Buy One Get One Free

‘Special Offer’

33% Extra Free!

www.consumercouncil.org.uk

Instructions

Think you're a savvy shopper? Do you spot a good deal, or does the shop make a steal?

• The aim of this game is to work out which of the offers is the better deal.

• The stealer may try to trip you up so pay close attention to the prices on offer.

• Can you beat the stealer to become a shopping sensation?

1. Deal or Steal?

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4 x pack of Wine Gums £3.00?

If you buy the multipack, each pack of sweets cost 75p, that’s 12p more than a single pack!

1 x pack of Wine Gums 63p?

2. Deal or Steal?

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The special offer actually costs 97p more than buying 3 individual tins!

A single tin of tuna

costing £1.57?‘Special Offer’ 3 x tin multipack tuna costing £5.68?

3. Deal or Steal?

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If you buy 3 bottles of fizzy cola drink you will save £1.05 than if you bought them separately.

1 single bottle of fizzy cola drink

at £1.35?

3 bottles of fizzy cola drink

for £3.00?

Deal

4.Deal or Steal?

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Although each individual roll in the 12 pack costs less than the rolls in the 9 pack it is still not the better deal. If the 3 extra

rolls really were free then both packs would cost exactly the same - £6.50.

9 rolls of toilet roll + get 1/3 free £7.49

9 rolls of toilet

roll £6.50

5. Deal or Steal?

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If you buy the 4kg Washing Powder you will save 59p

2kg Washing Powder £6.79 (25 washes)

‘Value Pack’ 4kg

Washing Powder

£12.99 (50 washes)

Deal

6. Deal or Steal?

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If you buy 2 packs of the 400g block of cheese you will save 20p and get an extra 100g.

400g block of

cheese £2.89 700g ‘Great Value’ twin pack of cheese £5.98

7. Deal or Steal?

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If you buy 3 individual tins of sweetcorn you will pay the same amount as the ‘value pack’!

‘Bigger Value Pack’

sweetcorn x 3 tins £1.20

1x tin sweetcorn £0.40

8.Deal or Steal?

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If you buy 2 x 100g jars of instant coffee you will save 71p

Instant Coffee

100g £2.49

‘Extra Value’ Instant

Coffee 200g £5.69

Did you beat the Stealer?

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Do you think you need one of these to go shopping?

Not so special ‘special offers’ rogues’ gallery

http://conversation.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/the-supermarket-special-

offers-that-arent-so-special/