Anti-Bargains

[shouldbeinbed]

My nearest supermarket (a well known store with an orange livery) went through a phase of being slightly less than honest with their offers. Stuff like beer being labelled up as £1.55 each or 3 for £5.

Don't know if they still do it as it's now been a while since I got beer from them.

My orange supermarket certainly has multi pack *deals* that are no different in price from buying individually

 

[jonny jeez]

Yep, I hate it when this happens.

I popped into the shops on Sunday to pick up a couple of Ferrari 458 italias, the chap at the till told me I'd have to wait 12 weeks for him to drop them round, or I could buy a couple of second hand ones for £300k a pop. I only had half a million on me at the time so had to reject his offer.

How can a used car be worth more than a shiny new one...its madness!

 

[MichaelW2]

I can never figure out if multi-packs of Korean supermarkets are better value than buying just one.

 

[Moodyman]

Carradice bags and Brooks saddles. Prices for well used 20 year old 'classic' ones are higher on eBay than they are to buy new.

 

[classic33]

Multi packs of Mars/Snickers/Crunchie, currently selling in most supermarkets at 4 bars for £1. Then you find that the "bars" are actually about half the size of a normal one.

Down to 2/3 the size they were before the famine. They were bite size then!

 

[mustang1]

I was at a cinema website the other day looking to buy a family ticket and the price was exactly the same as when laying for two adults and twomkids separately. They didn't offer it as a deal but made me thinkmwhy they'd offer it at all.

The best sales are those food the sofas where you 90% off (exaggerating, I think it's 50% off). Makes you wonder how much profit is made for anyone who doesn't buy in the sales. Though I think EVERYONE only buys in the "sales" when it comes to sofas.

Op, did you report you wife to the cops for the theft?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

What about the offers where something is available in 2 sizes and 1 size is on offer but the other isn't yet it is actually cheaper to buy the other size on a per litre or per kg basis.

So 500ml costs £2 and is on offer 3 for 2. So 1.5L now costs £4, but the 1L size only costs £2.50 anyway...

I was at a cinema website the other day looking to buy a family ticket and the price was exactly the same as when laying for two adults and twomkids separately. They didn't offer it as a deal but made me thinkmwhy they'd offer it at all.

Some families have more than 2 children. That's usually when families tickets become cheaper assuming the place has not stated max 2 children...

 

[Col5632]

I love it when Tesco do the Quaker Oats deal, 2 boxes of 10 sachets for £4.00 or one big box of 20 for £3.99, I know its only £0.01 but its clearly not a deal

 

[Markymark]

An accountant was wandering through a market and he saw a sign saying "Watermelons - £3 each or 3 for £10"

He chuckled to himself and though he'd teach the market trader a lesson in economics and asked for a watermelon. £3 please. He then asked for another and paid £3. He then asked for a third and another £3.

"Ha, you really are dumb, I just paid £9 for 3" said the accountant as he walked off smirking.

The market trader smiled quietly to himself as he'd made yet another £9 selling someone 3 watermelons instead of just one.

 

[Sittingduck]

Bottles of ale at £1.50 each, then a few days later they're £1.99 or four for £6.00.

I was talking to one of the girls I know who works in our local Tesco as she was putting those very labels out.

When I pointed it out to her she laughed and gave me a knowing smile.

Been taking advantage of the 4 for 6 quid offer for a few weeks now

OT but I can recommend Badger Blandford Flyer and Golden Champion!

 

[GM]

Been taking advantage of the 4 for 6 quid offer for a few weeks now

I've been do the same only with Erdinger Weissbier 500Ml

 

[mustang1]

What about the offers where something is available in 2 sizes and 1 size is on offer but the other isn't yet it is actually cheaper to buy the other size on a per litre or per kg basis.

So 500ml costs £2 and is on offer 3 for 2. So 1.5L now costs £4, but the 1L size only costs £2.50 anyway...



Some families have more than 2 children. That's usually when families tickets become cheaper assuming the place has not stated max 2 children...

Nice one about the 2 for 1.

About the cinema tickets, I thought the same thing. But this is what they have for example:
Adult is £6.50
Child is £6.50
Therefore 2 adults and 2 kids is £26.

A family ticket (your choice of 2 adults and 2 kids or 1 adult and 3 kids)/costs £26 too. I'm not saying in his case it's a ripoff, but I wonder why even mention the different tickets. Adult, teen, child, senior are £6.50, at any time of day or week.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

About the cinema tickets, I thought the same thing. But this is what they have for example:
Adult is £6.50
Child is £6.50
Therefore 2 adults and 2 kids is £26.

A family ticket (your choice of 2 adults and 2 kids or 1 adult and 3 kids)/costs £26 too. I'm not saying in his case it's a ripoff, but I wonder why even mention the different tickets. Adult, teen, child, senior are £6.50, at any time of day or week.

At our local cinemas (not very local but the closest we have) the family ticket is for a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 'bodies' for want of a better expression, so provided there are 5 or more of you it would work out cheaper. (It states available for a minimum group of 4 and a maximum group of 8 which must include a minimum of 2 children.) So I guess it must be something like the Odeon you are using?

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

Been taking advantage of the 4 for 6 quid offer for a few weeks now

OT but I can recommend Badger Blandford Flyer and Golden Champion!

My local supermarket is doing an offer on the Badger ales... but it doesn't include Golden Glory! Disgraceful.

 

[jefmcg]

I've noticed Sensations crisps vary in price a lot, but the most common variants are £1 each or 2 for 1 at £1.99.

They can't claim £1 is 50% off, unless they regularly sell them at £2. So this allows the crisps to be continually on a special offer, without getting fines for claiming a discount.

DFS apparently everything is always on sale. They get around this by adding things to the price list 6 weeks before it appears in the store. So you could theoretically buy a sofa, sight unseen, for twice the price they actually intend to sell it at if you got your hands on the price list. But this allows them to skirt the law, having it first appear on the show room floor at "half price".