Paul Terry wrote:
In message , Dave Arquati writes

We were comparing baked beans to TfL tickets. Annabel rightly pointed
out that Tesco might offer 2 cans of baked beans for 40p when one can
costs 25p. That's not a bad thing - you're saving money!

I've never known them do that (and I don't think that is what Annabel
meant). Baked beans last for years, so the consumer would need only half
the quantity and thus Tesco would lose out.

I expect they come to some arrangement with the manufacturers who are
eager to get a lot of stock shifted.

Much more common is to offer two bags of veg or salad (or two almost
expired pizzas) for a reduced price.

And space on the train can be regarded as the most perishable product
around - once the train has gone, it vanishes completely!

People fall for the offer but cannot consume that much fresh food before
it goes off - so they throw away the out-of-date goods.

Don't they have freezers?

They then need to buy the same quantity of goods as before ... so
instead of selling two lots of goods at 25p, Tesco has managed to sell
one at 40p and the other at 25p (if not 40p again!).

Sadly, this is becoming *very* common (especially in Sainsburys, but
also Tesco).

Safeway used to have a few two for one offers, but always just marked
nearly expired goods down. Has the takover by the BOGOF specialists
changed that?

Linking it to the topic (but not the subject), Next to Bromley South
station there's a Waitrose (which sometimes had BOGOF minced beef) that
looks like its carpark is partly built on either old railway land or
land that the railway's eventually planned to expand into. Which is it?

Getting back on topic, rail-fare offers will only make an impact if a
reasonable number of people can benefit from them - if the benefit is
limited to a few people, the benefit to the TOC will similarly be very
limited.

As will the cost.