
"I'd like to give that dodo off the 5 Alive adverts a good kicking," says tom.joad. And luckily, there's tasty, tasty Cillit Bang to clean up the blood stains when you've finished. Tell us about TV adverts.
( , Thu 15 Apr 2010, 15:17)
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That they artificially inflate the original sofa price by 50% or so when they advertise it in their catalogues or whatever, so that when they take that now 33% off again in a "sale", they're actually charging full retail.
( , Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:09, 2 replies)

Supermarkets do it with wine, because everyone sees the £3.99 reduced from £10 and buys them.
Actually, the wine was only £2 a bottle, but they priced it high for a few weeks, dropped the price, and then suckers go and buy it as they are getting a bargain.
( , Wed 21 Apr 2010, 12:13, closed)

According to the Sale of Goods Act (1979), the reduced item has to have been on sale in all branches at the full retail price for 28 days prior to reduction.
( , Wed 21 Apr 2010, 22:04, closed)
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