We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum. This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are - or become - political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
Sainsbury's second supermarket to cut price of cosmetic cotton buds after MSE investi
Former_MSE_Ben_S
Posts: 39 Forumite
Sainsbury's has followed Tesco in cutting the price of its own-brand cotton buds after an MSE investigation...
Read the full story:
'Sainsbury's second supermarket to cut price of cosmetic cotton buds after MSE investigation'
Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
'Sainsbury's second supermarket to cut price of cosmetic cotton buds after MSE investigation'
Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
0
Comments
-
I knew about this little con a few years back - and I'm sure most parents of babies noticed it too.
Another one is the different priced nann breads. You'll find them next to ready-meals, near the bread, the 'foods of the world' and other ethnic food sections. Each price will be different.0 -
Slow news day?0
-
The removal of the stupid tax is going to cost us all, that loss of profit is going to be recouped somewhere.0
-
I am still working my way though the Costco six pack of x200 Johnsons cotton buds. I hope to use them up before I die.0
-
Known the price difference for many years.
All of a sudden MSE discover it. WOW!
Everybody at MSE Towers need to get out into the real world instead of training as journalists for the Daily Mail.The more I live, the more I learn.
The more I learn, the more I grow.
The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
How little I know.!!
0 -
Just after this revolutionary reduction in price, all the cosmetic buds were promptly sold out in my local Sainsbury's, yet to be re-stocked...
A bit of media attention, and suddenly the whole population needs cosmetic buds as a matter of urgency!!!
ETA: I particularly like how they call it an "investigation"
... as if it required skilled intelligence to conclude that there was a difference in price. 0 -
The removal of the stupid tax is going to cost us all, that loss of profit is going to be recouped somewhere.
The difference in price is not due to different VAT rates it is simply a case of the shop / manufacturer charging what it can get away with. Other instances have been identical medicines being labelled for different ailments at different prices and charging more for razors being marketed to women than those for men.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/family/2016/12/revealed-the-identical-cold-and-flu-medicines-which-cost-a-third-of-the-price
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/deals-hunter/2016/03/08/4274/0 -
It's no different to finding the same product more expensive per ml or gram for a different size, it's standard marketing.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 345.7K Banking & Borrowing
- 251K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 450.9K Spending & Discounts
- 237.7K Work, Benefits & Business
- 612.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 174.3K Life & Family
- 250.8K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 15.1K Coronavirus Support Boards