Newspaper Scam

sandra_3086

Don't know if this is on the correct board, but I thought I'd just warn you all about a scam cartain newspapers have started that I fell for this morning.

Went to local petrol station this morning to buy a daily newspaper (Daily Sport) and saw a massive 15p on the front, so i thought I 'd pick it up and save myself a few pennies.

Got to work, and realised that it was actually saying 15p off cheaper than other newspapers and the actual cost was 45p, more expensive than the mirror, express, sun etc etc!!!!!! :mad:

Be warned and don't fall for it, like I did!!!

I know I should have read the small print, but.............................

grex9101

serves you right for buying the sport

us,thecat&thedebt

moral of the story never by the crappy sport

ManAtHome

I only get it for the gardening section...

tatts_2

theres a magazine that does the same, cant remember the name of it, but it actually says 50p cheaper than heat.only when I bought it in a rush from tescos, I thought it was the price of the magazine itself! (its was actually, £1.35 I think!)
Have never bought it since, but notice they still do the same 'big red star with 50p' price in it.very misleading I think, I just havent got time to check EVERY detail when im out shopping.hubby wont believe that though, he thinks i takes hours in Tescos! rofl

highguyuk

I did the same at the petrol station last week. Dont usually buy it, saw 15p and thought why not.

However, I queried it. Jeez - I think I was as red as the The Sun newspaper by the time I left ...

pingu

sandra_3086 wrote:

I know I should have read the small print, but.............................

may be you have gone slightly BLIND............................
(how along have you been reading sport!)

finc

pingu wrote:

may be you have gone slightly BLIND............................
(how along have you been reading sport!)

:rotfl: :rotfl:

smartie1976

the papers have been doing this recently. it's v naughty. The star did it a couple of months back.
It's all a big con to catch out people who have no time to read the small print. sneaky b@ggers.

ferretktf

Hmmm ... The Sport eh?

Bet you felt a right tit

cymru78

The sport been doing this for ages.

It has said 'ONLY 5p' then in the small print it says 'off a dvd from an adult shop' before.
very sneaky, but it is legal.