Well i may have smelt an offer but Charlie Lafitte (sounds like an East End boxer) is still lurking at £27.99 ready for his big day - but for now its that well known Etienne Dumont down from £27.99 to £17.99 to £13.99 wow - how low can they go?
Well in my opinion pretty low!
£27.99 would be £1 more than Lanson Black Label which has been around since 1760 (insert your own 24hr clock joke for good old (did i say old?) Etienne.
Also £1 more than Mumm Cordon Rouge the red ribbon a sign of quality for 120 years and myfinal comparison ........... at £27.99 it would be £9 more than Sainsburys Taste the Difference VINTAGE 2003 Champagne.
But wait maybe I am being unfair and Etienne Dumont has a heritage, lets check out the label.
Well no it doesn't ! However the French label tells us ( warns maybe ) that in addition to the Pinot Noir grape it uses Pinot Meunie "variete plus rustique" somehow that translates as " perfect for all occassions - ready to drink or keep........."
Remember the First Cape full price £7.99 well its no longer on offer and so its gone back to its full price .....................£6.99 !! So you see we have pre sale normal & post sale normal but there will probably have to be a price increase before long so they can make it half price again. Lovely.
Say something nice about their offers. OK 2 cases beer for £15 either Stella 18x284ml or Budweisser 15x300ml. Fantastic but you wont win the Bud competition - it closed 24th August.
Beer is crazy cheap- hope they paid the duty.................
Monday, 31 August 2009
Friday, 21 August 2009
The full "I smell an offer" posting
Happy hambone was right
Well my friend the Happy Hambone(must learn how to say that in Italian) - & when I say friend I mean the old fashioned sort - he's not even on Facebook! Anyway he was in Sainsburys & his eyes were drawn to a "Half Price" offer on Sauvignon Blanc @£5.99 & just as he was thinking wow, golly gosh what an opportunity he paused, contemplated and muttered "bastardi di menzogne" This , I suspect, is not a compliment.
If Roc St Vincent were really half price then it would mean that normally it would sell ( sorry be offered for sale) at £11.98 or as they claim £11.99.Further investigation reveals a Calvet " Limited Release" Sauvignon Blanc also French, also 2008 but on offer at £5 with a normal price of £5.79 and then whats this?........................................... Sainsburys flagship label " Taste the Difference" the brand where they put their considerable reputation behind & one you can count on for quality. Taste the Difference Sancerre full price £11.99 - the same price as Roc St Vincent. Really? Makes you wonder.
Well I went to check it out & sadly there is much more nonsense in the wine department make believe pricing land. First Cape South African Chenin Blanc claimed full price £7.99 & yet in the same store First Cape South African Sparkling full price £5.99 -something smells wrong. Especially when you discover that Majestic's most expensive Chenin Blanc costs - yes £7.99 & thats from a legendary producer a claim that mass wine makers First Cape would not make.They have the McGuigan Estate 2008 Shiraz at £3.99 which is a very good deal but genuinly half price?? - well Majestic offer the McGuigan Signature 2006 Langhorn Creek at a £7.99 full price makes u wonder.NB Dont worry i am going to have a go at Majestic sometime soon.But finally Moet & Chandon in JS at full price near the Charles Lafitte at £27.99 - my nose tells me we will soon see this at either £10 off or of course "half price". Wow, golly gosh or bastardi di menzogne???????????
Well my friend the Happy Hambone(must learn how to say that in Italian) - & when I say friend I mean the old fashioned sort - he's not even on Facebook! Anyway he was in Sainsburys & his eyes were drawn to a "Half Price" offer on Sauvignon Blanc @£5.99 & just as he was thinking wow, golly gosh what an opportunity he paused, contemplated and muttered "bastardi di menzogne" This , I suspect, is not a compliment.
If Roc St Vincent were really half price then it would mean that normally it would sell ( sorry be offered for sale) at £11.98 or as they claim £11.99.Further investigation reveals a Calvet " Limited Release" Sauvignon Blanc also French, also 2008 but on offer at £5 with a normal price of £5.79 and then whats this?........................................... Sainsburys flagship label " Taste the Difference" the brand where they put their considerable reputation behind & one you can count on for quality. Taste the Difference Sancerre full price £11.99 - the same price as Roc St Vincent. Really? Makes you wonder.
Well I went to check it out & sadly there is much more nonsense in the wine department make believe pricing land. First Cape South African Chenin Blanc claimed full price £7.99 & yet in the same store First Cape South African Sparkling full price £5.99 -something smells wrong. Especially when you discover that Majestic's most expensive Chenin Blanc costs - yes £7.99 & thats from a legendary producer a claim that mass wine makers First Cape would not make.They have the McGuigan Estate 2008 Shiraz at £3.99 which is a very good deal but genuinly half price?? - well Majestic offer the McGuigan Signature 2006 Langhorn Creek at a £7.99 full price makes u wonder.NB Dont worry i am going to have a go at Majestic sometime soon.But finally Moet & Chandon in JS at full price near the Charles Lafitte at £27.99 - my nose tells me we will soon see this at either £10 off or of course "half price". Wow, golly gosh or bastardi di menzogne???????????
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Time for a "pop" at Majestic
Its all so sad. I was a big fan. I was a shareholder.
I wrote to Majestic some while ago - probably April 09 asking them not to throw away their "trustmark" by following the big supermarkets with outrageous claims for "normal" price.
I got a reply which completely missed the point & talked about duty increases & exchange rates - no reply would probably have been better.
It seems they ignored my letter based on a quick review of my favourite tipple Champagne.
The in depth study will come later but for now ............. How can the country's biggest retailer of Champagne ( I'm guessing) claim a normal price of £37.99 for Moet & Chandon - this in an outlet with a minimum purchase requirement of 12 mixed bottles? How can they do this when no major retailer charges more than £30 a bottle not even Waitrose.
