Tesco misprice discussion area part 14

taxiphil

phyllis13 wrote:

Congratulations on taking advantage of a misprice but I think you are taking the p*ss somewhat by suggesting going back for another refund. This would be tantamount to stealing and is not what a true MSE'er should be promoting.

You should have posted this on the discussion or the ethics debate thread, but since you've posted here I'll reply here and ask the mods to move both our posts.

Getting a refund after your original R+R is known as a Golden R+R and is widely practised by many of us. It's a perfectly acceptable and legal thing to do. It makes absolutely no difference to Tesco as they will just sell the item to someone else for the amount they refunded to you.

It's complete and utter nonsense to say it's tantamount to stealing. Both parties were happy to take part in the original R+R and the subsequent Golden R+R; hence no theft has taken place.

I disagree with your statement that a true MSEer should not be promoting this. Why not? This site is all about money saving, and Golden R+Rs are a perfectly legitimate way of obtaining free money.

dizzy73

gam3r wrote:

im gonna go in tommorow for a 360...wish me luck. what are the chances?

I would say pretty low though I was in a store today where the octagonal stand had a sticker over the premium price but not the core price. I was in too early for the electrical counter to be open so I would have had to get CS to get it and then it's harder to argue the didnt realise I was being overcharged until later.
Plus I got a premium yesterday and was really just looking for Tony Hawks, which they didn't have..

ben500

gam3r wrote:

im gonna go in tommorow for a 360...wish me luck. what are the chances?

Far far better than winning a tenner on a scratchcard and it's free too.

FloFlo

Well I cocked mine up, well and truly, should have sat tight with my xbox but I returned it - I should be banned from the thread.

leadhead

taxiphil wrote:

You should have posted this on the discussion or the ethics debate thread, but since you've posted here I'll reply here and ask the mods to move both our posts.

Getting a refund after your original R+R is known as a Golden R+R and is widely practised by many of us. It's a perfectly acceptable and legal thing to do. It makes absolutely no difference to Tesco as they will just sell the item to someone else for the amount they refunded to you.

It's complete and utter nonsense to say it's tantamount to stealing. Both parties were happy to take part in the original R+R and the subsequent Golden R+R; hence no theft has taken place.

I disagree with your statement that a true MSEer should not be promoting this. Why not? This site is all about money saving, and Golden R+Rs are a perfectly legitimate way of obtaining free money.

Spot on mate...but I dont think I would have been so diplomatic!

Not a mispriced xbox in sight today, but managed another £90+ worth of freebies.

Although not yet a Golden, took another couple of (previously RandRed) phones back today(without the bill) and was offered an exchange.....Wonderful.....Got 3 expensive Christmas presents in one go..one being a DVD recorder, in exchange, then on the way home used a few coupons to get a load of disks for it(free of course).

Another excellent day

d0cketts

Stab in the dark here but has anyone tried to get the Xbox at the big borehamwood tescos?

taxiphil

d0cketts wrote:

Stab in the dark here but has anyone tried to get the Xbox at the big borehamwood tescos?

I heard they had a fire at that store the other week, not sure if it's had to close for repairs though. It's the store which adjoins the Big Brother house isn't it?

El_Maverick

d0cketts wrote:

Stab in the dark here but has anyone tried to get the Xbox at the big borehamwood tescos?

Yes mate tried yesterday and no joy but just wait until that upstairs is open and I reckon it could be a real earner.;)

d0cketts

taxiphil wrote:

I heard they had a fire at that store the other week, not sure if it's had to close for repairs though. It's the store which adjoins the Big Brother house isn't it?

Yeah it is open its just its a bus ride away from me and they are re-building it and so it might have slipped through the net but i dont wanna go just for that as it might not be there so could some one please tell me quickly what dvds, games ect are mispriced atm
Thanks Alot guys
Alex

gam3r

dizzy73 wrote:

I would say pretty low though I was in a store today where the octagonal stand had a sticker over the premium price but not the core price. I was in too early for the electrical counter to be open so I would have had to get CS to get it and then it's harder to argue the didnt realise I was being overcharged until later.
Plus I got a premium yesterday and was really just looking for Tony Hawks, which they didn't have..

still think its worth me trying? and is it ok to pay by credit card?