Tesco misprices thread 7 - please only post misprices here

ben500

paxton1978 wrote: »

i noticed kronenbourg 4x cans marked as 3 for £4 yesterday. i pretty much twigged that this was wrong (12 cans for £4!) but bought 24 cans and then went straight to CS. the lady there admitted the error, but then said that the policy had changed lately and that they no longer offer DTD on SEL's. is this true?! luckily a queue had formed behind me and since she couldn't work the till, she muttered "sod it- i'll do it my way" and i got an r&r! hey presto- a case of free beer!

She should be a politician, she robbed you and left you feeling happy with the result

chloejane_2

just a small one, the pack of 2 queen marbles in my local tesco's were in a box with 96p on it charged £1.19 each pack, came up a watergun on receipt so DTD for my son who was paying out of pocket money, he was very happy lol.

starlit_2

I thought that I was on to one when I found a 5 pack of boxed Maxell DVD+RW for £1.74. (They're usually at least £5.00)
However, they scanned correctly for £1.74. Looking on their website, that seems to be the sale price.
The Romford branch also had a boxed 5 pack of TDK 8.5GB dual layer DVDs for £9.99 (usually £19.99). On the website they are BOGOF at £19.99.
Dual layer discs are still generally pretty expensive, so if anyone needs any, look out for them in Tescos.
I did manage to get some off eBay for less, but it was a low priced auction that no one else bid on.

UPDATE: The DVD RWs have gone back up to £5 something on the website, they were supposed to be reduced by £1.74, not sold for £1.74. So I guess that if there are any still on the shelves at that price they might scan as £5+.

paxton1978_2

ben500 wrote: »

She should be a politician, she robbed you and left you feeling happy with the result

hmm.... let's see- i walked out with 24 cans of beer for free. i hardly see how i was the one being robbed. i could have argued for double the difference, but for £2 i think i'd rather keep my dignity (and my free beer) intact.

Hey_Dude

paxton1978 wrote: »

hmm.... let's see- i walked out with 24 cans of beer for free. i hardly see how i was the one being robbed. i could have argued for double the difference, but for £2 i think i'd rather keep my dignity (and my free beer) intact.

It's not about dignity, it's about principles.

The point I think Ben was making is that Tesco consistently have crappy Price Integrity and that Customer Service Staff often attempt to avoid the clear policies given to them by Head Office and displayed in each and every store.

During R&R CS staff would often attempt to avoid this policy when dealing with customers who had been overcharged - sometimes CS staff would become very aggressive.

It was Tesco's doing that led to the R&R frenzy and multiple console mis-prices - this in turn led to a rethink by the wise and the good in Dundee and DTD was born.

But even now - as your example shows - CS staff still avoid implementing company policy - sure you were content with your free beer - but you were entitled to DTD - a profit in this case - just like the recent Disney DVDs reported on this forum.

So you were shafted - a very pleasant way to be shafted - but shafted none-the-less.

I lost a lot of interest in Tesco after the demise of R&R - I've done quite a few unintentional DTDs during a normal shop - all for relatively small amounts of money - yet still some CS staff attempt to avoid the DTD policy.

I was once even scolded by a CS Witch for not checking the price myself as the Sales Assistant scanned my shopping...needless to say The Dude put this hag right.

Rant over

Duder

Forgetful

Yes Hey Dude
Just like I was saying
the sa do their best to pocket the extra themselves!!!

Mouschka

Got this today SEL 5.97 but scanned at 19.97. DTD given after pointing out the board behind CS!

ben500

Forgetful wrote: »

Yes Hey Dude
Just like I was saying
the sa do their best to pocket the extra themselves!!!

In all fairness I don't think this is the case, it's more a case of cultural prejudice the csa's take it very personal and are encouraged to do so, they are openly encouraged to put obstacles in the way of your alleviating them of their obligations.

ben500

Mouschka wrote: »

Got this today SEL 5.97 but scanned at 19.97. DTD given after pointing out the board behind CS!

There is fun to be had with this one

taxiphil

Mouschka wrote: »

One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest DVD
Got this today SEL 5.97 but scanned at 19.97. DTD given after pointing out the board behind CS!

ben500 wrote: »

There is fun to be had with this one

Oh yes. A profit of £8.03, plus a free DVD that fetches a tenner on eBay.

Even better than R+R. This is fun, fun, fun, Tesco-style.

One really did Fly Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Thanks, Sir Tel.