MSE News: Tesco fined £300,000 for strawberries 'sale' offer

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  • UKGuy
    UKGuy Posts: 15,571 Forumite
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    We have major furniture retailers doing this every week and no one bats an eyelid yet as soon as a supermarket does it everyone, his wife and his dog are crying foul play, as some have all ready pointed out I don't care about what the price was, I care about the price that I am paying at the time I want to pay!
  • Mrs_Arcanum
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    Doc_N wrote: »
    That's the joy of shopping at Aldi and Lidl. Much lower prices, same, if not better, quality, and none of the Tesco fake pricing.

    Aldi/Lidl prices are genuine - they don't manipulate them in the way that Tesco do theirs. And that even applies to the wines. :)

    Exactly. The number of times Sainsbury's do 3 for 2s on smaller sized jars that still work out more expensive per ml/gr than 1 large jar is unbelievable.

    An honest bargain is worth so much more.

    Like Lidl on FB & get a £5 off voucher for over £30 spend this weekend. :T
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  • mura
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    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397291/Tesco-fined-300-000-misleading-customers-half-price-strawberries-offer.html
  • Lynsey
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    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    Good to see you on the DT board for once Lyns.

    But then I know how much you detest Mr T :D

    I'm here by "default". lol :D

    My thread was "kicked off" the groceries forum it seems and replaced by one of their own. :rotfl:
    They need to keep up to date and on track with the news!! ;)

    Fingers crossed a few more "biggees" get fined heavily if they continue to "con" us with their "tricks".

    Lynsey
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  • PLRFD
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    There's a thread running on this.
  • Marisco
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    Lynsey wrote: »
    Fingers crossed a few more "biggees" get fined heavily if they continue to "con" us with their "tricks".

    Lynsey

    I presume that if you (general) find a "glitch" in the system and bottles of wine (or whatever) are getting sold for 10p a bottle, you report it to the store? No? Thought not! Don't you just love a double standard! :D
  • RHYSDAD
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    The only thing, to me, shocking about this case is that at £1.99 the strawberries are a complete rip off. My local strawberry farm sells me a tray (8lb) of class 2 (by that i mean large, not inferior) strawberries for six quid!!
    "Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead."

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  • UKGuy
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    RHYSDAD wrote: »
    The only thing, to me, shocking about this case is that at £1.99 the strawberries are a complete rip off. My local strawberry farm sells me a tray (8lb) of class 2 (by that i mean large, not inferior) strawberries for six quid!!

    Which is fine if you need 8lb of strawberries and want to spend £6!
  • Marisco
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    Yes, their cherries are the same!! A small pack for 2 quid, with about a dozen cherries in them!!! I get a bigger pack for 80p in the local grocers!!
  • RHYSDAD
    RHYSDAD Posts: 2,346 Forumite
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    UKGuy wrote: »
    Which is fine if you need 8lb of strawberries and want to spend £6!
    which i do!! Of course you could always share a tray with someone.....
    "Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead."

    Chinese Proverb


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