Premium brand / price - inferior product?

[grumbledoak]

Matt Black said:

M&S Loch Muir Scottish Salmon!!! WTF there is no Loch Muir in Scotland so I suspect it's imported shyte,

Their 'Oakham' chickens don't come from Oakham, if there is such a place. Just 'branding' crap, though apparently UK. I don't buy them, either.

[Pferdestarke]

Supermarket culture is deeply embedded in society whether we like it or not. They are PLC's in a dog fight with one another just like the banks and energy providers. Many of their staff and managers will fail to see what their behemoth employers are doing to manipulate consumers in to paying extra for what is, in many cases, regular food in glitzy packaging.

Without packaging they would struggle to differentiate products and price points. The way we would buy food would change drastically and people would probably have a narrower product selection as they would be less likely to try new things without the reassurance that the box offers.

Having said all of this, I still look forward to going so that I can conveniently buy what I want in comfort. Even if I do walk around scowling at the silly 'offers' designed to reel us all in.

[FredericRobinson]

'Lochmuir' is a brand not a place, the salmon is Scottish though

[Simpo Two]

FredericRobinson said:

'Lochmuir' is a brand not a place, the salmon is Scottish though

Deliberately deceptive I'd wager.

[oldbanger]

Odie said:

As for watery bacon that really pisses me off, i always look for dry cured, and usually get it from lidl.

I was just about to recommend lidl bacon myself. Cracking stuff.

[Goughie]

Simpo Two said:

FredericRobinson said:

'Lochmuir' is a brand not a place, the salmon is Scottish though

Deliberately deceptive I'd wager.

No real difference from calling Pangasius catfish "river cobbler" or "Basa" or dogfish "Huss", "Flake", "Rock salmon", etc. The food world (and seafood in particular) is full of this sort of re-branding.

Edited by Goughie on Monday 2nd August 14:17