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

MKS

Anon wrote: »

Wouldn't it be obvious if you bought them all? Only just catching up so can't go now as self scan would be too obvious!

Out of interest, what is the most DTD people have achieved from current rules and on what?

Many thanks

Anon

I used manned tills and would not do them all together. They are not neccessarily mispriced in all branches. Different shifts=different cs=different visits, ok you run the risk of missing out on one if someone else has seen the opportunity but that's the way it goes. It's perfectly plausible to buy a few joints (for example) when they are on a 'good' special offer - it's really not your fault that the sel/labelling is wrong. I'm sure that many people stock up when a product that they like is on a special offer.

Rule of thumb for me is ONLY get dtd products if you really like/use them. If there are a few opportunities for dtd in the same shop, decide in which order is/are the one/(s) that are 'best' for you ie some lamb or a mispriced bag of potatoes. It's not uncommon to buy (say) meat and toiletries in the same shop. It's not your fault that the sel/labelling is wrong on both.

A few years ago, when I first (:o) used to check my receipts I was shocked at how many times that I was overcharged. Once, I had bought 20 items and sixteen of those items were at a higher price than the sel/labels. It was not a targetted shop as that wasn't in my vocabulary in those days. As I had had a dtd the previous day on some meat, cs was quite vocal:eek: and there was a queue behind me at the time. I politely told her that 16 of the items were overcharged or to put it a better way - that's 80% of my shopping. Items ranged from meat, fish, toiletries and even cartons of baby milk. She had the decency to look shamefaced. When checking the sel, she asked if I knew that they were wrongly priced (:eek: at the time it was r&r). Standing infront of the meat chiller cabinet, I just replied 'Have you decided what you are having for dinner tonight/tomorrow etc?', no she replied why? Decide and choose some meat, I told her. Looking at me as if I'd cracked, she said ok - chicken breasts, lamb chops and mincemeat. I told her to now check the sel/labels. After asking why as they were priced on the packaging (:mad:), she was shocked to see that all three were wrongly(over) priced. Point taken, she apologised but all of those sel remained! This particular store is as lax today as it has always been. HTH

izzy65

Morning, lovely bright sunny day still white with frost but it will soon warm up, DD has the day off so we will see what we can get up too today, whatever it is I know it's going to cost me money:rotfl:

MKS

tessietwo wrote: »

Thanks MKS

No just the lamb........bit of a chicken to do more than one at a time . Did choose the bigger of the two legs though

.......tomorrow and another store for the others maybe :D

That's a good way to do it - see my previous post. Do remember though if something is on a 'special offer' ie - lamb, it is on offer to encourage you to buy it. So one for now and one or two for the freezer.;)

emmlouie

off to uni, see you all later

Queenriderbrekke

Really cheesed off, got Tesco PP results stuck from Wednesday 13/02, one of which is a £109 receipt with some wine, meat salmon icecream type stuff that I'm sure is going to give me my biggest PP ever and I can do nothing about it without giving away that I'm wombling:(

Oh well, there are definately worse things going on, hugs to all that need them x:)

Laura_Cello

emmlouie wrote: »

did you get the confirmation email first?

Yep. 20 minutes earlier

Nannylala

nikkilala wrote: »

Nannylala had Tom Jones on the back of our larder door:rotfl:

Well well just having a catchup and find this:rotfl::rotfl:Lala giving away my secrets;)she forgot to omit Iwas also in his fan club many moons ago The reason it was on the back of the larder door my late Dh refused to let me have it on the bedroom wall;)

couponqueen123

MKS wrote: »

That's a good way to do it - see my previous post. Do remember though if something is on a 'special offer' ie - lamb, it is on offer to encourage you to buy it. So one for now and one or two for the freezer.;)

this is going to be an amazing line to use when they have one of there TANTRUMS with me i shall be asking

"isnt a special offer there to take advantage of";):j:D:money::A:T

couponqueen123

cjj wrote: »

Ds car got broken into last night and radio taken which was his Christmas present and the only thing he asked for. not looking forward to telling him when he gets up for uni. hope everyone is well x

how awful, have you reported to police as if there was a "number" of burglarys last nite it be good info for them and might help catch them,

also what use is a radio to them , how pathetic of them,

hope it gets sorted

LaaCaz

Morning :wave: A few wombles for you

Tesco comparable basket £21.01 £31.01 £23.02
Competitor comparable basket £22.20 £35.55 £24.73
Difference £1.19 £4.54 £1.71
Tesco was cheaper Tesco was cheaper Tesco was cheaper
1 x RIBENA PLUS CALCR/BERRY & APPLE CONCT 850ML 1.44 2.99 2.89 N/A
1 x WALKERS MEATY CRISPS 12X25G 3.00 3.08 3.10 2.89
1 x RIGHT GUARD SPORT APD 250ML 1.44 1.50 1.44 1.44
1 x CADBURYS WHOLE NUT 200G 2.00 2.00 N/A 1.99
1 x TESCO PARACETAMOL 500MG 16 CAPSULE 0.45 0.45 0.45 N/A
2 x M&MS PEANUT BAG 185G 4.18 4.18 4.18 4.18
3 x TESCO SWEET & CRUNCHY 370G 3.00 3.00 N/A 3.00
1 x GALAXY HOT CHOCOLATE 200G 2.00 2.00 2.99 2.99
2 x QUAKER O/S/S S/BERRY,R/BERRY PORRIDGE10X33.9G 3.50 * 3.00 4.00 4.00
1 x CADBURY BUTTONS TOY EGG 101G 3.00 N/A 2.00 3.49
4 x TESCO HEALTHY EATING TURKEY BRST DICED 500G 12.00 * N/A 14.50 N/A
1 x TESCO PRO-TECH COMPLETE 500ML MULTIPROTECT 1.25 N/A N/A N/A
1 x WHAM MEGAMIX ASSORTED FLAVOURS 180G 0.64 N/A N/A N/A
1 x FRESHFIELDS SCHOOL DAYS 200G 0.50 N/A N/A N/A
1 x TESCO CHEESE PUFF SNACKS 150G 0.99 N/A N/A N/A
1 x KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS DOZEN SELF SELECT 10.95 N/A N/A N/A
1 x CTR ROAST TURKEY BREAST (0.29 kg) 3.92 N/A N/A N/A
2 x TIGER BATON 0.90 N/A N/A 0.75
1 x MANGAL TANDOORI CHICKENMASALA 100G 0.99 N/A N/A N/A
1 x 6 PACK TIGER ROLLS (1.0 kg) 0.70 N/A N/A N/A