Today I received the new weekly offers magazine from Greens supermarket, and I noticed something quite dishonest. They’re advertising Garrone Rosso Vermut as being on sale for €6.95, claiming the original price was €9. But I bought that exact same bottle last week for just €5.95 (see my receipt).
This isn’t the first time I’ve noticed fake offers at Greens — they often inflate the "original price" to make discounts look bigger than they actually are. Has anyone else experienced this with Greens?
Also worth mentioning: I’ve seen expired products on sale being promoted as "special offers" more than once. It’s really concerning.
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Posted by rklement22
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Next up: water is wet. This happens all across the world, raise the price just to discount it
But it shows on the receipt that it was also discounted from €9 back than, so if anything it’s just a lesser discount this week no?
I don’t know whether you arrived to the right conclusion.
In your receipt, it still indicates that the original price is €9. Could be that the price was discounted to €5.95 last week and to €6.95 this week. It’s still a discount from €9.00.
It was on discount on your receipt, it’s less on discount now. I don’t understand what the problem is, full price was reported as 9, before and now.
Im not sure what’s the problem here. Base price was 9. it was 9 both in the offer and the receipt. Discounted price in the booklet is 6.95, you paid 5.95. so you are complaining that you paid 1EUR less that what you would have paid next week? or what? Confused because of the heat?
It clearly states in the booklet that from the period of June 16-26 the price will be 6.95. they have all the right to change it. it’s still discounted the base price is the same not inflated whatsoever.. They must have realized that 5.95 was too cheap but because they already posted that the price was 5.95 then they decided that starting June 16-26 the price will now be 6.95
Wrong example. It was already on offer last week then.
Also its standard to sell almost expired Inventory with a large discount in every shop.
When presenting discounts they must either compare to the (second) lowest price within the last 30 days, or to RRP (and make it clear that that’s what they compare to – which they don’t). In a well functioning market supermarkets would actually observe and report each other.
Last week 9, this week 5.95, next week 6.95.
You could buy some healthy food too. Alcohol, milk, cheddar and coke. Who are you?
For everyone saying it is fine, it shouldn’t be allowed.
According to EU law, a price reduction claims such as “was € 50, now € 25” can be misleading if the initial selling price (known as “anchor price”) has been inflated. In all EU countries traders are obliged, when offering a discount, to indicate the lowest price applied to the item at least 30 days before the announcement of the price reduction.
Source: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/unfair-treatment/unfair-pricing/index_en.htm
Same with lidl. Their additional disc in app does not reflect right when paid.
I have seen this like millions of times. Does it justify it? No. Is there anything we can do to report? Sure there must be something. Do I know where to report? No. Did I just waste your time reading this? Probably…
Theres no error here. Original price is 9eur on book and receipt
Literally happened this week from greens 🙄
It says from 16… We saw it and planned to go that week…
If something is *always* 40-50% off, it is never either.
Report it to MCCAA