Tesco points and goldsmiths con please help

Zandoni

Just because they have T&C's it doesn't make it just, there shouldn't be any difference if it's on sale or not.

Let's face it most sale items are a con. If DFS took the vouchers you would never be able to find anything at full price to use them on

Freddie_Snowbits

The voucher has a face value of 0.0001p and is not cash. The issuer is allowed to dictate what it can be used for, if the recipient does not like that, they should vote with their feet and shop elsewhere

NoSatisfaction

withabix wrote: »

Don't forget that Goldsmiths retail markup is probably over 200% on most items.

Yes, thats markup / gross profit. Which is different to operating profit. Stores cost tens of thousands a year to rent, then there are staff wages, insurances, taxes, the cost of capital tied up in stock, advertising etc etc etc.

I guess their true profit percentage will be about 5%. I will pull their accounts if I can tomorrow and check.

Zandoni

What makes me angry is how things are hidden in the T&C small print and so many people are happy with it grrrrrrrrr.

NoSatisfaction

Zandoni wrote: »

What makes me angry is how things are hidden in the T&C small print and so many people are happy with it grrrrrrrrr.

That is the way it has been for years and it is unlikely to change.

The fact that there are T&C's are highlighted clearly on both the Tesco and Goldsmith web sites.

If the T&Cs were included in the main details then web pages and adverts would be almost unreadable, or should they show them as the web page opens and get you to agree them every time before they allow you to do any buying? I personally do not think that would work!

NoSatisfaction

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

The voucher has a face value of 0.0001p and is not cash. The issuer is allowed to dictate what it can be used for, if the recipient does not like that, they should vote with their feet and shop elsewhere

Sorry to be pedantic but the Tesco vouchers have "no cash value" according to the small print on the back.

I still think they are a good deal though!

NoSatisfaction

Zandoni wrote: »

Just because they have T&C's it doesn't make it just, there shouldn't be any difference if it's on sale or not.

Let's face it most sale items are a con. If DFS took the vouchers you would never be able to find anything at full price to use them on

You can not expect an offer to have no terms and conditions as by law some conditions must exist, for example it is ilegal to use any vouchers to pay for certain products such as powdered baby milk and therefore Tesco will put these terms and conditions in place.

Goldsmiths do not want to loose money on a sale so they do not include sale items with these vouchers. How is it unjust for them to exclude items that they will make a loss on?

Recently in the USA some on line shops banned customers from who were only buying the specials as these were sold at a loss. They never bought items that made the company any money. The shops are able to do this if they want.

Zandoni

NoSatisfaction wrote: »

Goldsmiths do not want to loose money on a sale so they do not include sale items with these vouchers. How is it unjust for them to exclude items that they will make a loss on?

It's the fact that they hide their terms in small print on their website, It should be clearly marked on their vouchers.

NoSatisfaction

Zandoni wrote: »

It's the fact that they hide their terms in small print on their website, It should be clearly marked on their vouchers.

When I have received Goldsmith vouchers in the past there was an A4 letter attached to them in BIG PRINT that clearly explained what they could and could not be spent on.

The vouchers are not the largest things and I cannot remember if the terms are also printed on the back. If they were they would be smallish.

If printed terms are not enough then I do not know what more they can do.

Also, the Tesco website makes it very clear that they can only be used on full price products.

http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=181&bci=4294967136|Goldsmiths

dmg24

Zandoni wrote: »

It's the fact that they hide their terms in small print on their website, It should be clearly marked on their vouchers.

Are you incapable of reading?