Rip Off Britain

Oneputt
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edited April 2017 in Food & Drink #1

Mrs One is quite partial to a glass or two of Gallo White Greneche Rose wine.  In the UK this normally cost £6.90 unless you buy 6 bottles with a special offer price of £5/bottle.  Went into a Real supermarket in Germany and their special offer price £3/bottle.  Will go back on Thursday and buy another couple of cases.smile

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  • JVB66
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    edited April 2017 #2

    How much is the Tax? compared to what our gov slap on

  • dmiller555
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    edited April 2017 #3

    Perhaps no one there really likes it and they have reduced it to clear. wink

     

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2017 #4

    Good answer Dustysurprised but I think your just a tad wide of the postwink

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited April 2017 #5

    Rip off Britain suggests the shops are overcharging but the price difference is really down to a different tax regime in the UK. The fact that you can buy the wine in the UK for £5 a bottle, if you buy a case, suggests pretty good value to me. Obviously better if you can get it at £3 a bottle but how many bottle are you going to be able to bring back.

     

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2017 #6

    It was the irony of the situation, Germany a fairly large wine producer imports American wine then sells it cheaper than home grown wines.  I imagine that the German Government gives their own growers, shall we say, incentives as well.  I obviously understand the tax regimes but didn't want to meander into a T&Cs issue.

    I suspect if they have enough supplies tomorrow we will buy another 4 cases, that should see the summer out for Mrs Onesurprised

  • KjellNN
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    edited April 2017 #7

    One of our favourites too, Mrs K tells me our Asda regularly has it for £5, no need to buy 6 bottles.

  • JVB66
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    edited April 2017 #8

    Aldi  or Lidl sell it for about £5

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2017 #9

    Brought 4 cases £17.74/case as aposed to £30/case

  • old ludlovian
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    edited April 2017 #10

    5£ bottle of  wine uk tax £2.05 p add up bottling packaging shipping wine content worth ? Your guess as good as mine

  • old ludlovian
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    edited April 2017 #11

    £5 bottle of wine tax£2.05 vat 84p retail 83p shipping 23p bottling55p wine 50p  enjoy your plonk. Found this info on the net

  • N1805
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    edited April 2017 #12

    4 cases must be quite heavy.  Guess you’ve made calculations etc. for legal weight in any country you are travelling in/through. 

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2017 #13

    Daughter came home from Toulouse on Saturday and we opened one of her bottles of wine she had brought back. It was as good as any I've tasted, I asked her how much it cost and she said 2 euros and 15 cents. While we stay over there we just have the carafe of house wine at restaurants and it's usually under 5 euros for a litre, The further from the centre of town the cheaper.

  • triky auto
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    edited April 2017 #14

    surprised surprised surprised  Quick Quick Quick ---Waitrose have a VERY respectable "Torres 10 Imperial Brandy"for £13.50 instead of £16.99 !!  !!  surprised.

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