BargainBetty

Dulwich Fox is spot on comparing an international established brand such as Fairy Liquid at ?1.25 with RW's own brand at ?6.95. Agencies such as 'Which' have been established for years to point out poor value and to protect consumers and this post simply visits that territory and has at least generated a decent lively discussion at a time whn consumers are often seduced into wasting money by inscrupulous retailers. A merry Christmas to all shoppers in East Dulwich. CAVEAT EMPTOR Betty

I surprised nobody can grasp the point I am making.The RW candles burnt with as much soot as some others that had been sourced from a pound shop. Hence the post! It made me wonder whether this shop, which is new to me,specialised in repackiaging poor quality goods under their own brand ? Has anybody tried their washing up liquid at ?6.95p ?

Interesting..Dulwich Fox. My guess is that the average small retailer will be operating on a target gross margin of around 50% but this will vary across their product range

I donate every year to the Salvation Army. We have just moved into the area from Worthing, They do good works

That's precisely my point Jimmmah and what provoked my post in the first place.Anyway Caveat Emptor.

Dear NewWave.. yes its true I am new to the area and this forum but I was simply trying to point out a fairly obvious example of how repackaging can dupe the innocent consumer- a prime example being Blah Blah. No personal agenda I assure you. I am sure that the lady who owns Roulier WHite is charming but she doesn't need to rip off people to run a decent and successful business

The point is that these candles are exactly the same as the pound shop..now I don't mind a business making a fair margin but surely we are looking at an example of wool being pulled over festive eyes here ? Merry Christmas to all ED shoppers

Sorry to be old fashioned but when I visited Rolier White last week to buy some candles,they seemed to me indistinguishable from them thati bought down Rye lane at the pound shop. When i mentioned this to the staff they e xplained that these candles were imported specdially from italy and that they were handmade and exclusive to the shop. How can this be I wondered. they are exactly like the ones i bought in peckahm. They also sell things that the shop next door sell too, at a hugely inflated price. any one else noticed this about this shop? makes me wonder what else in the shop is a huge rip off.