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Tip for the Supermarket.

too good to be true (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 10:01

Everyone knows that Supermarkets have offers on every week.

What to watch out for is when one week they have `100% Free` items and, the following week, they have `Buy 1 Get 1 Free` on the same item.

This happens a lot at some Supermarkets and on the second week you can get `4 for the price of 1` when they do their offers this way around.

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Dance Like A Monkey (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 10:39

<scratches head>

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Ryderage (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 11:28

I worked in a well known supermarket for years and I can honestly say I never saw a offer that worked out as 4-for-1.

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Robert Terwilliger (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 12:21

<also scratching head>

Can anyone point me in the direction of the supermarkets giving away 100% free items please...it would be a great help with my weekly shop....LOL :D Ive seen many BOGOF and 3 for 2 offers but never anything that says `take me Im free` ...unless you count the free samples on the deli counter.... :p




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talkshop (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 12:48

I always go for the buy nothing, get nothing offers, as they are always 100% Free.

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The G Man (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 13:22

This is not a specific bargain of course , but what toogoodtobetrue is trying to point out is the following (and although I am a male 8) , I do most of the family shoping and have seen similar examples) :
A supermarket is selling a product , say cornflakes , in a special promotional pack with 100% free.
The next week , they are selling the same product on BOGOF but with the same promotional packs (usually mixed in with the normal stock).
Therefore , you get 2 promotional packs each with 100% extra for the price of one normal pack - 4 for 1 - QED - I`m off for me lunch !!

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bigfan (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 13:30

Quote:
A supermarket is selling a product , say cornflakes , in a special promotional pack with 100% free.
The next week , they are selling the same product on BOGOF but with the same promotional packs (usually mixed in with the normal stock).
Therefore , you get 2 promotional packs each with 100% extra for the price of one normal pack - 4 for 1 - QED - I`m off for me lunch !!


Yeah that`s how I read it. As in 100% extra free (obviously not completely free!)

I don`t know where the specific bargain is here though, as it seems more like a general piece of advice.


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Dance Like A Monkey (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd January 2005, 14:07

I see. I would say it was more stating the bleedin obvious, than a bargain :p

But it was nice of them to post it anyway.

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idiot (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 24th January 2005, 20:04

Could the originator let us all know next time he finds 2 for 1 on 100% extra free?

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