Asda Price Guarantee a Sham

cookiejl

I checked the price of Smirnoff Vodka yesterday on My Supermarket, Tesco and Asda websites and it was showing £17 on all of them for 1 litre. I went out and bought 10 bottles along with several other products last night and did the Asda price guarantee check this morning. It worked on everything I bought except the vodka. I have checked all the websites today and it is still showing as £17. On my Asda Pricecheck results it was £21.80 per bottle which it has not been at Tesco yesterday or today. I called Asda Pricecheck who told me to contact My Supermarket which I did and they have said that it is down to Asda.

I think perhaps Asda are manipulating the prices on the Pricecheck results as this is the 4th time this has happened - all with vodka and the price check result has shown £21.80 and yet showing £17 on My Supermarket, Tesco and Asda websites. I am fed up being out of pocket. I do my homework before I go shopping and I am now out of pocket by £1.70 x 10 = £17.

Does anyone have any idea what I can do?

davsidipp

cookiejl wrote: »

I checked the price of Smirnoff Vodka yesterday on My Supermarket, Tesco and Asda websites and it was showing £17 on all of them for 1 litre. I went out and bought 10 bottles along with several other products last night and did the Asda price guarantee check this morning. It worked on everything I bought except the vodka. I have checked all the websites today and it is still showing as £17. On my Asda Pricecheck results it was £21.80 per bottle which it has not been at Tesco yesterday or today. I called Asda Pricecheck who told me to contact My Supermarket which I did and they have said that it is down to Asda.

I think perhaps Asda are manipulating the prices on the Pricecheck results as this is the 4th time this has happened - all with vodka and the price check result has shown £21.80 and yet showing £17 on My Supermarket, Tesco and Asda websites. I am fed up being out of pocket. I do my homework before I go shopping and I am now out of pocket by £1.70 x 10 = £17.

Does anyone have any idea what I can do?

dont use them vote with your feet.asda is one store i don't like,their roll backs are a con too.

CouponWoman

cookiejl wrote: »

I checked the price of Smirnoff Vodka yesterday on My Supermarket, Tesco and Asda websites and it was showing £17 on all of them for 1 litre. I went out and bought 10 bottles along with several other products last night and did the Asda price guarantee check this morning. It worked on everything I bought except the vodka. I have checked all the websites today and it is still showing as £17. On my Asda Pricecheck results it was £21.80 per bottle which it has not been at Tesco yesterday or today. I called Asda Pricecheck who told me to contact My Supermarket which I did and they have said that it is down to Asda.

I think perhaps Asda are manipulating the prices on the Pricecheck results as this is the 4th time this has happened - all with vodka and the price check result has shown £21.80 and yet showing £17 on My Supermarket, Tesco and Asda websites. I am fed up being out of pocket. I do my homework before I go shopping and I am now out of pocket by £1.70 x 10 = £17.

Does anyone have any idea what I can do?

Return the booze for a refund


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bargainbetty

How are you out of pocket - it is the same price at both shops. I thought the price check only worked if it wasn't the same or cheaper?

If they are all selling at £17, then you haven't lost anything.

Beckyy

The asda price check guarantees to be 10% cheaper, or it will give you the difference.

If you bought extra because of it then I would return it. If it's the same price at Tesco then return it all, and uy it there and get clubcard points.

smithers1981

Why not buy value vodka, all vodka tastes the same IMO....

cookiejl

I run a Mobile Bar and buy lots of booze from everywhere. When I go to Asda I have a list that I won't get anything back on because it is cheaper in Asda and I have a list of items that are the same or more expensive in Asda that I will get the difference plus 10% back on thus saving 10% of the cost of the item. On this particular shop I was getting a lot back by way of a voucher but because the vodka price was wrong I have lost out big time. I hope this explains things a bit more clearly and thanks for all your suggestions.

The_A_Team

Yes, totally agree, their rollbacks are a con too - they just up the price of something else ie this week Asda bags of sweets - humbugs, mints etc all usually 0.78p for weeks and weeks and weeks - bought last week at 0.78p - this week EVERY bag is at £1.00 a 22p a bag increase since last week ! - give it a couple of weeks and the price will be back to usual.
Also am I the only one to notice that at times of kid's school holidays, christmas etc all their coke/lemonade goes up in price, usually between 5p and 8p a bottle - sometimes tho as much as 20p, as soon as the kids return to school and Mums are not buying as much of it it returns to its normal price !

PasturesNew

cookiejl wrote: »

Does anyone have any idea what I can do?

Stop drinking... and save more.

whatmichaelsays

The_A_Team wrote: »

Yes, totally agree, their rollbacks are a con too - they just up the price of something else ie this week Asda bags of sweets - humbugs, mints etc all usually 0.78p for weeks and weeks and weeks - bought last week at 0.78p - this week EVERY bag is at £1.00 a 22p a bag increase since last week ! - give it a couple of weeks and the price will be back to usual.
Also am I the only one to notice that at times of kid's school holidays, christmas etc all their coke/lemonade goes up in price, usually between 5p and 8p a bottle - sometimes tho as much as 20p, as soon as the kids return to school and Mums are not buying as much of it it returns to its normal price !

Businesses increasing prices during times of high demand?

I wonder if any other firms have cottoned on to this?

DCFC79

Im confused, so did you pay £17 for the vodka or £21.80 ?