Don't get conned with buy 3 get cheapest free!

ThumbRemote

Pollycat wrote: »

I don't think the OP was conned either, but I wouldn't be rude to him.

I'm a bit confused exactly how the OP thought this offer would work.

I could understand buying 3 items of the same value - so in reality buy 2, get one free.

OP - did you expect to pay for the cheap calcium tablets and get the expensive multi-vitamins free?

If so, I do think that's a bit naïve.

OP bought 3 of each item, but got two of the cheaper item free.

ThumbRemote

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Blah blah blah irrelevant stuff

What sort of idiot copies quotes from another thread to try and make some sort of point about another poster? Your sort of idiot, that's who.

Pollycat

ThumbRemote wrote: »

OP bought 3 of each item, but got two of the cheaper item free.

I understand how the offer worked. :cool:

I wondered how the OP thought the offer would work.

Pollycat wrote: »

I'm a bit confused exactly how the OP thought this offer would work.

I could understand buying 3 items of the same value - so in reality buy 2, get one free.

OP - did you expect to pay for the cheap calcium tablets and get the expensive multi-vitamins free?

If so, I do think that's a bit naïve.

jackieblack

Pollycat wrote: »

I wondered how the OP thought the offer would work.

I think he thought that if he bought 3 of each item, he would pay for 2 of each item and get the 3rd (of each item) free.
Not unreasonable, in my view, but I'd have put them through separately to make sure

KxMx

I don't think the OP was conned.
I think the OP didn't check or understand the terms of the deal, and it didn't work like he thought it would/assumed.
We've all been there and realised afterwards our mistake, and lost out a little money, but there is no need to accuse Tesco of a con in this instance.

Pollycat

Regardless of how the OP thought the deal would work, why didn't he/she do this:?

fluffnutter wrote: »

But I don't understand why the OP didn't cancel the transaction and ask for it to be done as two separate ones.

Assuming the calcium tablets were much cheaper than the multi vitamins (based on this):

fishpie_1234 wrote: »

Just made a supermarket purchase with this offer. Bought 3 expensive multi vitamin products and 3 cheapo calcium tablets. Got the 2 discounts on the cheap calcium tablets. Would of saved a bundle on the multi vitamins.

I'm surprised that the OP didn't query the amount charged during the transaction.

fishpie_1234 wrote: »

Lesson is only purchase the expensive stuff and forget bundling it with other cheaper products from same line.

Personally, I think the lesson is to always check your receipt before you leave the shop.

PLog86

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

No this is an example of someone who obviously knows what they're talking about:

The person who wrote that is the most perfect person ever!

That person completely forgives anyone for signing anything without reading, forgives anyone using the word scam or swindle who didn't bother reading anything either.

MSK, when you have learned how to use a dictionary properly you really need to look up the word <satire> and try and understand how it applies to the bit of post you quoted. It might stop you making a fool of yourself.

JimmyTheWig

fluffnutter wrote: »

It's not fair (if such a thing exists when shopping in supermarkets).

But I don't understand why the OP didn't cancel the transaction and ask for it to be done as two separate ones.

Maybe they didn't notice until they got home.

Pollycat

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Maybe they didn't notice until they got home.

I wonder how many people don't check their receipts before leaving the shop or even at all. :eek:

If I'm buying just a few things e.g. 3 packs of multi-vitamins and 3 packs of calcium tablets, I always have at least a rough idea (if not exactly) how much they will cost and would query if it came to more.

Is that a knock I hear at the door?

Azari

pollycat wrote: »

is that a knock i hear at the door?

:cool:
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