Tescos pricing madness

[BlueSmoke]

Went in tonight, and they are selling a bottle of Pepsi, £1 a bottle or two for £2.50.

WTF?

[Allanv]

I constantly see one for 75 pence or two for £1.50 and the idiots go for it.

[SimonV8ster]

So how many did you buy ?

[rfn]

Without knowing more, I'd suggest some numpty has put out either the wrong shelf-edge ticket or the incorrect promotional advertising...?

[VXED]

So, what if you spotted the error and wanted to buy 2 bottles. I presume you would have to purchase them as separate transactions to get them at £1 each

[Graham E]

local tesco:

6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.

Who the fk buys the small tins?

[Tunku]

Graham E said:

local tesco:

6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.

Who the fk buys the small tins?

Little old Ladies...

[Superhoop1904]

can't stay and talk i'm off to Tesco for some Pepsi, they got a deal on....

[SimonV8ster]

Get me some - and some beans, if your going to be in aisle 13 i'll have some of those pasta dishes too. Quadruple clubcard points on those if you eat the packageing.

[deevlash]

BlueSmoke said:

Went in tonight, and they are selling a bottle of Pepsi, £1 a bottle or two for £2.50.

WTF?

Lidl (who I work for) were selling 2 litre bottles of pepsi and 7 up for 50p each last week. Irn Bru was 99p too.

2 for £2.50 is pretty funny though.

[Nickyboy]

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Graham E said:

local tesco:

6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.

Who the fk buys the small tins?

My dad would, pisses me and my mum off though as well.
His reasoning is "I can't finish a whole large tin in one go, so why buy it when I can finish a half tin in one go"

Anyone wanna give him a slap for me?

[rfn]

Nickyboy said:

It's a pic'n'mix offer that no doubt includes a load of drinks that may be 85/90p each. It makes sense if you don't view that product in isolation....

[Fruitcake]

rfn said:

Nickyboy said:

It's a pic'n'mix offer that no doubt includes a load of drinks that may be 85/90p each. It makes sense if you don't view that product in isolation....

Just ruin it with your common-sense talk, why don't you?

[deevlash]

Tunku said:

Graham E said:

local tesco:

6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.

Who the fk buys the small tins?

Little old Ladies...

they do! I had cucumbers on sale for 15p and this little old lady wouldnt buy one as she'd "only use half". Just throw the other half in the freaking bucket then you daft cow! Its only 15p! She probably blew £40 that day on frigging bingo anyway!

[Vipers]

rfn said:

Without knowing more, I'd suggest some numpty has put out either the wrong shelf-edge ticket or the incorrect promotional advertising...?

Often happens in Sainsburys, pillock with the sticker machine is a physco, or however you spell it.

[i remember]

Fruitcake said:

rfn said:

Nickyboy said:

It's a pic'n'mix offer that no doubt includes a load of drinks that may be 85/90p each. It makes sense if you don't view that product in isolation....

Just ruin it with your common-sense talk, why don't you?

I can back that up at the photo shows 80p for 350ml whereas you can pick up ( i hope im right ) a 500ml with it to make it £1.60 which infact would be cheaper

Yes ive had a fking boring night and have had one of those mondays where your not in the right midframe atall whatsoever, and am continuing to do so right now.

[rfn]

Sadly, till systems don't seem to have evolved - at least, the ones at work still do this! Can't work out when something is reduced!

[freecar]

Welcome folks, one and all, to the dizzying spectactle that is tesco pricing strategy!!!!

• ** cue, cheering and audience clapping to a cheesy 80's game show soundtrack!! ****

Recently thanks to a bout of family illness, I have been taking the unusual step of piloting a shopping trolley and procuring the comestibles for my family.

Having viewed many a curious price I asked someone in the know what the deal-e-o was?

Some of the "bargains" that I have seen in my travels....

Small washing liquid that is demonstratably cheaper per 100ml than the larger size despite the large size haveing a whopping three pounds knocked off it's price!

Small coffee jar that is shockingly cheaper than buying in larger quantities.

I could go on.

The reason for this is sinister, yet somewhat genius in it execution.

Remember those price comparison adverts? It's all for the benefit of those, the "basket" that they employ is very specific and the store will happily just discount the size that is in the basket!!!


Happy shopping!

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