Is this legal ? Cunning selling tactics at Tesco.
19 March 2010, 07:17 PM
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Is this legal ? Cunning selling tactics at Tesco.
My mum went to tesco earlier today. She did the shopping and needed some folders for work.
The folders were marked up as 69p each or 2 for £2.50!
Is this allowed? Makes me wonder how many other "special offers" are out there like this.
The folders were marked up as 69p each or 2 for £2.50!
Is this allowed? Makes me wonder how many other "special offers" are out there like this.
19 March 2010, 07:24 PM
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Lots of this all the time, not just Tesco, the big 3 or 4 are real good at this.
It pays to have your wits about you when comparing/pricing up, i have nearly been caught out before, maybe well have been but not realised...
It pays to have your wits about you when comparing/pricing up, i have nearly been caught out before, maybe well have been but not realised...
19 March 2010, 07:26 PM
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If you did buy two then keep the receipt and take them back with proof of purchase and im sure they will refund you the difference or refund you fully so you can buy one at a time at 69p
19 March 2010, 07:31 PM
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I bought some shave gel on offer the other day. should have been 1.60 or so. Went through at near £4. Luckily I spotted it but most of the time you're too busy packing to check.
19 March 2010, 07:36 PM
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Tea is quite often one of the ones they target. 40 bags at 95p say. 80 bags (single box) at 1.99 ....... that's where the 1960s primary school teaching of timess tables comes in handy! Easy to get caught out but as long as they have the price there there is no excuse!
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19 March 2010, 08:44 PM
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19 March 2010, 09:56 PM
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You took a picture of a sales ticket? You need a hobby!! 
Of course it's legal ..... never assume anything ..... look at what you're buying and Dip Yer Bread!
Of course it's legal ..... never assume anything ..... look at what you're buying and Dip Yer Bread!
19 March 2010, 11:03 PM
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20 March 2010, 12:03 AM
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Why would you want a camera on a phone? Never, in the history of me making telephone calls, have I ever stopped and thought, "I wish my phone was a camera as well" That's just mental .... I have cameras which do that kind of thing!?
What will you lot think of next!
That's just mental .... I have cameras which do that kind of thing!?What will you lot think of next!
20 March 2010, 12:45 AM
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We did have one strange complaint not so long ago though. We had a multi-buy on Radox products. Most of the stuff was priced around the £1.30 mark, and the offer was 2 for £1.57. Anyhow, one of the products on this offer was priced at £1.64, but the same offer applied, meaning she would get 2 for less than the price of one. Not a mistake as such, it was just the offer was on all Radox products and one happened to be priced higher than the offer price.
She wanted the product, but argued the toss about the offer being wrong etc. and how it was ridiculous having 2 products being less than buying one. FFS, she was getting 2 for less than she'd pay for one.
Despite trying to explain how the promotion worked she still complained about it for a good ten minutes.
the till will add it up automatically so 1000s must be getting scammed every day!
20 March 2010, 02:13 AM
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Bacon is one price and ANY TWO meat products are £5. This might include a leg of lamb and a turkey for all you know
20 March 2010, 02:18 AM
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another trick they do is list the 2 for 1 offer on a slightly different product e.g. where i got stung - boisin herbs 2 x 2.50 and above they put boisin herbs and spices, so you buy 2 and end up paying 4 quid or what ever they are
20 March 2010, 09:28 AM
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.... She wanted the product, but argued the toss about the offer being wrong etc. and how it was ridiculous having 2 products being less than buying one. FFS, she was getting 2 for less than she'd pay for one.
Despite trying to explain how the promotion worked she still complained about it for a good ten minutes.
Despite trying to explain how the promotion worked she still complained about it for a good ten minutes.
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20 March 2010, 08:35 PM
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Yea but if you buy TWO bacons you might get charged £5 when it should be £3.74 so theoretically you could of been robbed £1.26. Of course Tescos would deny this ever happens, but who religiously checks their receipts afterwards? I certainly don't.
20 March 2010, 11:58 PM
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