The Mad(ness) that is the Elite. He's gone, but was one of the best :A

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'Think of the thread as a tree, many branches to it, and not all of us, need all the branches, but we do need the tree!' - midwinter

New overflow thread for 11+ers

THE FOLLOWING IS COPIED FROM ORIGINAL FIRST POST ON PREVIOUS THREAD

This is yet another bargain/glitch/DTD/JTD/misprice thread!

We know it's in the 'Gone But Not Forgotten' section!


No, not all of what we say is Tesco related or even of interest to many others but this is the way this thread has formed.

Many of us want to discuss the various deals to be had but this was not appreciated on the main Grabbit forum. As such, we now use this thread to talk about anything. We also discuss ex-husbands and wives, kids and animals. If you have a medical problem we'll nag you until you go to the Doctor. If you're not feeling well we'll provide support, a wee hot drink and whatever chocolate is currently glitching to cheer you up.

And finally, yes we know that some people try to obscure the store names but this works both ways. It might make it difficult for those who don't have the time to sit here and natter all day but it also makes it difficult for staff/managers to quickly identify any issues at their store.

We do try to remember to post new deals in bold. We don't like arguing so we're not going to take umbrage if one or two deals slip through.

Now sit back, relax and feel free to join in. We don't bite (unless you ask nicely), we will help wherever possible and you don't have to post new deals just to feel like part of the group.

Please put all your finds in bold with LAST 4 DIGITS OF barcode and photo if possible so we can chat & still speed read for bargains.

Common abbreviations:

MSL: Mysuperlist
MSM: mysupermarket
TCB: Topcashback
MOC: Money Off Coupon
SEL: Shelf Edge Label
DTD: Double the Difference
JTD: Just the Difference
RTC: Reduced to Clear
OOD: Out Of Date
OOS: Out Of Stock
CC: Clubcard or Credit Card, depends on context
HTH: Hope That Helps
SA: Sales Assistant
CS: Customer Services
DD: Darling Daughter
DS: Darling Son
OH: Other Half
DH: Darling Husband
ETA : Estimated Time of Arrival
TIA: Thanks In Anticipation
GBP: Great Britain Pound (some people can't get the £ sign to work, or have keyboards set up in "bilingual" mode)
Trout: is the expression used by people on here for cashiers of a certain age, usually female, that are miserable for the sake of being miserable, unhappy in their work, jealous of people with mocs and do their level best to prevent anyone using coupons...try your very best to avoid them at the checkouts..... (thanks to myrtleturtle on the coupon thread for this)
T.i.T.: Trout-in-Training
S10CT: stupid 10 character thing.
Womble: A discarded receipt that you picked up
Uncle Bulgaria: A womble of BIG value


Orinocco - A very small womble (i.e. not worth putting into the APG site)


link to location of tesco scanners thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...esco+scanner+l
please do not leave items by the scanners!!! Please do not give the staff extra work by leaving your unwanted scanned items - stores will be loathe to repair or replace scanners if they make extra work for staff!

tesco head office phone numbers in case you have a problem at the customer service desk: 0800505555 and 01325233902

here's the link to tesco customer services:
https://www.tescohelp.com/tesco/forms/cs_form.html

tesco instore stock checker. Handy for checking stock of possible dtd items
0800 505 555 option 1. (thanks zippy)

if you still have a valid problem that can't be resolved by the store or head office here is the e-mail address of the chief executive - please use it wisely!
[EMAIL="philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com"]philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com[/EMAIL]

freephone number for asda customer service: 0800 952 0101

asdas coupon policy, thanks to zippy

http://asda-stores.custhelp.com/app/..._grow/a_id/979

link to snap-ant's 11+ers daily quiz!
http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=99008

please note that we don't supply copies of coupons, it's against mse rules so please don't ask. Legitimate coupons can be found on the coupon thread here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....php?t=4517965
the pdf coupons can be saved to your computer as sometimes they get pulled early

this is the link for happychappy’s guide to uploading photos to the thread. Also includes instructions for ipad and iphone.
http://www.bearsland.co.uk/happychappy/

neosi's snap tool in adobe reader guide:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=9213

and oldbear's guide to cost-effective coupon printing:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=9388

miss laids top list of under 20p items for a comparable shop:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=2955

lookinforabargain's guide to how to print coupons from supersavvyme
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=3372

the list of who we all are and where we lurk in real life can be found here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...9#post62933039

this is the link to the daily mail article regarding 1p finds:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#axzz2jgpacct4

if you want to check/query how your bm was calculated then click here the following day
https://www.sainsburys-live-well-for...k/brand-match/

big thanks to wackynut for the below summary of the t&cs for each supermarket's price comparison service (further detail added by aau1)

asda price guarantee (apg)
a's compares with - t's, s's, m's and w's.
comparative prices are taken from mysupermarket.co.uk
you need to have bought at least 8 items covered by the asda price guarantee, of which at least 1 should be comparable.
note some departments do not count towards your required 8 items (see faqs for info)
no minimum spend. Maximum of 10 of the same product.
wait 3 hours after after shopping at a's before using the apg.
a's give you the difference plus 10%
apg used to be capped at £15 but at the moment cap has been lifted.
each household will not be able to claim more than £100 in any calendar month, nor make more than 10 claims in any calendar month.
click here for apg t&cs http://asdapriceguarantee.co.uk/admi...onditions.aspx
click here for apg faqs http://asdapriceguarantee.co.uk/admi...d-answers.aspx

tescos price promise (pp)
t's compares with - a's, s’s and m's
tesco's have updated their price check.

to qualify, you’ll need at least 10 different items, including one comparable grocery item in your basket.

unlike asda there do not appear to be excluded departments
it appears that bag re-use no longer counts as one of your 10 items (not even at a non-ss till). Bag re-use appears on the comparisons but does not count.
no minimum spend. Maximum of 10 of the same product.
price promise is instant in the form of a till spit after the receipt is produced.
voucher capped back at £10
click here for prime promise faqs
https://www.tescopricepromise.com/home/faqand
https://www.tescopricepromise.com/termsconditions
sainsburys brand match (bm)
s's compares with - a's and t's
only one comparable branded product needs to be bought
you need to spend a minimum of £20
maximum of 10 of the same product
voucher given at till (even self service tills)
voucher back capped at £10
if you want to check/query how your bm was calculated then click here the following day
https://www.sainsburys-live-well-for...k/brand-match/

never too old's explanation of my superlist and how to get cashback
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=7340
and finally, a link to the iss for august (thanks elsie1969)http://www.meteorwatch.org/uk-iss-pa...gust-2013.html


Mad's calendar https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8kwrudv567atnk0/Elite2014CinderellaCalendarGirls.pdf?dl=1&token_hash=AAHRZSiA6p2wIYfwJRL5m2FhOpQfuO1Ndkd6cwBpwyza9Q