Why “Buy one, get one free” isn’t a great deal
For a thrifty shopper, a “Buy one, get one” (BOGO) deal can sound like the best way to get more bang for their buck. But the appeal of BOGO is why it’s hard for consumers to see it for what it is.
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BOGO is meant to get you to spend more money, not less. The deal disguises the fact that, unless you already intended to buy two items, it really isn’t all that big a discount.
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@haruruben
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
I got a BOGO burger at Sonic— it was 100% a good deal. The price wasn’t scammed etc just a good deal.
Love Sonic
@SemperFi_EDC_Guy
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
At Publix, they have bogo's that are actually really good. I usually get those King Cone ice cream things, and they have a bogo… save me up to $10 depending on the servings size of the box I get. I buy the bigger box for $10, and I get another $10 worth. I was gonna buy it anyways so awesome deal.
@DoniyorNosirjonov-f3j
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Bruh. So you got shorty promotion and now apply it to everything? Some companies just have products which has close expiration date or were in a storage for too long and they give it up in such deals 🙄
@ColbyCarver-y9c
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
When you get a discount for buying one more. You save money but by buying more.
@Библиотекарът
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
True!😊
@mayureshgaokarhe-him7624
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
In India you have something called MRP which is the maximum retail price. A retailer cannot sell anything above that price. So say if you're buying say something for 799, even in a BOGO which happens annually or twice a year it will be two items for 799. Mostly all of our items are inclusive of taxes, so the consumer doesn't have to worry about them. The price that you see on the website/or in supermarkets is the price that you pay.
@garretthahn8967
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Video didn't prove it is mot a good deal. Just that it is possibly not as good as advertised.
Saying you buy more than intended is not the same as saying the deal you are getting is no good
@KaitouKaiju
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
I had to explain to my wife that spending an extra 30 bucks to save $6 on shipping was not a smart financial decision
@scottycz4918
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Is this purely an american problem?
@FrancesHarper-t4i
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
My Publix only charges 1/2 price if you only buy one. I usually only buy items I would normally purchase and am aware of the normal price.
@burton10familyvideos55
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
I really only pay any attention to BOGO in food stores. We have a chain called Publix and I also have access to Aldi and Sam's Club/BJs. I can get a better deal on LaCroix when it's BOGO at Publix than by buying a case at Sam's Club, and I get more selection options. If I don't want to take a trip to Aldi I can usually get close to the same price per loaf of bread on a BOGO at Publix. It's all a matter of running the mental calculations in your head. I have the price of my shopping cart wherever I go within a few percentage points, and so often I go to Publix and get a buy one get it free when they failed to post the correct prices. (If it's not alcohol Publix gives you any items mispriced free.)
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@MissMolly75
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
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@King1Z7
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
It is a great deal. What is not great is the truth that this deal in its base form is never given nd prices are adapted instead
@tim-tammy
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
> not a great deal
> looks inside
> something blatantly illegal in a lot of the world and something situationally good
@limpnjen
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
It's bad they lie to us but i have no sympathy or interest in a person that has the time or energy to sue a fast food company or go on a crusade about fast food pricing etc. I watched a video about a woman who was on a crusade against Family Dollar, it may be legitimate but do you not have anything else to do.
@riatsila144
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Laughs in Alabama, where a BOGO Free requires it to just be half off if you only get one
@uikmnhj4me
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
This is a very one-sided angle. If you grow up in a big family, you save a ton getting more than one of something. Imagine trying to buy for eight kids and finding a Bogo deal so you only have to buy four of the thing. My sister is my same size and clothes, so if we find a Bogo sale, we go together. The whole premise of this video is assuming that no one would want two of something. But if it’s something you could actually use two of like toilet paper packs or cans of stew, it’s very worth it. Or you can get two of something you already wanted and keep the other one to sell or give away.
@Lowmandavis
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
basically buy one for the price of 2, get the second "free"
@joshuaharris5605
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
False! Subway bogo is the only time I get close to a 5 dollar foot long!!!
@afonso23m
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
If it looks too good to be true, 99.9% of the time it IS too good to be true.
@zionholmberg9404
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
In Sweden we have something called 30 day price. The seller has to disclose the lowest price during the latest 30 days. If they don’t, the risk a ticket for 4% of yearly revenue. You also can’t have the same discount for more than 30 days. After 30 days it becomes the normal list price.
@ademsacirovic3285
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Well we had triple choco donuts in nearby market, usual price $1.45, on a discount $0.75, thing was on all baked goods there was 30% discount calculated from the original price so $0.25 for one, I was looked at when I was bringing full bags of donuts. But got an amazing deal. They cancelled discount two days later.
@hhhhj5831
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
This video doesn’t make sense 2:09 ok you spend 20% more but now you have 2 sweaters, saving $80 vs $16, hello?
2:32 wow who would’ve guessed that if you buy more stuff = you spend more money 😂 what even is this video?
@jerrypresley1234
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
I don’t understand the logic of “if you did a bogo instead of 20% off the item you wanted you spent more money”. When do stores offer you the option of 20% off or bogo?
@slav7221
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Consumers aren’t sold on “free” consumers aren’t also supposed to do the math. This simply should be re titled how consumers money is stolen and why you should never vote for Trump or republicans who want the consumer protection agency gone who’s supposed to protect consumers from thief’s
@yondercommunications
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
BOGOus!
@ooltimu
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
It's not a good deal only when they lie about it, like you did with the title. Buy one, get one free is a 50% discount, so given no lies involved, it is a very good one.
@Bbfishman
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
surely the whole burger king example is illegal right? you cant just start changing the original price of things based on whether or not you have a coupon……right?
@clee027
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 pm
For me, it’s not a good deal because now I’m buying something I wasn’t gonna buy in the first place lol.
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