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mark occomore
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 Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject: Woolworths Sell £5 Bottle Of Champagne |
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It is the high street retailer best known for its Pic'n'mix range of sweets and its bargain basement toys, homeware and children's clothing.
But next week Woolworths makes an unlikely foray into the luxury end of a competitive and discriminating market. It will launch an own-brand champagne with a selling point that Taittinger and Veuve Clicquot will find hard to match: at £5, Woollies says that its will be the cheapest champagne in Britain.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2164995,00.html
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I bet it tastes awlful. |
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I bet that's top quality stuff  |
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SantaFefan
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I never go into Woolworths.... I used to but not any more. Our's has gone from a pretty decent, well laid out store to a cheap jack QD type mess. I hate it.
just thought I'd mention it...
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gfloyd
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Are tesco's still selling the £20 suit?
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Rachel
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| SantaFefan wrote: | I never go into Woolworths.... I used to but not any more. Our's has gone from a pretty decent, well laid out store to a cheap jack QD type mess. I hate it.
just thought I'd mention it... |
I agree. Woolworths used to be a fantastic shop but now it seems to sell all the stuff that the " everything a £1 shops" wouldn't be able to justify charging a pound for. It's all just cheap tat imported from China. This latest cheap bubbly is just frothy nonsense to prop up the idea that the younger generation can live an affluent celeb lifestyle on their minimum wage. |
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nod
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Are tesco's still selling the £20 suit? |
Thinking of wearing one whilst you drink the £5 champers ? |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: |
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Are tesco's still selling the £20 suit? |
Primark and Asda still are. I think next we will see Milk' being sold in Officers Club' |
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idcowden
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The CHampagne is from the Henry Villois Champagne House (owned by Champagne Mignon). The owner, Bruno Mignon has confirmed that Woolworths are selling the Champagne at a loss compared to the price that it is sold to the UK importers, Park Lane Champagne.
In other words it's a gimmick.
http://www.decanter.com/news/142067.html |
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RockitRon
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Didn't think Woolies were in a fit state to sell anything at a loss.
Sounds a bit like desperation.
(Can't think of anything else alcoholic that they currently sell, other than liqueur chocolates, so presumably they'll have to apply for off-licences for the stores that stock it, as well)
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Rachel
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| RockitRon wrote: | Didn't think Woolies were in a fit state to sell anything at a loss.
Sounds a bit like desperation.
(Can't think of anything else alcoholic that they currently sell, other than liqueur chocolates, so presumably they'll have to apply for off-licences for the stores that stock it, as well) |
I was thinking that too. Maybe it has no alcohol in it? There's one thing for sure....it won't have any champagne in it. |
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| Has anyone seen the new Woolies ad on TV? Featuring 2 puppets, a canned laughter soundtrack and Darth Vader it's just bizarre! |
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