When you do have time, could you please back-up that assertion cos that's one piece of information that the major supermarkets never disclose.
When you do have time, could you please back-up that assertion cos that's one piece of information that the major supermarkets never disclose.
Using it once, anywhere, is too much.
Companies charge what the market will stand. The same applies to builders and private individuals selling property. Why are some seemingly intelligent people not able to grasp this basic fact?
If M&S could sell their goods at three times the price they would do so. If they did not do so they would not be returning maximum value to their shareholders.
The flip side is that if they could not sell their goods at current prices then they would cut those prices.
So, the bottom line is that the market sets the price and as long as people are willing to buy goods and services at price X then the price will be X.
I am quite sure that none of this is news to anyone on this site so why do so many people choose to ignore reality when engaging in a “rip-off” moan?
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The Eurozone is clearly not an economy. Laws, tax rates, standards etc differ greatly from State to State. As does language.
You're right there. That's why I didn't mention rent.
I note you didn't take me up on the items I did mention: "Wages, govt charges & VAT"I await your findings
I mentioned wages, VAT is indeed higher here, but what govt charges specifically are you referring to?You're right there. That's why I didn't mention rent.
As for the data on profit margins, I had a quick look and can't see anything so I'll presume that the lot of you are correct and that such data isn't released, now stop ganging up on me, and yes Purple, I agree, businesses will charge whatever they can get away with, and if they didn't they'd be failing in their duty to shareholders etc....
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The whole range of State- and State-enforced fees, charges, compliance costs and levies on business. A few examples:
The plastic bag levy
WEEE levies
CRO filing fees
Planning & Development levies
Local authority fees
REACH levies
You can't beat the increase last week to become an Irish Citizen. It went from €126.97 to..... wait for it..... €950.00.
From the Oxford English Dictionary
rip-off
• noun [SIZE=-1]informal[/SIZE] 1 an article that is greatly overpriced. 2 an inferior imitation.
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I presume that message was not directed at me.I was merely stating a fact.The marketing does work and I do purchase these products(together with a healthy diet and walking)Stupid Im not though
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I think its time for the OP to reply to my comment .
He can't because the thread was moved to letting off steam
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I wonder if you feel you've been meaningfully informed by the discourse of this thread ? Has it served it's purpose ?
Did you really give a hostage to fortune in your OP ?
I wonder if you feel you've been meaningfully informed by the discourse of this thread ? Has it served it's purpose ?
Did you really give a hostage to fortune in your OP ?
A gagged journalist....there's a first!
I live in RoI but right on the border with NI, and I very rarely buy much in Ireland, except the odd emergency item like bread, milk etc (and petrol of course).
Everything else I can get cheaper in NI.
IMHO, newspapers are the biggest ripoff around today, especially tabloids. They are full of yesterdays news, and tabloids are full of stories about people who I have no interest in.
We all own TVs, and if you take 30mins to watch the news then there is not much need for a newspaper, unless there is some columnist you really want to read.
Everything else I can get cheaper in NI.
IMHO, newspapers are the biggest ripoff around today, especially tabloids. They are full of yesterdays news, and tabloids are full of stories about people who I have no interest in.
We all own TVs, and if you take 30mins to watch the news then there is not much need for a newspaper, unless there is some columnist you really want to read.
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Sorry RMCF but this made my laugh ... what exactly do you expect in today's newspaper - today's news?!!
Depends on what you are looking for in terms of news coverage. In my opinion a lot of TV news and current affairs coverage is superficial and sensational compared to a lot of radio and newspaper coverage.
Would be great if we could get tomorrows news today ( does that sound like a slogan for bread
) 'specially the Lotto See what you mean. I was hinting that if you watch TV news and are trying to save money, then buying a paper the next day is a bit of a waste.
I haven't bought a newspaper in years and don't think I've ever been behind in current affairs. Ignoring TV, there are plenty of good websites that negate the need to buy a newspaper.
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Absolutely, only buy a paper meself these days for the opinion articles or local newspapers for the local news but yeah definitely for current affairs the newspaper is always a day behind the websites/tv so don't see the point in buying them for that!