3 For 2 Offers

[porkchop]

I could be wrong but 3 for 2 offers give zero value to me. Who wants to buy three large tubs of paint for the price of two or maybe three big bags of washing up powder for the price of two. If the retailers want to help customers why not just give a simple reduction on the unit price and then perhaps i may be interested in buying two but not three! Who wants to have a big unused tub of paint lying around the house for years because when the time comes for repainting a different colour will be chosen.

[Zacs-Master]

Offers like this encourage 'brand brainwashing' in that, by the time you've finished 3 items of...whatever...you're hooked (unless said product is rubbish, of course).

[Purist]

Yet the 2 tubs for £7 on christmas chocs at tesco at the moment seems to be going down very well!

I will buy 3 for two on items I buy regularly as I will buy the item again so I may as well make a small saving on it x

[ethandron]

I’m the same purist, most if not all 3 for2 offers I buy are food or grocery items I buy regularly. And underwear packs in M&S, they often do 3 for 2 on the ones I buy.
In your example porkchop, if its the washing powder you buy anyway, then it’s worth it, can’t see the problem..

[Old_Geezer]

It's more attractive to the seller as they sell more earlier. It has limited appeal to those who live alone. (Paint isn't really an appropriate product for '3 4 2'.)

But if you have storage just buy when on offer and shove on the racks until needed.

[gingejbee]

Well, you have to be selective....stuff that you use a lot and that doesn't deteriorate - no problem. However, you'd be daft to buy stuff that you hardly ever use or that goes off/becomes unusable with age.
Common sense, really.
(And who said that "retailers want to help customers"? That's not the idea of retailing!)

[maggiebee]

Lots of these offers cater for families which is great. However,I live on my own and these offers are not attractive unless I can split with a friend.

[AuntLydia]

If you pick and choose your products its great! Yesterday Boots was full of buy 2 get one free on a huge range of products. I bought six items I would normally buy anyway and got two free.

[maggiebee]

Now that's my kind of saving AuntLydia. Must have a look in Boots today.

[woofgang]

If you don't want the offer then don't buy it!

[jno]

it depends whether you'll want more than two, doesn't it? Three pots of paint for the price of two might be useful if I'm painting the house.

Plenty of retailers reduce unit prices.

[rowanwitch]

.paint..you buy a tub for the bedroom, a tub for the lounge and the free one for the hall... or put the third free item if it's food or toiletries in the food collection box so feeling good hasn't cost you anything. I found a bloke offering bunches of flowers on a three for two, it was a chance to fill my flat with lilies bliss.....