Elite 11+ The Olympic GOLD Jibber Jabber Squad

neosi · 3 August 2012 at 10:02PM

'Think of the elite thread as a tree, many branches to it, and not all of us, need all the branches, but we do need the tree!' - midwinter

New overflow thread for 11+ers

THE FOLLOWING IS COPIED FROM ORIGINAL FIRST POST ON PREVIOUS THREAD

This is yet another bargain/glitch/DTD/JTD/misprice thread!

We know it's in the 'Gone But Not Forgotten' section!

We know there are at least 2 other threads in which we could post!

Yes, we do talk a lot!

No, not all of what we say is Tesco related or even of interest to many others but this is the way this thread has formed.

Many of us want to discuss the various deals to be had but this was not appreciated on the main Grabbit forum. As such, we now use this thread to talk about anything from how to cook a baked potato to how to get 1p or 4p items through self-scan as quickly as possible. We also discuss ex-husbands, kids and animals. If you have a medical problem we'll nag you until you go to the Doctor. If you're not feeling well we'll provide support, a wee hot drink and whatever chocolate is currently glitching to cheer you up.

And finally, yes we know that some people try to obscure the store names but this works both ways. It might make it difficult for those who don't have the time to sit here and natter all day but it also makes it difficult for staff/managers to quickly identify any issues at their store.

We do try to remember to post new deals in bold. We don't like arguing so we're not going to take umbrage if one or two deals slip through.

Now sit back, relax and feel free to join in. We don't bite (unless you ask nicely), we will help wherever possible and you don't have to post new deals just to feel like part of the group.

Please put all your finds in bold with LAST 4 DIGITS OF barcode and photo if possible so we can chat & still speed read for bargains.

Common abbreviations:

SEL: Shelf Edge Label
DTD: Double the Difference
JTD: Just the Difference
RTC: Reduced to Clear
OOD: Out Of Date
CC: Clubcard or Credit Card, depends on context
HTH: Hope That Helps
SA: Sales Assistant
CS: Customer Services
DD: Darling Daughter
DS: Darling Son
OH: Other Half
DH: Darling Husband
TIA: Thanks In Anticipation
GBP: Great Britain Pound (some people cant get the £ sign to work, or have keyboards set up in "bilingual" mode)
Trout: is the expression used by people on here for cashiers of a certain age, usually female, that are miserable for the sake of being miserable, unhappy in their work, jealous of people with mocs and do their level best to prevent anyone using coupons...try your very best to avoid them at the checkouts..... (thanks to myrtleturtle on the coupon thread for this)
T.i.T.: Trout-in-Training

S10CT: stupid 10 character thing.

Link to location of Tesco scanners thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3539593&highlight=tesco+scanner+l

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ITEMS BY THE SCANNERS!!! Please do not give the staff extra work by leaving your unwanted scanned items - stores will be loathe to repair or replace scanners if they make extra work for staff!

Tesco Head Office Phone Numbers in case you have a problem at the Customer Service Desk: 0800505555 and 01382822700

Here's the link to Tesco Customer Services:
https://www.tescohelp.com/tesco/forms/cs_form.html

If you still have a valid problem that can't be resolved by the store or Head Office here is the e-mail address of the Chief Executive - Please use it wisely!
[EMAIL="philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com"]philip.clarke@uk.tesco.com[/EMAIL]

Link to Snap-ant's 11+ers Daily quiz!
http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=99008

Please note that we don't supply copies of coupons, it's against MSE rules so please don't ask. Legitimate coupons can be found on the coupon thread here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3840565
The PDF coupons can be saved to your computer as sometimes they get pulled early

This is the link for HappyChappy’s Guide to Uploading Photos to the thread. Also includes instructions for ipad and iphone.
http://www.bearsland.co.uk/happychappy/

neosi's snap tool in Adobe reader guide:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=51880781&postcount=9213

And OldBear's guide to cost-effective coupon printing:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=51885141&postcount=9388

Miss Laids Top List of under 20p items for a comparable shop:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=55020969&postcount=2955

lookinforabargain's Guide to how to print coupons from SuperSavvyMe
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=55036823&postcount=3372

The list of who we all are and where we lurk in real life can be found here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=50511777&postcount=47

This is the link to the Daily Mail article regarding 1p finds:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1314395/Tesco-shoppers-flock-bargains-sale-just-1p.html

Big Thanks to wackynut for the below T&Cs for each supermarket's price comparison service

A's compares with - T's, S’s, M's and W's.
You you need to have bought at least 8 different items, of which at least 1 should be comparable.
No minimum spend. Maximun of 10 of the same product.
Wait 3 hours after after shopping at A's before using the APG.
A's give you the difference plus 10%
No cap on single voucher back.
Each household will not be able to claim more than £100 in any calendar month, nor make more than 10 claims in any calendar month.

T's compares with - A's, S’s and M's
You you need to have bought at least 8 different items, of which at least 1 should be comparable.
No minimum spend. Maximun of 10 of the same product.
Enter reciept details and get result within 24hrs.
Voucher back capped at £10

S's compares with - A's and T's
Only one comparable branded product needs to be bought.
You need to spend a minimun of £20.
Maximun of 10 of the same product.
Voucher given at till.
Voucher back capped at £10

**CHANGES TO TESCO'S PRICE CHECK**

For those who don't know, Tesco have recently moved their goal posts re: Price Check/Price Promise. Your shop must now contain at least 1 comparable grocery product and at least 8 different items in total.

So if you're targeting a small JTD shop, then here are some cheap and cheerful items to bulk up your shop: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=53804237&postcount=4424

And finally a big Thank You to neosi for our lovely new logo

neosi · 3 August 2012 at 10:03PM

Thanks to CALMSPIRIT for the MSE Olympics 2012

I think our MSE Olympic Games are sorted!......

Speed scanning ......just how many penny items can you scan at self serve while the SA deals with a unexpected item in bagging area at till 4?

Speed paying.......how fast can you pay - timed from last item to receipt in hand!

Wombling (outdoor) ......how many receipts can you collect in gale force 5 ? avoid trolleys/security guards/other wombles/skateboarding teens

Wombling (indoor) aka bin diving! You have 10 seconds - grab as many as you can........avoid other customers/trouts/the more vertically challenged of us should be allowed smaller bins as health and safety risk!

Security run around.......how many times can you get the security guard to follow you around the same aisle?! complete circles only!

Trolley fill- fill your trolley, off to price check scanner, scan all items, put all back on correct shelves as none were 1p!

Scanner count......how many trips can you make to the price check scanner in one visit?

Top shelf reach!......use of other customers/staff allowed (encouraged) but extra points for style whilst balancing on a trolley!

A BIG Thank you to Miss Laid for volunteering to start the next Thread ;);)