Supermarket pricing policies?

[benjamin1945 16,182]

Chaps, when things were in LSD the average wage was a fiver a week (or similar) now it's £400/week.

We know that Mick........but you can't beat a good moan........for 'Nowt'..........

[Rob.L 1,090]

#24

I think Kwiksave went bust. They used to occupy the old Metropole cinema in Sherwood, which then was acquired and demolished by Somerfield, who built a shiny new supermarket. Somerfield were then bought-out by the Co-Op.

[BeestonMick 263]

At least the change to real life terms meant the UK had taken a big step towards decimalisation though eh?

[offtopic] How the hell did anyone manage to carry four old pennies so they could work the A-B telephone box? Our parents must have been superhuman. If you knew how to 'tap' them though you could get free calls [/offtopic]

[Rob.L 1,090]

At least old money was more substantial than decimal half-pennies, pennies and five-pence pieces, apart from tanners.

[benjamin1945 16,182]

And Farthings and silver threpenny bits...........

[Bubblewrap 3,815]

In Carlton precinct there used to be a quicksave supermarket,I loved it,but it closed down ,I wonder what happened to them?

They got taken over by the Co-op must be about ten years ago.

[Guest]

I recall a price war when I worked at Standens,used to call into Tesco at Carlton Sq. Beans were 6p a tin,sugar,bread were dirt cheap!..circa '93.

[Compo 10,328]

Could have had a great night out with this much money when I was a lad!

[benjamin1945 16,182]

6/4 + 3 Farthings

[Compo 10,328]

6/4¾d Benjamin

[Chulla 4,946]

I once read - and I never checked it out to see if it was true - that with pounds, shillings and pence, a party of eight in a restaurant could always divide the bill evenly.

[DJBrenton 738]

I don't see how that's possible as it's quite easy to come up with amounts that aren't divisible by 8, £1/3/11 for example which as 287d, in fact anything ending in an odd number can't be divided exactly by 8.

[.... 23]

Regarding supermarket pricing policy, being a person who performs the trudge round the local supermarket on a regular weekly basic, I always find the pricing slightly sickening either side of the Christmas/New Year period.

When we buy some similar products every week we get to know the price of goods and it's clear that most food is priced at the top of it's pricing range pre-Christmas - when many people often feel emotionally tied into 'having a good Christmas', providing for their families and not going short of things as they might (have to) at other times of the year.

As soon as the holidays are over the 'bargains' are on the shelves again - because they know that people are absolutely skint and often overspent and it's the only way they'll shift the stuff.

[catfan 14,793]

The answer is Stu, stock up little by little for the holiday early, including using the freezer.

Also helps to spread the cost over a longer period of time !

[Compo 10,328]

I always buy a little extra each week and as a consequence have a well stocked pantry.

[.... 23]

Good practical suggestions.

I guess there's only so much stocking up you want to do for one person though.

For the little I care about Christmas my extra shopping amounts to a piece of stilton and six mince pies. Bah humbug!