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SUPERMARKET PRICES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ONLINE

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  • 10-02-2011 10:11pm
    #1
    halpide
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    How come anyone can go online and research the price of home heating oil, house insurance, car insurance and various other products and services that we use, yet we cannot do the same to find out the price of groceries etc. without going in so a store. If all supermarket prices were published online then you could decide what you were going to buy in each supermarket before you go shopping, based on price.

    The supermarkets wouldn't be in favour, but maybe it's time for legislation that compels them to publish weekly prices on their websites.


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    #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Legislation? Seriously?
    Do you not think the incoming government will have enough to be doing with themselves?


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    #3
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,199 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Huge amount of work to keep prices up to the minute, they can change anytime during the day.

    Not worth it for every supermarket to do it. No demand for it besides yourself.


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    #4
    daenerysstormborn3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,213 ✭✭✭daenerysstormborn3


    In fairness a lot of supermarkets offer online shopping and it is a fairly reliable way to check prices before you shop. Yes, they do say that the price may change between order and delivery but in general the prices do not change (speaking from experience) and if they do it's usually only a few cents, obviously if you are checking the prices online and then shopping immediately afterwards you have a good chance of not being caught by huge price changes.


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    #5
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 82,776 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    SuperQuinn and Tesco have all their prices online.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    legislation?
    I can think of many many things that are more important


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    All is well with the world if that's a priority with you.

    Any idea what resources would be required to keep the prices of every product in every store updated? And why? Have you tome to go online and check all prices for a weekly shop? Well for you!


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    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Why should there be legislation? These are private businesses and can put their prices onlien if they want, if they dotn want to then fine. If you start forcign them to do that then why not every business?


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    #9
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    I AGREE WITH BARRY SCOTT!!


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    91011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭91011


    Superquinn & Tesco are online and dunnes are meant to be launching online soon.

    But also, supermarkets are in every decent size town in the coountry and its free to call in and do your own comparisons.


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    #11
    MitchKoobski
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭MitchKoobski


    1. Prices can change at any time
    2. Offers can show up any day, can be added at whim by a manager in some shops
    3. Whenever a price changes or an offer changes the webmaster would have to be contacted to change the site details.
    4. If the website lists an offer price that was up at 11pm friday, but changed in store 8am saturday, the webmaster wont have time to change the details on the site and people will complain and try to claim false advertising.
    5. List goes on tbh. Its better just to list special offers for the week on the site tbh, or just shop online as it is.


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    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    good christ, you'd seriously sit online going through everything on your weekly shop list to match the prices? I'd rather spend the few cents in the difference here and there and keep the time I'd lose from my life doing that to begin with.


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    #13
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 24,083 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    The OP should set up his/her own website and recruit volunteers to scour the supermarkets each day, so that the price of every single item known to mankind can be up-dated on the site.

    Good luck with your new venture Halpide.


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    slimjimmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    MitchKoobski wrote: »
    1. Prices can change at any time
    2. Offers can show up any day, can be added at whim by a manager in some shops
    3. Whenever a price changes or an offer changes the webmaster would have to be contacted to change the site details.
    4. If the website lists an offer price that was up at 11pm friday, but changed in store 8am saturday, the webmaster wont have time to change the details on the site and people will complain and try to claim false advertising.
    5. List goes on tbh. Its better just to list special offers for the week on the site tbh, or just shop online as it is.


    No need for all that. Just link it to the POS system, every shop with a barcode scanner has one. Web prices could be automatically updated as soon as the POS is updated, but of course there should be a disclaimer saying prices subject to change. Integration may not be simple because of various POS systems but it could be done. The question is will it be worth it to the shop.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    slimjimmc wrote: »
    Integration may not be simple because of various POS systems but it could be done. The question is will it be worth it to the shop.

    The real question is: would anybody care. Who has nothing else to do but look up grocery prices across a range of store?


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    halpide
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭halpide


    Destiny Little Drummer wrote: »
    All is well with the world if that's a priority with you.

    Any idea what resources would be required to keep the prices of every product in every store updated? And why? Have you tome to go online and check all prices for a weekly shop? Well for you!

