TESCO Silly Price Electrical Items

clarabella23

sphax wrote: »

I went to the same store this morning to check laptops but no luck either. Actually I think I caught part of your conversation with the tech guys as I was looking at computers. But I didn't know if you were a friend of Martin so I didn't say anything.

I might go back and check this week. I'll keep you posted if I find anything. But I think at that price there is little chance they will hit the shop floor.

Have you had any luck with any other electrical items? I haven't found much myself, just a cheap Sony Ipod dock which was ex display. But nothing else otherwise.

Hello! I was the one in the bright orange coat, was hard to miss!
Found a couple of bargains, got 2 cameras and pointed workmates towards them, so quite a few got them too. Been keeping my eye on the docking systems, but seen nothing yet. But noticed today that it was trashed round the self scanner, so have a feeling that may be disconnected soon.

I'm hoping I made a friend of that tech guy! (Hi if you're reading!)

FloFlo

N3wp0rt is hard because no scanner working. Haven't had much from there at all too much of a pain to get it price checked all the time. They did have the Barbie school sets marked at £12.50 today though and scanning at £25 so a nice dtd.

wendyak

The only problem with "for charity" is that a member of staff said the store manager at the one she works for takes it all home for his "wife's charity".........

xcozx

nikkilala wrote: »

Is their any more info on the iron, was it a tesco own and is it the one with the purple colour on it, TIA:)

tesco own n blue sorry.

-N34

All memory sticks were half price at my Tesco today. 4GB for £5 I think.

ShowmetheMoney

aj19812011 wrote: »

Only joined today and it fun to see how people blow things up. My job is an Electrical & Entertainment Team Leader so I can explain the situation with laptops. Laptops/Computing has recently undergone a range change in preparation for our new style displays which are being rolled out into stores as we speak ( mine gets installed thursday). Everytime an area of Non Food undergoes a range change most of the discontinued stock goes to RTC (Reduced To Clear) and gets a markdown, and after each subsequent range change the item receives a further markdown. Most stores are not good at managing their disc stock so it ends up sitting in bonds or warehouses. The company do not help matters as until recently items such as laptops and digital cameras were not usually greatly discounted meaning customers could buy brand new stock cheaper the old disc, fortunately my store is in an affluent town with a large student population so I have a high turnover of stock and often only left with display models when they are discontinued which I sell with a 10% discount. Other stores sit on their old stock with nowhere to put it (we have lots of strange rules regarding what you can and can't do with disc stock) and customers should be able to purchase the laptops at £44, only if they were £1 or 1p (which has happened recently) should they be raffled off to store for charity. Staff attempting to purchase items at these prices are liable to disciplinary action. In recent months the company has realised it has a problem with discontinued stock and implemented the Summer Sale with all disc stock at 50% or more reductions, this has been carried on instore and all of the cheap stock is discontinued and not current stock so it should not be in main fixture. It will most likely be located on a stores grocery seasonal aisle or a reduced to clear section of the nonfood department. It is not some great con on the public and we haven't been hiding stock. The reductions on personal electrical items are to make way for the new range which is due immediately.

Can I ask if prices are controlled by a central "computer" or is it up to each store to update their systems with the price reductions. I only ask because my local has stuff going through at higher prices than what other people have been getting.

FloFlo

When I worked for a different supermarket they operated price bands and stock range depending on how big the store footage was and the type of area the store was in. If Tesco run a similar thing then it would explain why stores have different prices.

valleylass

FloFlo wrote: »

N3wp0rt is hard because no scanner working. Haven't had much from there at all too much of a pain to get it price checked all the time. They did have the Barbie school sets marked at £12.50 today though and scanning at £25 so a nice dtd.

Hiya
OH works in N3wp0rt and managed to get me a samsung camera for £20 in the Newport store (the one by Hobbycraft).
W3st£rn Ave is also worth a look as we got the Sony E Book Reader from here-none of the shelf he asked at Customer Services.
Didnt find anything in T$lb$t Gr££n apparently all sold last week

Well done with the Barbie toy- would have looked this ideal as a Xmas pressie for my friends little one. did they remove the SEL after you had DTD? Otherwise might send OH in tomorrow for a look!

girl_withno_name

FloFlo wrote: »

N3wp0rt is hard because no scanner working. Haven't had much from there at all too much of a pain to get it price checked all the time. They did have the Barbie school sets marked at £12.50 today though and scanning at £25 so a nice dtd.

Yeah, the one in the squash aisle seems to be a lead poking out of the wall! Have a list to look for tomorrow morning, but won't be holding my breath...

Thanks for the Barbie info too... now, any kids I'm buying for for Christmas? :think:

FloFlo

valleylass wrote: »

Hiya
OH works in N3wp0rt and managed to get me a samsung camera for £20 in the Newport store (the one by Hobbycraft).
W3st£rn Ave is also worth a look as we got the Sony E Book Reader from here-none of the shelf he asked at Customer Services.
Didnt find anything in T$lb$t Gr££n apparently all sold last week

Well done with the Barbie toy- would have looked this ideal as a Xmas pressie for my friends little one. did they remove the SEL after you had DTD? Otherwise might send OH in tomorrow for a look!

Awww no I was in WA today but didn't ask about the E book readers as only kindle on display. Was it the PRS300, DD wants a kindle for Xmas but a sony would do.

I did get a Sony W310 from newport last week for £25 and was chuffed. I know its not a popular opinion but if my OH worked for Mr.Ts I wouldn't let him in if he didn't come home with a few bargains.