Hi,

Superdrug in Milton Keynes (and maybe others) have small boxes
of Tunes reduced from 49p to 10p with 33p off when you buy 2 packs

Result  - minus 13p per 2 packs, won't make you rich but all helps.

p.s Unless they have some out the back, no point checking MK as
I bought the lot and reduced my bill from 31 to 26 and now I
can overdose on Menthol Cherry sweets. Glad they are sugar free.

x-no-archive: yes

best not just buy Tunes then, they might twig after having to pay you to buy
them!

how sad are you ?

time to get a life

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whats sadder? posting about cheap Tunes, or posting a reply saying the OP
should get a life...!

"crofter"  wrote in message 
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> x-no-archive: yes
>
> whats sadder? posting about cheap Tunes, or posting a reply saying the OP
> should get a life...!
>
>
>
>
>


Somehow I don't think Mizz Adams has the right mindset for a discounts and 
bargains group .... this is exactly the kind of thread us hardened bargain 
hunters should be high-fiving over, celebrating the stupidity and triumph 
over a corporate behemoth and their short sighted sales promotion. :D

Ad

crofter wrote:

> 
> x-no-archive: yes
> 
> best not just buy Tunes then, they might twig after having to pay you to buy
> them!


But only Tunes will work if you need a return ticket to Nottingham.

"Johannes"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> crofter wrote:
>>
>> x-no-archive: yes
>>
>> best not just buy Tunes then, they might twig after having to pay you to 
>> buy
>> them!
>
> But only Tunes will work if you need a return ticket to Nottingham.


if you didn't use Tunes you'd end up in Dottingham .. wherever that is

> how sad are you ?
> time to get a life


To be fair, it is a discount and a bargain so DON'T knock it.

"Mad Ad" <@.....madmail(at)ntlworld(dot)com.....@> wrote


> ......this is exactly the kind of thread us hardened bargain hunters 
> should be high-fiving over, celebrating the stupidity and triumph over a 
> corporate behemoth and their short sighted sales promotion. :D




Why stupidity?  Why short-sighted?

A few thousand quid written off on selling Tunes in this campaign and the 
story gets around like wildfire - this group being an example.    Plus, of 
course, advertising at the store, in local press etc.  Dozens more 
customers.   Many thinking "oh, I can get some more toothpaste while I'm 
here" and spending on more than they would have done if they hadn't gone 
into the store.

It's just an extreme example of a loss leader, a common and very successful 
marketing technique.   Superdrug will know from till information how much 
more (on average) a customer spends when buying a loss leader from one who 
doesn't, and will have costed this promotion very carefully.

The more dramatic the saving, the more people will go after it and be 
tempted to buy other items in the shop.

Barbara

you sound like the type of bloke that gets excited about saving 1p on a
pack of walkers crisps 


sooooooooooo sad

"JennyAdams1977"  wrote in message
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> you sound like the type of bloke that gets excited about saving 1p on a
> pack of walkers crisps
>
>
> sooooooooooo sad


And from your previous comments, you sound the type of woman that worries
about putting on an eight of a pound by eating a Walkers crisp!!

wrote in message 
news:ddv4su$99h$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...

> "Mad Ad" <@.....madmail(at)ntlworld(dot)com.....@> wrote
>
>> ......this is exactly the kind of thread us hardened bargain hunters 
>> should be high-fiving over, celebrating the stupidity and triumph over a 
>> corporate behemoth and their short sighted sales promotion. :D
>
>
>
> Why stupidity?  Why short-sighted?
>
> A few thousand quid written off on selling Tunes in this campaign and the 
> story gets around like wildfire - this group being an example.    Plus, of 
> course, advertising at the store, in local press etc.  Dozens more 
> customers.   Many thinking "oh, I can get some more toothpaste while I'm 
> here" and spending on more than they would have done if they hadn't gone 
> into the store.
>
> It's just an extreme example of a loss leader, a common and very 
> successful marketing technique.   Superdrug will know from till 
> information how much more (on average) a customer spends when buying a 
> loss leader from one who doesn't, and will have costed this promotion very 
> carefully.
>
> The more dramatic the saving, the more people will go after it and be 
> tempted to buy other items in the shop.
>
> Barbara
>

yeah really? more like they are coming to the end of their date and were 
told to reduce them to 10p to clear, completely forgetting there is a 
current promotion on them.

Ad

"JennyAdams1977"  wrote in message 
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> you sound like the type of bloke that gets excited about saving 1p on a
> pack of walkers crisps
>

Where?

JohnT

> > you sound like the type of bloke that gets excited about saving 
> > 1p on a pack of walkers crisps
> >
> >
> > sooooooooooo sad
> 
> And from your previous comments, you sound the type of woman 


Erm, no 'she' doesn't - it's a bloke.

A big, fat, sweaty, minging bloke who wears a suspender belt whilst he 
sits in front of his computer and makes these posts.

HTH



-- 
Lordy.UK

Local Tesco does this all the time - i.e packs of satsumas which they want 
to get rid of up come -1p or sometimes a bit more like -20p - only because 
they want shot and it makes them look good. (course this does only work when 
there is a promo - i.e the packs are 1.50 each and its 2 for 2.(save 1) so 
if they reduce all packs to 40p, when you buy 2 it will cost 80p and minus 
the 1 saving is - 20p

Easier than throwing it all away.

mo  wrote:


> Local Tesco does this all the time - i.e packs of satsumas which they want
> to get rid of up come -1p or sometimes a bit more like -20p - only because
> they want shot and it makes them look good. (course this does only work when
> there is a promo - i.e the packs are 1.50 each and its 2 for 2.(save 1) so
> if they reduce all packs to 40p, when you buy 2 it will cost 80p and minus
> the 1 saving is - 20p
> 
> Easier than throwing it all away. 


That's not the reason at all.

It's a limitation in the EPOS software - each individual product code
(PLU) is set up as a 'linked item' if it's a multisave. However, the
part of the system that controls linked items can't distinguish between
a full price or reduced price sale.

There's no simple or cheap solution to resolve this issue, so it will be
something they live with until the next major back office / server
upgrade.
-- 
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Lordy.UK wrote:

> Erm, no 'she' doesn't - it's a bloke.
> 
> A big, fat, sweaty, minging bloke who wears a suspender belt whilst he 
> sits in front of his computer and makes these posts.
> 

Yep agree with that. Don't feed the troll. Fat enough already, his 
picture and personal details available through google if you look around...

--
Adrian C

grow up and stop fantasising

Some retailers (like Waitrose) have got wise and put in discounted
goods
in manually as generic items. (ie they don't swipe the bar code) eg
Food or groceries.
That way any linked savings aren't picked up.

Of course it mucks up their sales and ordering information.
But I guess the quantity of reduced goods is so small per store as to
not worry too much.

Boot meals deal with a linked saving when you buy two drinks with it is
my favourite.
Made even more popular by their Advantage card also giving you extra
points at times.

"JennyAdams1977"  wrote in message 
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> grow up and stop fantasising
>


Like you fantasing you're a girl?