Evans sale not so good

[jefmcg]

I think the urge to get a bargain sometimes can be distorting.

E.G.
Here's product A, does exactly what you want, is well made, looks good. For sale at RRP £20
Then there is product B, similar. Not quite as perfect and a bit ugly. More prestigious brand, but no reason to believe it's better made than A. Reduced from £75 to £20.

It takes a real effort of will for me to buy A ahead of B. B is such a bargain!

 

[pclay]

It's only a bargain if you need the item. If you are buying it because its on sale, but you don't actually need/want it, then its not a bargain.

 

[Crankarm]

I think the phrase is caveat emptor - buyer beware.

In any case Decathlon padded winter tights are better.

 

[Ajax Bay]

It takes a real effort of will for me to buy A ahead of B. B is such a bargain!

Please restrain yourself from sharing examples of such stereotypical behaviour. Happy Christmas @jefmcg

 

[Slick]

Yes it does matter.

Or maybe I am unusual in not wanting to be lied to by retailers.

British supermarkets have long been specialists at this sort of thing but are sometimes so clever they catch themselves out by leaving both prices in place. A couple of times I have even had to call the manager and insist that they remove said products with lying label. Taking the P. I now largely avoid the big supermarkets with their fake offers.

Many moons ago as a 14 year old school boy, I worked with the under manager of the local supermarket. He taught me a few tricks of the trade, one being canned soup which was hardly shifting at 50p a can or whatever, until he put a for sale sign on it and sold it for a few pence more. One older guy was the only person that noticed and they just ignored his complaints. Probably why I'm not surprised that it still goes on.

 

[bikingdad90]

Many moons ago as a 14 year old school boy, I worked with the under manager of the local supermarket. He taught me a few tricks of the trade, one being canned soup which was hardly shifting at 50p a can or whatever, until he put a for sale sign on it and sold it for a few pence more. One older guy was the only person that noticed and they just ignored his complaints. Probably why I'm not surprised that it still goes on.

Yep, was in Asda not long back and they removed a kids yoghurt from rollback. Price on rollback 50p and normal price without the yellow rollback branding 50p do still goes on today!

 

[Blue Hills]

Name that supermarket slick.

Yes slick and bikingdad, i recognise that behavior. My local sainsburys didn't even bother going to the effort of an alibied fake discount. Wandered in one day to find right in my path some baked goods adverised as a significant discount. Even though a matter of days before they had been at the very same price in the same prominent entrance position. I told them to shift it. They clearly weren't going to do anything. I told them to do it again and waited until they had done it. Crooks. Despite their cuddly adverts. Their arrogance at thinking their customers are goldfish is amazing.

 

[Slick]

Name that supermarket slick.

Yes slick and bikingdad, i recognise that behavior. My local sainsburys didn't even bother going to the effort of an alibied fake discount. Wandered in one day to find right in my path some baked goods adverised as a significant discount. Even though a matter of days before they had been at the very same price in the same prominent entrance position. I told them to shift it. They clearly weren't going to do anything. I told them to do it again and waited until they had done it. Crooks. Despite their cuddly adverts. Their arrogance at thinking their customers are goldfish is amazing.

Problem is, large swathes are, or certainly were. I even hate the layout now of your average supermarket which is all designed to trick the unwary.

 

[PaulSB]

Yes it does matter.

Or maybe I am unusual in not wanting to be lied to by retailers.

British supermarkets have long been specialists at this sort of thing but are sometimes so clever they catch themselves out by leaving both prices in place. A couple of times I have even had to call the manager and insist that they remove said products with lying label. Taking the P. I now largely avoid the big supermarkets with their fake offers.

I think you’ve every right to wish retailers didn’t “lie” to you. I say “lie” because it isn’t really a lie but is misleading.

When I shop in supermarkets I’m careful to check the unit price - cost per kilo/litre etc - as this is the only way to get a true comparison. Of course there are plenty of ways round this for the supermarket. Yesterday in Aldi peppers were on sale for 41p each, 3 in a pack for 97p, family pack of 6 for £1.29. I chose the later as for me this represented the best value at 21.5p each. It sounds sad but it’s necessary if one wants to buy keenly.

Although I occasionally shop in Tesco I try to avoid it as much as possible. I don’t like Tesco’s attitude to customers and believe them the worst for misleading price displays.

Personally I watch sales, special offers etc. with a wary eye and only buy when the offer represents what I consider real value for money, I’m not interested in the discount. For years I’ve wanted a pair of high quality cycling glasses but I’m not prepared to pay more than £30. Maybe my expectation is unrealistic but the figure is all I’ll pay. On Black Friday I noticed a pair which met all my criteria marked down to £34.99 from £129.99. I’ve no idea if the £129.99 was genuine but I was happy with the offer so ordered them.

My perception of value for money is the only criteria I use when making my buying decision.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I can’t wait for the naked bike ride. Everything’s on a level playing field then.

Not everything...

 

[Ajax Bay]

For years I’ve wanted a pair of high quality cycling glasses but I’m not prepared to pay more than £30. . . . I noticed a pair which met all my criteria marked down to £34.99 from £129.99. I’ve no idea if the £129.99 was genuine but I was happy with the offer so ordered them.
My perception of value for money is the only criteria I use when making my buying decision.

So you were prepared to pay more than £30.
@jefmcg - one after your own heart: "it's a bargain".

 

[jefmcg]

So you were prepared to pay more than £30.
@jefmcg - one after your own heart: "it's a bargain".

Goddammit, I used the first person in my post rather than pointing the finger at others in the thread.

It's part of CycleChat's year zero era peace and love.

 

[PaulSB]

So you were prepared to pay more than £30. .

Yep!

 

[RoubaixCube]

I agree about the point where you absolutely ignore the RRP and 'XX% Saving' mumbo jumbo. Companies are getting worse and worse each year with their price wrangling just before any sort of medium to big sale to make it look as if you're getting a great deal on something when really all they've done is drop the price by a fraction after deliberately hiking the price up a week or two before and dropping it down again at the start of the sale.

Do you think that item is value for money at the sale price? Do you want/need it? If yes, then buy it.

 

[bpsmith]

At least Evans appear to be trying to play the system. I looked at Wiggle’s “Sale” yesterday and the have the same exact pricing on pretty much everything, but put it in the sale section as if it’s reduced in price suddenly. Anyone who browses regularly could spot the obvious, but they clearly don’t care. That’s where RRP price cling makes it easy for them, as they aren’t actually saying that there’s a saving compared to last weeks prices. Genius marketing.