1p finds at Tesco thread

mykw

Just wanted to add to this thread to say thanks for a thoroughly entertaining read all week (at work when I should have been working).
Didn't need, want, or even try to get any of the products but really glad that many folk got some bargainous results from a corporate giant, power to the people and all that!

Jadee

liam8282 wrote: »

The daily mail article, posted above, seems to disagree.

Does not mention anything about giving to charity, destroying the items.

As an earlier post suggested, if T don't want to sell these items for 1p, why don't they change the price on the system to £1000 for example?

Personally I think it is all down to either staff error or computer glitches, which tesco don't want to highlight any more than already has been done.

Chap, think what you will, but every Clear to Zero markdown puts it to 1p. These clearance methods are done 3/4 times a year, to clear out old stock, or seasonal stock - so in reply to anotehr poster, that is why all the England tops from the World Cup went to 1p. We actually wasted all ours, and put them in staff reception collecting money for the Tesco charity of the year, before sending the remainder to our British Birth Defects charity. Infact, before our wasted items got sent to charity, they all went into the compactor - whether it was just for a button falling off or some marks on a garment. So I am happy that Tesco finally changed it to giving it to a charity.

We all agree that it's completely foolish, as it's still purchaseable. Why not knock it 'off file' so it isn't possible to go through the tills? But I am paid to do a job, not to think. Plus, putting items at £1000 isn't ideal, because if something was shop lifted, then that's minus 1k, rather than 1p.

The spokes person who said that it was done for people to purchase has either been misquoted/misunderstood, because this really isn't the case.

If people are finding this stock in stores, then that's due to staff errors not completing their jobs.

I merely joined this site to let people know that is isn't a promotion, or a computer gliche. But have found the reception (bar one, thank you for the welcome) somewhat bullyish and unwelcoming. I didn't join to dampen spirits, just to help people to not get their hopes up.

Jadee

FloFlo wrote: »

Well it would seem Tesco have very few 'properly manned' shop floors.:rotfl:

And its not taking us customers days to find items - perhaps Tesco need to recruit more price conscious staff from MSE.:p

I also don't believe that anyone has been 'demanding' 1p items, there may be a few thick enough to ask if you have any or to ask to price an item to check if it was 1p. But I guess it gets up Tesco staff's nose that customers are more switched on than them.

Believe what you will, but you weren't the one working, with 2 seperate people within 3 days demanding a Disney Hoodie for 1p. So, please don't tell me what happened in my place of work.

As for price conscious staff - when you are sent an email on the day of teh process happening, it takes a long time to locate items when you potentially have hundreds of thousands of items on the sales floor.

fernie1

liam8282 wrote: »

The daily mail article, posted above, seems to disagree.

Does not mention anything about giving to charity, destroying the items.

As an earlier post suggested, if T don't want to sell these items for 1p, why don't they change the price on the system to £1000 for example?

Personally I think it is all down to either staff error or computer glitches, which tesco don't want to highlight any more than already has been done.

Just think £1000 per item, now that would make it worth while (DTD)
I would be £996.50 ish x 2 = £1993 in profit for the 2 bags of coffee i got, i think? :rotfl::rotfl:

ampersand

Jadee - I thank you, too.
Please don't let an unpleasant minority deter you from posting.
We are all grateful for helpful input; it's surprising that so many fail to heed, or read, one of Martin's founding edicts:
'Please be niuce to all moneysavers' and the other[which I need often when postinf for techie/car help]'Remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question.'
Keep posting.:)
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Back in the glorious days of yore - a.k.a. R&R - there was a lovely Tesco chap called Joel, who posted. I think FloFlo and bylromarha would remember him,too.

FloFlo

Jadee wrote: »

Believe what you will, but you weren't the one working, with 2 seperate people within 3 days demanding a Disney Hoodie for 1p. So, please don't tell me what happened in my place of work.

As for price conscious staff - when you are sent an email on the day of teh process happening, it takes a long time to locate items when you potentially have hundreds of thousands of items on the sales floor.[/QUOTE]

But surely the people on MSE armed only with a vague list of descriptions are finding these products among the thousands of items on the sales floor but trained staff can't.:D

mommy79

I searched high and low on Thursday for these offers but found nothing on the shelves. The customer scanner wasn't working either so I couldnt select things to scan and check, and i didn't want to take a whole load of shopping to the till and select just a few items that i needed...
i have a feeling the staff must have taken everything...! :huh:

WELSH-DRAGON_2

Thanks to everyone for posting - will have a looksy today when I have to do the weekly shop, I found the coffee last week but noticed the list of 1p is alot bigger now !!!

thanks again

Welshy x

harvey_too

little miss sunshine socks 1p bar code 5052004144582 they are marked at £2. 50

helen_jelly

Morning all
Thank you for the 1p bargains - I managed to get the coffee
I've been keeping an eye on the Head and Shoulders Shampoo as thats all I can use and noticed in my Tesco that the H & S Menthol Shampoo 250ml barcode 5011321433007 was priced at 32p on th SEL so got 5 bottles and it went through the till at £2.39 so got a refund of £20.70 - worth checking out as its the same type as the 1p shampoo that was mentioned originally

Helen
PS None left in Kingston store, Milton Keynes