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Author: CJBCJB Date: Sep 2, 2007 02:43
I have been complaining for years about BAAs advertising prices being
the same as in the High Street. Which High Street? Certainly not the
ones I shopin. The prices at BAA shops are way ABOVE High Street
prices. Even their Duty Free / Tax Free are above the normal High
Street prices. Its about time BAA was taken to court for misleading
the public. The wholly owned Spanish BAA is one of the worst of 'Rip
Off Britain.'
The Times has a major article about the rip off scams that BAA are
allegedly pulling at every airport it owns. See:
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/article2344055.ece
Millions misled over airport pricesBen Webster, Transport
Correspondent
BAA, the airport operator, has misled millions of passengers about
prices at shops and bars in its terminals, according to the
advertising watchdog.
It has been forced to withdraw leaflets claiming that passengers are
paying the same prices as in their local high street.
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Author: tim.....tim..... Date: Sep 2, 2007 03:03
>I have been complaining for years about BAAs advertising prices being
> the same as in the High Street. Which High Street? Certainly not the
> ones I shopin. The prices at BAA shops are way ABOVE High Street
> prices. Even their Duty Free / Tax Free are above the normal High
> Street prices. Its about time BAA was taken to court for misleading
> the public. The wholly owned Spanish BAA is one of the worst of 'Rip
> Off Britain.'
Whilst I can see that this leaflet is misleading I think that it
is unfair to suggest that the prices charged are a rip-off.
The problem with the leaflet is that it says the prices are the
same as in *your* high street when in fact the prices charged
are the same as the ones charged (in the same store) in
London branches. I don't see the problem with this, LHR is,
in fact, in London.
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Author: William BlackWilliam Black Date: Sep 2, 2007 04:13
>I have been complaining for years about BAAs advertising prices being
> the same as in the High Street. Which High Street? Certainly not the
> ones I shopin. The prices at BAA shops are way ABOVE High Street
> prices. Even their Duty Free / Tax Free are above the normal High
> Street prices. Its about time BAA was taken to court for misleading
> the public. The wholly owned Spanish BAA is one of the worst of 'Rip
> Off Britain.'
Two points.
1. The Costa Coffee places at Heathrow charge exactly the same as they do
anywhere else in the UK.
2.
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Author: Roland PerryRoland Perry Date: Sep 2, 2007 03:29
In message <5jvg1kF1dnfbU1@ mid.individual.net>, at 11:03:09 on Sun, 2
Sep 2007, tim..... yahoo.co.uk> remarked:>The problem with the leaflet is that it says the prices are the
>same as in *your* high street when in fact the prices charged
>are the same as the ones charged (in the same store) in
>London branches. I don't see the problem with this, LHR is,
>in fact, in London.
It's in Hounslow, which is a long way from the West End. The nearest
"real" High Street is probably in Slough.
--
Roland Perry
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Author: Roland PerryRoland Perry Date: Sep 2, 2007 04:13
>One BAA leaflet, entitled Guide to Stansted Airport, stated: "The
>price of all food and drink sold in BAA airports is matched with the
>UK high street, so you won't pay a penny more than you' re used to."
>
>The leaflet listed airport food and drink outlets. A second leaflet,
>entitled Taste, stated: "Don't forget, our caterers are committed to
>matching the price of all the food and drink they sell within their
>airport stores against their high street equivalents." BAA told the
>ASA that it had contracts with retailers which demanded price parity
>with the high street. It claimed that prices at each airport were
>compared with the local high street, or...
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Author: JohnTJohnT Date: Sep 2, 2007 04:43
>>I have been complaining for years about BAAs advertising prices being
>> the same as in the High Street. Which High Street? Certainly not the
>> ones I shopin. The prices at BAA shops are way ABOVE High Street
>> prices. Even their Duty Free / Tax Free are above the normal High
>> Street prices. Its about time BAA was taken to court for misleading
>> the public. The wholly owned Spanish BAA is one of the worst of 'Rip
>> Off Britain.'
>
> Two points.
>
> 1. The Costa Coffee places at Heathrow charge exactly the same as they do
> anywhere else in the UK.
>
> 2. £16 for two litres of premium brand booze isn't a bad price.
> ...
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Author: Runge4Runge4 Date: Sep 2, 2007 04:58
horne answering someone else than evleth
oooooh !!!!
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" yahoo.co.uk> a écrit dans le
message de news:1i3tbi5.6vgmc4sj2defN%%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...> Roland Perry perry.co.uk> wrote:
>>> In message <1188726220...
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