To think that Tesco's should not price

[CardyMow]

PINK baby toys cheaper than the everyday versions. It has been getting on my wick for a while now, but today was the last straw.

Six weeks ago, they had a cot activity centre that was priced at £10.00 for the pink 'girls' version, and £17.97 for the multi-coloured 'boys' version. I didn't buy it for DS3, and left it, while internally seething.

Today, I went in to spend my clubcard double-up vouchers, and there were another TWO things the same - the pink 'girls' Vtech baby walker is priced at £20, and the multi-coloured 'boys' version was priced at £26.97. The Fisher price ride on Zebra toy (that I really wanted to get for DS3), well, the price difference is massive (to me) - the pink 'girls' version is priced at £20, the multi-coloured 'boys' version is priced at £30 - a whole ten pounds difference.

I have put in a complaint, and am waiting for Tescos to get back to me. Not ONCE has the multi-coloured version of these toys been priced lower than the pink version.

Now I know MN supports the pink stinks thing, and everything, but to me, this smacks of reverse sexism, where it is cheaper to buy pink toys for girls than it is to buy normal coloured toys for boys.

I KNOW I could just buy him the pink one - but, I WANT to buy the normal coloured one (who the fuck has seen a Zebra with PINK stripes FFS). I just don't want to pay an extra £10 to do so!

Why are the pink toys being sold so much cheaper than the blue ones? It doesn't cost any less to produce them - in fact, as they aren't sold everywhaere, if anything it must be more expensive to produce them, economies of scale and all that - so how can Tescos get away with charging so much less for the pink tat than the normal stuff?

[Kayano]

Well I'm expecting my first girl and am quietly pleased here in my lonely corner lol

[thisisyesterday]

tesco are twats.

why don't you just buy it somewhere else?

[GrimmaTheNome]

Why are the pink toys being sold so much cheaper than the blue ones
they've probably got a glut because of 'pink stinks'

[MsScarlettInTheLibrary]

It's not reverse sexism. Sexism doesn't only work one way, so you can't reverse it.

Making the toys in different colours for different sexes, that's the sexism, no matter the gender of your own children.

I wouldn't buy the pink version of anything and I have a DD.

It's Tesco, BTW.

[hocuspontas]

It's only because they can't shift the pink ones! The correct price is the price of the 'normal' coloured ones but they are discounting the pink ones just to sell. They obviously mis-judged the non-appeal of the pink stuff. Good.

[choccyp1g]

If you buy a "normal" coloured one, you will be able to use it for 2nd and 3rd children. If you get pink, there is a 50 chance that you won't use it for your second child.
So mathematically they are correct to sell the pink one at about 1/3 less, as it will probably get about 1/3 less use.
Or you could take the view that they are just grasping b*stards.

[choccyp1g]

a 50% chance

[squeakytoy]

Nobody is forcing you to buy anything.

If they want to shift old stock, they will sell it cheaper.

If you want to buy it, you can, or you can choose not to.

If they had a jumper in a colour that wasnt selling, they would reduce it. Some people may then buy it because they see it as a bargain, others would still not buy it because they dont like that colour.

It really is as simple as that.

[AnaisB]

A people have said - they have discounted the pink ones cos people aren't buying them.

[AnaisB]

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[HavePatience]

DS usually likes the pink option if he sees it (I don't mind. He likes what he likes)... And, it's not just Tesco. I find it's usually cheaper

And I agree with the poster about reverse sexism. It's not reverse. It's sexism. Same with racism and psychology. Another two words that people seem to throw "reverse" in front of freely.
Sorry for poor grammar in this post. One finger phone typing and sleepy

[hayleysd]

I wish they wouldn't stick massive stickers on that don't come off I now have boxes with big circles of picture missing where the sticker has ruined the box!

[wigglesrock]

I bought the pink V-tech walker for my dd a few week ago at Tesco for £17.97 , I noticed the white on wasn't on offer, like other posters I assumed the pink one wasn't selling as well. Its a V-tech walker for a baby of 6 months upwards, if I had a ds I'd still have bought the cheaper pink one, don't think a child of that age will care and I certainly don't. Why won't you buy the pink one for your ds, if it's just the cost thats stopping you.

[SacreLao]

The pink one's are yuck and no-one wants them, hence why they are cheaper.

I wouldn't call it sexism or reverse sexism as there is nothing stopping your boy having a pink one and I would buy the muti-coloured one regardless of a boy or girl.

It's just marketing, something dosn't sell, reduce the price. If something sells well, keep the price as it is. Simple!

[CardyMow]

I won't be able to use it for 2nd/3rd dc - DS3 is my 4th and blooming last dc - I have a big gap between the first 3 dc and DS3, and got rid of all my baby toys!

[IneedAbetterNickname]

I bought air beds in Tesco the other week, the pink ones were about £17 each, the blue ones were £2!! Luckily I wanted blue ones!

But like others have said, the pink ones are reduced because they don't sell as well!

[GrownUpSparkler]

I'd just buy the pink one for a boy or a girl, it's cheaper... thinking that the pink is the girls version is surely the sexism here?

[Trills]

YABU - Tesvo can set their pricing policy however they like and you can choose to buy or not to buy.

And it's not sexism because there's nothing stopping either sex from using what you consider to be the wrong colour toy.

[PizzaSlut]

Because most of the time the pink versions are far too pink and pink can get on your nerves after a while even when you have girls, hence people not buying them.

The neutral things are a lot nicer IMO and if a lot of people feel the same they will reduce the pink tat to get rid.

[Kayano]

Am I the only mnetter who loves all the pink stuff?

[GrownUpSparkler]

I'd prefer a purple and white zebra, that would be funky.

[IneedAbetterNickname]

I love the pink stuff, although that could be because I have 2 boys, so not much chance for pink! (NOT because I think it's for girls, but when I had DS1, most of the stuff only came in neutral, and I kept it all for DS2)

[CardyMow]

I WANT to buy the normal coloured one - I want the Zebra to have BLACK stripes, not bloody pink ones. I get the fact that the crappy pink one is probably being sold off cheaper because it isn't selling as well, or they have too many of them - but it is an unfair pricing policy, and they should be sold at the SAME PRICE.

If a pack of boys pants cost 50% more than a pack of girls knickers, people would be pissed off - why not feel the same about pink toys being priced lower than blue toys? Or would you all be telling me to buy the knickers for my boy just because they are cheaper?

And yes, I know it is bloody Tescos - but it is the ONLY shop within walking distance of my house, and I don't drive. Tescos is my toy shop, my corner shop my electrical store, I fucking hate it, but I do well on the clubcard points...

[GrownUpSparkler]

I can recommend the internet for that issue. [nods head wisely]

[MsScarlettInTheLibrary]

If the pink one is labelled 'girls' and the other colour 'boys' then I'll agree with you.

Is that the case?