Once, they were a whopping £70 - now, they're reduced to a mere £85!
And if that isn't enough of a bargain for you, I've found you a special deal on face mask sachets at Superdrug - 97p for one, but if you buy two, you only have to pay £3.99!
Truly, I am the new Robert Peston.
In other news, I have written a new Guardian piece on lying (and that's no lie):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2009/may/31/lies-condoms-cigarettes-taxis
and also a Cif piece on a rather wry tale:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/15/antonio-castro-online-dating
However, I am considering giving up writing to become an expert on hot deals. Next week, I hope to bring you a brassiere slashed from £18 to £37. Now, that's what I call a bragain!
25 comments:
Hey check out the way I hold that shoe!
I never get tricked by these deals anymore... except when I buy sandwiches called sandwich of the month... but thats it...
Never mind the ticket i mentioned in twitter :S please...
£85 for a plimsoll?????!!!!
@Catie: Sandwich of the Month is a great deal. I especially like how it is in no way representative of the ingredient they have a surplus of at any one time.
@Zettai: I'm sure there are some great travel bargains to be had if you only scour hard enough.
@Anonymous: I think, unless I'm very much mistaken, there would have been two of them.
Wooow...Only heard about this pricing phenomenon in Uncle Scrooge (and in centrally planned economies...)
Anyway, I've been considering a career change for a while, but came to realise I don't have a career. It sure won't be blogging or a book on dating (online or real life)!
Beware! If you see any guys in green tight suits with capes trying to score, it's not me. That's not a lie!
Cheers,
St. Alker
Economy is not a science. And the guys into economy don't even seem to grasp some basic mathematics.
"I'm sure there are some great travel bargains to be had if you only scour hard enough."
I've been trying to get cheap flights for ages, but all I get for my efforts is a cleaner bathroom. I think I'll give scouring a miss, all that steel wool is costing me a fortune.
Guil:
I'm not getting into a discussion if economics is science or not. Sorry :) More important is that it is a result of science where the output is also input at the same time. Not very easy to catch in the language of mathematics. I think it's difficult just to think about it.
Not exactly sure what you mean by basic mathematics (I should be better in math myself and working on it), but you can read more about it here:
Recepie for disaster
And here is a book that arguments for that the universe is a giant computer:
Seth Lloyd - Programming the universe
Cheers,
I
Waitrose were selling 2-packs of Illy Coffee for more than double the price of a single tin. But to be fair they've got a cracking Loire Sauvignon-Blanc in their fine wine section for £5.99 which is cheaper than most of the New World alternatives.
In the Tesco metro in our town you can buy a 472ml bottle of chocolate yazoo for 52p or a 300ml one for 84p.
Good to see you blogging again, Ariane!
Hahaha - looks like the recession is bringing out some desperate tactics from sellers!
I hope to Facebook you at some point when your world domination abates somewhat... :-D
@I From N: "St Alker" is quite clever, if slightly unsettling. Though a stalker based in Norway is less so.
@Guillaume: Well, the ones responsible for the photos certainly didn't!
@John: Keep scouring. If nothing else, you'll develop impressive arm muscles.
@WML: I think you should be called Woolly Wine-did Liberal, so keen are you on various varieties of grape juice.
@Anonymous: I love how you had to be anonymous to divulge that information. You don't work as a buyer for Tesco, do you? Anyhow, that is very funny. (Though perhaps the 472ml bottle is harder to lug around, or something...? Probably not.)
@KJB: Nice to hear from you. Facebook me whenever you like.
I am going to show my boss this pricing phenomenon. It's not far from his current policy to be honest, but he'll still be excited.
I am beginning to understand why the economic recovery is taking longer than expected. I'm sure Mr Peston could explain further, but I'm scared to watch him in case I go all dreamy...
A: Sorry. If it or I make you (or anyone else) unsettling, I won't joke about it...
Hey, hey. No, no. You can't get away that easily. You gotta post Catie's feet modelling some shoes. OK?
'with illimitable & inimitable love'
My bargain story doesn't involve a price increase - but I still hate the stingy Co-op.
A few weeks ago, I spotted 3 boxes of Cadbury Heroes on the 'reduced' table(this was an exciting moment because it's normally bread and whiffy crumpets). The chocs were originally £3.70 each - the new stickers read £3.40!
I was the only customer in the shop so - feeling cheeky - I asked the girl behind the counter, "You don't seem to have reduced these chocolates very much." She looked at me in amazement and just muttered 'No'. That was end of conversation. My follow up question should have been: Why is your dumpy manager such a tightwad? Maybe next time.
@Graham: If he puts a £50 sticker on the gravestones, then crosses it out and writes "reduced to £105", I reckon he'll shift 'em all within a week.
@Andrew: I have to confess, I can relate to the choices in that poll. I would take Paul Merton over, say, David Beckham any day. (Though Boris Johnson I do not understand.)
@I From N: It's fine, I know you were joking.
@Muhamad: Don't you mean Catie's feet modelling some gloves? That would be the corresponding image, surely?
@MJB: That is indeed stingy, but hey, it's the Co-op and they're alright, so I'm inclined to cut them some slack. Were the chocolates nice?
bragain...sounds so epic. more a hero's name or a place where a fellowship needs to get to?
I didn't buy the chocolates, Ariane.
The reduction was an insult to my bargain hunting prowess. Also, the choc cravings weren't that strong -I had a good supply of Picnic bars.
Very important update: Somerfield are selling 'Heroes' for £1.89! Happy days.
Someone should politely inform them that generally it's advisable for things on 'sale' to be cheaper than for what they normally are.
Its good to see greed has priority over commonsense these days.
Excuse my spelling as I am sober.
Baigain isn't a science, it is an art...some brasilian people simply adore do it!
@A Nice...
Update from Norway:
This must be a white lie from White lies: Moving to Norway?
Hope you will have a nice summer(!) because:
Life is short
The fall is really depressing in Norway so I'll save my commenting/blogging until then.
Cheers,
I
hahahahhaha! Hilarious! Really good blog, I'll come again, to have some fun!
Is it bad to admit I've been looking for an example of this since you wrote this article?*
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40278543@N02/3704417476/
*scratch that, I'm pretty sure I know the answer.
Somerfield has odd pricing strategies.
And, evidently, some pretty odd customers...
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