poundland- not everything is a paaand!

Abbafan1972

I got offered the David Beckham fragrance for £8 at the till and did wonder how come it wasn't £1

Barny1979

Heads up, so nobody's Boxing Day is ruined, they have an offer on an Ottoman tomorrow for £8 when you spend £3. You have been warned.....

geerex

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Apart from the widespread advertisement which the media also got hold of of an item being sold for more than £1 but less than it's wholesale price.

I'm struggling to find sympathy for the people who are complaining about getting goods for less than it's wholesale price.

Regardless of whether they advertise it or not, they cannot claim that EVERYTHING is £1, I believe they stock a range of CDs for £2.
Clearly, not EVERYTHING is £1, then, which is the crux of the OPs argument.

Bowling_4_Gold

Poundworld got in trouble for a similar thing recently. See http://www.asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2014/10/Poundworld-Retail-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_268960.aspx#.VJx48DAEA

As far as I can see, Poundland no longer claim 'Everything's a Pound' - it's 'Amazing Value' now.

shaun_from_Africa

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

As far as I can see, Poundland no longer claim 'Everything's a Pound' - it's 'Amazing Value' now.

http://www.poundland.co.uk/about-us/our-values/

The same amazing price since 1990!
Every week, millions of savvy customers enjoy the fun and exciting shopping experience of Poundland in hundreds of stores nationwide. We are very proud to offer you a single £1 price, that hasn’t changed since we opened our first store.

Bowling_4_Gold

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

http://www.poundland.co.uk/about-us/our-values/

Good spot. I'm sure if somebody had the time to draft a letter to the ASA, Poundland would get a slap on the wrist and told to remove the claim from that page on their website.

JReacher1

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

Good spot. I'm sure if somebody had the time to draft a letter to the ASA, Poundland would get a slap on the wrist and told to remove the claim from that page on their website.

I would guess the loophole they would exploit would be the fact that it was a special promotion offer. You can't buy the item instore directly unless you do their promotion of spending £3 or more. At which point you can buy the promotional item

It's a bit dodgy but at the end of the day its a massive discount on David Beckham aftershave. Forcing poundland to withdraw this offer will only really damage the consumer.

Barny1979

Well if it is clearly advertised instore, I would say they are covered legally.

Money-Saving-King

geerex wrote: »

Regardless of whether they advertise it or not, they cannot claim that EVERYTHING is £1

They don't. Just took a look, at their website the the Beckham fragrance is clearly £8. With only 3 items not being a pound and obviously special offers when you spend over £3 I don't see the problem at all.

http://www.poundland.co.uk/promotions/spend-3-in-store-to-qualify-for-three-special-offers/

In other words you can't just go in and buy those items at the said price. You have to spend a minimum to get them. They are obviously for this reason that they can't be bought separately not normal stock but blatant offers after a minimum spend has been made.

prowla

Actually there is a point there; I assumed that everything in Poundland is £1.
If that isn't the case, then you need to watch the price of every item you pick up.