Companies keep doing this type of thing because they always get the probation act. The costs and charity donation are a drop in the ocean compared from the profit they made
there not the only company many of them do it hopefully more are punished
And this is why BFS are bullshit:
“The next item was another Oral B electric toothbrush advertised on 16 November for €240, with the indicated prior sale price being €590.99. However, from 9-14 November, it was offered at a **lower cost of €228.**
The final charge involved the sale of Dior Eau de Toilette at €104 when the previous price indicated was €123, but it had been offered at a lower cost o**f €94 earlier that month.**”
The real crime is a €999.99 toothbrush (if it ever was actually that much…)
€4.99 fine incoming … that will teach em
Fuck
Boots should be also fined for selling hair products containing banned substances by the EU such as: Original fish fiber (bht and butylphenyl methylpropional) affecting sex hormones and fertility, Matt styling paste containing Cera microcristallina (known carcinogen), Matte Wax containing the same as the previous and many more.
It is mind boggling that a pharmacy is selling cancer ridden products.
lol a 1000 euro charity donation is such a a joke at consumers expense.
They all do it, especially the likes of DID, Curry’s, and Powercity.
As per usual in this country, zero ramifications for anything.
Let me guess, a slap on the wrists with a laughable fine on top?
Yeah, Boots blatantly broke the law but many retails use misleading prices within legal guidelines. I contacted Curry’s because I had been waiting to buy a dishwasher. They put up the price for the full 30 days before the sale, then lowered it the “sale” price, whuch was the RRP. I sent them screenshots, and they sent me back the rules that say it is based on the previous 30 days price. So Curry’s were entirely within the law.
My takeaway was, do not buy any big ticket items in the 30 days ***before*** a sale, because you will get shafted.
That’s what you get for following that American bollox of Black Friday. It was never a thing in Ireland until retail seen they could draw people in to fake sales. A fool and their money are easily parted, especially when they think they getting a bargain.
Lifestyle got a wrap on the knuckles for the same thing. I’ve seen plenty of 50% off in huge writing, then in store a tiny “up to 50% sign” actually SFA is anywhere near it
only tangentially related but if you use Amazon you need a browser plugin called keepah. adds a price graph to every product and shows totally arbitrary price bumps/reductions all the time.
Retail pricing is just not enforced here…
Go to your local applegreen and see all the bottles and cans, 2 for 2.50! How much is a bottle of coke though, find out at the till.
Head to dealz and self check out your 3 for 4e items, weird, everything is going through base price.
When something is enforced its so lax I don’t know why retailers would change bahaviour..
Every company that’s advertising sales on products should be required to show the lowest price in the last 30 days on the same price tag. Until then blame the government for not protecting you.
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Companies keep doing this type of thing because they always get the probation act. The costs and charity donation are a drop in the ocean compared from the profit they made
there not the only company many of them do it hopefully more are punished
And this is why BFS are bullshit:
“The next item was another Oral B electric toothbrush advertised on 16 November for €240, with the indicated prior sale price being €590.99. However, from 9-14 November, it was offered at a **lower cost of €228.**
The final charge involved the sale of Dior Eau de Toilette at €104 when the previous price indicated was €123, but it had been offered at a lower cost o**f €94 earlier that month.**”
The real crime is a €999.99 toothbrush (if it ever was actually that much…)
€4.99 fine incoming … that will teach em
Fuck
Boots should be also fined for selling hair products containing banned substances by the EU such as: Original fish fiber (bht and butylphenyl methylpropional) affecting sex hormones and fertility, Matt styling paste containing Cera microcristallina (known carcinogen), Matte Wax containing the same as the previous and many more.
It is mind boggling that a pharmacy is selling cancer ridden products.
lol a 1000 euro charity donation is such a a joke at consumers expense.
They all do it, especially the likes of DID, Curry’s, and Powercity.
As per usual in this country, zero ramifications for anything.
Let me guess, a slap on the wrists with a laughable fine on top?
Yeah, Boots blatantly broke the law but many retails use misleading prices within legal guidelines. I contacted Curry’s because I had been waiting to buy a dishwasher. They put up the price for the full 30 days before the sale, then lowered it the “sale” price, whuch was the RRP. I sent them screenshots, and they sent me back the rules that say it is based on the previous 30 days price. So Curry’s were entirely within the law.
My takeaway was, do not buy any big ticket items in the 30 days ***before*** a sale, because you will get shafted.
That’s what you get for following that American bollox of Black Friday. It was never a thing in Ireland until retail seen they could draw people in to fake sales. A fool and their money are easily parted, especially when they think they getting a bargain.
Lifestyle got a wrap on the knuckles for the same thing. I’ve seen plenty of 50% off in huge writing, then in store a tiny “up to 50% sign” actually SFA is anywhere near it
only tangentially related but if you use Amazon you need a browser plugin called keepah. adds a price graph to every product and shows totally arbitrary price bumps/reductions all the time.
Retail pricing is just not enforced here…
Go to your local applegreen and see all the bottles and cans, 2 for 2.50! How much is a bottle of coke though, find out at the till.
Head to dealz and self check out your 3 for 4e items, weird, everything is going through base price.
When something is enforced its so lax I don’t know why retailers would change bahaviour..
Every company that’s advertising sales on products should be required to show the lowest price in the last 30 days on the same price tag. Until then blame the government for not protecting you.
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