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My local supermarket (Tesco) has developed the annoying habit of doubling the price of various goods and then offering two for the price of one. This really annoys me when I only WANT one.

How do I get my own back, or do I just bend over and let them...

My local supermarket (Tesco) has developed the annoying habit of doubling the price of various goods and then offering two for the price of one. This really annoys me when I only WANT one.

How do I get my own back, or do I just bend over and let them...
Too bad there's not a WalMart nearby. :D

go shop at a farm shop or farmers' market instead. fuck the supermarkets

Tesco eh? You're lucky. Our Safeway was bought by Morrisons last month. Shitty, shitty Morrisons

Too bad there's not a WalMart nearby. :D

There probably is. Asdas are pretty much everywhere.(though not to the same extent as Tesco's).

On a interesting side topic Asda are taking Tesco to the trades board for alleged uncompetative practices (artificially lowering the value of CDs etc). Pot. Kettle. Black.

There probably is. Asdas are pretty much everywhere.(though not to the same extent as Tesco's).

On a interesting side topic Asda are taking Tesco to the trades board for alleged uncompetative practices (artificially lowering the value of CDs etc). Pot. Kettle. Black.
LOL! Ah, competition! It's wonderful thing, yes? :D

There isn't one Tesco near where I live. We have Shop Rite!

competition?? the concentration ratio of the UK supermarkets is around 5 firms to 98% penetration... that, economically speaking, is not right.

down with the supermarkets!

Contact the local news media that they double thier prices then offer 2 for 1 deals bad public news will make them think twice

complain to local news and newspaper

here in boston mass something simlar was happening as soon as people complained they dropped thier prices and still did the 2 for 1 deals

competition?? the concentration ratio of the UK supermarkets is around 5 firms to 98% penetration... that, economically speaking, is not right.

down with the supermarkets!
Hear! Hear! Burn, baby, burn! :D

There isn't one Tesco near where I live. We have Shop Rite!
A what? Where is this strange land of which you speak?

go shop at a farm shop or farmers' market instead. fuck the supermarkets

Good quality, but only found in certain areas. Plus its even more expensive than Tesco, and you don't get the two-for-one offer.

Tesco eh? You're lucky. Our Safeway was bought by Morrisons last month. Shitty, shitty Morrisons
Wasn't safeway bought by morrisons almost two years ago? Morribobs almost went bankrupt because of that stupid maneuver.

Good quality, but only found in certain areas. Plus its even more expensive than Tesco, and you don't get the two-for-one offer.
quite true, they're not everywhere, but any premium in price is more than made up for in freshness and quality (not to mention taste... heh i do love my food :P )
that said, i find the prices usually quite comparable and i do travel round to a fair few farmers' markets (some producers do try to overcharge but mostly its comparable to supermarket prices)

Well I say shoot 'em.

We had a small supermarket chain that did that when I was younger (anybody ever heard of Piggly Wiggly? Didn't last long in Kansas City), and between the negative attention from the local media and the fact that a huuuuuuge Price Chopper was put up directly across the street from the one by us, it shut down in less than a year.

Not that it matters to me. I still buy almost everything from either Whole Foods or the Organic section in Hen House.

Good luck versus the suits, though.

Edit: By the way, what the hell are Tesco, Shop Rite, Morrisons, Safeway, etc? Where do you people live to have such rich diversity?
*suddenly wishes for a world with more than three supermarket chains in a large city*
But I guess if we had a lot of diversity, it would be harder for me to find organics.

Simonist']Edit: By the way, what the hell are Tesco, Shop Rite, Morrisons, Safeway, etc? Where do you people live to have such rich diversity?

A little place called England (possibly one of those other UK countries, in some cases)

what have people got against Morrisions? I like the one nearby, (The TESCO's in skipton is awful!)

A little place called England (possibly one of those other UK countries, in some cases)
I would hope that there are places other than England that have plenty of variety.

But based on my UK experience (though it was only two weeks), farmers markets are far better there than here. Lucky European bastards :(

theres nothing you can do. if you go outside your neighborhood to get a better deal you either will not find a better deal or you will eat up any savings in the cost of transportation

write to the president of tesco to protest

i find that the "2 for 1" deals come as they are about to put a big price increase on a particular product. they raise the price but offer a "2 for 1" on it for a week or 2. when the sale is over, the new price is in effect.

this is the joy of marketing. Since most ppl are more interested in what they hear *2 for 1!* than what they see, the price went just went up. Places will continue to do stuff like this because it drives up sales. Its a key marketing principle that people will by what sounds best over what is best. Otherwise we wouldn't need "marketing' and brand names and silly stuff like that. But since the majority of ppl do, just buy two and stick one in the freezer and count it as a deplorable fact of life.

skipton is awful!

Fixed your typo ;)

this is the joy of marketing. Since most ppl are more interested in what they hear *2 for 1!* than what they see, the price went just went up. Places will continue to do stuff like this because it drives up sales. Its a key marketing principle that people will by what sounds best over what is best. Otherwise we wouldn't need "marketing' and brand names and silly stuff like that. But since the majority of ppl do, just buy two and stick one in the freezer and count it as a deplorable fact of life.

lol best reply so far

My local supermarket (Tesco) has developed the annoying habit of doubling the price of various goods and then offering two for the price of one. This really annoys me when I only WANT one.

How do I get my own back, or do I just bend over and let them...
Um that is the whole point
A) they can make it sound like a good deal and hype up product sales
B) they know a large portion of the populace is like you and will only buy one

So they get advertising with only a fraction of the people actualy taking advantage

competition?? the concentration ratio of the UK supermarkets is around 5 firms to 98% penetration... that, economically speaking, is not right.

down with the supermarkets!
I have no idea what the statistics in bold mean, and I am far to lazy to figure out. However, I am quite sure that they can be used as justification for otherwise purposeless and wanton destruction, so you have my full support in whatever needs to be done about this.

1)You could always shop lift.
B)Consumer Complaints Authority(or whatever you have)
4)Rant at the Manager about the fact you have 3 kids and a drug habit to look after.

go shop at a farm shop or farmers' market instead. fuck the supermarkets
How many farmer's markets sell LeanCusine?

How many farmer's markets sell LeanCusine?
:gundge:

How many farmer's markets sell LeanCusine?
Wait, you mean those things don't just grow on trees? I suppose that means that there is no such thing as a HotPocket tree either?
GODDAMMIT! That means that the shifty old man with only three teeth lied to me when he sold me this packet of "HotPoket Tre" seeds. Maybe I should have been tipped off by the spelling, or the fact that it was labelled in crayon, or the fact that people who do business under bridges in puddles of their own urine aren't generally all that reliable.

I have no idea what the statistics in bold mean, and I am far to lazy to figure out. However, I am quite sure that they can be used as justification for otherwise purposeless and wanton destruction, so you have my full support in whatever needs to be done about this.
I bet a Fiver he just wanted to say Penetration.:p

Wait, you mean those things don't just grow on trees? I suppose that means that there is no such thing as a HotPocket tree either?
GODDAMMIT! That means that the shifty old man with only three teeth lied to me when he sold me this packet of "HotPoket Tre" seeds. Maybe I should have been tipped off by the spelling, or the fact that it was labelled in crayon, or the fact that people who do business under bridges in puddles of their own urine aren't generally all that reliable.
The sad thing is that rwally happened to me/ :(

meh, from my experience, TESCO and morrisons tend to be 75% chavs... we use sainsburys 95% of the time and non-supermarkets the other 5%