I often see goods advertised at 50% off plus an extra 10%. How much would a £100 item cost me?

Question

Most shops say £55.

I think that this is mis-leading.

£55.00 should have read £45.00 sorry. However, 50% + 10% seems to imply 60% off, making total owed £40.00.

Answer 1

i m afraid i read it a different way..like this...£100 at 50% +an extra 10%=60% therefore i would kick up merry hell with any shop refusing to sell me the goods at £40...and i mean such merry hell they will,have to withdraw the ad..and finding a way of keeping me happy...(all this would take would at least the £100 product..at £40.).it is something i hate it is a con.. i don't care if its a major supermarket or brand store....they have tried and failed but if an offer says what i read it as ..i fully expect to get it at the price i work it out as...(i hasten to add that i do not do this everywhere i go),only if its conning me what-about those of us who are most senior,and appreciated citizens and those who are more clever than others..its still a con..and half the time you think its a bargain,but in the end it will end up on e bay or car boot sale..after only a couple of uses(sandwich toasters..remember them? tofu set?)and its always something they have bought in such huge numbers they cant shift them...but i would still expect to pay only £40 for it

Answer 2

10 8 10 2

Answer 3

I'm not familiar with advertising laws in the United Kingdom, so I can't say with any certainty how your government would react to this situation. Normally, I would say £45, since it would be taking 10% off of a price that had already been reduced 50%. £100-£50=£50, and then £50-10%=£45. However, the way your question is worded, it would be factually accurate for them to charge £55, as the word "off" is not present after the 10%. They may be able to make a claim that this informs customers that they are subject to a 10% surcharge after the 50% was taken off, and this would be expressed mathematically as £100-£50=£50, and then £50+10%=£55. While this is misleading advertising, this is factually correct, though in the United States, a customer would probably be able to sue successfully.

Answer 4

They would have got £55 by doing the following:

50% of £100 = £50
PLUS 10% = PLUS £5 = £55

They are basically telling you that you get 50% off + 10%, but putting the word extra in there makes it seem like they are both the same type of sum, so technically the shops are wrong.

If they said "50% off plus 10%" then they would be correct.

If you are sure that they did have the word "extra" in there and know the name of the shop/s doing this then contact the Office of Fair Trading (http://www.oft.gov.uk/default.htm )

Answer 5

I don't see how they could get 55, but you take 50% off the 100, then 10% off whatever's left (50). So that would be 45 that you have to pay in the end (55 off the purchase price).

It is purposely misleading, but it's not false advertising.

Answer 6

First, you take 50% off, leaving you 50. Then, you take an additional 10% of the balance (10% of 50 is 5). Therefore, the correct answer is 55.

Answer 7

if they mean 10%added back on to the 50%off then thats £55,and is then the same as 45% off,but if they mean an extra 10% off after the 50% then you pay £45.is that then 60%off then should that not mean you pay£40.fcuk it im confussed now im going for a lie down,

Answer 8

£45

Answer 9

Its £45 and the Office of Fair Trading would be interested in this, the cunning swines.

Answer 10

It SHOULD be 45 pounds (or whatever), no matter how you deduct it IF both are discounts.

The problem is, the ads are often worded to make you THINK the 10% is a discount, but it does not have to be.