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Just wondering, about what people think Tesco will do in the future? Do you think this Double the difference check will last?

I don't know. I rotate round the supermarkets - Asda/Sainsburys/Tesco - equally, and work out what one is cheapest before I go. I feel that I will be going to Tesco a lot more now though. I don't know if Tesco will keep the double the difference, I have a feeling they will bring it down to 10% like Asda maybe. Not having a minimum of 8 items to compare like Asda, is probably the best benefit for me because I don't buy a lot of stuff.

bylromarha

Johnoblong wrote: »

Products mentioned where there appears to be a reason for not matching
· Cream crackers. Tesco sell 200g @ £0.25, Asda sell 300g @ £0.45. As the difference in pack size is more than 10% these are not classed as comparable.
· Napolina olive oil. I’m not sure what size is being referred to here. Tesco sell 250ml, 500ml, 1L and 1.5L Asda sell 250ml and 1L only. Therefore if the purchase was of 500ml or 1.5L it would not have been comparable
· McCain Homefries. I’m going to assume this is the straight cut version. Tesco sell 1kg, 1.5kg and 2.25kg. Asda only sell 1.5kg, so other sizes would not be comparable
· Kelloggs Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. Tesco range 500g, 750g and 1kg. Asda only have 500g and 750g. If the 1kg product was bought, this would not have been comparable (the others should have been)
· Grapes – not sure on this one as it would depend on if they were Red or Green, loose or packed on the pack size. Assuming Green seedless grapes pack Tesco range a 750g pack, Asda range a 500g pack (both are £2.47)
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That's me.

Loose green grapes, 750kg of Crunchy nut, items I have previously purchased from Asda.

More things which I know asda stock equivalents of not compared on my list were COLMAN'S HOLLANDAISE SAUCE MIX 28G, TESCO 480 TEABAGS 1.5KG, TESCO VALUE BISCUIT BARRELL 900G

Any reason for those not comparing?

Still maintain this claim is false advertising, and interestingly have not yet had a response from HQ to my second email sent 4 days ago.

cashless-cow

ChrisEvanson wrote: »

I think it needs pointing out that your items yesterday weren't 'free' as you paid cold hard cash and paid twice what they are in Asda! If you spent £40 on stuff that would cost £20 in Asda you got a £40 voucher but that cost you £20, because the first shop was twice the price it could be obtained for elsewhere. So in reality, even if you would have bought those items in Asda anyway, and that is going to be a big IF in some cases here, you effectively ended up getting them for the price you should have paid in Asda (not free) and effectively bought a £40 Tesco voucher for £20.

Just be careful. This offer isn't as good as it first seems. Its good, but don't forget that (a) you are paying out twice what you should in cold hard cash and (b) you then get back a voucher to spend in Tesco, not a refund. Vouchers don't pay the mortgage.

It just worries me people buying stuff they wouldn't buy normally at twice the price it is elsewhere.

Whilst I agree that some people may get carried away by this, please don't worry on my account. My 'selective' shopping only includes things that I would normally buy anyway and by combining some mocs and conditional spends, my cash outlay was really quite small.:D

TheTallOne_2

ChrisEvanson wrote: »

I think it needs pointing out that your items yesterday weren't 'free' as you paid cold hard cash and paid twice what they are in Asda! If you spent £40 on stuff that would cost £20 in Asda you got a £40 voucher but that cost you £20, because the first shop was twice the price it could be obtained for elsewhere. So in reality, even if you would have bought those items in Asda anyway, and that is going to be a big IF in some cases here, you effectively ended up getting them for the price you should have paid in Asda (not free) and effectively bought a £40 Tesco voucher for £20.

Just be careful. This offer isn't as good as it first seems. Its good, but don't forget that (a) you are paying out twice what you should in cold hard cash and (b) you then get back a voucher to spend in Tesco, not a refund. Vouchers don't pay the mortgage.

It just worries me people buying stuff they wouldn't buy normally at twice the price it is elsewhere.

The way I see it is that you are paying for your shopping in advance, receiving it in the form of vouchers. In addition to this, you get free food to the value of half of what you shop, which at least in my case has been junk food/stuff that can be stored for a long time.

So if you spend £100 per month on food, you can spend £100 in 'junk' at Tesco (which actual value £50 in Asda) before then doing a 'money saving' shop with the £100 in vouchers. Result: Spend £100, get £50 in junk and £100 in proper food.
Similarly, if you spend only £50 per month on food, you could first spend £50 on 'junk' at Tesco, worth £25 at Asda, then spend another £50 on junk at Tesco, using the voucher (it's possible to get vouchers after paying with vouchers), before then spending your money saving shop with the £50 vouchers. Result: Spend £50, get £50 in junk and £50 in proper food.

Essentially, you can get £50 in junk food (valuated at Asda) regardless of how much you actually spend on proper food at Tesco (perhaps some of the junk food is something you'd normally buy).

