Tescos pricing madness
Discussion
At the moment they (Tesco) are doing a deal, spend £30 in store and get a box of selected booze for £5! Allthough, you have to spend £30 to get a voucher entitling you to the cheep booze. Cue many people putting on a belt of shopping, then a 'next customer' barrier, then a box of beer.
Surely it would be easier just to knock the price down in one transaction or am I being simples?
Surely it would be easier just to knock the price down in one transaction or am I being simples?
zetec said:
At the moment they (Tesco) are doing a deal, spend £30 in store and get a box of selected booze for £5! Allthough, you have to spend £30 to get a voucher entitling you to the cheep booze. Cue many people putting on a belt of shopping, then a 'next customer' barrier, then a box of beer.
Surely it would be easier just to knock the price down in one transaction or am I being simples?
I've just been to Tesco for this very reason. If you read it properly, pick up the cheap booze and as long as you have a previous ticket for a fiver, you can buy the booze cheaper. I put two lots through today when I went there, which is why I am mostly incoherent at the moment Surely it would be easier just to knock the price down in one transaction or am I being simples?
criminal mastermind thegavster said:
Many years ago Sainsburys gave me money off my shopping through a multi buy deal.
Bread rolls were on BOGOF, so when you get to the checkout they scan both backs at 90p, then the till deducts 90p for the free one at the end. However we discovered that if the items in question are reduced, the till still deducts the full price amount at the end.
On the night in question, we went late to Sainsburys and found they had reduced stacks of these bread rolls to 15p a pack. So at the till it registers +15p, +15p, -90p, a total of -60p for every pair of packs you buy. Needless to say we took every single pack we could, I think about 20 packs or more.
We then got back to uni, left them all out for people to help themselves, then when they'd gone stale a couple of days later played cricket with them in someone else's corridor.
So did the store actually give you £12 back plus your shopping, or is this made up?Bread rolls were on BOGOF, so when you get to the checkout they scan both backs at 90p, then the till deducts 90p for the free one at the end. However we discovered that if the items in question are reduced, the till still deducts the full price amount at the end.
On the night in question, we went late to Sainsburys and found they had reduced stacks of these bread rolls to 15p a pack. So at the till it registers +15p, +15p, -90p, a total of -60p for every pair of packs you buy. Needless to say we took every single pack we could, I think about 20 packs or more.
We then got back to uni, left them all out for people to help themselves, then when they'd gone stale a couple of days later played cricket with them in someone else's corridor.
Edited by monthefish on Tuesday 15th September 10:23
Some of them are genuine mistakes. But I bet that some of them are done to see how many stupid people fall for them.
The fact is that everyone loves big displays of stuff on offer and to think they are getting a bargain. Whether or not they actually are a bargain is of little importance. It is down to the customer to decide.
It's the reason why £1 shops do so well, everyone thinks they are getting a bargain when the reality is that on most of the stuff they really aren't.
The fact is that everyone loves big displays of stuff on offer and to think they are getting a bargain. Whether or not they actually are a bargain is of little importance. It is down to the customer to decide.
It's the reason why £1 shops do so well, everyone thinks they are getting a bargain when the reality is that on most of the stuff they really aren't.
rfn said:
Without knowing more, I'd suggest some numpty has put out either the wrong shelf-edge ticket or the incorrect promotional advertising...?
No. They do this all the time. Last year they had some ridiculous deal on bottled Carlsberg Export where the multipack was far more expansive than buying two six-packs, and recently I noticed sweetcorn at about 30p a tin, but a pack of 3 identical tins was £1.10 or something.I think they cynically promote this because some numpties will think "ooh, a multipack offer, it MUST be a bargain" without checking. It's very morally dubious - but when did supermarkets ever have morals, I guess.
Edited by C8PPO on Tuesday 15th September 10:08
monthefish said:
criminal mastermind thegavster said:
Many years ago Sainsburys gave me money off my shopping through a multi buy deal.
Bread rolls were on BOGOF, so when you get to the checkout they scan both backs at 90p, then the till deducts 90p for the free one at the end. However we discovered that if the items in question are reduced, the till still deducts the full price amount at the end.
