Tesco Discussion Chats & Grabbits 11+

andreavinne

Not tesco but peacocks

By what i know,peacocks have gone into administration. I have asked a sa last week whether that was the truth and she reluctantly said,they are still in talks with banks. But i have seen signs up yesterday,everything 20-70 per cent off,so it looks to me they are selling off. I shall be keeping my eye on shop window for when there is 90per cent off everything

dancecrazylegs

spotted this ON HUKD :eek:


Ok, now a little story..........................................

Just been into my local and they were on the shelf for £3.19. Took one pack over to the self scan tills (no normal tills were open) and sure enough, they scanned at 10p!

So I went back and filled my basket - 34 packs. I asked the lady stocking nearby shelves if they had anymore and she said yes, but I didn't ask for anymore because I couldn't carry more (dodgy elbow).

Now before people start moaning, I'll point out that these are not for me (I rarely even eat chocolate!). I work in a large office of 600 people and I'm going to sell them at a minimum of 10p donation per bar, with all proceeds going to a couple of charities - Help for Heroes and/or The Poppy Appeal, and Cancer Research.

Yes I bought 34 packs for £3.40.

Then the 'fun' started. I struggled to the till (the basket weighed a ton!) at self service and put the basket down to start scanning. I first scanned two bottles of milk, then picked up the first pack of Mars bars to scan.

At this point, the till person that oversees the self service tills came over and said "only 5 per customer". I said that it never said that anywhere? The woman said that they had been told by head office to restrict customers to only 5 each. I again said that it didn't say that anywhere and, added to that they were on the shelf for their normal price of £3.19, so how did they even know they were on offer (I hadn't yet scanned one, so it didn't show on the screen that they were 10p per pack). If they knew about them at 10p, and had been told to limit customers to 5 packs, then why hadn't they put the right price label on the shelf? Why wasn't there a sign anywhere if they knew that?

She then said "oh no, it was no more than 10 packs per customer". Then another employee chipped in and said "only 10 maximum per customer". Again, I hadn't even scanned one at this point as I'd had all this schmozzle going on!

I said that as it said nowhere that there was a limit I was entitled to buy as many as I liked. Now please, I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that they are not obliged to sell them to me, but I'm not getting into that argument. Anyway, it wasn't a misprice as they are available everywhere for 10p (it seems) so there is no "dodge" or "scam" going on here - I'm merely taking advantage of a good offer.

Then, unbelieveably, the woman went to grab the basket (I had FINALLY started to scan them) to take them away from me (once I had probably scanned 5 I think). I snatched it back and told them I didn't give a damn about their so called policy - I bet they wouldn't have said a word if I was buying them at normal price! I carried on scanning and they were both still going on about it. Then the guy shouted across to somebody (I don't know who) "If he buys the lot then he's banned!" - sorry, I find this totally unacceptable! He then came over and stood right in my face and said again it was only 5 packs per customer, then corrected himself and said 10 packs per customer - so I said in that case I presumed there was no problem if I scan 10, pay for them, and then scan and pay for another 10? His answer was "yes, if you come back tomorrow"! They were clearly just making it up as they go along!

I again said they can say what they like, but I was buying them come what may and pointed out that I was sick to the back teeth of Tescos and the never ending ways they find to p*ss me off. Then the duty manager came over and said the same thing - I was limited to 10 packs and it was store policy - they'd had a message from head office to say. I asked to see this message and/or any sign saying I was only allowed 5 (or was it 10 packs????) and all they said was that is what they'd been told.

I again just said "tough" and carried on scanning. Then, embarrassingly, I twice had to call the woman over to override the system as, in my anger, once a bag was full I had to move it across the weight shelf for the next bag to fill and I must have been a little heavy handed as it sent the system into confusion. She came over and did what she had to do to enable me to carry on, but again was saying that I was not allowed to buy that many. She also made at least two more attempts to grab the basket and remaining unscanned packs, as did the male employee at least once, but I was having none of it - I told them square in the eye I was entitled to buy them and yet again repeated (for about the 10th time) that they weren't even for me - I was buying them to raise money for charity.

It got worse. The woman then asked me for proof of "my" charity! I said I didn't have to provide proof, I didn't have to tell them anything if I didn't want to and, shock-horror, what if I did want them for myself????

