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  • jtz
    jtz Posts: 1,423 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    It's not the same voucher though, the barcode's different every time. At least I think it is...

    Anyone else confirm?

    I'm certainly not photocopying, just printing through the site with feasible yet utterly preposterous names and email addresses.
    Are you doing them all on SS?
    If so does it not ask for assistance?
    TIA
  • adrenalin
    adrenalin Posts: 272 Forumite
    it so funny that the normal hawks didnt get the choc, free galaxy ha made it much more fair not knowing when would start. Well funny some teh comment or the page had me in stitches, very sad haha. Gkad it was gone wrong as i got a few hope most the obsessives missed it haha
  • a1cat
    a1cat Posts: 1,355 Forumite
    You're right.

    Andy Murray useless as usual, serial loser :D
  • caz2703
    caz2703 Posts: 3,630 Forumite
    Back on the 1p topic and I have a theory. I know we've discussed various glitches as being loss leaders but I wonder if these 1p items are just that?

    I know that apart from the 1p wrapping paper (I had brass ones for that glitch), all other 1p items I've covered with other purchases. The dates on the Kokos and Black Magic appear to be short so is it possible they're 1p loss leaders knowing full well we'll not risk a transaction full of 1p items only?
  • aaarrrggghhh
    aaarrrggghhh Posts: 1,297 Forumite
    jtz wrote: »
    Are you doing them all on SS?
    If so does it not ask for assistance?
    TIA

    No, I go through a normal till with them. Print off two a day. If I find any penny items, I don't get Doves that day, I carry the vouchers over to the next day. Most I've done is eight at once, no problems.
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  • Jasmine_1981
    Jasmine_1981 Posts: 17 Forumite
    I'm on my 2nd day and even more bargains

    Choc custard is at full price :( but I found socks for 25p, 3 jars of pasta sauce for 20p and some single electric blankets reduced to £5. I took 2 for pressies and there are still some left, Southampton, Bursledon store.

    Add that to my free galaxy chocolate voucher and its been a good day :j
  • obama
    obama Posts: 606 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    caz2703 wrote: »
    Back on the 1p topic and I have a theory. I know we've discussed various glitches as being loss leaders but I wonder if these 1p items are just that?

    I know that apart from the 1p wrapping paper (I had brass ones for that glitch), all other 1p items I've covered with other purchases. The dates on the Kokos and Black Magic appear to be short so is it possible they're 1p loss leaders knowing full well we'll not risk a transaction full of 1p items only?
    Are you suggesting that the Tesco marketing department have begun to recruit non-chimpanzee staff? :eek:
  • rhosynbach
    rhosynbach Posts: 7,664 Forumite
    hi managed to get 5 1p items today in bangor
    2 of the jugs
    pack cream eggs
    mini caramel eggs
    xmas m and ms

    also thought i had missed the galaxy as did not get home until 5.00 then got 3 vouchers and used £20 of other vouchers to bring shop down so had a great day

    But who took all the chocolate custard at tescos the kids really wanted that
  • lawrie28
    lawrie28 Posts: 2,666 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    caz2703 wrote: »
    Back on the 1p topic and I have a theory. I know we've discussed various glitches as being loss leaders but I wonder if these 1p items are just that?

    I know that apart from the 1p wrapping paper (I had brass ones for that glitch), all other 1p items I've covered with other purchases. The dates on the Kokos and Black Magic appear to be short so is it possible they're 1p loss leaders knowing full well we'll not risk a transaction full of 1p items only?


    I tend to do my 1p finds a tthe SS, and if I have any other shopping I do 2 transactions.

    I will wait till the SA is distracted, then quickly scan all my 1p items, then quickly hit Finish, don't even bother with clubcard as less than £1 spent, shove in a coin to cover the costs, and then get my receipt.

    Once paid for, they are legally mine, so if I then have issues with any other items in the shop, I don't get the 1p items taken off me.

    Just gotta be quick!

    THe only time I did not do this was when I got both of my Mice, which I did with other items and on not both in the same transaction as they needed the security tags tacking off, and so the SA may get suspicious if only a 1p transaction.
  • caz2703
    caz2703 Posts: 3,630 Forumite
    obama wrote: »
    Are you suggesting that the Tesco marketing department have begun to recruit non-chimpanzee staff? :eek:

    Good point. Scrap my theory :rotfl:
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