Tesco DISCUSSION, grabbits and misprices thread 11+

ruthie_mace

So sorry - what is DTD???

greenback111

ruthie_mace wrote: »

So sorry - what is DTD???

Hi

Its double the difference
so if you are overcharged by £5 the give you back £10:D

Tinyshoes

caz2703 wrote: »

I too laughed at SirBrainys driving comment thought I was laughing with you not at you Tinyshoes!!

Ilovemykids wrote: »

no need to justify you're driving ,hope it didn't come across that I was laughing at you/that

I was only laughing at the way sirbrainy 'put' his comment,it just really tickled me. lol nothing to do with you're 'incident'

I know, I didn't and haven't taken offence, I found it funny too and was the first to thank him for the laugh!

Think I just wanted to rant about the situation hope you all didn't mind. DH not happy. One too many visits to Mr T.

Forgot to say earlier so glad you are feeling bit better caz2703, hope you stay on the mend. I did have some of those crates but DD2 has gone off to uni with them, one loaded with bargain toiletries from Superdrug and Boots the other with her shoes and one with stationery, lots of reduced stuff from Mr T. Will have to get myself a couple more.

ruthie_mace

greenback111 wrote: »

Hi

Its double the difference
so if you are overcharged by £5 the give you back £10:D

Thank you. I'm getting the hang of the lingo now!!! hee hee!:T

ruthie_mace

I have been scouring tesco stores recently for a toy that my DD is DESPERATE for, but don't know if anyone will be able to help...

it's a little cuddly toy dog in a bag, think it was called pampered paws. Does anyone have one that they don't need?????

She's desperate for one for xmas :-(

caz2703

ruthie_mace wrote: »

Thank you. I'm getting the hang of the lingo now!!! hee hee!:T

You might see people mention 'the old DTD'. This was the epic fail of the Tesco -v- Asda price comparison whereby Tesco would give you a voucher for double the difference if Asda were cheaper. Well on here was a cottage industry that many of us subscribed to so we bled them dry. This explains comments about Maggies (an Oral B toothbrush that looked like Maggie Thatcher that Ts sold for £10, A sold for £2 so a £16 DTD voucher and £6 profit), dishwasher tablets (if memory serves, certain packs of Finish tablets gave a DTD voucher of almost £20 on their own so a £7 profit) and some lovely L'Oreal wrinkle cream which again gave a decent DTD voucher.

These days Tesco offer what we call JTD (Just The Difference) when Asda is cheaper however there are some glitches, generally to do with wine *hic*. The last biggie was for Galllo wine (well for me anyway). Ts sold Gallo for £6.48 a bottle so 6 bottles were £38.88. In-store there was a wine promo so you got 25% off 6 or more bottles so only paid £29.16. Asda on the other hand had 3 bottles for £10 so we expected a JTD voucher from the online price checker for £9.16 only Ts messed up and the pricecheck was done against the full price so a voucher for £18.88 per 6 bottles meaning that effectively 6 bottles cost £10.28 or £1.71 per bottle

The current DTD (Double The Difference) is a whole other kettle of fish. It's a real shame when you find yellow SELs (Shelf Edge Labels - the labels under the product showing the price) that are OOD (out of date). Yellow labels tend to be for RTC (Reduced to Clear) items but generally are for offers which have finish dates. Sometimes these labels are missed by the PI team (Price Integrity - a team whose job it is to check prices match between the label price and the scan price and also that any offers are up-to-date). OOD SELs are like hens teeth but when found on valuable items such as Denby dinner sets or landline phones, you can walk away with goods for next to nothing, free or the one we all hope for, a small profit simply because it's easier for Tesco to give its innocent shoppers DTD for overprices than face the wrath of Trading Standards for each and every misprice!

I think that sums everything up :j

karlie88

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i think 3 pics are enough for tonight. :rotfl:

night everyone!