Tesco

purplecow1977

Smyths Toys €14.99



Same game in Tesco today is €20.99

wonski

Same game could be in Tesco tomorrow for 10.99, and in Smyth for 15.99.

Where is the rip off part in this?

purplecow1977

wonski wrote: »

Same game could be in Tesco tomorrow for 10.99, and in Smyth for 15.99.

Where is the rip off part in this?

The Smyths version wasn't on sale.

It's a €6 difference for the same game.

That's a rip off (in my opinion anyway).

ThisRegard

£10 in Argos UK. So are Smyths also a rip off?

Sometimes prices are just different, everything is not a rip off. I'm sure you'll find toys cheaper in Tesco than Smyths.

purplecow1977

ThisRegard wrote: »

£10 in Argos UK. So are Smyths also a rip off?

Sometimes prices are just different, everything is not a rip off. I'm sure you'll find toys cheaper in Tesco than Smyths.

Fair enough. I'd consider it a rip off to be charged €6 extra for a small game. I understand difference in pricing of items exists in many places.

Maybe I didn't get the gist of the thread. should really look at the other threads here to see what is defined as an actual 'rip off'! Apologies.

Edited: Oh! Seems like I'm okay!
"This forum, and this thread, is for discussion of high consumer pricing in Ireland"

Walter2016

Easons 20.99
Debenhams 20.00
Littlewoods 19.99

UK rrp £14.99

Smyths have massive buying power on games. They are now possibly the largest toy and games retailer in Britain & Ireland (not bad considering that it started out as a country town newsagent selling a few toys in Claremorris followed by a basement shop in Eyre square).

ThisRegard

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Edited: Oh! Seems like I'm okay!
"This forum, and this thread, is for discussion of high consumer pricing in Ireland"

It's not a rip off, it's just the price. If they were charging way over the odds of the RRP then you'd have a rip off.

ohnonotgmail

ThisRegard wrote: »

£10 in Argos UK. So are Smyths also a rip off?

Sometimes prices are just different, everything is not a rip off. I'm sure you'll find toys cheaper in Tesco than Smyths.

always found tesco very expensive for toys. especially for lego. always a couple of quid more expensive, even for the smaller sets.

ohnonotgmail

ThisRegard wrote: »

£10 in Argos UK. So are Smyths also a rip off?

Sometimes prices are just different, everything is not a rip off. I'm sure you'll find toys cheaper in Tesco than Smyths.

that £10 price has 25% off. Any direct comparison with the UK are troublesome at the moment given the drop in the exchange rate.

purplecow1977

ThisRegard wrote: »

It's not a rip off, it's just the price. If they were charging way over the odds of the RRP then you'd have a rip off.

It's a rip off to me especially given the Smyths one didn't say it was 'on sale'. I assume Smyths are already making a profit on the boardgame at €14.99 so Tesco are making way above that. On one item.

Anyway I just thought I'd inform people. Perhaps if they're looking for this board game they'll know where to get it a bit cheaper - I know I'd certainly appreciate the same.

endacl

I saw something for sale today that was cheaper in another shop.

Edups

OP is trying to stir outrage, this is just how things are, not every shop has unified pricing. Obviously Smyths can't be cheaper, they sell only toys but Tesco sell toys on the side.

endacl

Edups wrote: »

Tesco sell toys on the side.

My local Tesco sells them down the back.

ohnonotgmail

endacl wrote: »

My local Tesco sells them down the back.

*tish*

purplecow1977

Edups wrote: »

OP is trying to stir outrage, this is just how things are, not every shop has unified pricing. Obviously Smyths can't be cheaper, they sell only toys but Tesco sell toys on the side.

"stir outrage"???!

Are you serious?!

I'm merely pointing out a price difference, a substantial one, and thought I'd alert others to the same. I'm perfectly aware things can be on sale for different prices in different places but as boardgames are popular purchases for Christmas, people may not be always aware that such an difference can exist.

Like I said it's nice for potential buyers of the game to be aware of the price difference. Perhaps if there was another place I should have posted this, the moderator can let me know.

Personally I still feel this notice fits within the parameters of the charter but again if I am incorrect, I apologise and will delete the thread if required.

nhunter100

Moral of the story, buy food in Tesco's and Toys in Smyths.

ohnonotgmail

nhunter100 wrote: »

Moral of the story, buy food in Tesco's and Toys in Smyths.

well definitely dont do the reverse.

endacl

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

well definitely dont do the reverse.

