Enter List Ideas (and more) To Exactitude (in shopping) thread

David.

fairclaire wrote: »

yes!......oh and have you got a solicitor?....or do you need one:rotfl::rotfl:

mates rates

Just out of interest what are mates rates ?;)

David.

artha wrote: »

Back posting where you belong;)

artha :beer: even though you dont :A

fairclaire

David. wrote: »

Just out of interest what are mates rates ?;)

I was joking. There is an hourly rate....depending on the job:cool:. I don't think it's appropriate to quote it here tho;)

edit: just read that back and it sounds dodgy! lol

HopePray

silverhairgranny wrote: »

this is interesting from a shop today in asda

Air Wick Colours of Nature Colour Changing Candle Pink Sweet Pea
£6.98
went through at £3.00 -BC - 501141755686
BC on box is 5011417556863 - went through at £3.00 and not £6.98 as per my supermarket - messed up my apg and I dont even like candles was going to be a gift.

0.67 x ASDA Bananas by Weight (100g) £0.46 £0.52
0.11 x ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) £0.09 £0.09
0.09 x ASDA Mushrooms by Weight (100g) £0.23 £0.24
1 x ASDA Garlic Loose £0.30 £0.50
1 x ASDA Smartprice Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix (85g) £0.15 £0.15
1 x ASDA Easy Cook Long Grain White Rice (500g) £0.79 £0.89
1 x Cadbury Fudge (25.5g) £0.20 £0.20
1 x Glade Sense & Spray Unit Clean Linen £10.00 £4.00
1 x Swizzels Matlow Strawberry Refresher Bar £0.10 N/A
1 x Air Wick Colours of Nature Colour Changing Candle ... £3.00 £4.00
1 x Haribo Tangfastics Mini £0.10 £0.10
1 x Cadbury Freddo (18g) £0.20 £0.20
2 x ASDA Smartprice Passata (500g) £0.58 N/A
1 x ASDA Tiger Pate with Salmon - Foil Tray (100g) £0.28 N/A
1 x ASDA Tiger Pate with Ocean Fish - Foil Tray (100g) £0.28 N/A

Comparison total (compared products only) £15.52 £10.89
HTH:)
APG on shop - £5.72

What shop was this V please?

David.

fairclaire wrote: »

I was joking. There is an hourly rate....depending on the job:cool:. I don't think it's appropriate to quote it here tho;)

What is your hourly rate fc

fairclaire

David. wrote: »

What is your hourly rate fc

you're on the naughty step ( with tweets) .....you're not allowed to step out of line:rotfl::rotfl:

pattylabelle

nictrinwyn wrote: »

Sorry had to go see to kids.

I went for a normal shop, picked up whoopsies, spent more than usual as needed quite a bit and shopping came to about £95. I had picked up twenty five of the small packets of ariel stain remover at 69p (this was the first time I had seen them and last day to use the £1.50 coupon, so thought I'd try my luck) was hoping to get quite a bit off my shopping from those. Picked youngest SA I could. She tries scanning first coupon and wouldn't work, probably because the coupon was worth more than the product. She calls over supervisor and I sigh as I now know I will most likely not get any extra off my shopping.

Supervisor says recall transaction and sort it at cs. Off we go to cs and she leaves me there with the cs staff. After some faffing around at cs trying to ring person from dept etc..another member of staff comes along and has a look and says, oh these coupons are only one per transaction. All this had taken a while and what happened next I have to say my mind was not there, as OH had taken kids to car and I was tired. I have since gone over this in my mind over and over and had sleepless nights.
The cs lady opened her till gave me £1.50 and my receipt. And I walked out. It wasn't until much later that I realized that I had not infact paid for my shopping. Now I had the dillema of going back and as it was a cs lady that I had had two large dtds with, I was just too scared. I also read lots of stories about the way they treat normal people that they believe shoplifted on purpose. Innocent people that had forgot to pay and offered, were not treated nicely. I am not in anyway trying to justify my decision not to go back. I am merely giving my reasons.

I was not going to post this at all, as some would say karma will get me for it, and some may say it was karma for me, for all the times I had been overcharged and not known or whatever. I think it may be months before I step in there again. And there it is. Please no moral arguments and please don't slate me.

It is an odd one but you actually did nothing wrong here. I know why you feel the way you feel....you are just a wee bit afraid. The feeling will wear off and you will get over it in time - I suppose I would have to admit that I too would have left having been "dealt with" by CS and then a feeling of angst would set in later. There are now two courses of action


1. Yoiu could go back to shop and try to rectify it- my opinion is that you could get screwed over here.

2. Do nothing at all - my opinion is that this is the best course of action - just keep the receipt she gave you and say one Our Father and three Hail Mary's :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Solves everything darling:D

artha

David. wrote: »

artha :beer: even though you dont :A

Thanks David. That calls for another Decaff I think:D but would love a Carling..if only:(

"Your Saturday nights they are sober now, Your Sundays are too long" (Lindisfarne - The Scarecrows Song)

David.

fairclaire wrote: »

please don't lurk david:( .....just a misunderstanding. We all know you aren't abusive or bullying or anything else bad.......:)

Do we not many said that earlier

nictrinwyn

fairclaire wrote: »

very honest of you to post this :T thanks for sharing. I have no judgement one way or the other......the truth is who knows what any of us would do in that situation? None of us are here to judge anyone else.

I too hope it doesn't start moral arguments. And I sincerely hope no one would slate you. I do hope you feel better for sharing/getting it off your chest

Thank you I do feel better for sharing, I have had mixed feelings...times when I have felt quite glad to have gotten one over on them and times when I have felt like I should have gone back and paid, I was going to say admit my mistake, but it was also their mistake for not realizing too.
I have been badly treated by them in the past and would like to also add that I have a similar thing recently that has happened with john lewis.
Another story coming your way. I bought one of the Celia Birtwell reduced buggies from john lewis last Jan and it was lovely, until it broke on me in Nov. A small bolt came off while she was in it and was lost. I had only paid £42 for it, but they kindly offered me a replacement one worth, their lowest similar, £79 and it was delivered really quick. Now only a few months on this one has broke, not me I promise! This time some plastic snapped near the leg adjuster, with her in it again. I phoned again and was offered either £79 off another or a refund. After having a good look I decided on a refund as some a bit overpriced. They then realize that back in Nov I had been refunded £37, the extra amount for the £79 buggy. I had no idea, as at the time I used OH card. They have now picked up the broken buggy, which strangely they also don't sell anymore and are refunding me £79, they had to write off the other £37. When I receive the refund I will phone them and pay them the £37 as they have treated me fairly and I will do the same.