Clash City Rocker Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I wonder with the current media interest in free range products this week involving TV, Radio, Newspapers & Internet, if the main supermarkets are preparing for a "Delia Effect" type stampede on their free range products this weekend. If so will they cynically put the price up a couple of pence or take the "2 for a fiver" option? If the supermarkets do this and the general public don't join in will there be some great offers available by Monday for the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Good question! If it works however, it will mean that going forward people will want to buy free-range products - they'll still use up what's in the fridge and freezer, so probably not such a rush as the famous 'Delia' episodes. I think the biggest impact will be from getting people to try this for the first time. I switched to organic free-range eggs years ago, after accidentally buying a box by mistake - I could not believe the difference! I hope most people once they have tried them, or free-range chicken, would not want to go back to the other stuff. That won't stop them buying chicken and egg 'products' like sandwiches, mayonnaise, etc, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Funny I was in Tesco's today and they kept announcing their half-price chickens on the cooked meat counter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianissimo Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Maybe they want to sell all the 'standard' ones to make way for the influx of proper chicken in preparation for the weekend rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Can someone explain the Delia thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I think its where Delia gets on the TV and does a recipe for say Christmas Cake then everyone wants to make one just like her, so they run out to the supermarket to get the ingredients and there is a mad rush to get them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 hubby seems to think (cos he's in the know ) that initially there will be a "surge" but then it will die down. He said that because the free range product takes longer to produce that if there is a rugby scrum for free range that there wont be enough products to meet the demand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
