Two for one!

 

This is a tub of coleslaw.  You can clearly see that it says, 'Any 2, £2'???!!!

 

What does this suggest to you?

 

It suggests to me that if you buy 2 tubs of coleslaw they will only cost you £2.

 

So, there I was in the 'Co-op', I'd gone in for mushrooms but that's a whole other story.

 

No mushrooms so I decided I'd buy a tub of coleslaw.  For my tea tonight I'm having BBQ'd sweet chilli chicken (from Tesco), new potatoes and I was hoping mushrooms.  (The 'Co-op' isn't very good on fresh vegetables - actually the Co-op isn't very good on anything.  Oh, & while I'm having a bit of a rant, the Co-op's use by dates are ridiculous! Might have to have a proper Co-op rant at a later date).

 

Anyway picked up this tub of coleslaw.  I only wanted one tub of coleslaw, not two.

 

Why do supermarkets think that every shopper wants 2 of everything??? 

 

Perhaps it's 'sticker' - 'Any 2 for £2', related to other things and not just coleslaw - but when I arrived in the Co-op at about 2pm there were only 5 tubs of coleslaw and no other items in the same bit. 

 

I wanted mushrooms and there were no mushrooms.

 

Anyway, I took my tub of coleslaw to the cash desk.  I didn't take 2 tubs of coleslaw - because actually I don't eat a lot of coleslaw and I doubt if I'll actually even eat all of this tub.

 

The Co-op cashier scanned it through the till.  I said, 'How much is that?'  Thinking it would be about £1.25 or even £1.50??

 

75p???!!!

 

So people - you can buy one tub of coleslaw for 75p!!!

 

But if you want to buy two tubs of coleslaw at the 'Co-ops special deal price' it will cost you £2.

 

Don't you just love all these '2 for 1' bargains???!!!