out .............................headline grabbers........

under £20 is true but doesn't quite tell you how far under:D

could it be a penny or pounds

leaves that for you to find out now they got your attention:cool:

Former_MSE_Andrea

True, he could say £20, but it's not, it's £19.99. But then, if Martin started putting that he'd get comments along the lines of "why do you go along with companies' marketing hype, calling products £19.99?". Whatever he puts there's always someone that disagrees. You can't please everyone.

wirm

MSE_Andrea wrote:

You can't please everyone.

How true!

trafalgar_2

MSE_Andrea wrote:

True, he could say £20, but it's not, it's £19.99. But then, if Martin started putting that he'd get comments along the lines of "why do you go along with companies' marketing hype, calling products £19.99?". Whatever he puts there's always someone that disagrees. You can't please everyone.

but if it's £19.99 it's £19.99 not under £20 unless Martin starts selling stuff)...............................personally under £20 suits me cause I'm lazy mentally as well as physically :rotfl: