Wow ... the Supermarkets are at it again
July 25th 2007 01:06
I get really frustrated by the large supermarkets (I won’t mention any names so to protect the identity of Woolworths and Coles) with their Rollbacks and Price Rewinds.
What a load of rubbish.
It’s easy to roll back a price if you spent the last few months creeping it up in the first place.
They are just plain expensive.
Just recently, though I found this price ticket floating around on the floor of one of the large supermarkets (again, to protect Woolworths identity I won’t mention their name) and I couldn’t resist picking it up and having a bit of a laugh (atWoolworth’s the supermarket's expense).
What a great saving they’re offering. Gotta pick one of those up before the special ends.
What a load of rubbish.
It’s easy to roll back a price if you spent the last few months creeping it up in the first place.
They are just plain expensive.
Just recently, though I found this price ticket floating around on the floor of one of the large supermarkets (again, to protect Woolworths identity I won’t mention their name) and I couldn’t resist picking it up and having a bit of a laugh (at
What a great saving they’re offering. Gotta pick one of those up before the special ends.
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Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
HAHAHAHAHA, what a joke! And I'm sure they didn't even mean it to be funny.
Kylie
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
I'm positive they meant it to be totally serious. Imagine being the person who decides what to put on special and by how much each week...
...maybe he/she is having a bit of a giggle after all.
A.
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Best part is - even when you get the saving - they have to round up the price anyway. Hmmmm
MNG
Comment by Lara M
Love Speaks
Maybe someone forgot the '0' behind the '1'??
Comment by David
Comment by Chic Critique
Clearly they rely on people like me who don't even see the "save x amount".
How utterly ridiculous.
Keep up the good work!!!
Keep the bastards honest!!!
Comment by Louie
Climate Forum
Climate Red
randomthoughts
Phil's Wellness Tips
If you watch their ads closely like you obvioulsy do, you will also notice that they do reverse false advertising - by this I mean - for eg they say mince is $4.99 a kilo a saving of $4 a kilo BUT the mince is NEVER 8.99 a kilo it is $12.99 a kilo,,,,, they make you think its cheaper at the every day price than your butcher but it never is you are just programmed to think so and lets face it who checks...... ...very tricky and hard to monitor, makes me ANGRY....
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
I never thought of it that way. That make's it even more ridiculous. Very funny!.
A
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
I don't know about forgetting the 0 ... I think someone forgot their brain when they left for work that morning!
Thanks for stopping by.
A.
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
Now I've been reminded about the rounding, you get a bonus extra cent discount when you buy two...
...a two and a half times saving!!!
Cheap at half the price.
A. xx
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
Damn but I think that is an impossible task.
I hate the large supermarkets and the way they rip people off. There was another instance where they were advertising packets of chips (crisps) on special with big signs up all over the store specifying 250g bags at $1.99 each. Well, unfortunately, the crisps were actually in 230g bags and when we pointed it out to them, they didn't care at all.
The signs stayed up.
Dishonest is their middle name.
A.
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
... and welcome.
How true is this! Buying things like milk for a few cents a litre then onselling it to us for $1.50 a litre, or whatever.
They have a lot of sneaky things that they do to ensure the highest profits possible ... bugger the consumer!
Thanks for your comment.
A.
Comment by DuskDevi
Rucks and Rolls
Rugby World Cup 2007
...that makes no cents whatsoever...I think someone may have recharging their batteries with some funny stuff...
Those big supermarkets that shall not be named but make wool worth nothing and should be raked over the
colescoals...make me seethe too...hugs Cara...funny post...and excellent spot!
Dusk
Comment by Portsmouth
So nice to know that it isn't only the supermarkets in UK who rip people off. The one that really annoys me is the "Buy 2 get one free" . I don't want three of something. I only want one at a decent price. At least your unnamed supermarket has given me a laugh!
Lots of love as always from Pompeyxxx
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
Love your comment. You're definitely firing on all cylinders tonight.
Cara xxxx
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
Lovely to see you back again.
I too hate the buy three for the price of two rubbish. Just another scam.
A xxxx
Comment by Ash
Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories
Now where is your faith girl? Don`t you know that was an honest mistake??
Amazing how we filter things... you just see SALE or SPECIAL and take it for granted that you are getting a bargain.
Well spotted!
ash
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
There's that 'h' word again ... I never thought of it as being associated with
Woolworths... um ... those supermarkets.You're right, though. We do filter things. We see what we want to see and ignore the less desirable bits.
'See' you soon Ash.
A.xx
Comment by Sarah White
coolgirlsar to the rescue
One Too Many Chocolate Bars
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
I reckon you'd be surprised!
A. xx
Comment by Sarah White
coolgirlsar to the rescue
One Too Many Chocolate Bars
Now if it had been chocolate I would have maybe be prone to being one of those "suckers" and fallen for the trick.
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
Ah, chocolate will catch you every time.
A. xx
Comment by Mrs M
Mum's Word
What's even more stupid is if you were paying cash you would actually pay $25...1c more than the usual price. Fools.
Love & stuff
Mrs M
Comment by Andrea
Diet and Health
V8 Supercar Pitstop
Rounding ... it's a wonderful thing for the supermarkets sometimes. Funny how it hardly ever seems to work in my favour though!
A.xx