Jamie Oliver and BOGOF

DaveGrohl

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Cumbria

Apologies for the Express link, it was the first one I came to. Jamie Oliver’s trying to cause a fuss over Boris decision to bin the banning of BOGOF deals. Good on him. You have to question the sanity of this, how utterly fekking stupid is Boris?

BOGOF is exactly the same as 50% off. One of these promotes food waste and the other one doesn’t. To keep BOGOF "in order to help people save money on food" is the most pathetic excuse. 50% off does exactly that. BOGOF has always been the stupidest method of marketing imaginable, it’s even more so now. Reducing food waste must be the number one priority where food prices are concerned. The govt has completely lost the plot on this one.
 

robs1

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Apologies for the Express link, it was the first one I came to. Jamie Oliver’s trying to cause a fuss over Boris decision to bin the banning of BOGOF deals. Good on him. You have to question the sanity of this, how utterly fekking stupid is Boris?

BOGOF is exactly the same as 50% off. One of these promotes food waste and the other one doesn’t. To keep BOGOF "in order to help people save money on food" is the most pathetic excuse. 50% off does exactly that. BOGOF has always been the stupidest method of marketing imaginable, it’s even more so now. Reducing food waste must be the number one priority where food prices are concerned. The govt has completely lost the plot on this one.
The government are trying to look as though they are helping people, the trouble is we have a population that seems to contain millions that are incapable of helping themselves.
 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton

Apologies for the Express link, it was the first one I came to. Jamie Oliver’s trying to cause a fuss over Boris decision to bin the banning of BOGOF deals. Good on him. You have to question the sanity of this, how utterly fekking stupid is Boris?

BOGOF is exactly the same as 50% off. One of these promotes food waste and the other one doesn’t. To keep BOGOF "in order to help people save money on food" is the most pathetic excuse. 50% off does exactly that. BOGOF has always been the stupidest method of marketing imaginable, it’s even more so now. Reducing food waste must be the number one priority where food prices are concerned. The govt has completely lost the plot on this one.

BOGOF hides true market prices from the consumer on some items.
I use strawberries as an example. No idea on prices so say £2/punnet a month ago.
Supply increases as they come into season.
Now they cost £1/punnet, making them affordable by more people.
Nope supermarket does a BOGOF deal. Some of the 2nd punnet are wasted or the £2 is out of those that want 1 punnets budget.

Manipulation of the market.
Same as they have done on these clubcard deal to keep customers loyalty.
 

Steevo

Member
Location
Gloucestershire
BOGOF hides true market prices from the consumer on some items.
I use strawberries as an example. No idea on prices so say £2/punnet a month ago.
Supply increases as they come into season.
Now they cost £1/punnet, making them affordable by more people.
Nope supermarket does a BOGOF deal. Some of the 2nd punnet are wasted or the £2 is out of those that want 1 punnets budget.

Manipulation of the market.
Same as they have done on these clubcard deal to keep customers loyalty.

It’s worse than that though.

One month the 1kg pack is £8 BOGOF and the 500g pack is £2.

Next month the 1kg pack is £4 with massive banners saying HALF PRICE.
 

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