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I went into Tesco last night for a bottle of wine and a few bits and bobs, looking at the bacon I noticed an offer, £2.38 a pack or 2 for £3.

I pick up 2 packs with large £2.38 stickers on and put them in the basket, I get to the till and pay then as i'm walking out I think that was more than I expected so I look at the receipt to see they haven't charged me £3 but 2x £2.38 = £4.76

Off to customer services where the girl goes to the bacon counter and brings back the price edge ticket, the offer is on extra thick 6 rasher packs, not the 8 rasher packs i'd picked up.

Is it coincidence that big £2.38 stickers were placed on packs right next to the offer, how many people picked up the wrong packs as part of a £100 shop and didn't notice :nono:

Yesterday I took 2 alloys into a small tyre place to get them balanced, sign on the wall says £3.50 each , when they're done he says £15, I point at the sign and the answer is "but that price is for alloys with holes in the centre, yours don't have that so they're £7.50 "

Twice in one day :razz:
 
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It's a broadly held misbelief that shops and businesses exist to provide a service, they don't! They exist to take your money off you, to make a profit and they will do or say anything to maximise that profit.

In your case here I'd have refused the bacon, as ultimately your best weapon in that situation is to withold your business.

Assuming the sign in the tyre place did not make it clear that not 'all' alloys were covered until adfter the work was carried out, I'd have been down the trading standards office immediately afterwards. I'm pretty sure that would be against some trading rule or other.
 
I had a similar experience the other day, packs of 6 cans were £2.80 odd each or the sign said any 2 for £3. I picked 2 but at the checkout it did not take the money off. I enquired and after the sales assistant went to the shelf to check they came back with the labels from the shelf. There were two different offers on, different manufacturers maybe, one offer was for coke, diet coke, fanta etc. The other was for sprite and some others, you could not mix them it seemed, made a bit of a farce of the , any 2 for £3 slogan on the shelf but as above I wonder how many people would not notice. I believe that they should not be on the same shelf all mixed together if thay are not covered in the same offer
 
Another one is when they have a very popular offer running, and they sell out of the item, but they'll leave the promotional signs on display so you waste your time hunting for the non-existent product.

Next time I see a group of management types, I'll interrupt them about that day's niggle. They always walk down the aisles two or more abreast and only go single file if they absolutely have to.
 
photon said:
Another one is when they have a very popular offer running, and they sell out of the item, but they'll leave the promotional signs on display so you waste your time hunting for the non-existent product.

Next time I see a group of management types, I'll interrupt them about that day's niggle. They always walk down the aisles two or more abreast and only go single file if they absolutely have to.
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If they have sold out, go to the customer services counter and they will
give you a voucher of some sorts that means you can buy it at the same price when its next in stock - even if the offer has ended!
 
My local Tesco does a 4 breadroll thing for a £1. Quite often they are out of stock so they fill the display with random other rolls. Get to the checkout to find one of the rolls wasn't in the offer, and was just put there to fill the gap so you end up paying more than the 4 for £1 plastered all over the place.

Pees me off.
 
puddleduck said:
My local Tesco does a 4 breadroll thing for a £1. Quite often they are out of stock so they fill the display with random other rolls. Get to the checkout to find one of the rolls wasn't in the offer, and was just put there to fill the gap so you end up paying more than the 4 for £1 plastered all over the place.

Pees me off.
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This was Tescos :bat:I'm 100% certain this display was designed to mislead, if not why have big stickers on an adjacent product for exactly the same price next to the offer knowing they're not in the offer
 
wack61 said:
Yesterday I took 2 alloys into a small tyre place to get them balanced, sign on the wall says £3.50 each , when they're done he says £15, I point at the sign and the answer is "but that price is for alloys with holes in the centre, yours don't have that so they're £7.50 "

Twie in one day :razz:
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That actually made me laugh out loud. So many small business do this, for some reason they think they're immune to trading standards.
 
KayJay said:
That actually made me laugh out loud. So many small business do this, for some reason they think they're immune to trading standards.
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normally they will of covered themselves with something like "subject to terms and conditions" or similar. really for services like that prices should be checked before taking on the work.

at the end of the day you really need to read the small print for everything (including price tags).

even if something is priced up incorrectly remember its only an invitation to buy when you see something in a shop, youre also perfectly within your rights to haggle if you really want..
 
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"But your poster says portrait sitting and 4 prints for £25?"
"Sorry love, but that's only if your kids aren't ugly."

