Tesco/Asda Pricechecker Thread - part 5

babyfruitella

adammccance wrote: »

DTD Tale of Woe #3

Today I did two separate transactions with two vouchers along with a third transaction in cash for reduced goods. The latter went through first, was packed and safely in my trolley. Cue second transaction being scanned and me notifying the SA that I have vouchers for both of the remaining shops.

She calls for a supervisor who trots over to the till.

He checks the numbers and signs off the receipt, before beginning a lengthy conversation with the SA along the lines of, 'He's in every day, buying things that are cheaper at ASDA. Look at this (pointing at the receipt), he bought fake tan for £11.49 and got a £10.98 voucher back on that alone'. All of this was said quietly, I don't think he realised I could hear him.

A little bit of poo came out.

Once he'd disappeared after looking at the items on receipt number two, the SA began grilling me: 'So, do you look for things that are cheaper at ASDA, buy them here then get a voucher?; How do you do this - compare the two websites? I bet you've got loads from this haven't you? You certainly look like you know what you're doing'.

I denied everything in my usual eloquent fashion, 'Erm, erm, erm, no I just buy shopping. That's what I do here, buy shopping...'

With beads of sweat forming on my forehead, the SA surprised me by offering tips on how to better my returns:

'Have you tried going online? MoneySavingExpert is good - they have a spreadsheet and everything'.

'Never heard of it. What's a spreadsheet?'

'Just have a look when you get home - Google it'.

I have a feeling the supervisor may have asked the SA to try and get me to hang myself by admitting I seek out expensive goods in order to get a voucher in return, thus proving I was going against the 'spirit of the promotion' - be careful out there!

:rotfl: She'll be reading this later, thinking what a lying sod! :rotfl:

FloFlo

mikem425 wrote: »

Are we best of just using this glitch for normal shopping hidden among food in a normal shop is well not noticeable .

few little freebies on your shopping?

I would buy 14 samosas and £9.50 of clothing.

pugsley_h

Just to let you all know, I have just had a voucher refused. I was taken from the upstairs of the store and made to stand next to customer services, whilst they went backwards and forwards between managers, and then she came back and said that due to people abusing it, and fraud, they are refusing vouchers where the original receipt says that a coupon was used to pay for it, rather than cash or card. I was so humiliated :(:(

So I came home empty handed......

karlie88

nuttyginger wrote: »

1 x CTR TESCO VEGETABLE SAMOSA (2 kg) £ 1.50 £ 0.70

I bought two on this receipt

one samosa weighs 1kg??!!

crikey.

nuttyginger

I'm off to buy 14 samosas then!

aaarrrggghhh

babyfruitella wrote: »

:rotfl: She'll be reading this later, thinking what a lying sod! :rotfl:

If she does, I'm outed as this is almost word-for-word what she said! You know when you encounter something like this and somehow you've managed to remember the entire conversation so you can torture yourself by playing it back, over and over again in your head? This is one of those things. I've come up with loads of alternative lines I could have used but they're all useless as I'm now sat at home!

What on earth does 'buy shopping' mean?! Why did I say that? You can't buy 'shopping', can you?

scotsgirl_3

pugsley_h wrote: »

Just to let you all know, I have just had a voucher refused. I was taken from the upstairs of the store and made to stand next to customer services, whilst they went backwards and forwards between managers, and then she came back and said that due to people abusing it, and fraud, they are refusing vouchers where the original receipt says that a coupon was used to pay for it, rather than cash or card. I was so humiliated :(:(

So I came home empty handed......

Call or email customer services. This isn't in the T&Cs and the store should get their a** whipped for it.

FloFlo

nuttyginger wrote: »

1 x CTR TESCO VEGETABLE SAMOSA (2 kg) £ 1.50 £ 0.70

I bought two on this receipt

Ok question is do they always put 1 x 'whatever' and then the correct price, in this case £1.50, or was this a mistake by the person on the counter and should have put 2 x 'whatever' £1.50.

karlie88

pugsley_h wrote: »

Just to let you all know, I have just had a voucher refused. I was taken from the upstairs of the store and made to stand next to customer services, whilst they went backwards and forwards between managers, and then she came back and said that due to people abusing it, and fraud, they are refusing vouchers where the original receipt says that a coupon was used to pay for it, rather than cash or card. I was so humiliated :(:(

So I came home empty handed......

email CS, nothing in Ts&Cs to say we can't use a voucher for the above reason.

what store was this? if you don't want to say, then you could please PM?

thanks

andym6561

Colgate maxwhite one sonic power toothbrush scanning at £3 in Tesco.