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Special-offers

Posts tagged with "special-offers"

13 July 2018 in Shopping

Unbearable queues: do you go wild for promos?

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A discount teddy deal was abandoned this week after thousands of shoppers were left queueing for up to eight hours amid chaotic scenes. Do you go mad for special offers?

(on shopping…)

14 November 2017 in Shopping

Would you fall for these dubious supermarket special offers?

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supermarket offer

Do you love special offers or hate being sucked in? In a survey of Which? members, we found that 50% of them don’t trust supermarket special offers and, according to our latest research, they could have good reason to be suspicious…

(more on supermarket offers…)

17 February 2017 in Food & Drink, Shopping

Would you notice if a multibuy deal didn’t go through at the till?

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This week, it hit the news that Tesco had been overcharging customers by advertising expired deals on its shelves that were no longer valid at its tills. So would you spot a missed offer?

(more on missed multibuys…)

22 November 2016 in Food & Drink, Shopping

Would you find a sat-nav useful for your supermarket shop?

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supermarket sat nav

Navigating your way around a supermarket at this time of year can be really frustrating; full of special offers and seasonal aisles, it can be even trickier to seek out items like milk, eggs and butter. So how helpful would a supermarket sat-nav be to you?

(more on sat-navs for supermarkets…)

15 August 2016 in Health, Shopping

Do endless options at the opticians leave you feeling confused?

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Retro optician equipment

Choosing a new pair of glasses often unleashes a mountain of options leaving many stumped when it comes to making a decision… (more about opticians…)

12 August 2016 in Food & Drink, Shopping

Do you find Waitrose’s 3 for 2 offers confusing?

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Supermarket offers

What do cod liver oil and nettle & peppermint teabags have in common? It may sound odd, but they were included in the same 3 for 2 offer at Waitrose.com.

(more on Waitrose 3 for 2…)

4 August 2016 in Food & Drink, Health, Shopping

Should retailers do more to promote healthier food?

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Trolley in supermarket aisle

It can sometimes be difficult keeping to a healthy diet – and our latest research shows that the odds are too often stacked against you when it comes to supermarket promotions.
(more about supermarket promotions…)

27 April 2016 in Shopping

Win! CMA takes Asda to task on dodgy special offers

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special offers

Is the end in sight for misleading supermarket offers? Today the CMA has announced that it has called on supermarkets to review promotional pricing practices.

(more on misleading pricing…)

14 February 2016 in Food & Drink, Shopping

What influences you to spend more in the supermarket?

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Do you ever find yourself stood in a supermarket, staring at the multitude of offers on display, desperately trying to work out whether any of it is value for money? I know I do…

(more on supermarkets)

5 September 2015 in Money, Shopping, Technology

What does your card know about you?

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Credit cards

Tech is undoubtedly changing the way we spend, but how far should we be willing to go in order to get money off? Is it really worth ‘selling’ your spending data for a better deal?

(more about spending data…)

16 July 2015 in Food & Drink, Shopping

Supermarkets must clean up their act on pricing practices

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Put an end to misleading pricing

Supermarkets must act – and quickly – to clean up their misleading pricing tactics after an official investigation found there were hundreds of misleading offers on their shelves every day.

(more about misleading supermarket special offers …)

20 May 2015 in Food & Drink, Shopping

Misleading special offers still on supermarket shelves

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Put an end to misleading pricing

It’s been nearly a month since we submitted our super-complaint on supermarket pricing, and we’re still finding more evidence of misleading pricing tactics on supermarket shelves.

(more about supermarket special offers …)

21 April 2015 in Food & Drink, Shopping

Our super-complaint on dodgy supermarket pricing practices

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Put an end to misleading pricing

From dodgy multi-buys to shrinking products – it’s time to shelve misleading supermarket pricing tactics for good. That’s why we’ve deployed one of our most powerful legal weapons – a super-complaint.

(more about our super-complaint…)

3 April 2015 in Food & Drink, Shopping

How many Mini Eggs can you get for £1?

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Cadbury's Mini Eggs

Products are shrinking; Patrick once counted crisps; and Easter is upon us. I’ve been inspired by all three and tasked myself with answering your burning Easter question – how many Mini Eggs do you get for £1?

(more about Mini Eggs…)

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