[wmpdd3]

I work in a supermarket and I was in the cash and carry the other day. I couldn't get over the price of party type stuff. ie cans of soft drinks, boxes of crisps and sweets. The supermarket is much cheaper.

I know the packets of crisps are bigger in the cash and carry boxes. 37g v 25g in the miltipacks in the supermarket.

[blowtorch]

Funny though - Those 500ml bottles of Coke were € 1.50 or thereabouts in most convenience stores last year. Now they're € 1.60 - € 1.70. So, between 20c and 40c per litre added on. Does Coca Cola production costs go up that much in such a short space, bearing in mind that those type of increases (up to 40c a litre) in petrol would cause an outcry.

The 330ML ones seem to be stamped with €1 as the price, mostly, so the retailer can't rip you off.

[Fighting Irish]

Originally Posted by blowtorch

Funny though - Those 500ml bottles of Coke were € 1.50 or thereabouts in most convenience stores last year. Now they're € 1.60 - € 1.70. So, between 20c and 40c per litre added on. Does Coca Cola production costs go up that much in such a short space, bearing in mind that those type of increases (up to 40c a litre) in petrol would cause an outcry.

The 330ML ones seem to be stamped with €1 as the price, mostly, so the retailer can't rip you off.

Any retailer is going to charge as much as people will pay, same way when you get a job, you try get as big a salary as possible

[JustAddWater]

Originally Posted by Fighting Irish

Any retailer is going to charge as much as people will pay, same way when you get a job, you try get as big a salary as possible

true, but ask for more than you're worth and no employer would hire you.... Plus you'll also be the first to go in any cutbacks

[cson]

As an antidote to the rip off, Centra are doing 4x500ml Cokes for €3.50