Tesco wrong prices thread part 3 - please post your finds here

wallace_3

ozvaldinho wrote:

Just a quick thought, I noticed that many of the birds in store were poor quality, worse than usual. One sure sign of a bird raised in poor conditions is to look at its knees...sometimes they have a kind of burn mark, it's apparently caused by the chicken kneeling/stooping in its own urine, which causes an acid burn.

I know this is a money saving website and some people are bound to disagree, but I always buy RSPCA Freedom Food, because then I know the animal has been properly cared for and raised in kind conditions. Freedom Food costs slightly more, but to me its worth it to know that the animal was not ill-treated or made to suffer.

RSPCA Freedom Food

ozvaldinho

I like the 'freedom food', it does taste better. As consumers, we can do our bit to show Tesco et al. that we don't want chicken with bruises, broken wings, burnt knees by returning them to the store or simply not buying them.

A large number of quality related returns will probably be picked up somewhere upstairs and flagged for the buyers or QA managers attention. Has anyone else noticed these marks on the corn-fed chickens or was it just me being fussy?

Other freebies today...ont 'tut', one sigh, one theatrical rolling of the eyeballs, several dirty looks...

MrSmartprice

Tesco currently have packs of 2 corn on the cob, supposedly reduced from £1.99 to 99p. I was charged the full price on these on my visit today.

The irony is that this was an item I had actually been sent to get, not one of the items I bought to get overcharged on. It seems you can't fail!

kirstielou

Dont know if this is the right place for this but yesterday @ Tesco Rochdale I got a Tescos own Energy drink (Like lucazade energy orange) for 39p. It was a new product and I wanted to try it. Opened it on the way to the car, took a swig and it was rancid.

Turns out it was TWO MONTHS out of date!

Straight back to CS and they gave me a refund & £10! Cheers Tesco!

Frogling

ozvaldinho wrote:

Just a quick thought, I noticed that many of the birds in store were poor quality, worse than usual. One sure sign of a bird raised in poor conditions is to look at its knees...sometimes they have a kind of burn mark, it's apparently caused by the chicken kneeling/stooping in its own urine, which causes an acid burn. This may be the reason they dropped the price by 50p.

Those marks are called Hock Burns, and usually occur because broiler chickens grow very quickly and are kept in such appallingly cramped conditions that they have to rest on wet, dirty litter, and the ammonia burns them.

I only buy free-range chickens now, as having seen first-hand how broilers are raised, I don't want to do anything to support the industry.

Saint_Chris

I did this today for the 1st time in Prescott today. I purchased some cheese which i wanted and a bacon joint. Only 1 of each i went to customer services and was made to feel like a criminal. The lady questioned the fact that the bacon joint stated £1.55lb yet on the joint it said £1.56 and the cheese was £1.70lb and on the wrapper it said £1.86.
I did pick the biggest piece of cheest and largest bacon joint. But it was just the way that she looked at me.
As thought something was wrong with me.
She went away all funny and came back funny.

Maybe it was just because i had 2 items. But i didn't like it.

Maybe hubby will try it next time.

Liverbird

She was just going to get the refund from her own purse . LOL........well thats the way some of them make you feel!

carray

Was having a good look around toys which just happened to be near price check and...

Bob the builder figure (articulated!) and friction powered Zoomer ( purple snow mobile thing), in bob the builder packaging.

Shelf price was £5.94 or .97? and scanned at £6.97

My son is very happy!

Enjoy all you Bob fans!
Ps can someone mail me who Zoomer is as it's a new one on me!?

Lara

carray wrote:

Was having a good look around toys which just happened to be near price check and...

Bob the builder figure (articulated!) and friction powered Zoomer ( purple snow mobile thing), in bob the builder packaging.

Shelf price was £5.94 or .97? and scanned at £6.97

My son is very happy!

Enjoy all you Bob fans!
Ps can someone mail me who Zoomer is as it's a new one on me!?

Sorry am I missing something here . Shelf price was £5.94 or .97 and it scanned at £6.97 so you were happy ?? I'd have wanted it at the £5 price not £6 and wouldn't have been happy!

Westywoodpecker

I presume they took it back for a refund???