    Tesco & Superquinn can put their prices online so it obviously doesn't require that many resources. A survey by the National Consumer Agency found a diff of 18% on a limited basket of 20 items. Translate that to a weekly family shop of €200 and it amounts to a saving of €36 per week or, in excess of €1800p.a. Wouldn't expect to save that on a family shopping basket but would be happy saving half that.


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    MissFlitworth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,057 ✭✭✭MissFlitworth


    halpide wrote: »
    Tesco & Superquinn can put their prices online so it obviously doesn't require that many resources.

    That's a bit of a silly equation - Tesco & Superquinn both offer online shopping which is why they have prices online. It's not something they do to be helpful and it does take up quite a few resources to do so. There's no way something like this should be forced upon any shop. What's stopping you from checking a few shops for prices or having a maximum price you'll pay for an item and sticking to it so that you stay in budget?


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    #18
    halpide
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭halpide


    MissFlitworth wrote: »
    What's stopping you from checking a few shops for prices or having a maximum price you'll pay for an item and sticking to it so that you stay in budget?

    That's the whole point of having prices online so that, before you go in to a shop, you know the prices of the products that you want to buy and then you go to the next shop that has the products you want at the price you are willing to pay.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Come off it! Are you going to Tesco for the Beans and Teabags, Superquinn for the Tomato Ketchup and Bin Liners, Dunnes for the Rich Tea Biscuits and Toilet Rolls, Supervalue for the eggs, etc?

    You're having a laugh or have too much time on your hands!


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    jimoc
    Registered Users Posts: 634 ✭✭✭jimoc


    Destiny Little Drummer wrote: »
    Come off it! Are you going to Tesco for the Beans and Teabags, Superquinn for the Tomato Ketchup and Bin Liners, Dunnes for the Rich Tea Biscuits and Toilet Rolls, Supervalue for the eggs, etc?

    You're having a laugh or have too much time on your hands!

    Have you been following me? :D


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    jimoc wrote: »
    Have you been following me? :D

    :confused::confused::confused:


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    jimoc
    Registered Users Posts: 634 ✭✭✭jimoc


    Destiny Little Drummer wrote: »
    :confused::confused::confused:

    I do exactly what you describe here, but stagger it over different days,
    Go to shop one for things I know are cheaper there, check the prices of other stuff and then go to shop two for the things I know are cheaper there etc.

    I do it during lunch from work, walk from shop to shop, get exercise and save a few quid.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    jimoc wrote: »
    I do exactly what you describe here, but stagger it over different days,
    Go to shop one for things I know are cheaper there, check the prices of other stuff and then go to shop two for the things I know are cheaper there etc.

    I do it during lunch from work, walk from shop to shop, get exercise and save a few quid.

    More power to you but I'm too busy and my time too important to waste it like that.


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    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Destiny Little Drummer wrote: »
    More power to you but I'm too busy and my time too important to waste it like that.

    Clearly you are not, based on your posts in this thread and the valuable time you've wasted on them.


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    #25
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Mactard wrote: »
    Clearly you are not, based on your posts in this thread and the valuable time you've wasted on them.
    10 seconds to post a comment!!!:rolleyes:


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    #26
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Destiny Little Drummer wrote: »
    10 seconds to post a comment!!!:rolleyes:

    but you're so busy and your time is very valuable, all those 10's of seconds add up...you've got over 2500 posts :rolleyes:

    I'm sure you don't waste too much time reading boards either :rolleyes:


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    #27
    ch750536
    Registered Users Posts: 3,736 ✭✭✭ch750536


    avoiding sarcasm...
    Many people don't have the option of not shopping around, and they have plenty of time on their hands. Lets not rub their face in it eh.


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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,992 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    ch750536 wrote: »
    avoiding sarcasm...
    Many people don't have the option of not shopping around, and they have plenty of time on their hands. Lets not rub their face in it eh.

    I've they've plenty of time on their hands then they will have plenty of time to walk around each shop checking the prices, no need to check online.


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