Of course if you buy 2 (as part of yr 12) you "save" £9.50 a bottle netting it down to £28.49 which is actually £1.04 a bottle more than Tesco direct - minimum order 6 with free delivery & Clubcard points.Majestic's discount price is about the average normal price across JS, Tesco, Asda & Waitrose - so much for bulk buying.
I know the folks at Majestic will be thrilled that I will do a price check against all their branded Champagnes very soon however my real worry is this - if I can not trust them to be honest on the brands I can compare then what am I to believe about the others?
I wrote to Majestic some while ago - probably April 09 asking them not to throw away their "trustmark" by following the big supermarkets with outrageous claims for "normal" price.
I got a reply which completely missed the point & talked about duty increases & exchange rates - no reply would probably have been better.
It seems they ignored my letter based on a quick review of my favourite tipple Champagne.
The in depth study will come later but for now ............. How can the country's biggest retailer of Champagne ( I'm guessing) claim a normal price of £37.99 for Moet & Chandon - this in an outlet with a minimum purchase requirement of 12 mixed bottles? How can they do this when no major retailer charges more than £30 a bottle not even Waitrose.
Of course if you buy 2 (as part of yr 12) you "save" £9.50 a bottle netting it down to £28.49 which is actually £1.04 a bottle more than Tesco direct - minimum order 6 with free delivery & Clubcard points.Majestic's discount price is about the average normal price across JS, Tesco, Asda & Waitrose - so much for bulk buying.
I know the folks at Majestic will be thrilled that I will do a price check against all their branded Champagnes very soon however my real worry is this - if I can not trust them to be honest on the brands I can compare then what am I to believe about the others?
Saturday, 15 August 2009
i smell an offer coming...............
Sorry guys i posted the i smell an offer coming as a new blog proving that i still have some way to go in the blogging field but heh whilst i am here lets hear it for the nice guys & girls at Waitrose.
Save a third, save 25% proper genuine believable offers.
By the way they have a First Cape Limited Release full price £6.99 - now Waitrose never claim to be cheap, do not have the buying power of Sainsburys & yet Sainsburys 'claim' a full price of £7.99!!! When i get time i am going to check further as i suspect that the Waitrose one is a better, more expensive wine............
In any event as far as Sainsburys are concerned they are either A) telling porkies B) charging exessive margins ie at least 14% more than Waitrose or C) their wine buyer was ripped off by First Cape
Stay tuned but i wouldnt buy the Chenin Blanc even at £3.99!
Save a third, save 25% proper genuine believable offers.
By the way they have a First Cape Limited Release full price £6.99 - now Waitrose never claim to be cheap, do not have the buying power of Sainsburys & yet Sainsburys 'claim' a full price of £7.99!!! When i get time i am going to check further as i suspect that the Waitrose one is a better, more expensive wine............
In any event as far as Sainsburys are concerned they are either A) telling porkies B) charging exessive margins ie at least 14% more than Waitrose or C) their wine buyer was ripped off by First Cape
Stay tuned but i wouldnt buy the Chenin Blanc even at £3.99!
Monday, 3 August 2009
Lies or merely a shabby sham - a heartless hoax
There are over a billion people living in India.
"Name them" said Clement Freud rather wittilly on Just a Minute.
Rene Florency Champagne has been offered at £30 a bottle in over half our stores claim Tesco - well name them, produce the sales figures & see if you can find any normal consumer who parted with 30 quid for a product that no one has heard of.
Whilst this particular brand of £30 champagne produced results on Google only about " its half price" searches for Piper Heidsick,Mumm,Lanson & Moet & Chandon all produced a heap of information about history,heritage,style,etc etc.
Of course if it really was £30 then you might ask why sell it half price? I am ready to place an order for any of the above brands at half their current full price.The real reason will be that Sainsburys or Asda have a half price champagne offer.
Infact this week Sainsburys have had a 4 for 3 on sparkling & champagne which when combined with the 5% for 6 or more produces some good deals - especially Campo Viejo Reserva Cava normal price £6.99 ( yes it is the normal price so you wont see this at "half price") nets down to £4.98 - i bought 4dozen for me & a dozen for a friend. Also good Sainsburys Blanc de Noir Champagne normally 15.98 which nets down to £11.80 using 4 for 3 & the 5%
Maybe its only me that cares & I do feel like the guy with one phone - no one knows i am doing a blog except Ian Hamilton and who knows maybe he will read it!
"Name them" said Clement Freud rather wittilly on Just a Minute.
Rene Florency Champagne has been offered at £30 a bottle in over half our stores claim Tesco - well name them, produce the sales figures & see if you can find any normal consumer who parted with 30 quid for a product that no one has heard of.
Whilst this particular brand of £30 champagne produced results on Google only about " its half price" searches for Piper Heidsick,Mumm,Lanson & Moet & Chandon all produced a heap of information about history,heritage,style,etc etc.
Of course if it really was £30 then you might ask why sell it half price? I am ready to place an order for any of the above brands at half their current full price.The real reason will be that Sainsburys or Asda have a half price champagne offer.
Infact this week Sainsburys have had a 4 for 3 on sparkling & champagne which when combined with the 5% for 6 or more produces some good deals - especially Campo Viejo Reserva Cava normal price £6.99 ( yes it is the normal price so you wont see this at "half price") nets down to £4.98 - i bought 4dozen for me & a dozen for a friend. Also good Sainsburys Blanc de Noir Champagne normally 15.98 which nets down to £11.80 using 4 for 3 & the 5%
Maybe its only me that cares & I do feel like the guy with one phone - no one knows i am doing a blog except Ian Hamilton and who knows maybe he will read it!
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