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Anon

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

I could be totally wrong but it seems that the glitch is fixed from shops from Sainsbury's? does Sainsbury's update on a Thursday?

Think of it this way, Asda system checks Sainsbury's last Thursday and did its update, but Sainsbury's updated later on that day. This could be why it had the old price and not the new. It then checked Sainsbury's prices today and updated its own system.

I could be wrong.

But the cheese glitch was on the As side (not recognising the multibuy in As), S price is still curren/correct.

It obviously takes time to update as I bought non- glitch Right Guard and Colgate pro relief in As on Tuesday as it was on half price in Ts earlier that day. When I ran the APG the following morning it matched still to the rrp not the half price.

Anon

TrulyMadly

I wouldn't mind a glitch less weekend to be honest. Think the weathers going to be nice and I need to get into the garden:)

silvercar

Glitches at Tesco???

Savvy mentioned the other day that we never see glitches at Tesco. I've just done a shop full of Tesco offers and analysed the receipt through the PP website. Every item was reported correctly. The opportunity I see is where you buy a multi-buy of different varieties. Then one may compare when the others are N/A. Tesco apportions the price in proportion to the original prices eg If Asda are £1.50 each and Tesco 2 for £3. Price Promise may split at £1.40 and £1.60. If the £1.40 doesn't compare as it is a N/A variety and the £1.60 compares but at a lower Asda price of £1.50 there is a 10p PP in there. Downside is that you have really spent the £3 to get the 10p PP, so it may be a glitch, but not a worthwhile glitch.

Savvybuyer

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

I could be totally wrong but it seems that the glitch is fixed from shops from Sainsbury's? does Sainsbury's update on a Thursday?

Think of it this way, Asda system checks Sainsbury's last Thursday and did its update, but Sainsbury's updated later on that day. This could be why it had the old price and not the new. It then checked Sainsbury's prices today and updated its own system.

I could be wrong.

MSM (whose system feeds though to the APG) check prices of all online competitors at least every day, although there are also occasional (approximately monthly) updates of the pricing datasets. So it's possible some prices, such as the 5p for the Bombays, may stick around a week or even several weeks till the new update (which might not necessarily resolve or change the price held on that item).

[Edit: "at least" every day, as I've known prices to change more than once in a day - or maybe that's the updating, over time, of the items on the MSM site.]

hampydoodums

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

I could be totally wrong but it seems that the glitch is fixed from shops from Sainsbury's? does Sainsbury's update on a Thursday?

Think of it this way, Asda system checks Sainsbury's last Thursday and did its update, but Sainsbury's updated later on that day. This could be why it had the old price and not the new. It then checked Sainsbury's prices today and updated its own system.

I could be wrong, The simple products are still glitching.

My glitchy Simple face care stuff was against Sainsbobs and it's still glitching

Helena3kids

Classy_Chick06 wrote: »

:eek: what time was this shop done please?

14:25 today.
hth

DelBoyPhil

hampydoodums wrote: »

My glitchy Simple face care stuff was against Sainsbobs and it's still glitching

Could be that it updated the food products and still have the beauty products to go.

Maybe a idea for MSE to book a question time with the owners of MSM for us to ask a few questions

its all theory's, We just need to crack it!

Savvybuyer

silvercar wrote: »

Glitches at Tesco???

Savvy mentioned the other day that we never see glitches at Tesco. I've just done a shop full of Tesco offers and analysed the receipt through the PP website. Every item was reported correctly. The opportunity I see is where you buy a multi-buy of different varieties. Then one may compare when the others are N/A. Tesco apportions the price in proportion to the original prices eg If Asda are £1.50 each and Tesco 2 for £3. Price Promise may split at £1.40 and £1.60. If the £1.40 doesn't compare as it is a N/A variety and the £1.60 compares but at a lower Asda price of £1.50 there is a 10p PP in there. Downside is that you have really spent the £3 to get the 10p PP, so it may be a glitch, but not a worthwhile glitch.

We do see glitches at T (not necessarily PP, but the multibuy combos of wine glitches etc.). I've hoped for the 'one item comparable, other not' combo. but unfortunately I haven't had one that didn't split correctly - this however could well happen if you happen to get the right combo that the computer doesn't have. Sadly most of the glitches (on all three supermarket's schemes) involve comparable items for competitors returning N/A when they shouldn't. It's simply because the computers (or, in the case of Avs M, the humans) don't pick up everything.

Keep trying though - you might hit lucky on a combo that works. (I've tried, previously, three items, only two comparable vs A, on T's fresh veg 3 for £2.50 - the two comparable of course much cheaper in A at the time - didn't lose out as it compared correctly, but the T multibuy was recognised and prices of all the items adjusted proportionately. Also tried Jakeman's lozenges 3 for £1.50 in A (at the time) vs M's 2 for £1.00. Bought (what I thought) 2 comparable versions and one non-comp. But all three compared - split M's price to 50p on two of them, and picked up A's multibuy. This was some time ago. Wasn't risking much, only about 5p, hence why I tried it anyway.)

hampydoodums

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

Could be that it updated the food products and still have the beauty products to go.

Maybe a idea for MSE to book a question time with the owners of MSM for us to ask a few questions

its all theory's, We just need to crack it!

It could well be the reason

T42

Well thanks to the ops & testers & peeps who checked this morning. Sadly I didn't get to the shop til 2ish and now, having put in my receipt, realise all glitches I tried for have been fixed:o

Ah well. Should have gone early this morning or last night instead of this arvo!

Ya win some ya lose some.