Rip-off shops

[Hacked-off]

Went into a well known national builders merchant in the town today. Bought a certain item which I buy a lot of. Shelf price £35.xx plus VAT coming to around £43 total. As a trade account holder, I got a discount bringing it down to £35ish total. Wasn't very happy as I can't recall it being anywhere near as expensive before.
Anyway, grudgingly paid as I needed it.
Just googled said item and found it for sale on Wickes website for, wait for it...........£9.99
Now this is not on sale, nor is it a loss leader as it is not a commonly used item.
I therefore bought 3 of these and together with next day delivery, it still comes in cheaper.

How can they justify this?

[jdcarra]

Went into a well known national builders merchant in the town today. Bought a certain item which I buy a lot of. Shelf price £35.xx plus VAT coming to around £43 total. As a trade account holder, I got a discount bringing it down to £35ish total. Wasn't very happy as I can't recall it being anywhere near as expensive before.
Anyway, grudgingly paid as I needed it.
Just googled said item and found it for sale on Wickes website for, wait for it...........£9.99
Now this is not on sale, nor is it a loss leader as it is not a commonly used item.
I therefore bought 3 of these and together with next day delivery, it still comes in cheaper.

How can they justify this?

Also add rip off fuel station and I do not need to mention name off .....unleaded 142.9....diesel 148.9

[WC1]

Diesel still 142.9 at Lochgilphead today (148.9 in Campbeltown). I've not bought fuel at said local garage for nearly 2 years now.

[Rockape]

Most shocking to me when I moved here was how much more expensive stuff is in the supermarkets. Clearly they can't absorb the cost of transporting their rotten fruit and veg to Campbeltown into the millions of pounds of profits they announce each year?!?!

[smiles]

Bit like moving to an island and complaining about the price of things, did you expect it to be cheaper Rockape?

[Rockape]

Not at all, Smiles. But, when the supermarkets claim to be providing such a wonderful service to the public, whilst driving the local shops out of business and refusing to build a new store here, it would be nice if they could refrain from passing on their transport costs to remote areas as a goodwill gesture. But then, when there are people like yourself making excuses for the multi-million pound organisations, why would they?!

And, if we WERE living on an island, I'd except it. South Kintyre is treated as neither one nor the other!