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I've just been in and had another look at this bacon offer , the ticket says thick cut bacon £2.38 buy any 2 for £3.

Thick cut bacon has 6 rashers in a pack, the normal £2.38 bacon adjacent has 8 rashers in a pack but has big stickers saying £2.38 on each pack

If it's not designed to mislead why put the stickers on, none of the other bacon has huge stickers on apart from these 2 items
 
I came off better in Homebase last weekend. I picked up a 2-tube pack of their own generic 'No Nails' equivalent for something like £5 or just under. Then I saw triple packs of the real stuff for £5.68 so I swopped. At the till it rang up as just under £12. They got somebody to go to the shelf to check when I queried it, and I followed to show him. He picked up another pack and took it to the manager, who said I could have it for the shelf price. So I took my own pack and the one the assistant picked up and got 6 tubes for under £12 - about half price. Meanwhile the assistant quickly sorted out the shelf price. Just hope I use it all before it goes off.
 
wack61 said:
I've just been in and had another look at this bacon offer , the ticket says thick cut bacon £2.38 buy any 2 for £3.

Thick cut bacon has 6 rashers in a pack, the normal £2.38 bacon adjacent has 8 rashers in a pack but has big stickers saying £2.38 on each pack

If it's not designed to mislead why put the stickers on, none of the other bacon has huge stickers on apart from these 2 items
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coincidence? newbie mis-labelling? could be anything, go speak to the manager for an explaination if you want to get to the bottom of it..
 
god i hate it when people come into a store and try haggling with stupid things

"so if i buy 2 bags of this priced at £24.99 each" do they come cheaper?"
"err no.. would you go into tescos and say that? no i didnt think so"
 
You just need to read the ticket, not assume that because it is near something, that it must apply to that. Check model numbers etc. And if it doesnt say specifically ask someone and they will be able to double check for you.
 
Went into Morrisons many years ago and they had a 4 for 3 offer on the 4 packs of Fosters so we thought great picked up 4 packs. Thought the bill was high and checked at home, no discount. Returned to store and asked a couple of staff members who stock the alcohol section about the offer, they were not sure so had to ask. The offer turned out 4 cans for the price of 3:thinking:. Went home had a think and wrote a nice letter about how misleading the offer was as you don't sell single cans and as a regular purchaser of Fosters;) the price did'nt seem to be any different than normal. A week or so later, a knock at the door. A lady from Morrisons was stood on my door step, she appologised for the offer and admitted it was misleading and as an apology she gave me 8 cans of Fosters and refunded my money. :clap:

Always be polite and praise the store but not sickly, and always suggest it was an oversight but go straight to the top first.
 
They seem to do it a lot with bottles of bitter on offer as well, 4 for £4 or whatever. But as they dont have enough shelf room they stick all the biiter together and you have to be careful which ones are actually included.Fine for the likes of me, but I think a lot of pensioners must get ripped right off. And then there are those spotty faced kids who are marking up items as well, most of them have got **** for brains.
 
I went into my local petrol station and picked up 2 bags of sweets (going on a long journey) from the rack in front of the tills - no prices on the individual bags, but a sign on top saying any 2 for £3.

Bill came to £3.58 - queried this and he said "not those packets" and pointed out the "really tiny printing" at the bottom of the sign, which told you which were on special offer.........

So gave one bag back, very misleading, especially as no bags had prices on.
 
I was lucky once in Asda I notice the bottles of Jameson 12yr old whiskey which is normally £30 priced up at the regular ordinary whiskey price of £12 so I took it straight to the checkout and it came up as £29.99 so I pointed the price out and they let me leave with the bottle at £12 but as I was leaving all the bottles were being removed from sale lol
 
I have found that Asda needs watching.
I have seen 2 X 1 litre bottles of cooking oil costing less than 1 X 2 litre bottle.
 
I was in Asda recently, just returning something that was faulty. Then I just had a bit of shopping to do, so I did it all at the same time.

The faulty item was exchanged, so -£14 + £14 = £0

Then we bought goods totalling £8 ish.

They were all scanned in correctly and came up on the receipt correctly and at the correct prices.

However - The "Total" was only £4.78?

The receipt was completely correct - But the computer had added it all up wrong! The cashier said that she wasn't going to argue with technology, so off I went - Happy as larry!

