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  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    debi1402 wrote: »

    Not necessarily

    Remember the 25% off wine fiasco? They were quoted in the press as having fixed it but the glitch ran for ages afterwards (couple of days or so I think)

    They just said they'd fixed it to stop a stampede :rotfl:
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • Damoc_2
    Damoc_2 Posts: 108 Forumite
    Hi,

    I haven't had time to catch up properly as it's 1.20am (going out at 8am with family, wife WILL kill me), but I think I might have some news.

    This coke seems quite cheap in M's, is it really this cheap or a misprice?

    Qty Item Description Tesco Asda Sainsbury's Morrisons* 2x
    APPLE S/BERRY GRAPE BLUEBERRY FRUIT SALAD 200G
    £3.00 † n/a n/a n/a 1x
    TESCO BLUEBERRIES 400G
    £3.00
    n/a n/a n/a 1x
    TESCO KEEP ME BANANAS 5PK
    £1.00
    n/a n/a n/a 1x
    TESCO SWEET & CRUNCHY 370G
    £1.00
    £1.00 n/a £1.00 1x
    PETITS FILOUS FROMAGE FRAIS 18X50G
    £2.99
    £2.00 £2.00 n/a 2x
    ELASTOPLAST DISNEY CARS 2 16S
    £5.20
    £4.00 £5.20 n/a 2x
    SNACK A JACKS SALT & VINEGAR 4 PACK
    £3.12 † £3.13 £2.39 £3.19 1x
    SNACK A JACKS SOUR CREAM & CHIVE 4 PACK
    £1.57 † £1.56 £1.19 £1.60 6x
    COKE ZERO 2 LITRE
    £10.50 † £10.50 £9.00 £4.00 1x
    AFTER BITE FAST RELIEF FROM INSECT BITES
    £4.10
    n/a n/a n/a 2x
    TESCO WHOLE GREEN BEANS WATER 400G
    £1.50
    n/a £1.50 n/a 6x
    CAFFEINE-FREE DIET COKE 2 LTR
    £10.50 † £10.50 £9.00 £4.00

    Tesco comparable total £34.88 £35.38 £26.69 Competitor shop total £32.69 £30.28 £13.79 The difference £2.19 £5.10 £12.90 cost less cost less cost less
    Tested Coke Zero, Caffeine Free and Coca Cola. Coca Cola DOESN'T seem to be working.

    Shop was 10:32pm yesterday. Went back for more and still working 30mins ago.

    HTH
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    aau1 wrote: »
    Not sounding desperate there at all. :rotfl:

    I presume it's been answered whilst I've been off gallivanting LOL

    I'm caught up and can't believe no-one answered at all. Awwww, poor zippy

    Anyway, in theory that should work. Depends on T picking up the multi
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    edited 22 August 2013 at 12:41AM
    Damoc wrote: »
    Hi,

    I haven't had time to catch up properly as it's 1.20am (going out at 8am with family, wife WILL kill me), but I think I might have some news.

    This coke seems quite cheap in M's, is it really this cheap or a misprice?



    6xCOKE ZERO 2 LITRE £10.50 £4.00
    6x CAFFEINE-FREE DIET COKE 2 LTR £10.50£4.00

    Nice :T

    4x2l qualifies for £1.60 clicksnap which you can redeem up to 3 times (even on one shop) :money:

    That will make up for the fact your PP was capped at £10 since you can claim £4.80 back on these 12 bottles ;)

    [strike]So 12 bottles for £3.20 T v M after claiming back £4.80 through clicksnap
    but you'd have to do it in 2 shops (8 in 1 and 4 in another due to PP cap[/strike] £4 isn't divisible by 6 so how is it working out the M price? Is it 3 for £2 maybe? In that case 8 and 4 won't work :think:

    Even better for the lucky sods that still have coke zero showing on their MSL app for 100% cashback
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • Damoc_2
    Damoc_2 Posts: 108 Forumite
    aau1 wrote: »
    Nice :T

    4x2l qualifies for £1.60 clicksnap which you can redeem up to 3 times (even on one shop) :money:

    That will make up for the fact your PP was capped at £10 since you can claim £4.80 back on these 12 bottles ;)

    [strike]So 12 bottles for £3.20 T v M after claiming back £4.80 through clicksnap
    but you'd have to do it in 2 shops (8 in 1 and 4 in another due to PP cap[/strike] £4 isn't divisible by 6 so how is it working out the M price? Is it 3 for £2 maybe? In that case 8 and 4 won't work :think:

    Even better for the lucky sods that still have coke zero showing on their MSL app for 100% cashback

    Maybe this will help. My later shop with fillers removed;

    1x
    COCA COLA 2 LITRE BOTTLE
    - £1.75 † £1.75 £1.50 £1.98
    3x
    CAFFEINE-FREE DIET COKE 2 LTR
    - £5.25 † £5.25 £4.50 £2.56 4x
    COKE ZERO 2 LITRE
    - £7.00 † £7.00 £6.00 £3.42

    Now I really better get to bed, night.
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    edited 22 August 2013 at 1:18AM
    Damoc wrote: »
    Maybe this will help. My later shop with fillers removed;

    1xCOCA COLA 2 LITRE BOTTLE- £1.75 £1.98
    3xCAFFEINE-FREE DIET COKE 2 LTR- £5.25 £2.56
    4xCOKE ZERO 2 LITRE- £7.00 £3.42

    Now I really better get to bed, night.

    Thanks, Easier for me if I only have TvM showing.and they are lined up ;) (I fully appreciate you are in a rush so thanks for sharing all that you have :beer:)

    I know you said in a previous post that regular coca cola didn't work but I think there is potential for all of these to glitch :D

    From this I can see that Ms non-multibuy single price is £1.98 that means these 8 bottles that cost £7.96 in M (that's 1.98+2.56+3.42) have to be made up of 2 comparing at full price (£3.96) and 6 comparing at a multibuy of £4

    We saw previously that 12 compares at £8, so by process of elimination, multibuy is not 2 for £1.33 or 4 for £2.67 because if that were true 8 would have to compare at £5.32 and you've shown that 8 actually compares at £7.96 :T

    So, it must be either 3 for £2 or 6 for £4 that is getting picked up

    I say play safe. if anyone is doing this buy 6 to compare against M at £4 and claim £1.60 from clicksnap and £1.75 from MSL (if you see that offer) :money:

    That's potentially 6 bottles of 2 litre coke for 65 pence if you do TvM and claim through clicksnap/MSL :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

    if anyone buys/wombles 3 bottles of coke in T then please check your results to see what price is picked up in M. Just out of curiosity is all, I'm pretty sure 6 is the best number to buy :rotfl:

    Thanks again Damoc :T
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    edited 22 August 2013 at 1:11AM
    You have no idea how many times I edited that post til I was happy (and I just changed it again) :rotfl:

    Just thinking, I have a £3 off wys £20 till spit. That would go beautifully with this glitch :D
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    I can't believe just a few hours ago we were getting nostalgic for 8x330ml coke at a cost of 42p and now we can (potentially) get 6x2 litres for 65p :rotfl:
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    Where the freaking heck is everyone?
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
  • aau1
    aau1 Posts: 19,401 Forumite
    You all heading to Ts?
    Apparently, everybody knows that the bird is [strike]the word[/strike] a moorhen
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