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Old 24-01-2013, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pgc hunter View Post
I work at Big W and we have Hot Chocolate's "Everybody's a winner baby" song playing every 10 minutes as part of their "every body is a winner - Cha-ching" campaign. I never cared for that song before, now I hate it more than Melbourne's weather.

As for Coles' "down down" and Woolworths "for less for families", they can shove the big red hand up a certain orifice, while they are "down downing" some prices, many others are going up to compensate ofcourse. Example... Smiths chips (and many others) now 30c dearer than a few weeks ago (actually those Smiths variety boxes are a good $1 more expensive), their former "$4 for 2" are now $5 for 2", whereas it used to be "$5 for 3". I'm also certain that those big bottles of Big M used to be about $4.50, now I see them for over 5 bucks. A bag of frozen chicken wings used to be $7.99 a couple of months ago, now it's $8.49. Many items at Big W have also increased in the last few weeks, just as their "Everybody's a winner with Australia's lowest prices CHA CHING" slogan came into effect. Example... A 24pack coke cost about $11 a couple of years ago, now it's almost $19. Pure Woolworths at their best

Also, I just fuelled up at one of Coles' petrol stations with one of their poxy big red hands pointing at the prices, I recall LPG costing 52c late last year, now is 64c? Yet, they seem to offer 8c and even bigger discounts almost permanently these days... as long as you spend a certain amount in their shops.... makes you wonder............

Down down prices are down, for less for families....... yeah your "specials" which were regular prices a few weeks ago Coles and Woolies...

Filthy dogs they are.
Yep ...Spot On ....I have the same sentiments ....pure deceit and deception in Marketing.
I've seen it all to ....some prices down by a ' little ' .... go to the next aisle ...and find products ' jacked up ' in price.
Lift up the ' special ' tag displayed ....and find the original price was ' less ' ... or even better .....buy 2 for say ...$4.00 and ' save ' .....then lift up the ' tag ' ...and see ..$2.00 ea. ....what a load of ' crock ' ...where's the savings in that ..!! Now ' unsuspecting ' shoppers are going to think their saving ...in fact their not.

I've always been a person with ' very little ' trust in the retail sector.
What they ' tell ' you with all the hipe is always mixed with deceit ...!!
They'll do ' ANYTHING ' to get you to part with your cash.....especially SUPERMARKETS.....they are the ' biggest ' offenders of all.

Lastly ....I cannot fathom why shops have to have ' crap ' music playing at excessive volumes while being in their outlets.
I'm very sure others hate this.....If I am irritated ...I leave and shop else where....they've lost me and my money.

I feel better now ...!!

Flash ..!!




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