Tescos - up to their old tricks as usual

judexx

This morning pouches of Tilda rice were £1 - this afternoon they are £1.59 or 'special offer' from tomorrow of 2 for £2 :mad:

Why, oh why, can't Trading Standards (or which ever body it is) step in and stop this type of 'special offer' - and I know it is not just Tescos !

eschaton

judexx wrote: »

This morning pouches of Tilda rice were £1 - this afternoon they are £1.59 or 'special offer' from tomorrow of 2 for £2 :mad:

Why, oh why, can't Trading Standards (or which ever body it is) step in and stop this type of 'special offer' - and I know it is not just Tescos !

Where is the old trick?

Normally £1.59, been on promotion at £1 and now going on promotion at 2 for £2.

Would you prefer them just to stay at £1.59 all year long so there is no old trick?

Trading standards would laugh at you for good reason.

paulineb_2

Tesco do that a lot, a few weeks ago wholewheat spaghetti was 50p a pack, then they put the price up and then back down to 2 for £1.50.

I didnt buy it at that price. Id rather go without or shop somewhere that the prices are more or less consistent such as Aldi.

I think the rice was normally £1 and gone up to £1.59 and now £2 for two so not really any saving, just juggling figures to make people think they are getting a bargain.

judexx

eschaton wrote: »

Where is the old trick?

Normally £1.59, been on promotion at £1 and now going on promotion at 2 for £2.

Would you prefer them just to stay at £1.59 all year long so there is no old trick?

Trading standards would laugh at you for good reason.

I have bought these many times over the last 6 months and never had to pay £1.59 - for the vast majority of the time they are the equivalent of £1.
Legally products have to have been on sale at the higher price for 28 days, so it is something that Trading standards could look at.

From MySupermarket - the average price over the last year is £1.02

eschaton

judexx wrote: »

I have bought these many times over the last 6 months and never had to pay £1.59 - for the vast majority of the time they are the equivalent of £1.
Legally products have to have been on sale at the higher price for 28 days, so it is something that Trading standards could look at.

From MySupermarket - the average price over the last year is £1.02

There is your key word in bold above. Your little picture shows the SRP to generally be £1.58/£1.59 so no trick

Tiddlywinks

Pet hate... The shop name is Tesco not "Tescos"...

grandadsmith

TescoS shills on here :money:
:eek:

Father sprayed in the eyes, hit with baton and arrested over faulty Tesco TV protest - Crime - News
Beaten with batons by police for demanding legitimate consumer rights...
Spayed in the eyes with noxious spray - more potent than CS gas..
"given an offer for a repair service but under my CONSUMER RIGHTS I rejected"
"It's the giants against the little people"
ref
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/father-sprayed-in-the-eyes-hit-with-baton-and-arrested-over-faulty-tesco-tv-protest-8130750.html
:eek:

KxMx

Every supermarket does things like this, not just Tesco.

zygurat789

KxMx wrote: »

Every supermarket does things like this, not just Tesco.

Then why doesn't it make the headlines more often? No wonder the police are overstretched chucking people with complaints out of suopermarkets, surely this is a civil matter anyway and the police should decline to become involved.

POPPYOSCAR

I can only suggest you vote with your feet.........

Soubrette

KxMx wrote: »

Every supermarket does things like this, not just Tesco.

I don't think Aldi do.