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BHS investigate after Milton Keynes store sells top with BHS label glued over Asda's

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A couple in Milton Keynes recently found they'd bought a top with a BHS label over the top of an Asda one.

Has anyone else had anything similar happen?
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  • marliepanda
    marliepanda Posts: 7,186 Forumite
    'We wouldn't have paid the same if it was from Asda'

    Yup, BHS is right up there in the fashion stakes. Way above George at Asda. What a non story. The couple are ridiculous for thinking their BHS clothes are special and made in a different place to Asda, Sainsburys, Tesco etc
  • [Deleted User]
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    I've seen timber on sale at Wickes with a B&Q label. It's no surprise really that many similar retailers source their products from the same suppliers.

    The BHS story might have some validity if the clothing was described as an exclusive. Obviously, the customers just want some "compo" for the distress.
  • LilElvis
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    They bought it in the sale, have kept the jumper and been given a £30 voucher. It obviously pays to be "shocked" and "cheated".
  • DaftyDuck
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    From the article:
    "We wouldn't have paid the same amount for the product if we bought it in Asda so I feel a bit cheated."

    So, if the very same item is available for less in Asda... :money:
    I think someone isn't a regular on this Forum!
  • [Deleted User]
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    LilElvis wrote: »
    They bought it in the sale, have kept the jumper and been given a £30 voucher. It obviously pays to be "shocked" and "cheated".

    I expect they were also suffering anxiety attacks. What if a child had bought this item and worn it!!!:eek:
  • unholyangel
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    DaftyDuck wrote: »
    From the article:

    So, if the very same item is available for less in Asda... :money:
    I think someone isn't a regular on this Forum!

    Is it actually available in asda though?

    I got the impression from the story that its a BHS range but the supplier got mixed up and applied an asda label before noticing their mistake.

    Rather than being an item produced for both retailers.
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  • Poppie68
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    So basically they where happy to pay the price they paid for it at the time, but mysteriously the quality of the jumper diminished as soon as they saw the George label! 'Shocked and cheated'..what the hell is wrong with some people.
  • Faith177
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    They went to the press over this?? God I wish that was the biggest concern in my life right now that a top I had brought in the sale had the wrong label jeepers hardly the crime of the century!
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  • LilElvis
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    Faith177 wrote: »
    They went to the press over this?? God I wish that was the biggest concern in my life right now that a top I had brought in the sale had the wrong label jeepers hardly the crime of the century!


    It actually didn't even merit making it into the local newspaper as its not in the Milton Keynes Citizen.
  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 18 February 2016 at 8:49PM
    LilElvis wrote: »
    It actually didn't even merit making it into the local newspaper
    Yeah, just on a local news site for Milton Keynes.
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