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Sainsbury marketing practices - Boris (26th Sep 2015 - 12:46:10) Just bought a £2 pack of blueberries and something did not seem quite right. Compared the package with one I had purchased previously and discovered that although the package looked the same, it was actually smaller and was 150g instead of the previous 200g. Same price but 50g less. Another trick is in the frozen food bin where, for example, 750g skinless chicken fillets are placed in the 500g bin The 500g being considerably cheaper. You grab a bag thinking you are getting what the shelf edge label says, only to discover you have paid more and got the larger bag. Soap powder for washing machines has less powder in the boxes, but same price. Paratemol 500mg caplets slowly increase in price from 19p to the present 30p.

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - sj (26th Sep 2015 - 20:15:46) Yes! And this week my daughter noticed that it was cheaper to buy four individual tins of baked beans than the four tins plastic wrapped together!!! I know BBC Watchdog did something a while back on this. Keep eagle eyed!

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - a (27th Sep 2015 - 00:43:23) Been ripping you off for years but not alone. Tesco started of with the mantra "pile it high, sell it cheap"-- long abandoned. 1k bags of skinny fries at lidl 67p Sainsbury near double. They will get the message if you use the Aldi/lidl stores instead, eventually. In sains y/day you could purchase a large loaf of bread for just over a quid, want gluten free? 4 times the price. for same weight. Can't work out why that should be other than it is exploiting clientele with dietary requirements. I imagine they (the big 4) all do it. Nothing will change unless their revenue decreases. Boycott them

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - Freya (27th Sep 2015 - 12:00:58) We where looking at the fresh salmon yesterday. A big label said £1.70 Which if you're quickly looking you think. That's cheap for two salmon fillets. But on closer inspection of label. Written in small print it says per salmon . So price really is £3.40 as written on packaging for two pieces of salmon. All supermarkets mislead customers with wording of labels constantly. Always best to read the small print of labels.

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - jeanne (27th Sep 2015 - 17:21:42) I noticed these sharp practices in Sainsbury many years ago have stopped shopping there and now shop in Lidl in Farnham, such a lovely shop huge selection and the staff very helpful and their rolls are so so cheap and good quality. My husband used to look out for these sharp practices and switch the products around to their proper sizes,

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - Freya (27th Sep 2015 - 19:22:41) Lidl in Petersfield are great Crayfish and prawns are £1.49 for 125g They are £3 -£5 for 80g-120g in Sainsbury's. The continental ham selection is much better in lidl. The cottage cheese is 49p in Lidl The wine selection in much better and good makes are a lot cheaper in lidl than Sainsbury's. The fruit and vegetables are a lot cheaper in lidl as well. I tend to get these once a week. I Just shop for items in Sainsbury's that lidl do not sell.

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - Helen (28th Sep 2015 - 09:29:05) A loaf of Hovis Wholemeal is 54p in Lidl...say no more

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - Simon Coyte (28th Sep 2015 - 11:07:13) Don't knock Sainsbury's all retailers pitch their prices as to what they think you the customer will pay.My daughter was in college up in Durham most of the prices of goods in Tesco were considerably cheaper in the North east than down here in the affluent South, a difference of about 10 p/can on basic Baked Beans!. As with any purchase large or small you should consider whether you are paying the price you think is right for you, and if you don't like it, don't buy it. If sales of a particular commodity are not selling then the seller will adjust the price so it will sell. Its a buyers market!!. Simon

Re: Sainsbury marketing practices - liz (28th Sep 2015 - 12:03:21) Simon If you look at the broader market there is a big switch to the discount retailers - and not without reason! Please don't feel sorry for big business -it's tough enough to look after itself - meanwhile shoppers will vote with their feet (or their bank cards). Great opportunity for shoppers while the discounters look to continue to win market share.

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