On 25/06/2018 11:29, alan_m wrote:
On 25/06/2018 09:56, Rod Speed wrote:

Ditto. Here they sell it for 10% less than you can
show them it is available from somewhere else for.

In the UK this tends not to work too well.Â* No two competing stores will
have the exact same item.Â* Even the manufacturers play the game by
having different model numbers on identical equipment and/or removing or
adding an insignificant feature to make a like for like price comparison
impossible for these "price match" deals.

Perhaps the Bunnings model only worked in Oz because they didn't have
the competition from often nearby outfits such as Screwfix or Toolsatan?

Some supermarkets play the same game with some "branded" food items but
IMO they all seem to be running some unofficial price hike cartel as the
same items can usually be had much cheaper in supermarkets, or other
retail outlets, that don't play the game.

The ASDA Price Guarantee scheme seems to work quite well (they expect
their prices to be at least 10% cheaper than at least two of four
rivals, branded and unbranded), though rather cumbersome to use. I
ignore coupons that are less than £1 but still save around 2-4% on my
total bill, which is better than you get with loyalty cards.

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Max Demian