how do they do that ?
Jul. 17th, 2003 02:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ventaI've just been to Savers, a discount chemist. I bought myself some hair dye and some face cream and, because I'm anal like that, wandered into Boots to compare prices.
Boots doesn't stock the hairdye I bought, but their own-brand is £2.69, and I paid £2.49 for Schwarzkopf stuff.
The face cream I bought is £2.99 in Savers. In Boots it's under a large red poster saying "Lower prices you'll love", and costs £4.69.
Yes, I know this is a really dull post. But how the hell does Boots get away with it ? I know some people don't care much about saving a few pence here and there, but... 50% ?
Boots doesn't stock the hairdye I bought, but their own-brand is £2.69, and I paid £2.49 for Schwarzkopf stuff.
The face cream I bought is £2.99 in Savers. In Boots it's under a large red poster saying "Lower prices you'll love", and costs £4.69.
Yes, I know this is a really dull post. But how the hell does Boots get away with it ? I know some people don't care much about saving a few pence here and there, but... 50% ?
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Date: 2003-07-17 06:20 am (UTC)Apparently.
Well, if they're going to make hairdye named after a New Model Army song, I have to, don't I ?
(The more useful answer is "darkish red". Which won narrowly over virulent purple.)
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Date: 2003-07-17 06:38 am (UTC)Basically, stores like Savers don't make much of a profit, but have a narrower range of stuff. Good marketing and the possibility of a wider range of newer stuff allow everything else to be marked up.
Marrakesh?
Date: 2003-07-17 06:39 am (UTC)Re: Marrakesh?
Date: 2003-07-17 06:41 am (UTC)