Supermarkets To Stop Doing Bogof Deals In 2022

[Anna B]

Mars bars, wagon wheels, etc half the size they used to be, but gone up in price. OK so they are undesirable in a country with obesity problems, but recently I've bought both apples and tomatoes which usually come in packs of 6, but now contain only 5 for the same price as 6.

[altus]

25 minutes ago, Jeffrey Shaw said:

Not really. Most goods' shelf-edge legend shows something like the price per 100g or per litre.

Whilst that's true, most people only see the price is that same and don't notice their bar of chocolate is now 90g not 100g or that there is more air in the same sized box holding the product - at least until they get home and realise they've been had. There's even a term for it - Shrinkflation.

[Anna B]

On 13/01/2021 at 17:35, altus said:

Whilst that's true, most people only see the price is that same and don't notice their bar of chocolate is now 90g not 100g or that there is more air in the same sized box holding the product - at least until they get home and realise they've been had. There's even a term for it - Shrinkflation.

Or the other name - rip-off...

[andyofborg]

On 13/01/2021 at 17:14, Anna B said:

Mars bars, wagon wheels, etc half the size they used to be, but gone up in price. OK so they are undesirable in a country with obesity problems, but recently I've bought both apples and tomatoes which usually come in packs of 6, but now contain only 5 for the same price as 6.

the price of fresh fruit and vegetables fluctuates with the seasons, In the past supermarkets would have adjusted the price and kept the number the same. The trend now seems to be keep the price the same and adjust the quantity to match.