Tesco misprice discussion area part 15

Alfhartagain

orainsear wrote:

How did the manager prove that you knew it was incorrectly priced?

On the basis that I wouldn't accept the difference that was offered, he felt that I would be happy with the difference if I was a genuine customer, told me I wouldn't get a refund.

Do I let this one go ?

orainsear

dog1 wrote:

So you are hoping that you will be able to commit a fraud?



I think deep down you know that we all tread a fine line and that is why we get the BUZZ.:D

I started my post by saying that fraud is complicated and thus "open to individual interpretation".

Like it or not..........right or wrong...........moral issues aside.

Most frauds are not black or white, they fall into a grey area.

That is why a JURY (individuals) are used to decide the outcome of a criminal trial.;)

I rest my case.

You fail to mention that the only reason the situation arises is due to illegal advertising/labeling by the retailer.

Muzzypants

the_postman wrote:

I see many have came out of the woodwork again due to yet another mobile phone fiasco.
Why cant these "lurkers" contribute 365 days of the year instead of the 3-4 days when there seems to be a free mobile phone or a free slab of meat / xbox / 6 pack etc!

Because mouthy big heads like you, as entertaining as you are at times, scare them/us off. Newbies are aware that they are walking in to a room populated by seasoned r&rers so they're already nervous enough about the whole thing, then when know-it-alls like you pipe up to shoot them down straight away they beetle off again with their tails between their legs.
Like Constantine rightly said:

Constantine wrote:

This constant accusing of new posters does nothing to encourage new posters. If I was a n00b over the last couple of weeks I would have thought long and hard about joining in.

Besides, a lot of people (I imagine) who are reading this thread aren't as obsessed as some. Maybe that's because they're not practiced enough, maybe it's because they've got lives, maybe it's because they're happy to pay for their Pampers and save risking a high-profile for a mobile or X Box... Whatever the reason they're all valid enough, but people like you bleating on and getting suspicious about newbies does nothing to help.
Having said that, from my experience with Internet chatboards there are always people like you who think all should bow down before them, so you're part of the wallpaper I would expect.

Gina_of_course!

post 3412

speaks volumes.

FloFlo

Merry Xmas everyone.

the_postman_2

Anyone on here want to admit to being part of the circle or do i start posting names and alias' and said website "secret" address?

dog1

orainsear wrote:

You fail to mention that the only reason the situation arises is due to illegal advertising/labeling by the retailer.

I agree, we all make mistakes, but two wrongs don't make a right.


If you care so much about the illegal advertising why not point it out to the store instead of filling your boots:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

spa2k

the_postman wrote:

Im bitter because im a postman and its bloody christmas

that maybe so but spare a thought for the staff in the Tesco stores that you shop in......bloody miserable git.:D

Your double standards when attacking Tesco Employee for what you class as trolling are plain for all to see.


Now stop moaning at so called newbies, stop accusing everyone of being kevin kelly and add something constructive to the debate.

Oh and this so called secret circle.....in the last 3 pages you are the only one that has mentioned it....any particular reason for that i wonder????

orainsear

Alfhartagain wrote:

On the basis that I wouldn't accept the difference that was offered, he felt that I would be happy with the difference if I was a genuine customer, told me I wouldn't get a refund.

Do I let this one go ?

By offering you the difference it's clear that he accepts you have been overcharged. According to the Tesco policy, if you are overcharged you are entitled to keep the goods and receive a full refund.

Unfortunately by posting on this forum it will be pretty clear where you got your information from, thus I'd be inclined to let this one go unless you are willing to phone Head Office and potentially raise your profile with the store.

MyUserNamesTaken

dog1 wrote:

So you are hoping that you will be able to commit a fraud?



I think deep down you know that we all tread a fine line and that is why we get the BUZZ.:D

I started my post by saying that fraud is complicated and thus "open to individual interpretation".

Like it or not..........right or wrong...........moral issues aside.

Most frauds are not black or white, they fall into a grey area.

That is why a JURY (individuals) are used to decide the outcome of a criminal trial.;)


I rest my case.

You can rest your case all you want. However, you are totally wrong. Let's start with a basic definition of fraud:

"Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception".

Right, please show me where the deception is? After all, Tesco's policy is very clear. If you are charged more than the price on the shelf or item, you will be entitled to a full refund and keep the item.

As you can see, the policy does not have any conditions attached to it, therefore prior knowledge of the misprice is not an issue. There is a reason why prior knowledge is not an issue, and it comes down to this: Tesco commits a criminal offence every single time it sites a misleading price indication. Due to Tesco breaking the Law, the company is very keen to keep things quiet and sort the issues out in-house (i.e. have this policy to keep customers quiet about the countless times Tesco puts up misleading price indications, contrary to the Consumer Protection Act). Without deception, there is no fraud.

As a previous poster pointed out, customers can never be 100% certain that the item is going to scan at an incorrect price, as HO is hosting out the list of misprices from this site and is getting quicker at correcting them - hence all the items going back for refunds due to failed R&Rs.

Another thing to remember is that Tesco ran a national TV campaign to advertise the policy in which Prunella Scales was shown to go around the shop looking for mispriced items, then going to CS to claim her refund. This indicates that there is tacit approval from Tesco to those who want to search for mispriced items. Tesco's claim is that they get things wrong so rarely, customers won't be able to find mispriced items in their stores. However, this claim is unfounded, as shown by this thread. Tesco's policy also exists in order to give consumers confidence in Tesco's price integrity. Again, this confidence is misplaced, as shown by these R&R threads.

With all things considered (Tesco's TV campaign advertising the policy, no mention of exceptions to the policy, the customer being the victim of a crime committed by Tesco (misleading price indications resulting in an overcharge), you'd be hard pushed to get a jury to find any deception on the part of the customer.

One final point: If it were fraud, why do you think Tesco hasn't called in the police? I can tell you why - no crime has been committed by the customer. The only criminal here is Tesco.

(By the way, it's "Defamation", not "Deformation".)