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(Simple things...! :P)
 
You don’t want any wardrobes fitting do you?:lol:
 
marcusp13 said:
god i hate it when people come into a store and try haggling with stupid things

"so if i buy 2 bags of this priced at £24.99 each" do they come cheaper?"
"err no.. would you go into tescos and say that? no i didnt think so"
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bet you prefer the customers that talk cameras? :);)
 
Dangermouse1964 said:
They all had yellow flags on the tin with the price stuck to them:lol:
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get peeling newbie!! :bat:

Bean said:
I was in Asda recently, just returning something that was faulty. Then I just had a bit of shopping to do, so I did it all at the same time.

The faulty item was exchanged, so -£14 + £14 = £0

Then we bought goods totalling £8 ish.

They were all scanned in correctly and came up on the receipt correctly and at the correct prices.

However - The "Total" was only £4.78?

The receipt was completely correct - But the computer had added it all up wrong! The cashier said that she wasn't going to argue with technology, so off I went - Happy as larry!)
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odd, they must have a really daft POS if it cant add up. it is after all just a big calculator..

we get some odd transactions on our tills but its 99% operator error, like £20 discount on a £15 item.. :bonk:
 
There was an ATM at a Tesco reported as spewing out twenties instead of tenners.
 
photon said:
There was an ATM at a Tesco reported as spewing out twenties instead of tenners.
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just means that the twenties were put in the wrong chute in the cashpoint, happens more often than you think.
 
marko said:
You don’t want any wardrobes fitting do you?:lol:
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I don't but my wife does, along with a new, kitchen,bathroom, garden,car,gutters,husband

if you can fill all those requirements for £500 you can have the job :D
 
Alot of till systems can't cope with offers and discounts.

For example, buy XXX at £2 each or 2 for £3. Till gives £1 discount. If this product has been damaged, bashed packet etc, then discounted the item to clear it to say 50p, £1.50 off, the till will scan it through at £2.50 for the 2, then an extra £1 off for the offer, so only £1.50. Of course if you get 2 at 50p, then £1 off the items are free.

Works well on the fresh food aisle and produce section towards the end of the day. Have to be switched on about what is on offer though.

ALso it you get overcharged at Tesco, they have a double the difference apology. So if an item is advertised at £3.00, but they charge you £3.50, you get £1.00 back, so it only cost you £2.50.
 
lawrie29 said:
ALso it you get overcharged at Tesco, they have a double the difference apology. So if an item is advertised at £3.00, but they charge you £3.50, you get £1.00 back, so it only cost you £2.50.
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It used to be a lot better than that until it got abused, if you were overcharged you got it free, up until the Xbox 360 misprice that cost them a fortune when it hit the forums and 1/2 the country went in and bought one then demanded it for free
 
Bit OT, but I've only been back in this country for a couple of months and the local Tesco (we don't have a lot of alternatives) is driving me nuts. Do they really have to ask if I need help to pack three items, if I have a Tesco card, if I want cashback and if I want to top up my mobile every time I buy anything? I really feel a bit sorry for them, having to go through this litany for every customer. Why can't they just leave it to me to ask for help, give them the d**n card (if I have one) or tell them that I need cash/airtime?
 
The best bargain I got was at B&Q several years ago.
I went to buy a carpet for the spare bedroom and it was on special offer a £1.99 per square metre. I was asked what size the room was and I said 5x4 mtrs.
He put the sizes into the computer and it came up with the price - £17.91!!!
 
MartynK said:
Bit OT, but I've only been back in this country for a couple of months and the local Tesco (we don't have a lot of alternatives) is driving me nuts. Do they really have to ask if I need help to pack three items, if I have a Tesco card, if I want cashback and if I want to top up my mobile every time I buy anything? I really feel a bit sorry for them, having to go through this litany for every customer. Why can't they just leave it to me to ask for help, give them the d**n card (if I have one) or tell them that I need cash/airtime?
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According to a neighbours son who works in Tesco, they're now not allowed to ask if you want cashback although they will give you if you ask.
 
mstphoto said:
According to a neighbours son who works in Tesco, they're now not allowed to ask if you want cashback although they will give you if you ask.
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OK, but I didn't make it up! I'd never heard of "cashback" in this context until a couple of months ago, in Tesco. I thought it was something the camera manufacturers offered now and again, instead of discounting products, in the hope that most people wouldn't bother claiming it.
 
mstphoto said:
According to a neighbours son who works in Tesco, they're now not allowed to ask if you want cashback although they will give you if you ask.
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That must be a relatively new thing - they've asked about cashback in every supermarket (where I use a card) for a long time.
 
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