Are you a victim of deceptive pricing? - Shrinking Groceries

[patrickq1]

i have two old aged pensioners who are being fleeced by a reputable company who have gloria hunneyford front the adds for them

the story goes two x chatsworth chairs velvet claret 1465 model total price = £6355.00 vat nil. deposit paid on 4/8/08 £655.00 balance due £5700.00

in the deal the pensioners have also parted with two simmallar recliner chairs which they paid over £4000.00 for thus making the cost of the new recliner chairs £10.355.00...to be delivered this thursday

the pensioners have already parted with almost £18000.00 to this salesman over the last three years ....? the two origional chairs they purchased from this company actually are advertised now at £900.00 each

the pensioners are aged 93 and 97 i suspect that they will lose the deposit if they cancel which is what they would like to do but are afraid and really cannot afford to lose this deposit either is their anything i can do in order to have this order cancelled and deposit returned

patrickq1

[patrickq1]

Razor blades full stop are evil - one thing to look out for is often you get a full sized 'holder' for blades in a new razor, but only 1/2 blades actually in it. Can often seem like a new razor is the cheaper option when in reality you're getting half (or less!) the cutting-power for well more than half the price!

 

 

I recently had to switch to the old face shredders (disposables) because the price of blades rocketed so much

 

Oh yeah, the other one - often you'll find identical blades with vastly different prices. If a certain un-named brand has a regular razor and, say, one that vibrates you'll find the blades for the vibrator (ohh err missus) are invariably priced higher even though they're EXACTLY the same thing!

the fusion blades are being sold in china for a pack of 4 for $6.5 usd ? are we being screwed or what

patrickq1

[gyzmo]

I think we are moving into the realm of poor value rather than deceptive

[poppynurse]

i have two old aged pensioners who are being fleeced by a reputable company who have gloria hunneyford front the adds for them

the story goes two x chatsworth chairs velvet claret 1465 model total price = £6355.00 vat nil. deposit paid on 4/8/08 £655.00 balance due £5700.00

in the deal the pensioners have also parted with two simmallar recliner chairs which they paid over £4000.00 for thus making the cost of the new recliner chairs £10.355.00...to be delivered this thursday

the pensioners have already parted with almost £18000.00 to this salesman over the last three years ....? the two origional chairs they purchased from this company actually are advertised now at £900.00 each

the pensioners are aged 93 and 97 i suspect that they will lose the deposit if they cancel which is what they would like to do but are afraid and really cannot afford to lose this deposit either is their anything i can do in order to have this order cancelled and deposit returned

patrickq1

 

 

I think you need to start youtr own thread on this in order to get the help these pensioners obviously need, this is appalling

[gyzmo]

That is awful and I would say it means more information and community care is needed.

[patrickq1]

i am awaiting their regional sales manager to contact me tomorrow,altogether over 2 years they have taken 21000 of this old couple and almost exhausted their lifetime savings so i am not best pleased with them

patrickq1

[Getting_Savvy]

It is everywhere. Like New magazine (I think) in big bright numbers it has 1 figure, something like 40 or 50p making you think that is the price but underneath in small letters it says 'cheaper than Now'. So by the time you get to the counter to pay for it your paying 50p more than you thought. I found that out at Gatwick in Whsmith's after standing in the queue for so long. I just paid the money because I couldn't be bothered.

[suzieblooz]

Noticed today - Miller lager in bottles, used to be a box of 15, now a box of 12 for same price.

[barracad]

Tesco (again) peaches - now 4 in a pack instead of 6, same price. Clever use of packaging as the pack is the same size as the old one!

[sameagle]

This one isn't concerned with groceries, but might apply to of all you that probably only do your shopping at weekends.

"Focus" DIY and Garden Centres have wonderful bargains on garden furniture in the week, but their prices mysteriously rise at the weekends!

[patrickq1]

Asda put up tins of beans (small tins)by a penny every summer season and at end of season drop it by a penny 1 month before xmas the inflate the price of all soups and vegetables (tinned) then reduce after xmas ...we see it every year i have asked their customer srvices department why dont they give discount cards out to the local customers since this is a holiday village answer WHAT AAARRRGGGHHHH a terrible look of sickness befell him the creep

patrickq1

[patrickq1]

by the way got the deposit back and now negotiating a 2000 refund if this happens i will hold my hands upto them for admitting their unsccrupulous saleman or rouge salesman at least they sacked him but as long as i see the old pensioners monies returned

patrickq1

[un1boy]

by the way got the deposit back and now negotiating a 2000 refund if this happens i will hold my hands upto them for admitting their unsccrupulous saleman or rouge salesman at least they sacked him but as long as i see the old pensioners monies returned

patrickq1

 

You're a good man Patrick!!

[patrickq1]

i cant stand anyone who takes unfair and deceptive practices against especialy old aged pensioners,my biggest gripe at the moment is when a company will not give a price but insist on a demonstration straght away you know it is wrong and bordering on contemptious behaviour for the person asking the price as if to say we charge whatever we think you can afford and it is never the same as next doors price ? gggrrr

[Iaintpayingyoudotcom]

MORRISONS

 

You have to give them credit for trying.

 

Credit Crunch deal. Ok all the items are 50pence so thats good, but its the claim afterwards, "or you can have them all for £4".

 

How many Items are there? well theres 8, so yes their claim is spot on, you can have them all for £4 and save an extra nothing.

 

Isolated?

 

No.

