Beware £13 bottle of Grants Scotch

poppasmurf_bewdley

I was in Asda in Poole this evening to get a bottle of scotch. I looked at the rows on display and my eyes settled on a bottle of Grants. Asda price £13.

Not a bad price for Grants, thought I, and put it in my basket.

But when I got to my sisters house, I took it out of the bag and was about to open it when I thought there was something wrong. On closer inspection, the 'bottle of Grants' was actually only a 50cl bottle instead of the usual 70cl.

The bottle went back into the bag and immediately back to Asda. They never raised a query on why I was returning it. After I got my cash back, I went and looked again at the whisky on the shelves. There were three bottles - 1 litre, 70cl and 50cl, all on different shelves. The 70cl was £14 and the 50cl £13!

So they've reduced the size of a normal bottle by about 25% and knocked a quid off the price. I wonder how many people have fallen for this deceitful little trick?

Farway

Probably loads, and the major supermarkets still wonder why the straight forward shops, such as Lidl & Aldi are taking their trade

wiogs

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I was in Asda in Poole this evening to get a bottle of scotch. I looked at the rows on display and my eyes settled on a bottle of Grants. Asda price £13.

Not a bad price for Grants, thought I, and put it in my basket.

But when I got to my sisters house, I took it out of the bag and was about to open it when I thought there was something wrong. On closer inspection, the 'bottle of Grants' was actually only a 50cl bottle instead of the usual 70cl.

The bottle went back into the bag and immediately back to Asda. They never raised a query on why I was returning it. After I got my cash back, I went and looked again at the whisky on the shelves. There were three bottles - 1 litre, 70cl and 50cl, all on different shelves. The 70cl was £14 and the 50cl £13!

So they've reduced the size of a normal bottle by about 25% and knocked a quid off the price. I wonder how many people have fallen for this deceitful little trick?

Possibly people who don't pay enough attention to what they are buying.

Deceitful? I think not.

zygurat789

Elasticmoney wrote: »

70cl Grants is currently only £12 in Sainsbobs.

I bought mine a few weeks ago when it was even cheaper at £10 instead of £17

They currently have 70cl Teachers for £10

The big supermarkets will tell you it is marketing and that their marketing depts increase their sales.
Well now we are able to shop, countrywide, with a supermarket who just prices their goods at a reasonable margin and doesn't have a sophisticated marketing dept and we can show the big supermarkets that their marketing depts. with their yoyo prices actually cost them sales

maninthestreet

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I was in Asda in Poole this evening to get a bottle of scotch. I looked at the rows on display and my eyes settled on a bottle of Grants. Asda price £13.

Not a bad price for Grants, thought I, and put it in my basket.

But when I got to my sisters house, I took it out of the bag and was about to open it when I thought there was something wrong. On closer inspection, the 'bottle of Grants' was actually only a 50cl bottle instead of the usual 70cl.

The bottle went back into the bag and immediately back to Asda. They never raised a query on why I was returning it. After I got my cash back, I went and looked again at the whisky on the shelves. There were three bottles - 1 litre, 70cl and 50cl, all on different shelves. The 70cl was £14 and the 50cl £13!

So they've reduced the size of a normal bottle by about 25% and knocked a quid off the price. I wonder how many people have fallen for this deceitful little trick?

You didn't notice that the bottle was much smaller? 28.5% smaller should be rather obvious.

Torry_Quine

maninthestreet wrote: »

You didn't notice that the bottle was much smaller? 28.5% smaller should be rather obvious.

^^ This.

OP That size is nothing new, it's always been called a half-bottle

poppasmurf_bewdley

Torry_Quine wrote: »

^^ This.

OP That size is nothing new, it's always been called a half-bottle

A half bottle is 35cl and a completely different shape. This 50cl bottle is the same design and shape as a 70cl bottle and, in my opinion, designed to deceive.

And as another OP pointed out, 28.5% smaller for about 7.5% less money.

Torry_Quine

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

A half bottle is 35cl and a completely different shape. This 50cl bottle is the same design and shape as a 70cl bottle and, in my opinion, designed to deceive.

And as another OP pointed out, 28.5% smaller for about 7.5% less money.

OK, my mistake.

How though did you miss it being so much smaller?

poppasmurf_bewdley

Torry_Quine wrote: »

OK, my mistake.

How though did you miss it being so much smaller?

The 50cl bottle is almost as tall as the 70cl bottle and was on a separate shelf, away from the other 70cl bottles, and had a large sign saying 'Asda price £13', making it appear to be a special price.

I admit it was my mistake not to have looked more closely. A mistake I shall not make again. In my opinion, all designed to deceive.

I normally shop in Lidl, and only used Asda in this instance as I'm staying with relatives and the store is just around the corner from them.

scotsbob

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I went and looked again at the whisky on the shelves. There were three bottles - 1 litre, 70cl and 50cl, all on different shelves.

That's three bottles, all containing different amounts, on three different shelves.

Not your fault then. Must be someone else to blame.

poppasmurf_bewdley

scotsbob wrote: »

"Three different sized bottles on three different shelves."


Not your fault then. Must be someone else to blame.

To quote what I have already said above:

I admit it was my mistake not to have looked more closely. A mistake I shall not make again. In my opinion, all designed to deceive.