Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

Generali

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I paid 65p in a small shop for a can of coke this morning.

Cheers CK, appreciate it.

It is quite interesting looking at this.

The tax on a can of Coke is 8p or about 12% so a negligible amount. However, when you look at the tax on the big bottle you get from the supermarket it is quite significant.

2x1.75l of Coke for £3 at the moment from Mr T. Tax is 84p or 28%.

2x2l generic Cola from the same place = 90p, tax is 96p or 106%!!

CKhalvashi

Generali wrote: »

Cheers CK, appreciate it.

It is quite interesting looking at this.

The tax on a can of Coke is 8p or about 12% so a negligible amount. However, when you look at the tax on the big bottle you get from the supermarket it is quite significant.

2x1.75l of Coke for £3 at the moment from Mr T. Tax is 84p or 28%.

2x2l generic Cola from the same place = 90p, tax is 96p or 106%!!

2l bottle of Pepsi is £1 in certain places at the moment (although annoyingly there's nowhere in the car for even a small bottle, as the bottles are too narrow)

Basically, you're looking at double in that situation too.

I drink Pepsi Max (sugar free), so shouldn't notice the difference, even though I'm doubtful they won't double the difference.

CKhalvashi

Delivery date for the replacement for the Yeti has gone from 3rd week April to 2nd week May.........

Not impressed

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

I'm doing some research on the sugar tax so have a quick q for the nice people.

How much would you expect to pay for a 330ml can of Coke or similar branded soft drink at a petrol station or convenience store/newsagents?

I'd expect to see a price tag of 75p.
I'd not pay that, of course, having already been to the supermarket and picked up a pack of 8 for £2 for the car.

Since I stopped buying 8 packs, my consumption levels have dropped off.
I used to seek out £2/8 as the best price, then stock up - then drink them as I had them.

Now paying more per can (29p) but only buying 3 cans at a time at Lidl. With fewer in the house I have to eke them out over 3-4 days and am more prepared to go without than when I used to have big stocks in.

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd expect to see a price tag of 75p.
I'd not pay that, of course, having already been to the supermarket and picked up a pack of 8 for £2 for the car.

Since I stopped buying 8 packs, my consumption levels have dropped off.
I used to seek out £2/8 as the best price, then stock up - then drink them as I had them.

Now paying more per can (29p) but only buying 3 cans at a time at Lidl. With fewer in the house I have to eke them out over 3-4 days and am more prepared to go without than when I used to have big stocks in.

You're a Pepsi Max girl from memory, is that correct?

What sort of price rise would make you want to switch to water/tea/coffee do you think?

(I realise that the sugar tax doesn't impact on Pepsi Max).

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

You're a Pepsi Max girl from memory, is that correct?

What sort of price rise would make you want to switch to water/tea/coffee do you think?

Yes. PM every time, it's a unique taste. The diet drinks (Pepsi or Coke) with a twist of lime were the next 'flavour of choice' in their vast ranges of water with air in it.

I don't know what sort of price rise would make me switch. Switching is a two-way switch.... sometimes you switch instantly/100%, sometimes you switch as a conscious decision at every buying point, until you either decide you can afford the new price, or you resolve to giving it up for the alternative.

Even if you decide to give something up, you can still question your decision-making a few times before a final switch.

I think 40p/can would kill it for me forever
At 35p/can I'd begrudge it and have it as an occasional treat, say 3x a year.
At 25-30p/can I'll keep on drinking at my current consumption level, which is about 5 cans/week.

If I won the Lottery I'd not care about price though. I'd buy what I wanted, at any price. I'd not care if it cost £2/can as I'd not be looking at price.

Just looked it up, I've spent £11 so far this year on Pepsi, so £4/month. 42 cans.
Mostly singles at 29p, but one 8-pack.

I've bought/eaten £77 of actual "food" this year, where food means "anything edible", which is "anything eaten, whether sweeties, or an ingredient".

I've spent £11 on cheap instant coffee, but I have £3 of unopened jars in the cupboard.

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

Yes. PM every time, it's a unique taste. The diet drinks (Pepsi or Coke) with a twist of lime were the next 'flavour of choice' in their vast ranges of water with air in it.

I don't know what sort of price rice would make me switch. Switching is a two-way switch.... sometimes you switch instantly/100%, sometimes you switch as a conscious decision at every buying point, until you either decide you can afford the new price, or you resolve to giving it up for the alternative.

Even if you decide to give something up, you can still question your decision-making a few times before a final switch.

I think 40p/can would kill it for me forever
At 35p/can I'd begrudge it and have it as an occasional treat
At 25-30p/can I'll keep on drinking at my current consumption level, which is about 5 cans/week.

You drink 330ml cans....?

If so the sugar tax is 8p/can so that would put PM that you currently buy at 29p/can 37p/can instead (assuming the entire price rise is passed on).

So if a reasonable alternative was 29p/can (let's say Diet Coke) and PM was 37p a can you'd at least consider a switch, perhaps on a week when you'd pushed the financial boat out a bit. Is that fair to say?

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

You drink 330ml cans....?

If so the sugar tax is 8p/can so that would put PM that you currently buy at 29p/can 37p/can instead (assuming the entire price rise is passed on).

So if a reasonable alternative was 29p/can (let's say Diet Coke) and PM was 37p a can you'd at least consider a switch, perhaps on a week when you'd pushed the financial boat out a bit. Is that fair to say?

Yes, it's all about price.

Decision process would go:

I want some fizzy drink.
I'd like Pepsi.
How much is that?
How much are the others?
Am I prepared to pay the difference?

I'd be too tight to pay the extra and would switch to Diet Pepsi.

I'd switch to anything that tasted almost as nice, that was cheaper.

I'm mostly price driven, having chosen the product type.

Within any product type there's your favourite and 1-2 others you're prepared to have if your first isn't available at all, or if the price difference shows a worthwhile saving.

So I'd switch to cheaper.

I check/compare prices of everything every time I put anything into the basket. I don't just grab what I like. I make a conscious choice for every item of desire/need/want and price -v- alternatives or walking away and going without. I often go without many things as I feel the price being asked is too high.

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

Yes, it's all about price.

Decision process would go:

I want some fizzy drink.
I'd like Pepsi.
How much is that?
How much are the others?
Am I prepared to pay the difference?

I'd be too tight to pay the extra and would switch to Diet Pepsi.

I'd switch to anything that tasted almost as nice, that was cheaper.

I'm mostly price driven, having chosen the product type.

Within any product type there's your favourite and 1-2 others you're prepared to have if your first isn't available at all, or if the price difference shows a worthwhile saving.

So I'd switch to cheaper.

I check/compare prices of everything every time I put anything into the basket. I don't just grab what I like. I make a conscious choice for every item of desire/need/want and price -v- alternatives or walking away and going without. I often go without many things as I feel the price being asked is too high.

Cheers PN. If it's any consolation I'm the same, it's just the range of goods I consider buying from is different to yours.

Thanks for a really helpful input into my research.

michaels

Really annoys me when DW buys 'drinks in the street' as they are 3x as much as buying in bulk and I also don't like setting that example to DKs as I would much sooner they drink water which is more healthy and free.

When I was growing up we managed to go out without needing a drink with us on every trip, somehow apparently today's kids can't survive if they don't have a drink available to them at every moment...

Forgot to say, if you give our kids a fizzy drink their behaviour immediately gets silly shouting and running around.