Sick of being stitched up by Tesco

JethroUK

baza52 wrote: »

what law are they breaking then?

It's mis-representation - and advertising one price and selling thro checkout at another breaches loads of laws

Mis-leading the public (incorrect labeling) is illegal for obvious reasons

Doesn't matter about 'the small print'

Tesco have already been asked to change their cereal boxes because they were deemed too similar to brand leaders = mis-representation

JethroUK

mo786uk wrote: »

If they are doing it purpoelly then they will be breahcing misleading pricing laws.

What OP needs to show is that it happens regularly and ttake evdience. So for exmaple, take a photograph of 6-7 occasions noting the date and time - then report to your local Trading Standards.

I would be very surprised if it was deliberate Tesco policy and not just some lazy staff or staff not doing their job properly - but they could still be commiting an offence.

I have written to Tesco telling them that's exactly what i intend to do next Sunday (more than fair warning)

Lazy or deliberate, they are netting £10,000's as a result, and as of today, they are now 'on notice' = if it's an accident they can correct it before next Sunday

eranou

JethroUK wrote: »

I have written to Tesco telling them that's exactly what i intend to do next Sunday (more than fair warning)

Lazy or deliberate, they are netting £10,000's as a result, and as of today, they are now 'on notice' = if it's an accident they can correct it before next Sunday

Sorry but can you please explain how they are "netting £10,000's"

Wouldn't they just be making the same amount of money if the offers weren't on?

mo786uk

eranou wrote: »

Sorry but can you please explain how they are "netting £10,000's"

Wouldn't they just be making the same amount of money if the offers weren't on?

The point is the customer would be 'duped' into buying products for a higher price than they were expecting and Tesco would effectivley be making sales when otherwise they might not have (i.e selling different products to the ones on offer, which may well be out of stock)

Of course this all relies on the fact people do not check prices as they go through the till or after they have finished their shop - and the vast majority of people behave in this way - partly due to laziness but also mainly due to trust in the shops.

wealdroam

JethroUK wrote: »

Miss-selling offer products (e.g. Oranges labelled £1 @ £2) should nett about extra £3-4000 clear profit per day!

Is that per store per day?
Or across the Tesco empire?
So all Tesco stores are doing the same thing?
Or is that too an assumption?

Please can you give some idea of the calculation you used to arrive at "£3-4000 clear profit per day"?

Why have you posted this thread on the Consumer Rights board?
As mentioned earlier, it should be on the Praise & Vents board.

mo786uk

I would imagine that it is a 'per store' thing.

Clearly if its a large store and multipel items are priced liek that it could be a few hundred pounds extra in sales a day.

JethroUK

eranou wrote: »

Sorry but can you please explain how they are "netting £10,000's"

Wouldn't they just be making the same amount of money if the offers weren't on?

Errm No!

If that were the case then Tesco would never need to have 'special offer prices' at all

Do you think Tesco sell oranges for half price just for good customer relations?

Do you think Tesco sell same amount of oranges whether they price them at £1 or £2?

Not sure whether you really dont get this but i wont be able to help you keep up any more

BlueC

eranou wrote: »

Sorry but can you please explain how they are "netting £10,000's"

Wouldn't they just be making the same amount of money if the offers weren't on?

Umm. No. Have you considered that offers are used as a means to increase the number of people that will buy a product?

JethroUK

wealdroam wrote: »

Is that per store per day?
Or across the Tesco empire?
So all Tesco stores are doing the same thing?
Or is that too an assumption?

Please can you give some idea of the calculation you used to arrive at "£3-4000 clear profit per day"?

Why have you posted this thread on the Consumer Rights board?
As mentioned earlier, it should be on the Praise & Vents board.

Well it is a guesstimation

I expect our local super store probably have around 3-4000 customer 'per day' - if they rip each one for £1 = £3-4000 per day, per store

I think this is a breech of consumer rights - weights & measures at very least

wealdroam

mo786uk wrote: »

I would imagine that it is a 'per store' thing.

Clearly if its a large store and multipel items are priced liek that it could be a few hundred pounds extra in sales a day.

Yes, that sounds reasonable.
So a few hundred pounds of extra sales probably amounts to less than a hundred pounds of "clear profit".

It seems that the OP's figures are grossly exaggerated.