Rip Off Prices (WH Smith)

Member Name: rob_writer

Product:	WH Smith
Date:	14/10/00 (414 review reads)
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Advantages: none

Disadvantages: High prices

WH Smith's are a large chain store, so surely you would think that all of these major shops would sell goods at roughly the same price, or at least at the recommended retail price. While other shops may sell products at this price, WH Smith certainly do not. Take for example Walkers crisps.

After winning a free bag in their latest promotion I saw that it was for a standard bag of Walkers crisps, with a RRP of 27p. The next day in WH Smith what did I find?? A standard packet of Walkers crisps cost 32p. 5p more than they should have been!!! One or two pence wouldn't be a problem but 5 whole pence is, just think of the extra profit they make from this.
Then I noticed that one can of coke cost in excess of 50p, yes thats right, one can is more than 50p. Other shops are selling these cans for almost 10p less.

Why do WH Smith's think they can get away with this, because people just keep buying them. If we stop then they will be forced to put their prices down.

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