Thursday, 22 May 2014
A bargain ....
... or was it?
A couple of days ago I was in the supermarket with my father. Amongst the items on his list was butter and it turned out that the brand he wanted was on special. Buy 2 for £5.00 the poster shouted. Only thing is Dad didn't want two. So he picked them up anyway, and said he'd give the other one to me. About five minutes later it suddenly dawned on him that his one packet of butter had just cost him £1.40 more than if he'd just bought the single one. Hmm, maybe not a bargain after all?
And that, Dear Reader, is why you might have seen a middle-aged lady and her father stopped dead in the middle of the bread aisle of a well-known supermarket the other day, laughing their heads off like a pair of fools.
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I attended a grand opening for a grocery store years ago. Inside was a large pyramid of tomato paste cans. The sign read "SALE - 4 for $1.00 - Regular $.25 a can." People were grabbing cans like there was no tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteHmmm ... marketing and bargains! There are 4 quarters ($.25 each) in a dollar ($1.00). You do the math!
You are so lucky to still have your Dad and be able to enjoy times like this. Funny and fun. Make something good with that bargain butter.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bargain if the two of you shared a laugh.
ReplyDeleteAh, the gimmicks that stores will use to get us consumers to buy their products! Glad you got a good laugh out of it.
ReplyDeleteYep...love the gimmicks...what a fun moment for the two of you
ReplyDeleteThis makes for wonderful memory!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to share a giggle with family!
ReplyDeleteDH and I giggle all the time at the sale items at the store. Especially the 10 for $10. Really what are you going to do with 10 bags of shredded cheese which are about 1 lb each.
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