High street chemists ‘inflating prices by as much as 200 per cent’
By SEAN POULTER
المحلات الكبرى مثل بوتس البريطانية تبالغ في أسعارها بعكس سوبرماركت مثل ليدلز أو ألدي ،فأسعار الأدوية تتفاوت بشكل رهيب على حسب المحل أو السوبرماركت ،وهذا يؤدي إلى خلخلة جيب الزبون.
Expensive: Buying health and beauty items on the high street could cost more than online
High street stores have been accused of imposing "shocking" mark-ups on hundreds of health and beauty products.
The lid has been lifted on the scale of the profit margins by the team at a new website chemistdirect.co.uk, who say they can still make money while charging far less than the major chains.
Firms, including Boots and even supposedly low-cost supermarkets, are said to inflate massively the prices on everything from aspirins and pregnancy testing kits to body lotion.
The overcharging can amount to more than 200 per cent, it is claimed.
أسعار سلسلة متاجر بوتس البريطانية للأدوية والعطور وأدوات التجميل وخلافة ترتفع ب 200 في المائة عن غيرها.حتى موقعها في الإنمترنت تظل أسعاره عالية و مرتفعة مقارنة بأسعار غيرها.
The founder of Chemistdirect, Mitesh Soma, said: "I find it shocking that consumers have for so long been subjected to such vast mark-ups on everyday items ranging from vitamins, health and beauty products to standard goods such as hairdryers.
"These are lines which should be available to shoppers at a fraction of the price."
For example, chemistdirect sells a pack of 32 paracetamol capsules for 49p. It says the equivalent product from Boots is £1.98, while Waitrose charges £1.30 and Tesco 78p.
The chemist is accused of massively inflating prices by Chemistdirect
The drawbacks with shopping on the web include the time items take to arrive and the cost of postage. Chemistdirect has free post on orders over £45, while lower value orders carry a fee of 99p.
Mr Soma, 31, a business g
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