How Much?
The Coca Cola company is ripping people off, left, right, centre, above, below. Anywhere it can, and Joe Public is turning a blind eye.
I bought a 500ml bottle of diet coke today along with some fuel, at a BP station. They charge £1.29 for the coke. 500ml is half a litre, if I buy two 500ml bottles diet coke, I pay £2.48 for a litre of diet coke.
Your Gonna Pay. We’re Gonna Profit.
Here in the UK we have National and Local phone numbers, that many companies and services use as their main contact number.
These numbers are often used by banks, insurance companies, doctors surgeries, the inland revenue, and even the NHS (National Health Service).
They profit from using 0845 or 0870 by charging three or four times more than the cost of a regular call.
If you need to call 0845 or 0870 numbers, there’s a free alternative. Go to www.saynoto0870.com and enter the 0845 / 0870 number you need to call. It will list a regular land line number, which is charged at the lower call rate of 5 pence a minute.
BT made £24 million pounds profit on these numbers last year. Read this Guardian article for more info. The article suggests BT is dropping charges for some premium rate numbers.
Posted by Patrick