Amazingly, she then said I had to provide "legal proof" that they were for charity! Honestly, you really couldn't make it up!

Then the duty manager also said something about "proof" and by this time I just ignored them as I had reached boiling point, but again said for one last time that I was buying them to raise money for charity and that I had seen this on HUKD and I had made a special trip (at 11.30pm at night!) to get these. I also told the bloke (the one who said I would be "banned") that I was really fed up with Tesco and their games and that I would take the matter up not only with the overall store manager, but also contact my local newspaper to explain what had happened. And I will!

Jesus, they absolutely humiliated me in front of loads of customers (all customers paying were around me as only the self service tills were open) and I felt totally embarrassed as though I was trying to steal from them! But, funnily enough, a bloke had just finished paying for his shopping and was on the way out when he passed me and said, quite loudly, "I didn't see any notice anywhere so I reckon you can buy as many as you like mate" and winked at me (I hope he wasn't coming on to me!).

I'm sorry, but to me their collective behaviour was totally unacceptable.

And just as I was about to leave (I was practically spitting blood at this point!) the woman asked if there were anymore left on the shelf? I said no, there weren't. She then said something like "Great, we were going to share them around everybody and now I'm going to............................................." - I didn't catch the rest of what she said. I asked her to repeat what she said and she then said something like "we wanted to make sure all customers got a chance to buy them at that price". Seems like she changed her story - she surely didn't even know how much they were before all this kicked off? Did she really mean they were going to share them around themselves - the staff? That's certainly what I thought she said.

OK, no doubt some people are going to say I was being "greedy", but I don't consider buying all they had on the shelf (they had more to put out) is being greedy when they're not even for me and I'm doing it for charity!

As I said, I don't even like chocolate much - I still have an unopened easter egg from last year I haven't opened!!!

But to me I think it's irrelevant - I was entitled to buy them (as I said, I bet they wouldn't have cared if I was buying them for £3.19 per pack!) and surely the old adage "first come, first served" and "the early bird catches the worm" is appropriate here? Plus I only bought them (OUT OF MY OWN MONEY!) to raise money for charity!

I think their behaviour was completely out of order - it was like being cross examined by the Gestapo!

I feel a complaint coming on. Maybe I should contact the Daily Mail?

Sorry all, had to get that off my chest. I'm absolutely furious!! And when I think of all the times they've shafted me with mis-pricing and putting very similar (but wrong) items in the place where other similar items should be which are under offer, it's even more gauling!

Still a cracking deal!

I HATE TESCO!!!

But am I banned???

Decay_2

What is it with celebrities and Tesco ! Jonathan Ross has been caught shoplifting now

Decay_2

He said it was a whisk worth taking

SpiralingDown

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Made me smile

debsjc

Good morning everyone.

I'm just about to use my Crock pot slow cooker for the first time, to make my own receipe beef stew. I've read the book put I just want to check on a couple of things please.

I usually put enough liquid in (stock, tinned tomatoes & red wine) to cover the meat & veg - would that be the same?

Looking at the instructions I was going to cook it on low for about 10 hours, should that be ok?

BTW this is a MSE stew with whoopsied casserole steak from the freezer, and whoopsied veg of swede, carrotts, parnsips and onion, mostly paid for with a JTD voucher.

mymerrywidow

French_Knickers wrote: »

One receipt was shelf clearance....other receipt was stock room clearance!!!! lmao!!!

you missed out on the clubcard points :eek::eek:

neosi

A very Gooooood Mooooorning to you all... Horrid weather again though....at work today which will give me a chance to catch up...

mymerrywidow

Decay wrote: »

What is it with celebrities and Tesco ! Jonathan Ross has been caught shoplifting now

thats another who isnt getting on the telly much

nikkilala_2

tweets wrote: »

Nikkilala hows your mum getting on with lappy ?

I spent most of yesterday getting her on FB which is why she really wanted it, so as she can keep in contact with her brother & sisters. She is mastering the basics, but I do mean basics;)You forget that people have'nt a clue how a computer works. I said type in the email address so she typed in ***********athotmail.com because I said at and didnt show her the @ symbol. We have laughed a lot though, she hasnt a clue but we'll get there eventually;)


Weathers horrible here, might venture out for the WW glitch if it's still working today so thanks to whoever found it, given up trying to work out who did;) Hope everyones ok