Tesco misprice discussion area part 17

redfox

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leadhead

redfox wrote:

Please keep this thread on topic.

What? A warning, and I wasnt even involved........................lol

but back on topic

Mr T certainly seems to be improving, today I decided to do a bit of couponing and look for some misprices(havent bothered with the latter for around 7 weeks).

The former was quite good but the latter was a non event.........theres no need to change the policy if they are going to be this good..........but assuming Sir Terry knows how forgetful they can be........I suppose from his point of view, there is a need, after all.

sfc_boy

leadhead wrote:

The former was quite good but the latter was a non event.........theres no need to change the policy if they are going to be this good..........but assuming Sir Terry knows how forgetful they can be........I suppose from his point of view, there is a need, after all.

It occurred to me today that if they get better with their prices, that it may actually make removing the policy even more attractive to them.

My reasoning being that, as I understand it (admittidly from posts here in the past) that the policy was more or less forced on Mr T, due to the large number of mispricing going on, by Trading Standards or as a sweetner from Mr T to stop people complaining to Trading Standards in large numbers.

If their pricing is better, then the level of possible complaints will be low and the "risk" of removing the policy is therefore also reduced.

Of course, we are all making the assumption that each store has actually got better. It may well be that the number of people actively looking out for R&R's has increased to the point where individually there is only the odd one here and there, but collectively (to CS in each store) the position is just the same.

Hope that makes some sort of sense!

leadhead

sfc_boy wrote:

It occurred to me today that if they get better with their prices, that it may actually make removing the policy even more attractive to them.

My reasoning being that, as I understand it (admittidly from posts here in the past) that the policy was more or less forced on Mr T, due to the large number of mispricing going on, by Trading Standards or as a sweetner from Mr T to stop people complaining to Trading Standards in large numbers.

If their pricing is better, then the level of possible complaints will be low and the "risk" of removing the policy is therefore also reduced.

Of course, we are all making the assumption that each store has actually got better. It may well be that the number of people actively looking out for R&R's has increased to the point where individually there is only the odd one here and there, but collectively (to CS in each store) the position is just the same.

Hope that makes some sort of sense!

If the change is inthe pipe line, then its too late now I fear, to hope of a "pull out"

TE started(i believe) this rumour/promise/discussion way back in Novevember, he was adamant this was going to happen, "in the New Year"

Since then his attitude has changed and said the other day on EPH, that basically, it wasnt in the near future/pipeline.

Other people supposedly "in the know", have said it is happening soon.

Spa2k and Constantine have both said, they have heard nothing.

CS staff up and down the country have been heard to mention it.

A few stores have altered the policy board to reflect the change.

If CS and policy board changes hadnt mentioned "double the difference", i may have believed it was just rumour, but because of the constant mentioning of DD then IMHO, that is what is about to happen.....when of course......is anyones guess.

So the best advice is(again imho)....Just forget it, and fill your boots whenever you can.

rombomb

Speaking of R&R ending soon, where has TE dissappeared to?

ginjim

hes around it is saturday night though

leadhead

rombomb wrote:

Speaking of R&R ending soon, where has TE dissappeared to?

ginjim wrote:

hes around it is saturday night though

Not on here he's not..he's on the other channel, but doesnt post unless someone asks him a specific question, or so he said recently.

His last post on here was 3rd of Jan.(He always used to reappear when his name was mentioned though........so he may call in soon)

Hi gj, hows it going mate, See you had an uneventful trip yesterday. Win some lose some, i suppose.

bb999

leadhead wrote:

What? A warning, and I wasnt even involved........................lol

but back on topic

Mr T certainly seems to be improving, today I decided to do a bit of couponing and look for some misprices(havent bothered with the latter for around 7 weeks).

The former was quite good but the latter was a non event.........theres no need to change the policy if they are going to be this good..........but assuming Sir Terry knows how forgetful they can be........I suppose from his point of view, there is a need, after all.

Don't you think that it is since EPH started that Tesco started to get better?

It can't be just coincedence (sp?). Their lists are so easy to print out, and therefore distribute around Tesco stores that they have inadvertantly made life easy for Mr. T

ginjim

leadhead wrote:

Hi gj, hows it going mate, See you had an uneventful trip yesterday. Win some lose some, i suppose.

not too bad thanks you? yes it is win some lose some
its a game and i enjoy playing it

ginjim

bb999 wrote:

Don't you think that it is since EPH started that Tesco started to get better?

It can't be just coincedence (sp?). Their lists are so easy to print out, and therefore distribute around Tesco stores that they have inadvertantly made life easy for Mr. T

i dont think misprices have dried up all in all eph has been goling on for a while now and it has been no different from other times
there always seem to be a lull. it happens al lthe time and things get harder
but all of a sudden there is a massive misprice and everyone goes wild
fro my time here i've seen 3 or 4 lulls .
have you ever thought there maybe jsut as many misprices but more so people looking out for them too?

oh and the lists are published on here too