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Stupid 3 for 2 offers
What's the point of putting 3 for 2 offers on things like 100g Chocolate bars or expensive jars of coffee? I don't often buy giant bars of chocolate but when I do I want one not three, who in their right mind would want to buy 3 in one go?
Same goes for coffee I was about to buy my regular cheaper brand cos I'm on a budget but then I see this more expensive stuff that was on offer that I wouldn't mind giving a try but you have to buy 3 of the damn things! Make it 50% off, not buy 2 get 3! This is the local Co-op too, it's not like you're going there to buy in bulk. |
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Then just buy one.
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Then just buy one.
You don't have to buy special offers just because the supermarket has them. Just buy what you think you need and want. I actually very rarely buy 3 for 2 or BOGOFs because they're never for things that I'm desperate to have a large quantity of. |
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Everyone who shops is 'on a budget' but some have a higher budget than others.
I've spent all my adult life taking advantage of 3 for 2 or BOGOF deals on things I use regularly. If it's not something I use, I don't care if it's on offer or not. If you do take up the offer, there's nothning that says you have to use all 3 at once. The ons that annoy me are the offers on perishable goods - lie BOGOF bread that Morrisons did when I shopped there. (A lot of my more elderly neighbours benefitted from the 'free' loaves I got though!) |
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What's the point of putting 3 for 2 offers on things like 100g Chocolate bars or expensive jars of coffee? I don't often buy giant bars of chocolate but when I do I want one not three, who in their right mind would want to buy 3 in one go?
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Everyone who shops is 'on a budget' but some have a higher budget than others.
I've spent all my adult life taking advantage of 3 for 2 or BOGOF deals on things I use regularly. If it's not something I use, I don't care if it's on offer or not. If you do take up the offer, there's nothning that says you have to use all 3 at once. The ons that annoy me are the offers on perishable goods - lie BOGOF bread that Morrisons did when I shopped there. (A lot of my more elderly neighbours benefitted from the 'free' loaves I got though!) |
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Is it me or does anyone else consider a 100g chocolate bar to be average movie sized bar
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Is it me or does anyone else consider a 100g chocolate bar to be average movie sized bar
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What's the point of putting 3 for 2 offers on things like 100g Chocolate bars or expensive jars of coffee? I don't often buy giant bars of chocolate but when I do I want one not three, who in their right mind would want to buy 3 in one go?
Same goes for coffee I was about to buy my regular cheaper brand cos I'm on a budget but then I see this more expensive stuff that was on offer that I wouldn't mind giving a try but you have to buy 3 of the damn things! Make it 50% off, not buy 2 get 3! This is the local Co-op too, it's not like you're going there to buy in bulk. |
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Anybody who has cupboards and the ability to understand the concept of the "Use by Date" probably.
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Then just buy one.
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No I won't buy one, I'll buy something else. I look at the offer and see that you have to buy 3 of something you don't want 3 of in order to take advantage of it, it's an insult to your intelligence. They increase their chances of a sale from me if they make it 50% off instead of 3 for 2. Then if wanted 3 I would still buy 3, they can't lose.
What are you actually railing against? I only ever buy by "price per 100g/kilo/litre" etc always displayed in small print under the price on the shelf. So I have a choice - buy a single leek at a certain price or buy a pack of leeks at a cheaper price and wonder if I can use them all. It's a choice. It's not an insult to my intelligence. |
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No I won't buy one, I'll buy something else. I look at the offer and see that you have to buy 3 of something you don't want 3 of in order to take advantage of it, it's an insult to your intelligence. They increase their chances of a sale from me if they make it 50% off instead of 3 for 2. Then if wanted 3 I would still buy 3, they can't lose.
I really have no idea how you have come to that conclusion. |
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Sainsburys are/were crafty doing the offers when you looked at price per measurement the offer price ould be the same or even higher than the regular price- I wonder how many people got conned, was it even legal?
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Stupid 3 for 2 offers
Shoes! Buy two, get one free.
Bath taps! Car tyres! Chicken fillets! |
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Shoes! Buy two, get one free.
Bath taps! Car tyres! Chicken fillets! Leg of lamb! How does that work? |
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Don't like 3 for 2 offers?
![]() I have a better idea.... BOGOF!
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Is it me or does anyone else consider a 100g chocolate bar to be average movie sized bar
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Can't you just buy 3 of them and keep the others for another day? I'm fairly sure coffee lasts a while.
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