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MSE News: Tesco fined £300,000 for strawberries 'sale' offer
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"Supermarket giant Tesco has been fined £300,000 for misleading people over a 'half-price' punnets of strawberries..."Read the full story:
Tesco fined £300,000 for strawberries 'sale' offer
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Which lets face it is the only reason for being on the DT board in the first place! For some of us its a guilty pleasure to dip in and out of when we need to switch our brains off from the stuff of life for 5....Some people have FAR too much time on their hands.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
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VfM4meplse wrote: »Which lets face it is the only reason for being on the DT board in the first place! For some of us its a guilty pleasure to dip in and out of when we need to switch our brains off from the stuff of life for 5....
I didn't mean people here. I meant the shopper that complained to trading standards.
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MrsBartolozzi wrote: »
Exactly! If that thread wasn't suitable for this board then this thread isn't also.0 -
shammyjack wrote: »If Trading Standards in all the towns and cities that Tesco has branches were on the ball and not taking back handers then Tesco would be in court hundreds of times a week !
I have not been in a Tesco for ages, possibly 2 years. Detest the company and their bad mannered and grumpy staff !
I know I've posted on this subject before, but this needs to be corrected. It is certainly not a case of backhanders. Tesco wouldn't even bother. But there is a good reason most of their 'indiscretions' don't end up in court.
Local authorities have limited budgets, especially in these days of austerity. This applies to their legal resources in particular, where much of the work is outsourced. Companies like Tesco have bottomless resources, so they have been known to simply appeal at every level, knowing the councils rack up huge legal bills. They can't take that chance, so cautions or warnings are the usual outcome.
I was a TSO for 25 years and saw many solid cases fail to get to court against big companies. Managers are scared to death of blowing the budget in one go. Once a case gets beyond the Magistrates court, barristers get involved and don't come cheap.
I do agree about their miserable staff though. Tesco are way behind other supermarkets on customer service.0 -
Thanks for the advice, have been asked out by one and it would appear to make economic sense if nothing elseMrSmartprice wrote: »Once a case gets beyond the Magistrates court, barristers get involved and don't come cheap.
Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
VfM4meplse wrote: »Thanks for the advice, have been asked out by one and it would appear to make economic sense if nothing else
These people charge hundreds of pounds an hour.;)
Don't settle for anything cheapskate. They can afford it, even if you choose the lobster!:D
Oh, and a Travelodge is an absolute no-no....:rotfl:0 -
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