 

I was looking at the Nintendo DS's for £99. Good Price, then the advert caught my eye. £120 for a DS and a Game.The Game is Brain train, which they sell for £19.99. So it actually costs you £1 more to buy them together than it does if you get them seperate. So I asked for them to be paid for as individual items, of which I was told I can't, unless I pay for the DS and come back later and get the game.

 

ok 2 Isolated cases and I bet there is more, so before you buy, just check the deal first.

 

How foolish do they think customers are?

[ja-de]

A new Tesco superstore has just opened near us,& they're advertising that you get 5p, for every £10 off your petrol, if you pay something like £50 for your groceries, only trouble is; the nearest Tesco with a petrol station is about 10 miles away. Think I'll stick to my new Green points saver card with them, & my "Miles" petrol saver card with Morrisons, at least that way I have something to show at the end of it.

[gyzmo]

In Tesco's again.....

 

Loose white potatoes were £1.28 / kilo (I think). Bagged white potatos were priced per potato - I think it was 17p per potato. However, weighing the pre-bagged ones worked out at twice as much as the loose ones per kilo!

 

I have said it before but NEVER be embarrased about using the weighing equipment in store. I have done it and attracted the attention some uppity who was quite surprised at the price difference and started doing it herself.

[ja-de]

In Tesco's again.....

 

Loose white potatoes were £1.28 / kilo (I think). Bagged white potatos were priced per potato - I think it was 17p per potato. However, weighing the pre-bagged ones worked out at twice as much as the loose ones per kilo!

 

I have said it before but NEVER be embarrased about using the weighing equipment in store. I have done it and attracted the attention some uppity who was quite surprised at the price difference and started doing it herself.

 

Good for you gyzmo, in fact I do it regularly, Tesco, Asda, etc, they all supply the scales for us to use.

 

[60's child]

Tesco's today, I wanted some cheese and thought I would check prices rather than just pick up a block and pay as I normally would, now my head hurts

 

200 gr Cathedral City mature (cracker size) £1.48 *2 = 400 gr @£2.96:D

200 gr Cathedral City mature (normal size) £2.06 *2 =400 gr @£4.12:???:

400 gr Cathedral City Mature @£4.42:eek:

[Thailand]

Another BOGOF today.

 

'Ginsters' Pasties at local Spar £1.69. Who do they think they are kidding? I had one of these pasties (first and last time) in Lancaster a few weeks ago, and it cost no more the 90p (the only reason I bought it was because it was reduced to 56p as it had to be eaten that day).

 

Let's just double the price and pretend they are getting a good deal. Honestly, it's just plain offensive! They may as well put a sign over the door stating 'Here at Spar we will treat you as if you are an imbecile'.

[Thailand]

I should say I appreciate Spar is a conveniece store. Is this, in my opinion, underhand behaviour the retailers or the manufacturers?

 

Eggs; how come the cheapest eggs in both Asda and Sainsbury's happen to both be 88p? Maybe the OFT are correct in thier assertion that supermarkets are colluding/price fixing. My local Spar is proud to boast how overpriced they are, yet 6 eggs costs 66p? A loss leader?...

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[Thailand]

Then there is the toothpaste dodge. They bring out a large family size but increase the opening where the paste comes out

 

Heinz like this one, they must have doubled the size of the opening..... dare you squeeze normally, you end up with a plate of Ketchup/salad cream. A new carefully devised light pinch is all that is now required!

 

Buggars, the lot of 'em!!

[bottomburp]

General thought: Eggs have rocketed in price "because of the increased cost of grain to feed the hens". So isn't it strange that the cost of an oven-ready chicken hasn't increased - these birds need feeding too.

 

Tesco yesterday. Swedes 89p each - or half a swede at 89p/kilo. The whole swedes weighed around 500-600g...

 

I am almost equidistant between two Tesco Metro stores. One area is deemed to be more affluent than the other, they stock different items. "Grotty" area - has "value" veg - broccoli, peppers etc at very good prices but, usually, not many good "quick sale" items. "Snotty" area has more expensive lines and great "quick sale" items. I go to both...

[Thailand]

Never mind shrinking groceries, what about teh wrong groceries?

 

Have you ever picked up a product only to find you have the wrong brand? There are a lot of complaints from leading brand manufacturers (and research carried out last year) that their packaging is being copied and is confusing people.

 

I used to work for an eyeware company. I was told there had to be '10 subtle differences'.... as I was selling designer sunglasses (overpriced tut!) we was not best pleased with Claire's accessories selling what appeared to be almost identical eyewear, and apparel, at sometimes over £160 cheaper (I know where I would have gone if I didn't get the genuine stuff for gratis).

 

I think it's all very misleading, its rather like burning copy CD's and photocopying the cover. There are so many copies of genuine stuff out there, though they never fool me! sometimes though, the item that is pretending to be something else does the same job at a lesser cost, which is good!. Though this can mean compromising on quality.

 

It appears I want the best of both worlds on this one!

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[Thailand]

General thought: Eggs have rocketed in price "because of the increased cost of grain to feed the hens". So isn't it strange that the cost of an oven-ready chicken hasn't increased - these birds need feeding too. :???:quote]

 

That's why I thought the SEL was wrong - 6 eggs for 66p?? 22p less than the cheapest supermarket (includes Lidl). But after 3 months they are still 66p, and now have a flash on the box.

 

I remember an article on the news about the pending increase in the price of chickens, but it never really happened? My local somerfield is selling them at £2.50?. The price of the fillets, thighs, wings, drumsticks, flavoured portions etc does seem to have shot up though.