How much should I have been charged?

[MarthaMayBeMad]

I was in M&S this morning and wanted to buy some vests for DD. I found a packet I liked. It should have been a pack of 5 but 2 vests were missing.

I took them to the checkout and asked for a reduction because of the two missing vests. The lady on the checkout called the manager who agreed to reduce them for me but we couldn't agree on what price they should be reduced to. He thought it shold have been higher than the amount I suggested

It was orignally a pack of 5 vest for £5 and two were missing. Interested to know what you think I should have been charged??

£3

£3

I would guess £3, that makes a £1 each like the original 5 for £5

yep, I say £3 too.

£3

What did you suggest?

Three pounds obviously. They are a pound a vest or am I missing the vital maths part of my brain?

£3

£3 - but then things aren't always that simple ....

£3? Surely if it's 5 for a fiver, then it's 1 for a £1 each? Surely life is that simple sometimes?

Well usually it's 10% ish off for faulty products where the 'fault' can be rectified ie a make up mark. At least it was where i used to work.

I said 3 pounds, he said £3.75 he just couldn't get it. I nearly suggested he went back to school to work on his maths

Blimey, what a plonker!

It is never so simple, is it?

He was quite determined I was wrong. Even though a couple of ladies behing me in the queue were saying I was right too. In his defence he was about 9 years old and clearly just playing at being manager for the day

Bless him. So did you get them for £3 after showing him your working out?

Umm, you never ever seen a BOGOF offer. Generally, there are economies of scale. You cannot just divide the price of something offered in bulk and assume that is the price of a single item.

Also, call me suspicious but maybe the OP only wanted 3 vests so took two out and asked for a discount. Surely, if not, she would have bought another pack of 5?!

Maybe there was only that pack left in her size/colour she wanted.

They should be grateful someone wanted to buy the pack at all and given them to you for £2.50. It was hardly in resellable condition.

And it is a bit much to suspect the OP of damaging the pack and taking 2 out. Presumably they had no more of that size in stock or she would have bought a pack for £5. I often find I am lucky if there is even one pack in the size I want.

Give over, Larry. People who do things like that don't go in M&S.

If the amount was an exact £5, the price should have been reduced to £3 at the very most.

larrygrylls i doubt the OP took the vests out of the packet and placed it in her shopping bag...did cross my mind too btw! lol

I once got a discount for a hole in some trousers I wanted from topshop, they were the only ones left in my size and I needed them for work. And no Larry, I didnt make the hole myself.

Completely agree with schooltripworry.

You didn't pay the £3.75 did you OP?

well............ did you pay £3.75? or tell him to stuff it (hope the latter)

our M&S NEVER has complete packs of knickers/vests etc. Really winds me up.

Agree. £3. 5 divided by 5 times 3.

It's not difficult maths. Your average chimp could do it!