half price Strawberries a gimmick

[wendilla]

Just been Supermarket and strawberries are £1 99 and that is half price. I am sure I would not pay neary £4 for the same amount. Why do they make you think you are getting a bargain.

[AlBags]

A lot are tasteless and hard, too.
English always seem to be best.
Go picking!

[mccfluff]

i watched some report somewhere that said before they "half price" things they put it up in the preceeding weeks, not sure if its true but i wouldn't pay £4!

[wendilla]

Nearest place for picking is about 14 miles and last time I went they were all on tables and you had to pick from there . Not the same as fun in the fields lol

[pericat]

I have one word - strawberry flavour jelly beans !

[wendilla]

Yes they are nice lol along with the others mentioned

[dothawkes31]

I've just bought a punnet for £1.49 on Chorley Market, they are superb and I am waiting for them to chill and then having them with ice cream

My grandson is here tonight too and I have promised to show him the Space Station too and so can you do a reminder if you are about later please?

[wendilla]

Dot tonight is 11pm tomorrow is 11 27 pm and monday 10 18 pm next week will be better viewing times

[dothawkes31]

cheers for that, he's staying up to see it!

[wendilla]

Should be good view as it will be low in the sky 4 minute view.

[Prudie]

Look forward to that Wendilla. On the strawberry thing I suppose people take it in and it tempts them to buy when they wouldn't normally. Same as sun-lotion - ever not seen it 2 for the price of one?

[ethandron]

as an aside to strawberries - what's this about the space station? which direction are we supposed to look in and will it be instantly recognisable rather than just looking like a star or planet? not heard anything about this at all, am rather intrigued :)

[Prudie]

Wendilla has been telling us when the space station flies over UK for months. At 11 tonight look lowish in the sky towards south and you will see it go over roughly travelling east. It will look like a very large bright star crossing the sky. If it's clear and you're up try to have a look ethandron, quite a sight.

[kawakiri]

ISS Sun Jun 27/11:26 PM 4 51 16 above WSW 15 above E
ISS Mon Jun 28/01:01 AM 4 60 16 above W 16 above ESE
ISS Mon Jun 28/02:37 AM 3 25 16 above WSW 17 above SSE
ISS Mon Jun 28/10:18 PM 4 33 15 above SW 15 above E
ISS Mon Jun 28/11:53 PM 4 64 16 above WSW 16 above E
ISS Tue Jun 29/01:28 AM 4 41 15 above W 17 above SE
ISS Tue Jun 29/10:44 PM 4 53 16 above WSW 15 above E
ISS Wed Jun 30/00:19 AM 4 58 16 above W 15 above ESE
ISS Wed Jun 30/01:55 AM 1 22 16 above WSW 22 above SW
ISS Wed Jun 30/11:10 PM 4 65 16 above W 16 above E
ISS Thu Jul 01/00:46 AM 3 39 15 above W 29 above SSE
ISS Thu Jul 01/11:37 PM 4 56 16 above W 15 above ESE
ISS Fri Jul 02/01:13 AM < 1 19 15 above WSW 19 above SW
ISS Fri Jul 02/10:28 PM 4 65 16 above W 16 above E
ISS Sat Jul 03/00:04 AM 3 36 15 above W 23 above SSE
ISS Sat Jul 03/10:55 PM 4 54 16 above W 15 above ESE
ISS Sun Jul 04/00:31 AM 1 20 15 above WSW 20 above SW
ISS Sun Jul 04/11:21 PM 4 34 15 above W 18 above SE
ISS Mon Jul 05/10:13 PM 4 52 16 above W 15 above ESE
ISS Mon Jul 05/11:49 PM 1 19 16 above WSW 18 above SSW
ISS Tue Jul 06/10:39 PM 4 32 15 above W 17 above SSE
ISS Wed Jul 07/11:06 PM 2 17 15 above SW 16 above SSW
ISS Fri Jul 09/10:24 PM 1 16 15 above SW 15 above SSW

[ethandron]

wow, thanks prudie and kawakiri, will defo try and spot it tonight.

[askyourgran]

So much for the strawberries then.

[wolf63]

I am eating Tesco half price ones just now. I would never pay £4 for them, but £1.99 is fine. They have blueberries too - got them in the fridge.

I think that the supermarkets know that we are cynical about their pricing policies, but as long as the goods are reasonably priced I buy them.

[wolf63]

And - mine are Scottish.

[Greedyfly]

I agree, a lot of advertising now is pretty much false. It annoys me that they can advertise stuff like shampoo and mascara on tv using 'inserts' - how are you supposed to know how the product works if they fake it!

[askyourgran]

Mine are English, only £1 from Asda, although the OH put some in the trolley in M&S during the week "half price" £2.99. I indulged him that one they were lovely but only strawberries when all said and done. The pick your own fields are doing well around here.

[mrs.chappie]

I agree wendilla. I bought a punnet today from Waitrose. Supposedly half price at £1.99. They were very bitter and tasteless. [:o(