Feckin' plasticine cupcakes. Never again.

:mad:

Edups

purplecow1977 wrote: »

"stir outrage"???!

Are you serious?!

I'm merely pointing out a price difference, a substantial one

Very serious

Substantial? It's 6 euro mate, sit down

racso1975

Edups wrote: »

Very serious

Substantial? It's 6 euro mate, sit down

1) <Mod>Quit with the personal abuse or you'll be banned</Mod>

2)A 40% price difference is significant

3) 6 Euro can be a huge a about of money to some people.

Xterminator

er - it pays to shop around? it really is that simple.

if im buying a game ill check the price online, then decide. to be honest tesco regulary sell games.

Argos have a price matching guarantee at the moment, but it seems to be 'if the item qualifies'.

http://www.argos.ie/static/ArgosPromo3/includeName/price-promise.htm?authToken=HP1_fsarea

purplecow1977

Edups wrote: »

Very serious

Substantial? It's 6 euro mate, sit down

It's > 25% which suggests a substantial markup to me, yes.

Perhaps I should have posted this in the Bargain Alerts thread instead! The recession is most definitely over, the boom must be back when €6 on 1 boardgame can be scoffed at!

I find being called 'mate', when I am not your mate a bit patronising so please refrain from doing that.

purplecow1977

Xterminator wrote: »

er - it pays to shop around? it really is that simple.

if im buying a game ill check the price online, then decide. to be honest tesco regulary sell games.

Argos have a price matching guarantee at the moment, but it seems to be 'if the item qualifies'.

http://www.argos.ie/static/ArgosPromo3/includeName/price-promise.htm?authToken=HP1_fsarea

Oh absolutely it pays to shop around. I regularly use Pricespy to help in this regard. I didn't actually buy Guess Who, but I'm still a fan of it and had just noticed by chance the price in Smyths and then in Tesco. I wasn't seeking it out. Definitely shop around at any opportunity - there are savings to be had. Again perhaps I misunderstood the function of this forum.

Kamili

its interesting that someone thinks 6 euro difference is nothing, this is the exact reason why we have a rip off republic because people refuse to shop around.

ThisRegard

Who said anything about people refusing to shop around?

purplecow1977

ThisRegard wrote: »

Who said anything about people refusing to shop around?

Well if €6 is 'nothing' then these people wouldn't think twice about paying for the game in Tesco albeit at the higher price because sure what's €6? (apparently)

Kamili

It wasn't mentioned on the thread but it does happen, I see it with workmates, family and friends all the time. The Sit down its only 6 euro post reminded me of this, and its clear from that attitude too that it seems to be a common mindset.

ThisRegard

Nobody said €6 is nothing either.

Kamili

ThisRegard wrote: »

Nobody said €6 is nothing either.

You've not been reading the thread have you..

Edups wrote: »

Very serious

Substantial? It's 6 euro mate, sit down

The poster inferred that 6 euro is not substantial, therefore meaning its not enough of a difference to care about.

ThisRegard

You said it yourself, it was inferred it's not substantial. There's a difference between substantial and nothing. You obviously read back through the thread yourself and failed to find where anyone said it was nothing.

Edups

Kamili wrote: »

its interesting that someone thinks 6 euro difference is nothing, this is the exact reason why we have a rip off republic because people refuse to shop around.

I didn't say it was nothing I said it's not a massive thing to get uppedty about. Good lord.

purplecow1977

Edups wrote: »

I didn't say it was nothing I said it's not a massive thing to get uppedty about. Good lord.

Who was getting 'uppedty' ?

Edups

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Who was getting 'uppedty' ?

Well a few of ye lost your minds after I said it, and the OP sounded like the whole world was out to get him over a price difference, as if that never occurs.

wardides

Who knew that a store which focus completely on selling toys would be able to buy said toys at a cheaper price, and therefore sell out at a cheaper price, than a grocery store where toys are probably 2% of their volume. Shock horror.

rubadub

Walter2016 wrote: »

Easons 20.99
Debenhams 20.00
Littlewoods 19.99

UK rrp £14.99

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Perhaps if there was another place I should have posted this

Yep, it's yet another thread which would be better suited to bargain alerts. You could quote the other prices to show it is "substantially cheaper" in smyths. Decent enough bargain you found.

first few google hits
22.99 here http://www.mytoyshop.ie/games/guess-who.2169.html
19.99 (reduced) https://www.byrnesonline.ie/shop/world-of-wonder/guess-who-board-game/

purplecow1977

Edups wrote: »

Well a few of ye lost your minds after I said it, and the OP sounded like the whole world was out to get him over a price difference, as if that never occurs.

