I don't like this slogan from the ODCA either but for a different reason. It is open to misinterpretation."The price seen should be the price paid"
DonKing said:I was in DID(Lucan) recently and they had the word "Sale" all over everything but they didn't display the original pre-sale price. I found this very frustrating. I complained but they guy in the shop wasn't particulary interested.
If that is in breach of the rules as stated on the ODCA site linked earlier then you should make a complaint about it.oulu said:Seen in a sports shop runners before xmas 85E nothing else stated then after xmas same runners now 80E reduced from 120E
Why would you presume that to be the case...DonKing said:You would presume that you are getting a better deal if you buy the multiply amount but if fact it's the exact same price.
... or be disgusted by it?! At least you exercised your right not to purchase if you were not happy although I don't really see that there are reasonable grounds for complaint here myself.I had my ten buns in the bag, when I double checked the price and was disgusted to see this! I complained at customer service and gave them back the buns.
Sometimes multipacks are actually dearer per item than buying individually. Caveat emptor.I don't regularly do the shopping so maybe everybody is aware of this little trick except me?
Sometimes multipacks are actually dearer per item than buying individually. Caveat emptor
I don't see how one follows from the other to be honest. One should always check the prices of individual or multiple items. Signs inviting customers to stock up on multiples of items imply nothing about price or discounts.DonKing said:I think it's reasonable to believe that if a shop is advertising/displaying a price for bulk amounts of indvidual items then there is some price discount over just buying one individual item.
I don't see how Superquinn are exploiting anything or anybody here to be honest.I think Superquinn are exploiting this belief. I don't think SQ are doing it to help customers with their arithmetic!
.oulu said:Seen in a sports shop runners before xmas 85E nothing else stated then after xmas same runners now 80E reduced from 120E
Well, as I mentioned earlier sometimes bulk packs are actually dearer than buying the same number of items individually. And you stated that you don't find this unacceptable.DonKing said:Well it's quite common for sellers to give discounts on bulk purchases.
Following on from the previous point I don't think that this necessarily follows and one always needs to exercise discretion when making any purchase and apprise oneself of the price and comparable prices.I think it's logical/reasonable to expect a discounted price over the single item price if a supplier advertisies a price for a bulk amount.
Fair enough. I just don't see that there are any reasonable or valid grounds for complaint, never mind "disgust", on the part of a shopper where a retailer has a sign saying "10 buns for €x" where one bun costs €x / 10.DonKing said:You haven't made any arguments which have changed my opinion. I think we'ill have to agree to differ on this one.
I just disagree that a sign promoting multiple items necessarily implies that a discount applies. It would depend on the wording of the sign of course but in general I don't see the logic of assuming this.brokeparent said:Just tuned in to this link this evening so am a bit behind on the opinions. Clubman, why would any store advertise in the manner that DonKing is referring to if it is not to sell more of a particular item. If a person wants 10 buns they will choose 10 buns so why put up a big sign? I think it is reasonable for anyone to assume that there must be a saving there. You certainly give good advice re: checking the prices yourself but I think DonKing is certainly making a valid point. by discussing it freely here fewer of the unsuspecting amongst us will fall for this in the future