Infant formula not the same price

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CharlieC

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I always assumed that infant baby formula was the same price everywhere.

I have emailed Tesco the following query

Dear Tesco Customer Service
I have been purchasing approximately 3 tins per week of Nanny Goat Milk formula by VitaCare for my infant in a Dublin store. The cost is approximately 16 euro per tin. I have since found the same can of formula in both SuperValu and Dunnes Stores for 12 euro approxmiately.
This works out at a considerable monthly overspend of 48 euro on one single product.
I have had yet not had the opportunity to do a similar price check on other products, but will be doing so.
I look forward to hearing your response,
Regards
CharlieC
 
Are you talking about 900g tins of Nanny? I think we were paying €20+ in the local pharmacy and I could never find it anywhere else! As far as I know infant formula cannot be price discounted below some base price (e.g. c. €9.80 for Farley's, €10.80 (?) for SMA etc. - prices for first step 900g tins) but there is no cap on prices so more than this can be charged. As far as I know these price controls/floors were part of the Grocery's Order so I'm not sure if its recent abolition affects these rules. However the general gist is that they don't allow discounting of infant formula (or even loyalty points or other incentives) or certain advertising (e.g. no pictures of babies on the packaging) in order to encourage breastfeeding.
 
...yep make no mistake... our last had formula only available from chemists...who made not bones to the fact that some of them were 20% dearer in some cases. I did challange a few of them only to get 'well that's how much it costs!' response ......

ninsaga
 
Hi

400g tin. A relative informed me prior to the lifting of the Groceries order that they saw it down the country in SV for 12 euro. Thought it was a one-off disrepancy

Will wait to see what they say
 
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