PARKER PENS 74p @ TESCOS

haveagoade

cashman wrote:

just got back from mr T'S and picked up a couple of parker pens (jotter) for 74p each the rest of them were £6 odd.
the barcode number on the back of the pack is 5011247335669
cheers all
cash

Hey its not Mr T's its Mrs T's

......the name TESCO is a abbreviation of TEssa COhen the original bosses wife.

topmum

I thought it was T E Stockwell & co?? OO shall we open a big debate lol :rotfl:

Jack Cohen founded Tesco. The first store was opened in Burnt Oak, Edgeware, North London in 1929. The name TESCO comes from T. E. Stockwell who was a partner in a firm of tea suppliers and the CO comes from Jack Cohen's surname. .

rdwarr

Wikipedia has a fascinating list of company name origins.

Kilty_2

westie666 wrote:

just got to my store...checkout op says this is incrrect, called for manager and they said that these are withdrawn from sale (I think i can smell s**t).

So at the checkouts, I managed to embarrase the manager, by saying only...

Me: So are you saying that I cannot have these pens?
Manager: They are not for sale. Incorrect price
Me: Well, under the trade description act 1987, section 2 states that its marked for sale at a price should be sold tthe marked price....(I dont have the first clue about anything I have just told the manager!)
Manager: ok..ok..ok i'll let you have these this time.
Me: Ok thats fine, ju before you go, can I have your Area Managers contact details.
Manager: Just check to see if these are the correct pens!!!

Got you this time TESCOS BATHGATE!!!

See even have my witts about me @ 1 in the morning!

Will remember to use Self Service if I spot these in local store then, like I did with 10 rolls of that 1p sellotape

haveagoade

topmum wrote:

I thought it was T E Stockwell & co?? OO shall we open a big debate lol :rotfl:

Jack Cohen founded Tesco. The first store was opened in Burnt Oak, Edgeware, North London in 1929. The name TESCO comes from T. E. Stockwell who was a partner in a firm of tea suppliers and the CO comes from Jack Cohen's surname. .

Bang goes that Myth of mine........and I thought ROMANCE was alive and kicking........sadly NOT.....its just BUSINESS!

phyllis13

haveagoade wrote:

Bang goes that Myth of mine........and I thought ROMANCE was alive and kicking........sadly NOT.....its just BUSINESS!

What has romance got to do with the myth (as we've agreed it's Mr T, shouldn't that be "myth-tah"?) that Mr Cohen named Tesco after his wife?

libitina_2

westie666 wrote:

just got to my store...checkout op says this is incrrect, called for manager and they said that these are withdrawn from sale (I think i can smell s**t).

So at the checkouts, I managed to embarrase the manager, by saying only...

Me: So are you saying that I cannot have these pens?
Manager: They are not for sale. Incorrect price
Me: Well, under the trade description act 1987, section 2 states that its marked for sale at a price should be sold tthe marked price....(I dont have the first clue about anything I have just told the manager!)
Manager: ok..ok..ok i'll let you have these this time.
Me: Ok thats fine, ju before you go, can I have your Area Managers contact details.
Manager: Just check to see if these are the correct pens!!!

Got you this time TESCOS BATHGATE!!!

See even have my witts about me @ 1 in the morning!

They don't legally have to sell you them at that price, they could have refused to sell them to you. She obviously let you have them as a goodwill gesture.

Kilty_2

Bought two in Alloa today

Thanks to the OP (thanks button is AWOL again )

slojo

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

what kilty said

The_Old_Bag

Just been into my local Tesco, and hunted out the 'jotters'. No lower price displayed, still show same price as all the other parker pens, so not sure if I had the right one. All the self scan machines not working, so thought I would just try one at the till - used the self serve one. Came up as 74p, shot back and grabbed 3 more. Many thanks for the post - Thanks button seems to have vanished again !!