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Cabot Circus showing solidarity with hard up bristolians..

category bristol | corporations | news report author Thursday September 25, 2008 21:12author by cabot - Cabot Circus Report this post to the editors

or a unofficial experiment in collective price reduction?

'50% Off Everything, Everywhere, Everyone' reads the voucher that was posted through the door today.

Could Cabot Circus really be offering credit-crunched bristolians 50% off everything?

On closer reading all is explained - "The advertised price of goods under UK law is only an offer - called an 'invitation to treat'. It is legal to negotiate. You may get better discounts if you talk to the manager as part of a large group offering to pay the same price."

50 % off everything,everywhere,everyone..
50 % off everything,everywhere,everyone..

Collective price reduction has a long and noble history, but maybe it's also a way for people to respond to seemingly endless price rises especially as real wages (but not profits) are barely keeping up. So maybe print some of your own vouchers :

a4 sheet: http://www.stuffit.org/cabotcircus/flyer-bleed-4mm.pdf
single: http://www.stuffit.org/cabotcircus/50percent-owed-logo.jpg

and gather some friends and see whether 50% off (or more?) means you can actually afford to take away some of the shiny items on display rather than stare listfully through the windows.

Rumour has it that people are doing this on saturday

happy shopping

Prepare to take back what you're owed
Prepare to take back what you're owed

author by lol :Dpublication date Sat Sep 27, 2008 15:56Report this post to the editors

lol :D

author by outsiderpublication date Mon Sep 29, 2008 03:02Report this post to the editors

Looks like they're already having to slash prices. Slight dose of bad timing perhaps?

Looks like they're having to drop prices already...
Looks like they're having to drop prices already...

author by Steve - The Guardian newspaperpublication date Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:48author email steven.morris at rocketmail dot comReport this post to the editors

Hi - I'm interested in getting in touch with anyone going to try and use their 50% off vouchers at the weekend. I'd like to come along and see how it goes. If anyone fancies getting in touch, I can be reached on steven.morris@rocketmail.com
Thanks, Steve

 
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