Has anyone else noticed--and I am guessing that it is not just a local phenomenon--that "BOGOF" (buy one, get one free) has been replaced by "BOGO" (buy one, get one)--with the second one typically 50 percent off (and sometimes as little as 25 percent off)? I am still trying to figure out just why retailers no longer wish to sell their slow-moving merchandise the former way. (It just seems like it would work better.)
I was born in 1986 with a Tesco and memories of Safeway. I take this for granted that me and my super market predates Walmart. BOGOF is like rain right, it just is.
Walgreen's has a new ploy--one is tempted to call it a scam; but it is entirely legal, I am sure--which works like this: The store-brand vitamins that they now sell are buy one, get one free--which sounds like a good deal, right?--but this is still more expensive, per capsule, than the old ones were. Moreover, these are placed in larger containers, to give the appearance of something extra. I imagine some hotshot thought up this idea...
We live in a "buyer beware," world. They provide cost & quantity (and often price per unit.) It's up to the buyer to determine value. There are no laws that say you can't make huge packaging for small items. I always check the unit cost; especially when buying certain things. Beer for instance; the unit price for a six-pack is sometimes less than the unit price for an 18-pack. Counter-intuitive & designed to trick, but nothing illegal about it.
You are correct, of course. It is merely that I have very little respect for those who confuse capitalism with deceit--whether it is done by a used-car salesperson or anyone else.