From 2nd January, Morrisons has introduced an offer. One bag is still 41p but it's "Buy Two for 50p" now. What a fantastic development, and who in his/her right mind would buy just the one at these prices. I still have no information as to why the massive hike in price was necessary in the first place, but I'll keep my eyes peeled and report on any further changes.
Meanwhile, over at the Tea section on 2nd January, packs of 80 Tetley tea bags were on display next to a "Half Price" sign, showing £4.08 crossed out, and a large £2.04 price being applicable. Unfortunately the offer was for packets of 160 tea bags, not 80. It means that anyone who had picked up a packet after seeing the sign would have got 80 instead of 160, and would have been charged £2.28 (!!!) instead of £2.04. Malpractice, negligence or deviousness - who knows? In any event, I removed the offending/misleading/wrong/criminal sign and discarded it.
Over at the Co-op [ you know the store, "Shit With Food - Cuntin' Crap With Everything Else" ] the loo roll has overnight gone from 79p (already over-priced) to 93p. Yes, a 17.7% immediate increase. Cunts. In the freezer section, mayhem exists. I have today bought a Shepherd's Pie. The price on the small ticket said £1.99. The boxes themselves were marked "2 for £3" and a big sign said "Half Price". Obviously when I got to the till I was charged £1.99. I challenged Brian, who went to investigate, returning a minute later with "You're right", and the next two minutes involved tapping on the computerised till, two people with keys and a special code, and an adjustment to the price - ie. a pound less. Bring back common sense and tills where the operator has a chance of influencing things without the need for algorithms, a computer science GCSE and two thirds of the fucking Da Vinci Code.
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