Watch out for Tesco's Value

marybishop

Halloweenqueen - re vouchers

No - tell us more!

halloweenqueen_2

marybishop wrote:

Halloweenqueen - re vouchers

No - tell us more!

I got a one page letter with a tear off section at the bottom with 6 vouchers on it. First one is valid until end of April and is for £9 off a £60 transaction, the rest are valid for one week taking me up to 4th June and they are £6 off a £60 spend. There was some blurb about me being a clubcard member but it didn't really why I'd got them. The only thing I can think of is i asked for a couple of clubcard vouchers to be rolled back as they were going to expire and I din't have enough to convert into vouchers for MFI??
Maybe they are fed up with doing that and think they'll halp me spend a bit more!!!

jpjp_2

Like chr1s I have not read the complete thread, but I have seen this pricing anomaly in my TessaCohen's (for it was her it's named after) on cans of beer. Check out things like packs of 12 priced higher per-can than packs of 20 - I usually buy Bud or StellaTortoise but I'm sure it's not restricted to that.

The Channel 4 documentary was a two-part one in their Dispatches series hosted by Jane Moore, and it came shortly after I had read a book called "Shopped" by Joanna Blythman on this very subject of Supermarket power - and she was featured in the documentary. Well worth a read if you are into this subject - check out the reviews of it on Amazon.co.uk

calleyw

jpjp wrote:

Like chr1s I have not read the complete thread, but I have seen this pricing anomaly in my TessaCohen's (for it was her it's named after)

Umm not sure where you got that bit of Information form. It was never named after a Tessa Cohen who ever she was. Be it Jack Cohen (the founder of Tescos) wife or daugher.

If you look here

You can see why it was named tescos. If you don't want to read it. It was the first 3 intials of the man who supplied Jack Cohen (founder of tescos) with Tea. His name was Mr T E Stockell. So that is where the TES of Tescos come from. And the rest comes from Jack Cohens last name. The CO. So togther makes Tescos.

Yours


Calley

STEVEN_ROBERT_TUCKEY

Curry_Queen wrote:

I noticed last night whilst looking at Tesco's website that there's also a difference between prices on their red onions, although it's not immediately apparent when looking at it!

Tesco red onions loose - £0.95/kg (£0.20 each)
Tesco Value red onions 750g - £0.99 (£0.13/100g)

So the value onions are 35p/kg more expensive!!


I wonder how many more examples I could find of this :rolleyes:

37p actually.
That £0.13/100g has been rounded down from 13.2p so the value onions are really £1.32/kg.

You've got to watch out for the rounding errors too, if the price per kg ends between 1 and 4 pence then they will show the price per 100g because that 0.1-0.4 pence can be rounded DOWN to the nearest penny, making the item look cheaper.
But if the price per kg finishes in 5-9 pence then that 0.5-0.9 has to be rounded UP so it is better for them to display the price per kilo.

Eg:
£0.95/kg = £0.10/100g
£0.94/kg = £0.09/100g

So by comparing prices per 100g that 'SPECIAL OFFER' appears to be saving you 10p/kg when really it's only a penny.

Mind you a penny saved is a penny earned.
(Well actually a penny saved is up to 1 2/3 pence earned depending on your tax status, but that doesn't have quite the same ring to it.)

STEVEN_ROBERT_TUCKEY

Riblet wrote:

I agree, it sucks. But every retailer is forced to do this.... Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Woolworths... you name it, if you can pay by card, you'll pay the premium. Every single retailer I've ever known about does this, it's just a question about how open they are about it.

The reason they absorb the cost themselves is because both VISA and MASTERCARD (don't know about others such as American Express) say that it would be a violation of their user agreement for a retailer to charge a fee for paying by credit card (although I do know some will try), however they can offer a discount for paying by cash or cheque.

Also, they can't impose a minimum spend for credit card transactions but I have seen loads of places that do, particularly chinese and indian takeaways.

If anyone ever tries to tell you that you have to spend a minimum amount or pay a fee for paying by credit card just tell them that would be a violation of their user agreement with the card company, if that doesn't work then report them to your card issuer.

Of course you can always use this information to get a discount for paying by cash, say you know if you pay by credit card they won't keep the full amount because they'll have to pay a percentage to the card issuer so could they pass that saving on to you instead.

If they won't-screw them and pay by credit card anyway.

It's worth remembering that credit cards do provide extra protection so it's probably best not to do this with really big purchases.

STEVEN_ROBERT_TUCKEY

Justamum wrote:

Riblet - fruit and veg would be much cheaper if farmers didn't have a huge proportion of their produce rejected because it wasn't pretty enough. So in reality supermarkets are screwing the supplier because all their hard work counts for nothing. Supermarkets demand a high level of perfection in shape and size - but flavour seems to be not an issue for them. Personally I would prefer to buy food that actually has some flavour. I couldn't care less if it's not a uniform shape - it's not entering a beauty contest is it?

I've seen this on TV as well.
Saw a programme where apples were being analysed by computers with cameras :rotfl: for the slightest imperfections.

Do people really refuse to buy fruit and vegetables because they have the odd flaw or is it just the supermarkets telling us this?
People in other countries don't shop like that.

I personally have never known anyone refuse a banana because it was 'too bendy'!
HELLO-they're bananas they're supposed to bend, what next-oranges that are 'too orange'?!
Why don't they just find one 'perfect' specimen and get scientists to clone it so we can all eat the exact same thing? :rolleyes:

One thing I did find strange was that tons of 'flawed' potatoes were just thrown away because they were not uniform and couldn't be sold in the shops.
What I didn't understand was why they weren't sold to be used for crisps or in making the many frozen potato products on the market.

STEVEN_ROBERT_TUCKEY

Gers wrote:

Sainsbury's Basic range includs misshapen/too small/too large fruit and veg. Much better value and ( ) better taste. I use the cooking apples, eating apples, pears, carrots and onions - not tried the potatoes yet.

Thanks, I didn't know that, must look out for it in future.

Personally I prefer the 'mutants' because I'm a bit eccentric.

Once had a KITKAT that was all KIT and no KAT (solid chocolate, no wafer), best one I've ever had, made my day. :j

I also like finding four shreddies stuck together in a square 2x2, it's like finding a four leaf clover.

But the ultimate has to be a double-yolker, nothing like cracking open an egg and finding you've got two for the price of one-now that's what I call a BOGOF :dance:

calleyw

STEVEN_ROBERT_TUCKEY wrote:

Thanks, I didn't know that, must look out for it in future.

Personally I prefer the 'mutants' because I'm a bit eccentric.

I don't mind fruit or veg that is not a certain size or shape. That is why there are different types of Class. Class 1 being perfect.

But that is what we use to. Things looking perfect and all being the same shape and size. Must be a certain colour.

As you say tons of fruit and veg is reject because it is not a certain size or shape. It sickens me to see that.

Most will end up as animal feed so we do get to eat it in some round about way.


Yours


Calley

Miss_Penelope

I noticed at my local Tesco they have put their prices up (5p on a French stick) just because Sainsburys down the road have temporarily closed for refurbishment!