tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post166968659514881259..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: BOG OF (as an acronym of course)Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-7623738197466356122011-07-11T23:23:14.722+01:002011-07-11T23:23:14.722+01:00Exactly, good point, AQ.
Delivered to the door t...Exactly, good point, AQ. <br />Delivered to the door too, John!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-26273398262828626042011-07-11T15:46:55.719+01:002011-07-11T15:46:55.719+01:00We buy all our wine from Laithwaites. Superb wines...We buy all our wine from Laithwaites. Superb wines at reasonable prices.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-57389870731474262112011-07-11T14:21:27.409+01:002011-07-11T14:21:27.409+01:00Trouble is the poorest people can't afford to ...Trouble is the poorest people can't afford to take advantage of many of these offers because they're literally counting the pennies already just to buy the first one. It's the rich who can save money by bulk buying. It's the same with car insurance - if you can afford to pay the annual premium you save a lot compared to paying it monthly, but you have to have enough money to do that at renewal.allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-3061232883303361662011-07-11T14:09:08.086+01:002011-07-11T14:09:08.086+01:00I am adept at mental arithmetic, Pat. They do mak...I am adept at mental arithmetic, Pat. They do make it difficult to compare prices sometimes - such as packs of 10 and packs of 24, it's rarely simply double the number. And sometimes the unit price is intended to confuse - eg, price per item on one multipack and price per 100g on another.<br /><br />It is putting money on for the sake of a deceitful money off, like Threshers did, and like often happens in fruit and veg (I know what they should cost and often, in supermarkets, even the half-price offer was more than Alex charged, and he didn't have the buying clout that a supermarket does) that I really dislike, along with making you buy more than you may want to get the discount.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-53243313409418837002011-07-11T13:51:33.868+01:002011-07-11T13:51:33.868+01:00Like BW I tend to buy in bulk when special offers ...Like BW I tend to buy in bulk when special offers are on. I was asked a few months ago when I expected an outbreak of diarrhoea as there were 54 toilet rolls in the bathroom (well when you can get two packs of 9 for £1 more than one pack ....) and I also have a 6' high freezer so a lot goes in there as well (not the toilet rolls, obviously).allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-68834179871006399012011-07-11T11:17:56.680+01:002011-07-11T11:17:56.680+01:00Independent shops? Round here? That's why I ...Independent shops? Round here? That's why I hate T£$co so much.Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-34930364139196959222011-07-11T10:49:40.725+01:002011-07-11T10:49:40.725+01:00It's worth checking the maths when tempted to ...It's worth checking the maths when tempted to buy quantities. Maybe they are genuine mistakes but the figures mean you are paying more - not less.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-23712723690608272342011-07-11T10:15:04.923+01:002011-07-11T10:15:04.923+01:00Lidls are in Lowestoft or Norwich and I don't ...Lidls are in Lowestoft or Norwich and I don't know where a branch of Aldi is. I do go past Lidl once a month, but I've always got two elderly friends with me and can't ask them to sit in the car while I shop. By shopping locally, I save the money I might spend on petrol and instead use it to help keep independent traders in business. Of course, if any major supermarket opened here, a lot of them would close anyway. They don't have the profit margin that can afford more squeezing.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-4437322520250666382011-07-11T10:00:31.770+01:002011-07-11T10:00:31.770+01:00I really must get over to Ely again, thanks Madele...I really must get over to Ely again, thanks Madeleine.<br />Can't remember the last time I used a coupon either, Georgie.<br />He wasn't such a good bargain, Chris.<br />I subscribe to the local train line, BW, because that's convenient, and I get the Topping newsletter - they have really good literary evenings, my sister goes to them, although I haven't yet - and so have 'liked' their FB page because I'm happy to get their info. Otherwise, no.<br /><br />I don't have store cards. I keep off their systems as much as I can and often pay cash. In any case, I use independent stores for fresh food and sometimes for other things. I saw last week that a new independent wine merchant opened here in place of Threshers - that will be two in this little town, I'm going to have to up my capacity a bit to help them both out!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-54920970705214822952011-07-11T09:57:51.432+01:002011-07-11T09:57:51.432+01:00Aldi (and Lidl, although I don't shop in Lidl ...Aldi (<i>and Lidl, although I don't shop in Lidl because I don't like the 'feel' of the place, and I prefer my assistants to speak English between themsleves, and English in a way customers can understand: the newish one near here has a Polish manager and only employs Eastern European staff - I'm still awaiting a reply to the letter I sent to their head office 3 weeks ago asking why, and pointing out that it was discrimination</i>) don't do BOGOF deals.