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Baby Milk (Powder)

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  • 10-03-2012 11:08am
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    Dad11
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I have been searching online for the best deal for Cow and Gate Comfort. What's very obvious is the blatant price fixing. All the online stores seem to charge the same price for the Milk. There is no variation in the prices at all. May make a complaint to competition authority. Anyway I was just wondering if anyone knows of or has found an online store/supermarket that sells Cow and Gate and others at a better price than what is currently available in Ireland ?


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    How Strange
    Registered Users Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭How Strange


    see smccarricks post about boots on the bargains thread


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    implausible
    Registered Users Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    It's not price-fixing. It is against EU law to discount breastmilk substitutes for under 6 month olds.
    Point-of-sale advertising, giving of samples or any other promotional device to induce sales of infant formula directly to the consumer at the retail level, such as special displays, discount coupons, premiums, special sales, loss-leaders and tie-in sales are prohibited.


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    Dad11
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Dad11


    I cant see any logical reason why it would be against EU Law
    implausible wrote: »
    It's not price-fixing. It is against EU law to discount breastmilk substitutes for under 6 month olds.


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    Dad11
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Dad11


    Eurospar were running a promotion on Cow and Gate last week



    implausible wrote: »
    It's not price-fixing. It is against EU law to discount breastmilk substitutes for under 6 month olds.


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    implausible
    Registered Users Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    Dad11 wrote: »
    I cant see any logical reason why it would be against EU Law

    It's to promote breastfeeding.


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    Dad11
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭Dad11


    oh ok. Fair enough!

    implausible wrote: »
    It's to promote breastfeeding.


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    NIMAN
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    As someone who started buying formula a couple of yrs back, the prices are actually better now than back then, so be thankful.


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    wmpdd3
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    and cheaper than the uk!


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    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I have never seen it cheaper then the UK but back in 09 it was twice the price in the south.


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    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    When i started my job in 2008 aptamil 1, 900g was 16.99. It went to 10.49 in may 2009.


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