The only way you lose out is if you make poor decisions on the money saving shops, and that might be because of the poor mentality built up from the previous high spending shops. Additionally, you may be forced to spend extra at Tesco on the money saving shop simply because your voucher size has got too big.

Naebbirac

TheTallOne wrote: »

The way I see it is that you are paying for your shopping in advance, receiving it in the form of vouchers. In addition to this, you get free food to the value of half of what you shop, which at least in my case has been junk food/stuff that can be stored for a long time.

So if you spend £100 per month on food, you can spend £100 in 'junk' at Tesco (which actual value £50 in Asda) before then doing a 'money saving' shop with the £100 in vouchers. Result: Spend £100, get £50 in junk and £100 in proper food.
Similarly, if you spend only £50 per month on food, you could first spend £50 on 'junk' at Tesco, worth £25 at Asda, then spend another £50 on junk at Tesco, using the voucher (it's possible to get vouchers after paying with vouchers), before then spending your money saving shop with the £50 vouchers. Result: Spend £50, get £50 in junk and £50 in proper food.

Essentially, you can get £50 in junk food (valuated at Asda) regardless of how much you actually spend on proper food at Tesco (perhaps some of the junk food is something you'd normally buy).

The only way you lose out is if you make poor decisions on the money saving shops, and that might be because of the poor mentality built up from the previous high spending shops. Additionally, you may be forced to spend extra at Tesco on the money saving shop simply because your voucher size has got too big.

If you split up your shops you can avoid the big vouchers.

Johnoblong

bylromarha wrote: »

That's me.

Loose green grapes, 750kg of Crunchy nut, items I have previously purchased from Asda.

More things which I know asda stock equivalents of not compared on my list were COLMAN'S HOLLANDAISE SAUCE MIX 28G, TESCO 480 TEABAGS 1.5KG, TESCO VALUE BISCUIT BARRELL 900G

Any reason for those not comparing?

Still maintain this claim is false advertising, and interestingly have not yet had a response from HQ to my second email sent 4 days ago.

Hopefully this helps....

Loose green grapes (£4.47/kg in both Tesco and Asda) and Crunchy Nut 750g (£2.00 in Tesco, £2.98 in Asda) both look like they should be matched.

Colman's Hollandaise Sauce: Tesco stock a 28g pack @ £0.36, Asda stock a 21g pack @ £0.48. Pack size difference of more than 10% means it's not compared

Tesco 480 teabags 1.5kg (£5.99): Largest Asda teabags are 240 bags @ £3.00. As an aside looks like someone's made a bit of a typo on Asda Earl Grey Tea apparently it's £139 currently.

Value Biscuit Barrell 900g: Asda range 7 Smart Price Biscuits - the largest of these is 400g Smart Price Custard Creams

TheTallOne_2

Naebbirac wrote: »

If you split up your shops you can avoid the big vouchers.

Ah yes, but in the past week I've been 'stacking' vouchers - coming to the end of term at uni and perhaps only have one big shop left. My vouchers have gone from £10 to £18 to £21 simply because you need to spend more in consecutive shops. Obviously not a worry for other people though.

But regular cash ins and a good network of people who are searching for the same thing is a great way to use this deal. Interestingly on my most recent shop I used a spend £20 get £3 off coupon, which worked in addition to the £18 voucher, the clubcard points and the comparisons. Perhaps joint shops with friends may be more effective with spending the big voucher at the end.

puddings_2

no1catman wrote: »

Sorry, don't agree - the OP referred to a 'gesture of goodwill' voucher. These vouchers, would need to be entered in the voucher section, when doing the next Grocery Home Shopping order.
It is the 'price-check' vouchers that are handed to the driver - he should endorse the receipt.

ok youre probably right then, I assumed the conversation was about price check vouchers

puddings_2

TheTallOne wrote: »

Similarly, if you spend only £50 per month on food, you could first spend £50 on 'junk' at Tesco, worth £25 at Asda, then spend another £50 on junk at Tesco, using the voucher (it's possible to get vouchers after paying with vouchers), before then spending your money saving shop with the £50 vouchers. Result: Spend £50, get £50 in junk and £50 in proper food.

Tallone: well explained. I totally agree with you.

Johnoblong: regarding my previous question, I guess by the fact that you're posting on here late on a Sunday night that you are contibuting in a non-official capacity! Its cool either way, I just wondered, so thanks anyway.
Most tesco employees that ive talked with away from work say that they hate their company - so it makes a change to see somebody defending them like you have :-)

Helix wrote: »

Odd that the T&C's say otherwise:

yeah i already spotted that in post #113

ROBDOLPHIN66

puddings wrote: »

2)look on tescopricecheck.com to see if the things on your list are comparable.

Where is the page / list?
All I can see is a link to a few FAQs and links back to their main site.