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Watch out tesco are at it again.
Grumpelstiltskin
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I don't buy much from Tesco but I do buy their value lemonade, one of the few lemonades my son will drink.
Last week 17p a bottle, today 24p a bottle, so on a quick work out that is an increase of over 30%.
So last week Tesco were throwing themselves at this Fare Share, to anyone who hasn't seen it they were asking customers to donate food - bought in Tesco, to food banks and they would donate 30% of the value raised to the charity.
Now this week, in hot weather they are slapping an increase on of more than 30% on a product likely to be bought by people on low incomes
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Why am I cynical of their motives?
Last week 17p a bottle, today 24p a bottle, so on a quick work out that is an increase of over 30%.
So last week Tesco were throwing themselves at this Fare Share, to anyone who hasn't seen it they were asking customers to donate food - bought in Tesco, to food banks and they would donate 30% of the value raised to the charity.
Now this week, in hot weather they are slapping an increase on of more than 30% on a product likely to be bought by people on low incomes
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Why am I cynical of their motives?
If you go down to the woods today you better not go alone.
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I hate it when they do this it seems to mainly effect the value products. They often put the price up on value products and even though it can be seen as only as few pence as you rightly point out the percentage increase is huge. If they applied the same percentages to their finest range they would not be able to sell those products.0
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On the other hand 10years ago you couldnt have bought a bottle of lemonade for 17p0
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On the other hand 10years ago you couldnt have bought a bottle of lemonade for 17p
Or for 24pNever argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.- Mark TwainArguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon: no matter how good you are at chess, its just going to knock over the pieces and strut around like its victorious.0 -
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Absolutely agree, but some don't like anything to get in the way of a bit of Tesco bashing!!!!0
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tesco are the same as the rest
the other day 1ltr pimms no1 £18 down to £12 now upto £210 -
Not just value lemonade either, I always buy the 2ltr Value still water from Tesco and last week I noticed it too had increased in price from 17p to 24p! On water?!:wave:0
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Absolutely terrible behaviour from tesco!
In general it is people without much money who buy the cheap stuff anyway and are the worst affected by these kinds of things - tesco are already making massive profits!0 -
It'll be back down again after the warm weather so the can advertise a big price drop on it.0
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