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You don't count, you are rich.
In a whole different league.Wanna open your own UK farm?
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Anyone non-panic buying?
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You don't count, you are rich.
In a whole different league.Wanna open your own UK farm?
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Don't think there is any shortage up here in Lincs.
Not seen any shops short of anything, and lots of local produce available direct from farmers.
Not seen any shops short of anything, and lots of local produce available direct from farmers.
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Mr Kipling make Aldi’s Holly Lane. Both Battenberg cakes next to each other same ingredients, nutritional information and typeface for BBD etc.
Yet Aldi’s was a third cheaper
Yet Aldi’s was a third cheaper
People have always been prepared to pay more for brand names. There is an underlying doubt about the quality of cheaper goods that marketing leverages heavily. It's very enlightening for people when they, for example, discover that Boots own brand Paracetamol is *exactly* the same formulation as the more expensive brand they usually buy, but often a tenth of the price.
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such is life and in general I love it. it means the savvy shopper can get a bargain and let brand snobs*** pay the big bucks.People have always been prepared to pay more for brand names. There is an underlying doubt about the quality of cheaper goods that marketing leverages heavily. It's very enlightening for people when they, for example, discover that Boots own brand Paracetamol is *exactly* the same formulation as the more expensive brand they usually buy, but often a tenth of the price.
*** not really trying to be mean here. I too have a few items I insist on paying the extra for, Branston baked beans, and absolutely only John west tuna (HP brown sauce when am feeling flush)
but it's not only food. cars also have the premium brands which often are barely any better than cheaper ones...... and I hope it stays that way
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Its well known that Aldi do everything they can to get as close to giving that impression as they can get away with without crossing the line that sees them in court.
I mean honestly type face of text
People have always been prepared to pay more for brand names. There is an underlying doubt about the quality of cheaper goods that marketing leverages heavily. It's very enlightening for people when they, for example, discover that Boots own brand Paracetamol is *exactly* the same formulation as the more expensive brand they usually buy, but often a tenth of the price.
True, medicines are the one time you can categorically say they are the same, if they have the same codes they are technically the same chemicals.
I believe they are allowed to amend the inert (such as coatings/casings) and additional non medical ingredients but the active medically licenced chemicals have to be the same.
Ibuprofen for example there are at least 2 differing compositions. The "rapid" one is a different formulation
Sometimes (like Ibuprofen) there are patents that mean a medicine is restricted for a while and as such you will get marketing trying to "close the gap" to a genuine difference.
The most marked is probably antihistamine. You can still spend £5 a pack of 7 and yet you can buy the same medicine for £1 for 30.
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some of them it surprises me they get away with itIts well known that Aldi do everything they can to get as close to giving that impression as they can get away with without crossing the line that sees them in court.
I mean honestly type face of text
Norpak spreadable for instance the design is a total rip off and if blindfolded I challenge anyone to spot the difference between the premium lurpak.
their Muller light rip offs taste *slightly* different but certainly not worse for my tastes at least.
I won't lie tho. their mouthwash tastes horrible
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Yep, well they have been perfecting the art for years.
No one really cared when they were a small player, now they are too big to really fight with outright
This is the only case I actually know of. M&S won, but it wont have been cheap.
Sometimes its about the threat for future action. I suspect Aldi will keep a little further away from M&S now than they would have before.
Marks & Spencer and Aldi settle Colin the Caterpillar copyright dispute
Marks & Spencer had accused German discounter Aldi of copying the design of its Colin the Caterpillar cake.
OFC its also about having the right battle to take to court
I am sure some round here would have claimed its the same cake.
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Loads of panic buying on Saturday, I had to batter 14 kids to get to my bottle of Prime
Only 14?
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that is interesting about the cake. they are still selling it now as my lad chose that for my birthday cake this Jan just gone.Yep, well they have been perfecting the art for years.
No one really cared when they were a small player, now they are too big to really fight with outright
This is the only case I actually know of. M&S won, but it wont have been cheap.
Sometimes its about the threat for future action. I suspect Aldi will keep a little further away from M&S now than they would have before.
Marks & Spencer and Aldi settle Colin the Caterpillar copyright dispute
Marks & Spencer had accused German discounter Aldi of copying the design of its Colin the Caterpillar cake.news.sky.com
OFC its also about having the right battle to take to court
I am sure some round here would have claimed its the same cake.
toblerone - aldi & pounsdshop
all of which are the supermarket cartel being inflexible on pricing from supplier, who have, inadequate/expensive - labour/cheap-energy/animal-feed/fertilizer, so can't afford to make them,
so supermarkets make big margins for their shareholders.
If only we that was bled off as tax to address UK income inequalty.
... lettuce&tomatoes are the tip of the iceberg
e: if you want to know why Boots has become so expensive , like, aforementioned - waitrose
www.channel4.com
it is another warning representative of a bigger problem - namely the egg shortage (still ongoing - no one can claim no shortage there), apples, chicken, other milk&dairy;
all of which are the supermarket cartel being inflexible on pricing from supplier, who have, inadequate/expensive - labour/cheap-energy/animal-feed/fertilizer, so can't afford to make them,
so supermarkets make big margins for their shareholders.
If only we that was bled off as tax to address UK income inequalty.
... lettuce&tomatoes are the tip of the iceberg
e: if you want to know why Boots has become so expensive , like, aforementioned - waitrose
Inside Boots’ 24-hour shoplifting CCTV hub catching thieves in the act
High street stores are this week expected to report a rise in shoplifting and abuse against their staff. Thefts related to drug abuse, as well as by people struggling to make ends meet, costs retailers over 600-million pounds in revenue annually. And this programme understands that figures...
www.channel4.com
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Some people still think that brands are so much better. That applied in the 70s and 80sPeople have always been prepared to pay more for brand names. There is an underlying doubt about the quality of cheaper goods that marketing leverages heavily. It's very enlightening for people when they, for example, discover that Boots own brand Paracetamol is *exactly* the same formulation as the more expensive brand they usually buy, but often a tenth of the price.
I agree with the branded medicine. It enters the body and bloodstream the same way as cheap medicine. The latter has to have a PL (product license) number.
Interesting to see supermarkets own label sun protection lotion has more UVA and UVB stars than some brands
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Back to the shrinkflation subject.
Today we noticed some Fairy washing up liquid is clearance price. Noticed two sizes 383ml and 320ml. The latter scans at full price. Put the 383ml and 320ml side by side, no difference in height, despite being 19% difference in size.
Today we noticed some Fairy washing up liquid is clearance price. Noticed two sizes 383ml and 320ml. The latter scans at full price. Put the 383ml and 320ml side by side, no difference in height, despite being 19% difference in size.
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Wanna open your own UK farm?
I may be rich but no way in hell will I pay for overpriced rationed tomatoes. I'll just eat something else.
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Same in ALDI, full shelves of tomatoes.
