Tesco's introduce rationing !

Eric_Pisch

DrScotsman wrote: »

At my Sainsbury's there is no such policy, and it's a smaller one (in which there's more likely to be such policy?). In any case there is no such feature on the tills to recognise this or anything, so if it turns out yours DOES have such a policy, just spread identical items throughout your conveyor belt instead of lumping them together, you'll be fine (this also can work to break the maximum of 2 for Paracetemol/Ibuprofen, although I made sure to keep in my head how many I'd passed through )

Once in Tesco the lady gave me the impression that the tills didn't allow it, so after she got authorisation I had my item on my receipt as 10x and 2x. But recently my girlfriend bought 12x of an item just fine, so I imagine the lady who served me just split it up....I dunno, until she got authorisation I guess? (Well that was presumptuous, it was a 3 for £2 multibuy offer, no way I'd buy 10 )

yep, we use a local smallish sainsburys, they had pepsi max at almost half price for a 2ltr bottle so we got 24 bottles, will last 6 months

no complaints

jonny2510

We got approx 12 Easter Eggs when the £1 per egg offer was on.

Also bought 13 limes once. I feel like such a rebel!

zoelb_2

I work part time at Sainsburys and there is no such policy there, as far as I'm aware you can buy as much of one item as you like (apart from paracetamol/some medicines). As for the comments about Tesco's staff and someone being told they were 'taking the mick' - I'd be sacked if I spoke to customers like this!

I bet Tesco wouldn't complain if you went in and bought 20 bottles of expensive champagne...

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

KimYeovil wrote: »

How ironic.

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

This makes interesting reading... http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?storyCode=63728

Seems there is a lot of feeling out there about this.

jonty03

Allegra wrote: »

Yes, I take the point that supermarkets aren't cash and carrys - if we had a cash and carry within reach, I'd far prefer to shop in them anyway. I really can't see how buying a tray of beans for a family of 3 qualifies as treating a supermarket like a cash and carry, though.

Hi,
I've noticed a few people suggesting using cash and carries - forgive me if times have changed and I am now mistaken, but I thought you had to have a legitimate business to be able to access them, or, as in the case of costco, have to buy a pass of some description. As a non-business mum with children and grandchildren, I rely on buying what Tesco would now seem to class as 'bulk' quantities of some items.

If anyone can point me in the direction of cash and carries that do not require copies of invoices, business cards etc, in the greater manchester area, I would be very grateful.

NB No particular reference to Allegra - just happened to be the last post I read
Thanks

CG19a

trynsave wrote: »

I totally accept that paracetamol and asprin are controlled for sale, but I have never yet been able to find the legislation that restricts the sale of ibuprofen. My local Mr T. swears blind that it exists and refuses to sell me 16 paracetamol and 16 nurofen at the same time. If they are going to enfore the law, and no one is arguing otherwise, I wish they would get it right!

If I am wrong on this I'd love to be pointed in the right direction,

I think you are correct about the ibuprofen, I remember there used to be no restriction then it appeared in the training that we had one. Maybe we are being over cautious? I don't know to be honest on that one. I'm just going by my training on it. We are told that we can't sell more than 2, so we don't as it is a disciplinary offence if it turns out that we are breaking the law.

LittleVoice

hayley11 wrote: »

I was told by a Tesco delivery driver that the reason you are limited to 10 of a certain item is because if you buy more than that they are classed as a wholesalers.

Making it up as they go along, surely.

vikingaero

jonty03 wrote: »

Hi,
I've noticed a few people suggesting using cash and carries - forgive me if times have changed and I am now mistaken, but I thought you had to have a legitimate business to be able to access them, or, as in the case of costco, have to buy a pass of some description. As a non-business mum with children and grandchildren, I rely on buying what Tesco would now seem to class as 'bulk' quantities of some items.

If anyone can point me in the direction of cash and carries that do not require copies of invoices, business cards etc, in the greater manchester area, I would be very grateful.

NB No particular reference to Allegra - just happened to be the last post I read
Thanks

It's possible to go into most cash & carry's (carries?) and ask for a day pass. Indeed you can go into Costco and get a day pass. All you have to say is that you want to see if the stuff they stock is suitable for your business. It helps as a backup to carry a business card. A lot of the time C&C cards confer benefits such as accounts or ability to pay by cheque. I occasionally use Booker using a day pass, although my family have a membership card if I really need it.

Some C&Cs like Makro are extremely hard to gain entry into. They are really strict about membership criteria and ID and rigourously enforce entry and ID checks each time you visit.

The days of C&Cs being cheaper than supermarkets are long gone. Supermarkets have huge buying power far in excess of C&Cs. The only real advantage of C&Cs are the bulk and size of products. But this makes it difficult for a normal family to store and use their products.

LandyAndy

CCStar wrote: »

You are lucky to be able to buy in bulk, most of the stuff I want runs out in our local Tesco.

I have to goto another supermarket to get what they run out of

They need to buy more to keep up with demand - it's more profit for them if people want to buy more

Due to greedy bu99ers going in and buying it all up in bulk before you get there.;)