Coupon voucher fraud?

matttaylor

If I pass a money off coupon/voucher to a supermarket cashier for an item that I have not included in my shopping and it is accepted, would that be considered fraud on my part?

Thanks,

Matt

Browntoa

if the terms and conditions of that voucher or the supermarkets own state thet you must buy the product then yes

have moved this to here for a better response

anmarj

I have heard some supermarkets will accept the coupons even if you do not buy the product but they do stock it.

DCFC79

matttaylor wrote: »

If I pass a money off coupon/voucher to a supermarket cashier for an item that I have not included in my shopping and it is accepted, would that be considered fraud on my part?

Thanks,

Matt

I dont think so since it was accepted, its down to the checkout operator to decide to accept it or refuse it.

texranger

DCFC79 wrote: »

I dont think so since it was accepted, its down to the checkout operator to decide to accept it or refuse it.

correct it will be the checkout operator who will be to blame by the supermarket managment as they have to write the reciept number on the voucher (well asda staff have too), so when it reaches the cash office then will know it was taken without the actual product being purchased.

mo786uk

DCFC79 wrote: »

I dont think so since it was accepted, its down to the checkout operator to decide to accept it or refuse it.

The definition of fraud doesnt involve anything to do with the victims side - it just requires a dishonest representatio nfor financial gain

this is about the lowest lvel of fraud there is an little charge of getting into trouble unelss it was doen on a big scale or the vouchers were not genuine.


when I worked at Tesco we took ANY voucher as they were redeemable at the manufacturer. So if we took a vouchers for walkers crisps, they coudl still get the money off walkers even if the customer never bought walkers crisps

they are cutting down on this now quite significantly.

tomjonesrules

mo786uk wrote: »

The definition of fraud doesnt involve anything to do with the victims side - it just requires a dishonest representatio nfor financial gain

this is about the lowest lvel of fraud there is an little charge of getting into trouble unelss it was doen on a big scale or the vouchers were not genuine.


when I worked at Tesco we took ANY voucher as they were redeemable at the manufacturer. So if we took a vouchers for walkers crisps, they coudl still get the money off walkers even if the customer never bought walkers crisps

they are cutting down on this now quite significantly.

I understand Tesco have now taken civil action against some 'customers' who were doing this on a quite massive scale?

texranger

i know some epos (bar scanners) are set up so that if the actual product has not been scanned then they will reject the coupon bar code

fluffnutter

tomjonesrules wrote: »

I understand Tesco have now taken civil action against some 'customers' who were doing this on a quite massive scale?

Tesco won't stand a snowball's chance in hell. If your voucher is accepted by the checkout operator then as far as you're concerned the supermarket has agreed with your actions. They can't then take civil action against you. They should have been more vigilant in the first place if they didn't want you using the vouchers.

vicmorrow

fluffnutter wrote: »

Tesco won't stand a snowball's chance in hell. If your voucher is accepted by the checkout operator then as far as you're concerned the supermarket has agreed with your actions. They can't then take civil action against you. They should have been more vigilant in the first place if they didn't want you using the vouchers.

I think Tesco will be well 'Lawyered up'. I think it was a selfserve checkout and the shopper concerned was subsequently 'caught' after doing it repeatedly. Did Very not charge customers who used vouchers online that they weren't entitled too the difference retrospectively?

Hintza

A few months ago I was moaning at the checkout that they didn't have my brand of beer which I had a voucher for. I had bought another brand.

The check out lady just offered to give it a try and the voucher went through fine.