I am the OP and female.

I don't think anyone 'lost their mind' but I've already explained my rationale behind posting the OP in this Rip off Ireland thread.

purplecow1977

wardides wrote: »

Who knew that a store which focus completely on selling toys would be able to buy said toys at a cheaper price, and therefore sell out at a cheaper price, than a grocery store where toys are probably 2% of their volume. Shock horror.

I detect sarcasm for some strange reason!!

Will keep such brainwave thinking in mind before I post future comments here.

Edups

purplecow1977 wrote: »

I am the OP and female.

I don't think anyone 'lost their mind' but I've already explained my rationale behind posting the OP in this Rip off Ireland thread.

/unfollow

purplecow1977

Edups wrote: »

/unfollow

About time!!!

Walter2016

purplecow1977 wrote: »

I am the OP and female.

I don't think anyone 'lost their mind' but I've already explained my rationale behind posting the OP in this Rip off Ireland thread.

The rationale is wrong.

Standard price UK and Ireland is circa €19-€21.

That the Smyths website doesn't indicate it is discounted maybe a small error.

But Tesco selling at about the same price as most stores is neither a rip off nor even "overpriced"

But maybe you can't accept that your post was not well judged or correct to be described as "ripoff"

purplecow1977

Walter2016 wrote: »

The rationale is wrong.

Standard price UK and Ireland is circa €19-€21.

That the Smyths website doesn't indicate it is discounted maybe a small error.

But Tesco selling at about the same price as most stores is neither a rip off nor even "overpriced"

But maybe you can't accept that your post was not well judged or correct to be described as "ripoff"

My rationale is not 'wrong'. How can you call someone else's rationale wrong? You can disagree with it, but it's no more wrong than yours or anyone else's.

The Smyth's website didn't indicate a discount, nor did the shelf in the shop so I am to presume it wasn't discounted and their usual price for that particular game.

Selling a game at 25% above another price cannot be described as 'about the same'. If it was a playstation game costing €60 in 1 shop and €75 in another would you you still argue it was 'about the same'? I think not.

A rip-off can be described as something that is grossly overpriced. €6 added on to a game of €14.99 in my opinion fits this description. Again, I have checked the charter for this particular forum and it appears I am within the parameters laid out. Perhaps YOU can't accept that YOUR judgement is not correct It's amazing what attitudinal changes the end of the recession has brought!!! :rolleyes:

Hadn't expected some people on boards would get so worked up over Guess Who! I will think of ye any time I play this game in the future!

Walter2016

Pmt?

purplecow1977

Walter2016 wrote:

Pmt?

Sorry, I don't get ya

riddles

Edups wrote: »

OP is trying to stir outrage, this is just how things are, not every shop has unified pricing. Obviously Smyths can't be cheaper, they sell only toys but Tesco sell toys on the side.

Without straying too far off topic - with Tesco's rip off. Was in there yesterday huge sign advertising half price tooth paste threw in two things of max white Colgate. Arrived home only to note it was 4-39€ each - I doubt Tesco ever sold Colgate max white for 8-80 a tube. They also do this with wines put them artificially up to 18-20 the go half price. The moral of the story is the half is the price on display and not as this idiot assumed half of the displayed price

ben.schlomo

riddles wrote: »

Without straying too far off topic - with Tesco's rip off. Was in there yesterday huge sign advertising half price tooth paste threw in two things of max white Colgate. Arrived home only to note it was 4-39€ each - I doubt Tesco ever sold Colgate max white for 8-80 a tube. They also do this with wines put them artificially up to 18-20 the go half price. The moral of the story is the half is the price on display and not as this idiot assumed half of the displayed price

You only found that out now?

rubadub

riddles wrote: »

. Arrived home only to note it was 4-39€ each - I doubt Tesco ever sold Colgate max white for 8-80 a tube. They also do this with wines put them artificially up to 18-20 the go half price.

I doubt tesco are breaking the law as you suggest, they have to legally have it at the other price for a specified amount of time before saying its half price, unless you just mean they literally did not sell any, rather than not have them priced at 8.80. I see numerous colgates online at half price. I would guess you picked up one which was not on offer.

Customers will often put back ones in the same place when they see a cheaper & similar alternative. You could always return these for a cash refund.