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"An investigation into thousands of individual supermarket prices has revealed widespread "misleading" pricing tactics which are duping shoppers into believing they are getting a better deal than they are."
"products which become more expensive than the original price per item when they go into a multibuy offer."
"it identified prices being increased immediately before going on "offer" making the discount appear more significant."
Finally, Which? discovered products that were not sold at what was claimed to be a "higher" price immediately before going on offer."
"Which? is urging the government to tighten up its rules on pricing to give more protection to consumers."
"Consumers should not have to worry about whether a special offer is really 'special', so we want the supermarkets to play fair and the government to tighten up pricing guidelines so that people can shop with confidence."
'Misleading' supermarket special offers are duping shoppers, Which? finds | Money | The Guardian
Anyone have any other examples of large retailers increasing prices to cover discounts and thus ripping off consumers?
"products which become more expensive than the original price per item when they go into a multibuy offer."
"it identified prices being increased immediately before going on "offer" making the discount appear more significant."
Finally, Which? discovered products that were not sold at what was claimed to be a "higher" price immediately before going on offer."
"Which? is urging the government to tighten up its rules on pricing to give more protection to consumers."
"Consumers should not have to worry about whether a special offer is really 'special', so we want the supermarkets to play fair and the government to tighten up pricing guidelines so that people can shop with confidence."
'Misleading' supermarket special offers are duping shoppers, Which? finds | Money | The Guardian
Anyone have any other examples of large retailers increasing prices to cover discounts and thus ripping off consumers?