Tis the season to be wombling - Tesco & Sainsbury's

KittyPryde

Zedkay wrote: »

Hizz, do you have no conscience? What you're doing, and what you're advocating, is tantamount to theft, pure and simple.

Don't worry, i've already contacted the relevant authorities. The FBI are looking into it as we speak. You won't get away with cleaning up rubbish and getting a few tesco points for much longer Hizz!!;)

:rolleyes:

Discodee

how is it theft? I was at a till the other day and they'd spent £82. The girl asked if they had their clubcard and he said, no. I cheekily said, I dont suppose I could put them on mine could I? he said yes, no problem
If you pick up 20p you find on the floor is that theft?
Nor is pic,king up a receipt someone's discarded. Lighten up for goodness sake! lmao

Crabman

Marvo434 wrote: »

Underground, Overground, Wombling Free,
The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.
Making good use of the things that we find,
Things that the everyday folks leave behind.

Uncle Bulgaria,
He can remember the days when he wasn't behind The Times,
With his map of the World.
Pick up the papers and take them to Tobermory!

Wombles are organized, work as a team.
Wombles are tidy and Wombles are clean.
Underground, Overground, wombling free,
The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we!

People don't notice us, they never see,
Under their noses a Womble may be.
We womble by night and we womble by day,
Looking for litter to trundle away.

We're so incredibly, utterly devious
Making the most of everything.
Even bottles and tins.
Pick up the pieces and make them into something new,
Is what we do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ2mJPSccvo

Shoey1610

Zedkay wrote: »

Hizz, do you have no conscience? What you're doing, and what you're advocating, is tantamount to theft, pure and simple.

I don't think she is advocating pickpocketing reciepts for tesco points :rolleyes: Just picking up what has been discarded. What do you think someone is going to come back for them? Or do you mean its theft from Mr Tesco? Because I can't quite see that one either.

carolinosourus

Zedkay wrote: »

Hizz, do you have no conscience? What you're doing, and what you're advocating, is tantamount to theft, pure and simple.

Zedkay are you kidding? If someone's dropped a receipt on the floor (which is illegal- littering) which they clearly don't want, as they DROPPED it on the floor, how is that theft? I can see how it would be theft if you'd run past them and grabbed it out of their hand and run whooping all the way to CS to get the points added, but in this case, I don't think so! Anyway, if Tesco are so concerned then they'll stop offering the opportunity to get your points added later at CS if you 'forget' your CC!

feefeelalabelle

when i was at school they used to maker us go litter picking !!! blame wombling on schools:p

whats the deal with sainburys? have only just got used to tescos cc

carolinosourus

feefeelalabelle wrote: »

whats the deal with sainburys? have only just got used to tescos cc

It's exactly the same, you use your CC at the till when it comes to pay and you get the points as vouchers exactly the same as Tesco but you can also use the Sains nectar card in BP petrol stations to get points and also Debenhams and I'm sure there are many more places! If you look on the sains website it should tell you on there.
Principle is exactly the same (I assume... Please inform me if I'm wrong!)

Discodee: ROFL that is so cute!

Hizz

Zedkay wrote: »

Hizz, do you have no conscience? What you're doing, and what you're advocating, is tantamount to theft, pure and simple.

Correct me if I'm wrong on your comment of conscience but contempt is a more approriate word for Tesco, the most reported supermarket to Trading Standards for overcharging customers against advertised prices - SEL's / P.O.S etc?

They were so confident that they had their house in order that they introduced the R & R policy (refund and retain) where if you paid more than the advertised price you got a full refund and kept the item. As they were somewhat taken to the cleaners by clearly being dishonest traders and lost A LOT of money through this byb way of refunds, they changed their policy this year to DTD (double the difference) for when you are overcharged.

I fail to see how you can deem the word theft to be an appropraite term. Clubcard loyalty points are factored into costs as a cost of sale - whether the purchaser takes them up is their choice - if they don't, it is they that lose out and Tesco gain more profit on top of that already factored in.

It may be against the sport of Clubcard rules but as I always say, who has got more money, us or Mr T.

Twenty five years ago I recall a promotion that the Metro bus company held throughout West Yorkshire, where the value of a bus ticket contributed towards a purchase from a rewards scheme. Unsuprisingly, there were very few disgarded tickets strewn around the busses or stations. Everyone was either keeping their own or picking others up. A very smart idea that kept litter off the floor.

When approaching either Tesco or Sainsbury's Customer Services desk with a receipt, I just ask 'can you put these points on my card please?' I don't exclaim that the receipt was ever mine, nor do they ever ask me!

If people can't be allowed to use initiative and try and do a little extra to keep their heads above water, it's a very sad affair.

TGM

Great come back Hizz:T:T

G-G_4

Hizz.. brilliant reply!

Why would someone get upset because people are doing this with the old receipts.. some people are just so angry about anything they see as gaining.. he prob just doesn't have the courage to do it himself.

I think it's a grand idea and certainly does help with litter around supermarkets..

Well done wombles!