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???????????