Lynx deodorant in Dunnes €9

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elcato

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Surely my eyes deceived me ? I also saw Dove deo at half price for €4 meaning that it's €8 normally ? When did these prices shoot up ?
 
These higher prices (€8 for Dove) are the totally over the top RRP and then will be on offer at close to the true price on special in Dunnes and as Club Card promo price in Tesco.

Actually, right on cue, Tesco have this very offer on Lynx now.

It's pure marketing BS/gouging. Customers being duped into thinking they are getting it for half price.

Solution; Boycott brands and retailers engaged in these misleading practices.
 
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Boycott Dunnes, Tesco and Super Value. Shop with your head in Aldi or Lidl. I'm sick of these retailers blatantly trying to dupe the public. I can see it immediately but some elderly people ( and teenagers after Lynx Africa !!!) will miss the obvious deception of these companies.
 
elcato said:
Surely my eyes deceived me ? I also saw Dove deo at half price for €4 meaning that it's €8 normally ? When did these prices shoot up ?
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I saw this a couple of weeks ago. I think it’s only certain lynx scents (some of the more exotic sounding new ones) that are so priced.

I was in SuperValu and they priced 8.99 or two for 8.00. Seriously.
 
Hello,

Are they using the same tactics in the supermarkets up North?


As an aside, I suspect that the same supermarkets are using a similar strategy, with regards to certain "premium" ice creams.
 
Pricing / promotion is nearly always dictated by the supplier.

Some of the profits suppliers are coming out with are off the charts. I read the Mars Ireland results and the net after tax profit was almost 20%.

Unilever was similar.

Mars Food Ireland's profits almost double to €27.6m

Pre-tax profits almost doubled at the Irish unit of chocolate giant Mars Foods last year to €27.6m.
www.rte.ie

Non promotion prices are artificially set at a high level by the manufacturer/distributor who then agrees promotional periods with retailers and give a rebate on the sales at the promotional price.
 
MrEarl said:
Are they using the same tactics in the supermarkets up North?
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I don't think so, there's a big disparity between cosmetics price RRP in the UK and here, for no apparent reason. Toothpaste is another example:

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It's on offer in Tesco a lot of the time, but it's often on offer in the UK as well. No reason for the RRP to be nearly €3 higher here.
 
The significant variance in RRP is worthy of some sort of investigation/expose.
Tesco or Unilever cant seriously expect people to believe its currency, freight or other coat that is response for the huge variance.
 
Luternau said:
The significant variance in RRP is worthy of some sort of investigation/expose.
Tesco or Unilever cant seriously expect people to believe its currency, freight or other coat that is response for the huge variance.
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Nobody believes that the price differentials are due to transport costs.

We all know that retailers will exploit their market power, and charge what the market can bear.

TESCO here charge way more for many goods than TESCO in the UK.

That's why TESCO call here "treasure island".

Even though excise rates are similar, Guinness stout, made in Dublin, is cheaper in Enniskillen than in Dublin.

Why? People blame taxes.

But if you dig deeper, and check the excise rates, which I have done, you will discover that diffferences in taxes can't explain the wide gap in prices. It must be due to the wholesale cost.

Where firms face less competition, they charge more.
 
Protocol said:
That's why TESCO call here "treasure island".
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According to one TD over a decade ago without any evidence?
Protocol said:
Where firms face less competition, they charge more.
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Lidl and Aldi are generally cheaper than Tesco in my experience (admittedly, I don't have any major brand loyalty/preference). Where's the lack of competition ?
 
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Are you saying that Guinness faces less competitition in Dublin than it does in Enniskillen?
 
Protocol said:
But if you dig deeper, and check the excise rates, which I have done, you will discover that diffferences in taxes can't explain the wide gap in prices. It must be due to the wholesale cost.
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That would be a fair exercise if excise rates were the only differentiator in the cost of running a business between the two markets.

Tesco's financial statements wouldn't suggest they earn significantly higher profits here once adjusted for population and market share. Last year they reported a 14% drop in operating profit here while the UK reported an 11% increase on increased sales in both markets (5% IRL, 7% UK).
 
GSheehy said:
Pretty sure that Dealz and/or Mr. Price offer the best value on branded soaps, toothpaste, deodrant etc.
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Dealz (Poundland as they are in the UK) often sell custom sizes that make it difficult to compare like with like. If they're at least matching the "clubcard price" then that's something.
 
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