If an item is half price, would you buy one or two of them?

DoozerT6

So you're doing the weekly shop, and you see an item from your shopping list on the shelf, something non-perishable you buy regularly, but - sing Hosanna!!- it's half price today! Would you: a) just buy one of them and save the few pennies, or b) buy two (or more) so you can stock up and not have to buy it again for ages? Quick poll today among a few co-workers was split.

Personally, I would buy two or more, if I used it frequently/regularly. If I was prepared to pay full price for it on another day, why not get two-for-one today, so to speak?

To the poll!

mansize

depends how perishable it was and space it took up

MilesMorales1

Depends what it is. Could buy two to freeze one for later consumption/use.

Barry Badrinath

Depends what it is.

If its 2 packets of Jersey Creams for the price of 1, then yes!

If its 2 bottles of bleach for the price of 1, then fcuk no!

DoozerT6

mansize wrote: »

depends how perishable it was and space it took up

Edited post to state non-perishable

Spanish Eyes

Only if you NEED it, not WANT it.

So do you need it?

Otherwise the shop has drawn you in to think you either need or want it. They are subtle bstards in the marketing department!!

DoozerT6

Frosty McGiggleShaft wrote: »

Depends what it is.

If its 2 packets of Jersey Creams for the price of 1, then yes!

If its 2 bottles of bleach for the price of 1, then fcuk no!

*silently judges Frosty for his lack of bleach usage*

mad muffin

I always buy several jars of carte noire when it's on offer.

DoozerT6

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Only if you NEED it, not WANT it.

So do you need it?

Otherwise the shop has drawn you in to think you either need or want it. They are subtle bstards in the marketing department!!

If it's something you use regularly, say toilet paper or baked beans, would that fall into the NEED category? You're going to go looking for it at home one day soon, and realise you need to buy some....in other words, you NEED it....

xzanti

I'd buy one and enjoy the saving.

elperello

If it was whiskey I'd buy a case.

Parchment

its not a bargain unless you need it.

stimpson

DoozerT6 wrote: »

Personally, I would buy two or more, if I used it frequently/regularly. If I was prepared to pay full price for it on another day, why not get two-for-one today, so to speak?

To the poll!

Why stop at two?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=101820639&postcount=210

jimmycrackcorm

In my younger days I might have been more able to stick around long enough for more than one half price hand job.

Collie D

elperello wrote: »

If it was whiskey I'd buy a case.

Ha. Have done that in Liverpool.

Me: What bottled beer do you have?
Barmaid: Carlsberg.
Me: Euurgh! OK, give me three Carlsberg please.
Barmaid: That'll be £3 please. Happy hour.
Me: Eh, I'll have twelve so

Joe prim

I would definitely buy one, thus saving half the price that I might otherwise have paid, and effecting a saving of 50% of the purchase price. Having said that, by buying two of the item in question, i would effectively save 100% of the price of the second (free) item, and my savings would therefore come to twice the amount i had anticipated making by buying just one item.So that's what I'd do.Although, by buying two, I would have actually cancelled out the saving I had planned to make by buying just one item, while at the same increasing the potential saving I might make if the item was on offer at it's original (full) price. Therefore, to avoid confusion, I wouldn't buy anything.Probably.

A Dub in Glasgo

I would buy 5

maudgonner

47. Maybe 48 if I was feeling flush.


This is why I have to stay away from the Bargain Alerts forum...

Capt'n Midnight

If I buy one I save 50%.

But if I buy two I save 100% \o/

DoozerT6

Poll suggests quite a few people are stocking up

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It very much depends on the item and if I need or have use for a second one. Something like coffee beans, yes I'll take 4. But, window cleaner that lasts me a year, no.

Zaph

DoozerT6 wrote: »

If it's something you use regularly, say toilet paper or baked beans, would that fall into the NEED category? You're going to go looking for it at home one day soon, and realise you need to buy some....in other words, you NEED it....

Nobody needs baked beans. Ever.

Surreptitious

Joe prim wrote: »

I would definitely buy one, thus saving half the price that I might otherwise have paid, and effecting a saving of 50% of the purchase price. Having said that, by buying two of the item in question, i would effectively save 100% of the price of the second (free) item, and my savings would therefore come to twice the amount i had anticipated making by buying just one item.So that's what I'd do.Although, by buying two, I would have actually cancelled out the saving I had planned to make by buying just one item, while at the same increasing the potential saving I might make if the item was on offer at it's original (full) price. Therefore, to avoid confusion, I wouldn't buy anything.Probably.

My head hurts.

Walter2016

Definitely depends on the product.

If its something you use regularly not perishable and having extra in the house doesn't lead to extra consumption AND its not an item that is on regular offer, then yes.

Eg, dishwasher tablets of one brand or other are always on offer, as is washing powder, toothpaste, cat food and toilet tissue and various other goods. No advantage to buying double of them.

Capt'n Midnight

Zaph wrote: »

Nobody needs baked beans. Ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rijQ5oBFlO0

Goto 1:25

donegaLroad

if it was shoes and I liked them, I would buy 2 pairs