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dizzyditzy

Happy Birthday mgamble :bdaycake:
I hope you've had a great birthday.

Call_of_Trouty

Been told by CS that you can't use the price flop coupon on normal jaffa cakes

mgamble

Thank you went out to dinner on sunday ds1 bought me a rhubarb pie? and ds2 bought me a box of choccies bang goes the diet.

Enterprise_1701C

mgamble wrote: »

Thank you went out to dinner on sunday ds1 bought me a rhubarb pie? and ds2 bought me a box of choccies bang goes the diet.

At least rhubarb is one of your 5 a day, and I always thought birthday chocs didn't count :rotfl::rotfl:

Happy birthday, tomorrow is another day. I was going to diet big time while my OH is in hospital, does not seem to be happening!

Bookworm63

forestroxydog wrote: »

My son has come home from school really itchy and think 1st bout of head lice just about to pop to pharmacy anybody know what is best to use x

I've only ever used the conditioner method on my girls, and it should be even easier if your son has short hair! Just wash the hair and smother in conditioner, then run a nit comb through methodically so that you cover all areas before rinsing. Repeat daily as the eggs will gradually hatch.

Beats harsh chemicals in my books, and has worked every time for me

HTH

sorryaboutmywife

aau98113 wrote: »

I've been experimenting with this lately. I too didn't realise that the product had to be on two different discount structures in order for an amount to be deducted from your shopping than was greater or equal to what you paid

I can't remember what I bought exactly on my differing test runs but I can give you some numbers as an example. (I've just read my post back before submitting and I apologise that the following is perhaps a bit too wordy but I dont have time to make it any more succinct)

Let's say there were 2 items with original price of £2 each, marked at 2 for £3 (so a multibuy saving of £1). They were both whoopsied down to £1 each so I thought I could buy 2 for £2 and then the £1 multibuy would kick in giving me both items for £1. It didn't work because it wasn't a double discount offer that was programmed into the till. I had no grounds for complaint as I got the products at the price marked and cheaper than the multibuy promotion

Another time I bought 3 whoopsied veg products that were all labelled with red stickers saying "3 for 2 - cheapest item free". The SA noticed it didn't knock off the lowest item so she just cancelled it on the receipt. So I got my 3 whoopsies for the price of 2 whoopsies. Had I paid for all 3 (which I very nearly did!) I would have claimed DTD on the lowest price item that I shouldn't have paid for which would have given me 3 items for the price of 1

Another time I got 2 lots of fruit labelled with red stickers that said BOGOF. The BOGOF kicked in automatically at the till so I got 2 whoopsies for the price of 1 whoopsie that time. If I had paid for 2 then I would have claimed DTD and got them both free

Based on these experiences I now know to focus on whoopsied items with 2 different discount structures and also BOGOF/342 red labels. In the case of BOGOF/342 I would definitely seek DTD if I had to pay for all the items

I'm still waiting for the day that I am paid to take away any whoopsies!

:T Great post. Can I add also that sometimes if the SA is having a bad day, or feeling lazy, or whatever, for some reason, BOGOFs don't kick in as they've done something manual to the label, like if they couldn't read the bc. And I've also had them where they are marking everything down to the same amount eg 20p, then everyrthing has the same barcode, for example they had 10 chicken breasts and 1 steak, they've labelled it all as the chicken. Hope that makes sense, think this is a rareity but it does explain sometimes when the expected discounts don't come off. Sorry for waffle.

midwinter

Milo90 wrote: »

Good evening everybody, hope you are all well and happy.
Not be on for a while, since i fell of a ladder, shattered my arm and then spent 2 weeks in hospital with a bad infection where the bone had come through the skin.

Still in plaster but now back home and getting out and about. :j
No doubt i've missed plenty of bargains and hundreds of posts, there's no hope of me catching up so I'll just start from here.

So a big HELLOOOO to everyone. :beer:

WB Milo90, not good to hear the bone didn't like to heal, but good that it's on the mend now

Call_of_Trouty wrote: »

Just tried buying 2 x triple pack of jaffa cakes @ £1.54 each then using the price flop coupon, but was refused.

Waiting to hear back from CS as according to HMRC they are cakes

Very true, HMRC to treat them as cakes, but see from a later reply, that CS weren't having any of it

mgamble Happy Brthday :beer:
I went into town today, found a local scene jigsaw puzzle that will be lovely to do.

Went to Tesco's, couldn't for the life of me remember what I wanted to buy, then I remembered, I was only planning on wombling 5p fuel spits! Alas none to be seen, but when shopping for whoopsies this evening, I'll have another look

I agree with whoever posted above, that long T's receipts usually give little return, but conversely I've found, long A receipts tend to do rather well

Bookworm63

RootedNomad wrote: »

BOGOF doesn't usually work on whoopsied items. It is usually only where there is more than one discount offer on the same range that it works, ie if something is on say 3 for £5 AND 5 for £8 or whatever - needs to be a multi offer

BOGOFs have always worked for me on reduced items, it's only the single multi-offers that haven't worked, eg 2 for £2.50

sorryaboutmywife

Also can confirm 2x little salami packs £1.50 or 2 for £2 work with price flop coupon.

Bananababe

Apology email from S?drug today regarding my shop yesterday and a wee voucher in the post although I will prob spend it in another town.
Head office called the store and reminded them of their coupon policy.

Happy days