Tesco Discussion chat & grabbits eleven +

QPR10

New overflow thread from 11+

Yes, you read right, this is yet another Tesco bargain/glitch/DTD/misprice thread
Yes, we know it's in the 'Gone but not forgotten' section
Yes, we know there are at least 2 other threads in which we could post
Yes, we do talk a lot
No, not all of what we say is Tesco related or even of interest to many others but this is the way this thread has formed

Many of us want to discuss the various deals to be had but this was not appreciated on the main Grabbit forum. As such, we now use this thread to talk about anything from how to cook a baked potato to how to get 1p or 4p items through self-scan as quick as possible. We also discuss ex-husbands, kids and animals. If you have a medical problem we'll nag you until you go to the doctor. If you're not feeling well we'll provide support, a wee hot drink and whatever chocolate is currently glitching to cheer you up.

And finally, yes we know that some people try to obscure the store names but this works both ways. It might make it difficult for those who don't have the time to sit here and natter all day but it also makes it difficult for staff/managers to quickly identify any issues at their store. We do try to post new deals in bold but it depends on the poster if they remember. We don't like arguing so we're not going to take umbridge if one or two deals slip through.

Now sit back, relax and feel free to join in. We don't bite (unless you ask nicely), we will help wherever possible and you don't have to post new deals just to feel like part of the group.

Please put all your finds in bold with barcode or photo if possible so we can chat & still speed read for bargains

SEL: Shelf Edge Label
DTD: Double the Difference
JTD: Just the Difference
RTC: Reduced to Clear
OOD: Out Of Date
CC: Clubcard or Credit Card, depends on context
HTH: Hope That Helps
SA: Sales Assistant
CS: Customer Services
DD: Darling Daughter
DS: Darling Son
OH: Other Half
DH: Darling Husband
GBP: Great Britain Pound (some people cant get the £ sign to work, or have keyboards set up in "bilingual" mode)
Trout: (i'll let karlie88 explain)

Link to location of Tesco scanners thread
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3539593

Tesco Head Office Phone Numbers in case you have a problem at the Customer Service Desk
0800505555 and 01382822700

If you still have a valid problem that can't be resolved by the store or Head Office here is the e-mail address of the Chief Executive please use it wisely

[EMAIL="philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com"]philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com[/EMAIL]

LadyLeenie

Feeling the love already.hopefully Toni will stay on the old thread by herself :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

QPR10

Mens Grey dressing gown 5052349050257

Tomee Tippee Closer to Nature Steri - Fluid. SEL stated RTC at 75p. Scanned at 2.99. Barcode : 5010415230904.

only_mee

Don't go writing down prices in Tesco lol

https://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/money/blog/2011/sep/16/tesco-shopping-supermarket-prices-check-writing?fb_ref=U-wXS22UDjFTTM4SmFIjXesv-CFCONX01FRS-3xq7bXXX&fb_source=home_multiline&fb_action_types=news.reads

nahteb20

Morning, ooops afternoon now lol

Happy shopping today everyone and thanks for the lovely new threadxxx :j

jumblejack

Aww. No funky title

micabenson

good work qpr am just signing in to say am 'on board' the new thread.. cheers to another 10,000 posts and loads more grabbits

wirehair

Happy New Thread Day Everyone .:D

kizkiz

only_mee wrote: »

Don't go writing down prices in Tesco lol

https://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/money/blog/2011/sep/16/tesco-shopping-supermarket-prices-check-writing?fb_ref=U-wXS22UDjFTTM4SmFIjXesv-CFCONX01FRS-3xq7bXXX&fb_source=home_multiline&fb_action_types=news.reads

Any chance of quoting that direct? Don't want to add the app to my facebook just to read it

jumblejack

Could we mention in first post to highlight finds in bold too.

Oo and also that chat is very much allowed!!

only_mee

kizkiz wrote: »

Any chance of quoting that direct? Don't want to add the app to my facebook just to read it

no problem

… Just don't write down any prices. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
I was almost arrested in Tesco this week. My crime? Comparing prices. Evidently, this is such a security issue for Tesco that it wants you booted out of the store. The deputy manager rushed up to me within minutes of my arriving at one of its London supermarkets. The security cameras had spotted me with a pen and paper in hand, noting the prices of goods on the shelves. "Excuse me, what are you doing?" he said. I told him I was, well, writing down prices.

"You're not allowed to do that. It's illegal. Where are you from? Are you from the media?" I don't feel Tesco has any right to demand my employment status, so I just said: "I'm a private individual, I'm buying some stuff here, and I'm comparing prices."

It obviously didn't satisfy him. "It's illegal to write things down and you can't take any photographs, either. If you want to check the prices, take the item to the till and pay for it there. The price will be on the receipt," he said, pointing me to the exit.

A store manager turned up, while another Tesco employee in a suit hovered in the background. "He's writing down prices," the deputy said to his superior, identifying a practice that evidently brings the bosses out in force.

I asked the manager if there had been a law passed which made it illegal to write down Tesco prices.

"Look, it's company policy, you're not allowed to do it," he said, perhaps accepting that Tesco doesn't actually write the laws of the United Kingdom – well, not yet at any rate. I showed him my notebook. Scribbled down were prices for Highland Spring sparkling water on the shelves right in front of me. Three 1.5 litre bottles were £2 (66p a bottle). On the shelf below, a pack of four identical bottles were £3.08 (77p a bottle). In other words, buying in bulk was a worse deal. Can you explain that? I asked. "It's an offer, innit? There's lots of offers in the store. Why do you want to know?" At this point I volunteered that I was doing "market research".

I said I would continue to look around the store at prices, using my eyes only. Would Tesco object to me using my eyes? At this point they left me alone, but, before buying my goods and leaving, I felt I was being followed. Goodness knows what would have happened if I had tried to take a photograph. Perhaps Tesco would have pushed for a custodial sentence.

But there's a serious point here. Consumer journalists should be able to scrutinise prices without being harassed. How else can we be sure of the veracity of "half price" offers? And should it be the case that security staff can throw me out for taking a photograph of a bottle of Highland Spring?

If we on Guardian Money bought every item available in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons or Asda every day, we would be able to check prices, and see if that bottle of wine, or those washing powder tablets, really are half price. But we can't, and trading standards officers don't have the resources to, either. Spot checks are about the best we can do.

But even that, it appears, is unacceptable to the likes of Tesco. Next time I'll wander round the store speaking the prices into my mobile phone. It's got a record function. Note to Tesco company policy writer: ban customers from speaking into their phones.