Tag: "price increases"
30/03/11
Asda pringles "sale" that has a 50% higher price!
Asda were last week selling packs of pringles at £1.00 a tube with big yellow "Roll back" shelf labelling. This week Asda are selling the same tubes of pringles at £1.50, once again with a big yellow "Roll back" shelf label. How can a supermarket be… more »
30/01/11
Asda baby event price rises
Plastered all over our nearest asda store are the green pos (point of sale) cards claiming big savings. Last week, the "natural fit nappies" that we normally get had been removed from the shelves and the "offer" budget nappies - increased in price to… more »
22/11/10
Supermarket "offers" hiding individual price increases
Seen at both asda and tesco, the marketing trick designed to raise prices, whilst also getting you to try a product, making a regular in your basket? The beauty of this trick (because it is a trick) is how it gives the perception that you are saving… more »
12/09/10
Tesco price checker shows customers are being ripped off
It is common knowledge that when a Tesco (and other any other big supermarket) opens in an area, its prices undercut local shops/stores and then increase, as local businesses close or struggle to survive. Once the Tesco store has established itself, it… more »
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