<br /><br />Aldi near here is certainly twice as busy, all the time, as it was a year ago. Seems a lot of people have woken up to the exccellent quality goods they sell, at sensible prices. You're not paying for plastic bags, customer toilets, use of credit cards, trolley collection from all around the town, or 'loyalty' schemes, because they don't do any of those things.<br /><br />It's amazing how many of my Nice Ladies used to look down their noses at me shopping in Aldi for basics (since 1997, when one opened quite locally)... and now are first in the queue for the Thursday specials.Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-11573416168091461042011-07-11T09:37:37.096+01:002011-07-11T09:37:37.096+01:00Latest tactic is 'like' a companyy on FB t...Latest tactic is 'like' a companyy on FB to get even more offers. No, no, no, no and no.<br /><br />There are certain items that I only ever buy when they are 3 for 2 or BOGOF. If you use a supermarket enough, you get to know the length of time between these offers, and can stock up sufficiently (provided yo have the storage space, which luckily I do). But, if you do this, and use Sainsbury's, with a Nectar card, you don't get the money-off vouchers (eg £10 of a £60 spend) in the post, because their system logs you as an 'unprofitable' customer. <br /><br />I just wish all shops would display one price, all the time, and stop messing us around. I don't know when these BOGOF offers came in - sometime in the 90s I'd reckon.Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-81155410048723854432011-07-11T09:13:15.965+01:002011-07-11T09:13:15.965+01:00I believe the Man from Porlock came on special off...I believe the Man from Porlock came on special offer.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-46730897007062292712011-07-10T23:46:02.312+01:002011-07-10T23:46:02.312+01:00The chain drugstore often has items buy one, get t...The chain drugstore often has items buy one, get the second for half price. Why? If you have never tried the product you wouldn't buy a second bottle at that time; even for half price. Then again, I don't understand Extreme Couponing eitherkippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715389823789274487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-23203085895225063022011-07-10T23:41:16.784+01:002011-07-10T23:41:16.784+01:00I do not know the name of the Ely bookshop but the...I do not know the name of the Ely bookshop but there was a brilliant one in a street to the left of the cathedral. <br />That is left when standing facing the front of the cathedral. Think the bookshop was at the top of the street, furthest side from the cathedral. It has been a number of years since we were there but of course we came away with some good purchases.<br /><br />There is a fascinating secondhand bookshop in Eastbourne called Camilla's. Worth a Google!PixieMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717092173188052675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-59907618805943650152011-07-10T22:54:49.240+01:002011-07-10T22:54:49.240+01:00Yes, I haven't been to the Ely branch but the ...Yes, I haven't been to the Ely branch but the Bath one is wonderful. It's Topping and Co, in the High Street in Ely. If you follow the link on the post it takes you to their website. They have a newsletter you can subscribe too. There is also a link to their Facebook page.<br /><br />One of those combination of letters plus a blank that gave lots of options, just a case of finding one that would fit. I'm enjoying it too, thank you.<br /><br />You're right, Tim, one should be strong-minded enough to refuse the supposed freebie.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-64405406417630109262011-07-10T22:29:44.072+01:002011-07-10T22:29:44.072+01:00We feel under an obligation to accept it, because ...We feel under an obligation to accept it, because they pretend not to want our money. Maybe we should do a Henry Root: "Hello Tesco, really like your products. Don't want them though. Here's a pound."Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-9445217794200332852011-07-10T22:14:09.799+01:002011-07-10T22:14:09.799+01:00Hello Z. I think you infer that there's a good...Hello Z. I think you infer that there's a good bookshop in Ely. Where is it please? We quite often drive through Ely, and usually call at the Riverside Antique Centre, but I could always do with a visit to a decent bookshop. <br />Thanks, Mike.<br />P.s. Enjoying our scrabble. That was a good seven letter word of yours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-51420911483204108922011-07-10T20:21:46.594+01:002011-07-10T20:21:46.594+01:00Yes indeed, and I do sometimes go for the offer my...Yes indeed, and I do sometimes go for the offer myself - although in some instances there are regular special offers on an item, which makes me feel cheated if I have to buy at full price. I'd rather have a fair price all the time though, knowing that there are major supermarkets that make their suppliers bear the cost of special deals.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58079059369768028712011-07-10T20:14:16.898+01:002011-07-10T20:14:16.898+01:00I must admit the 'buy one get two free' of...I must admit the 'buy one get two free' offer on pizzas which ultimately ended up with 9 free bottles of fruit juice drink too, was a genuine bargain, from which nothing has been wasted.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.com