On the night in question, we went late to Sainsburys and found they had reduced stacks of these bread rolls to 15p a pack. So at the till it registers +15p, +15p, -90p, a total of -60p for every pair of packs you buy. Needless to say we took every single pack we could, I think about 20 packs or more.
We then got back to uni, left them all out for people to help themselves, then when they'd gone stale a couple of days later played cricket with them in someone else's corridor.
So did the store actually give you £12 back, or is this made up?Bread rolls were on BOGOF, so when you get to the checkout they scan both backs at 90p, then the till deducts 90p for the free one at the end. However we discovered that if the items in question are reduced, the till still deducts the full price amount at the end.
On the night in question, we went late to Sainsburys and found they had reduced stacks of these bread rolls to 15p a pack. So at the till it registers +15p, +15p, -90p, a total of -60p for every pair of packs you buy. Needless to say we took every single pack we could, I think about 20 packs or more.
We then got back to uni, left them all out for people to help themselves, then when they'd gone stale a couple of days later played cricket with them in someone else's corridor.
C8PPO said:
rfn said:
Without knowing more, I'd suggest some numpty has put out either the wrong shelf-edge ticket or the incorrect promotional advertising...?
No. They do this all the time. Last year they had some ridiculous deal on bottled Carlsberg Export where the multipack was far more expansive than buying two six-packs, and recently I noticed sweetcorn at about 30p a tin, but a pack of 3 identical tins was £1.10 or something.I think they cynically promote this because some numpties will think "ooh, a multipack offer, it MUST be a bargain" without checking. It's very morally dubious - but when did supermarkets ever have morals, I guess.
Edited by C8PPO on Tuesday 15th September 10:08
They're a bunch of conning f
kers.
They've got an offer on bags of sweets at the moment; Maltesers, Minstrels, Revels, etc. 2 for £2 on Large bags
Thought I'd take them up on the offer and get two bags of Revels. Except, the bags in the offer (170g) don't exist. They do 140g or 240g (New bigger pack it states on the box for those). The 'large' bag of revels (240g) cost £2.64 each so if you're doing a large shop and throw two bags in your trolley you're going to get taken for £5+. When I asked where the bags in the offer were I was told they 'hadn't arrived yet'.
kers.They've got an offer on bags of sweets at the moment; Maltesers, Minstrels, Revels, etc. 2 for £2 on Large bags
Thought I'd take them up on the offer and get two bags of Revels. Except, the bags in the offer (170g) don't exist. They do 140g or 240g (New bigger pack it states on the box for those). The 'large' bag of revels (240g) cost £2.64 each so if you're doing a large shop and throw two bags in your trolley you're going to get taken for £5+. When I asked where the bags in the offer were I was told they 'hadn't arrived yet'.
Edited by Oakey on Tuesday 15th September 10:34
TubbyRutter said:
james_tigerwoods said:
Graham E said:
local tesco:
6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.
Who the fk buys the small tins?
Um. People with kids who might not want to open a big tin.6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.
Who the f
k buys the small tins?thegavster said:
Bread rolls were on BOGOF, so when you get to the checkout they scan both backs at 90p, then the till deducts 90p for the free one at the end. However we discovered that if the items in question are reduced, the till still deducts the full price amount at the end.
Yeah, the co-op used to do that.TubbyRutter said:
james_tigerwoods said:
Graham E said:
local tesco:
6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.
Who the fk buys the small tins?
Um. People with kids who might not want to open a big tin.6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.
Who the f
k buys the small tins?<popcorn smiley>
james_tigerwoods said:
TubbyRutter said:
james_tigerwoods said:
Graham E said:
local tesco:
6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.
Who the fk buys the small tins?
Um. People with kids who might not want to open a big tin.6 pack of 1/2 size tin of heinz beans 3 quid
6 pack of normal heinz beans 2 quid.
Who the f
k buys the small tins?Buying the smaller tins is like buying a 1 seater car when you could have a 2 seater for the same price, the 2 seater does all that the 1 seater does but gives you the option to use both seats should you need to.
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