Crazy price differences in local shops

cormie

Thought it'd be good to have a thread where people point out some crazy price differences between local (not online) shops. For what is the same product, not comparing the likes of different makes of 42" TV's as there is too much of a distinguishable difference, but comparing the exact same tv.

I'll start off with a simple pack of Linseed/Flaxseed, Linusit Gold 500gm (non organic) in Tesco, €7.30. 500gm of organic Linseed/Flaxseed in "The Art of Eating", Dun Laoghaire is €2.96:eek:

Too early to think of more at the moment but add your own findings, be interesting to see

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A) Isn't a price differnce great! We complain when there is price fixing so let's celebrate competition.

You are not comparing like-with-like in the linseed comparison. Quality is very important in linseed and just because one is labeled as Organic does not necessarily mean it is of a higher standard. How about comparing Linusit in Tesco with Linusit in another store in the locality. You may as well have compared L'Oréal shampoo with Lidl shampoo (because you're worthless! ) as compare 2 completely different brands of linseed.

cormie

Price differences are indeed great, once you get the cheaper one

I didn't know that about Linseed, but I wouldn't dismiss the cheaper one as being worse just because it's cheaper, so how could you tell?

jhegarty

Thats the free market, the alertative is china/cuba/ussr

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

cormie wrote: »

I wouldn't dismiss the cheaper one as being worse just because it's cheaper, so how could you tell?

Exactly! Just like you don't know it's of equal quality either. The point was: you have to compare like-with-like to give fair comparision on most goods. You yourself excluded TVs as they are not "exactly" the same, so apply that criteria to everything. I could take a full shopping trolley of goods in Tesco and other Supermarkets locally and post cheaper prices for similar goods in both Lidl and Aldi down the road but what would be the point of that? What's to be gained by posting price differences for similar goods?

cormie

I thought the organic linseed would have definitely been better, maybe that's what I'm just lead to believe, maybe it's true, maybe not

Ok, well Tesco Linwoods Goji Berries, €9.99 for 250gm, €6.99 in Dunnes I think. Same thing :P

Dr Karg 3 seeded spelt crackers, €3.50 in Select Stores, Dalkey, I think they were about €4.80 in Donnybrook Fair, Donnybrook.

axer

Price differences are a good thing. I can't see the point of this thread tbh unless you want to highlight good deals. If that is the reason then this should be in bargin alerts.

taram

Here's my plant science degree two cents: different cultivars of linseed have different levels of oils (in particular omega 3) so vary in their health benefits. Ofc, without taking the seed through a series of tests you couldn't know.

Run_to_da_hills

People will pay dearly for "Now", If they can hold off for what they want and get it in their local supermarket chain they can get it cheaper.. No excuse. You are not forced to buying anything