stupid pricing in Morrisons

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calleyw wrote: »

In Asda they had Doritos at 98p a packet or two for £2 :rotfl:

indeed they did...

http://www.billben.net/index.php?content=gallery/photo&which=192694197

JerseyGirl

I came across this one while doing my shopping last week at Tesco... their Original Blend Roast & Ground Coffee... you can buy a 227 g bag for £1.68, or a 454g bag for £1.78! So for only 10p more you get double the amount of coffee! Even if you were to buy the Tesco Value Roast & Ground coffee at £1.06 for a 227g bag, it still works out cheaper to get the 454g bag for £1.78, rather than two bags of the Value coffee. You really do have to check the prices carefully.

Kerri

Lip_Stick

Zend wrote: »

You do really have to watch Mr M. I've found that if they run out of something on special offer they will put a full priced product in it's place on the shelf but not change the special sign. Last Christmas they had a special 5 bottles of special beers for £4. When we got to the counter it was more expensive. I pointed this out to the sales girl who informed me that I only had 4 bottles of the special beers and one full priced beer. They had snuk the full priced beer right in the middle of the display for the specials beers.

I've come across that at Morrisons too. They had packs of chicken on shelves that displayed a 2 for £3 offer. Went to the till and was charged full price for both the items. When I went back to check, I had to tell an old gent that the chicken wasn't included in the offer as he assumed it was and picked up a couple. I ended up having a word with the manager as it was totally misleading, and a couple of weeks later they were at it again.

bubbles65

I wonder if this will put a stop to their games....... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7416809.stm

Schamansky

As others have said before, ***always always always*** do the arithmetics before you make your grab. One doesn't have to be Bertrand Russell to do that.

After all, it's not exactly differential equations or holomorphic group theory we're talking about. Just be aware that supermarkets are out to catch the lazy sods and do your maths. Otherwise, pay the fine for your laziness at the checkout. It's really as simple as that.

Anon

They really do wind you up with pricing - notice that when things are on BOGOF the price for one can be more than when BOGOF offer is not on. There seem to be some products that are almost always on BOGOF, which sort of suggests that they are overpriced x2 on the normal price!

I don't know if there are problems in the supply chain, but the own brand products seem to be out of stock more often now which seems to be a cunning plan to push you onto a higher priced alternative.

You also notice that it is not always easy to compare prices, as on similar items they switch from price per 100g to 1kg or by number of items in a pack (for example, slices of cheese). You would think that as they have gone to the trouble of providing this guide, they should have to be consisent.

Anon

Schamansky

I don't believe very much in BOGOF. Far too often they just double the price before sticking the item on BOGOF. And people *still* fall for that.

Always divide by two first, then you'll know if there's value for money or not. I find that in 70-80% of cases it is not.

Pauls

I often find they increase the price a week before any bogof deal, retain that price throughout the offer, and then drop it again once the deal is over.

sly gits :mad:

Cornishpixie_2

Hi, Watched prog on T.V. last night Watchdog I think Anyhoo the presenter meets these 2 neighbours who are good friends and said it pays to buy BOGOFS together for the things they would usually buy. Like crisps, pasta, pasta sauce that kind of thing. The sent 1 to Mr M with 1 outside with presenter and walkie talkie. (they woundn't let them film inside). The result was £38 odd was paid on BOGOFS split £19 odd but they did appear to get lots of food. What I don't understand was that she said each saved £19 odd, but not necessarily so as they could have just bought the right offers/Bogofs. As it gave impression they were just picking up any BOGOFS .:D

Plushchris

You usually see this sort of thing in Tescos on the beer, usually the fosters, a 12 pack would be say £9 and a 24 pack would be £13. (or around those figures) seen the same in Morrisons too.