another wiggle shocker!

clunkychunky
clunkychunky Posts: 178
edited January 2011 in Road buying advice
so vat has gone up to 20% (thanks mr osborne) so that means an extra £2.50 per £100 right?
wonder then why wiggle have increased the price of the dhb SuperRoubaix bibtights from £78 yesterday to £83 today:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-pace-superr ... bib-tight/

infact, it seems they have increased most non sale items by more than 2.5%.

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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Shop somewhere else. Problem solved.
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  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    clunkychunky wrote:
    so vat has gone up to 20% (thanks mr osborne) so that means an extra £2.50 per £100 right?

    [pedant]

    Wrong. Something that cost £100 before already had 17.5% VAT. An extra 2.5% VAT on something that cost £100 prior to the VAT increase is only an extra £2.10.

    [/pedant]
    More problems but still living....
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Because regardless of VAT increases, prices occasionally rise. I think it's called 'inflation'. Not sure though.

    The timing of the price increases by Wiggle merely make it look like they have miscalculated the new taxes.

    Prices go up. Deal with it.
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    edited January 2011
    Pokerface wrote:
    Because regardless of VAT increases, prices occasionally rise. I think it's called 'inflation'. Not sure though.

    Shame wages don't go up in line with inflation aswell :(
  • shm_uk
    shm_uk Posts: 683
    edited January 2011
    Todays media is rife with speculation that a lot of businesses will take the opportunity to bundle price rises in with the VAT increase, giving a net rise of maybe 7 or 8 % ...

    You could blame it on inflation I guess, but it's all a bit too convenient if you ask me.

    With so many people already confused that the move from 17.5% to 20% does not mean just adding on another 2.5% to the price, they'll be hoping to use this as smoke and mirrors in an attempt to hide price hikes.

    Cheeky beggars :-)
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    danowat wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Because regardless of VAT increases, prices occasionally rise. I think it's called 'inflation'. Not sure though.

    Shame wages don't go up in line with inflation aswell :(


    Day by day, most of us just slowly get poorer.
  • shm_uk
    shm_uk Posts: 683
    Pokerface wrote:
    danowat wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Because regardless of VAT increases, prices occasionally rise. I think it's called 'inflation'. Not sure though.

    Shame wages don't go up in line with inflation aswell :(


    Day by day, most of us just slowly get poorer.


    Or not so slowly, since the whole world went wrong
  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    Aint that the truth!
  • lemoncurd
    lemoncurd Posts: 1,428
    Down with The Wiggle Knockers, they're spreading.

    Just shop elsewhere.
  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    I for one will be using this to increase my prices. I've not had a proper rise for years and now seems like the time for one. I have catalogues printed with prices in them, it's cheaper to buy them in large number but makes it awkward to change prices. If I have to change my prices because of VAT then I may as well do the price rise at the same time.
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  • solsurf
    solsurf Posts: 489
    I can't remember a time like this for bargains, some of the prices are really cut, maybe after a slow winter? Wheelbase in staveley has removed the cost of VAT for the next week or so. The only thing is it is only a bargain if you need it. The problem is I always seem to need new kit!
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  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    danowat wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Because regardless of VAT increases, prices occasionally rise. I think it's called 'inflation'. Not sure though.

    Shame wages don't go up in line with inflation aswell :(

    Mine did, and more. :D
  • Finbar Saunders
    Finbar Saunders Posts: 299
    lemoncurd wrote:
    Wiggle Knockers

    Fnarr, fnarr!
    No-one wanted to eat Patagonia Toothfish so they renamed it Chilean Sea Bass and now it's in danger of over fishing!
  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    shm_uk wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    danowat wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Because regardless of VAT increases, prices occasionally rise. I think it's called 'inflation'. Not sure though.

    Shame wages don't go up in line with inflation aswell :(

    Day by day, most of us just slowly get poorer.

    Or not so slowly, since the whole world went wrong
    A good number of people are better off through lower interest rates on mortgages though. They just feel poorer due to all the doom and gloom.

    Some, I appreciate have had the financial stuffing knocked out of them though. :(
  • chrisw12
    chrisw12 Posts: 1,246
    amaferanga wrote:
    clunkychunky wrote:
    so vat has gone up to 20% (thanks mr osborne) so that means an extra £2.50 per £100 right?

    [pedant]

    Wrong. Something that cost £100 before already had 17.5% VAT. An extra 2.5% VAT on something that cost £100 prior to the VAT increase is only an extra £2.10.

    [/pedant]

    (pedant pedant)

    £2.12 (.8p) actually

    Glad you pointed that out though, that's tomorrows lessons sorted :lol:

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