Beef and Bargain Holidays/MoneySavingExpert.com Discussion

iansnellin

Just found out about this so tried to buy lots of 65p Beef only to find............................they were sold out!!!!!! Word travels fast on here doesn't it? Or have Tescos removed the cheapest meals from the freezers? I ended up buying £10.99 worth of dearer meals for 450 points so still £7 up i guess. :j

thepearce

iansnellin&#64 wrote: »

Just found out about this so tried to buy lots of 65p Beef only to find............................they were sold out!!!!!! Word travels fast on here doesn't it? Or have Tescos removed the cheapest meals from the freezers? I ended up buying £10.99 worth of dearer meals for 450 points so still £7 up i guess. :j

IT's being going on for a while now.... Tesco have stopped taking large orders and it's not uncommon to find empty shelves..... but they are still out there.

Cat72

hi. I think it is all very resourceful- people have bought the goods that tesco sold so should be entitled to the points. Personally I have not joined in on this due to A- being a vegetarian and B- not really knowing how to redeem the points.
However I will be using my tesco card a bit more in the future.When my points come in from tesco if I dont spend them they will accumilate and I can use them for a holiday, is that right ? and also can I pay for all the holiday or just part ?
Thankyou and good luck to those awaiting the points.It was nice to read about such good natured fun on this thread generated by this.

suekjw

Opps I posted this already before I found this thread but I've just collected another 9 packs (I know, a measly amount!), a lot of stores seem to be out now.

What I've noticed is you want to go to the stores that don't do home delivery, as everyone is ordering them on-line. Stafford and Telford Extra stores are both out of the 65p packs, but Cannock has some left - but wrongly marked up as the bigger packs - no fooling MSE'rs though!

Sue

isasmurf

Expect to see even less beef on the shelves! The Times were covering this today, even quoting a couple of posts from some small website called moneysavingexpert.com

According to the article (sorry can't find a link yet) a Tesco spokeswoman said they'll stop people from buying ridiculous amounts!

megsykins

Expect even less beef now, this has made it into today's Guardian - the Pass Notes in the G2 Section http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1559359,00.html

All advertising for this site though, and the more MSEers, the better!! :money:

sparky61

isasmurf wrote:

Expect to see even less beef on the shelves! The Times were covering this today, even quoting a couple of posts from some small website called moneysavingexpert.com

"Some small website" How dare they call MSE a small website.
:eek:

raeble

The only problem with MSE getting large is that bargains and loopholes will hang around for much less time.

wallace_3

isasmurf wrote:

Expect to see even less beef on the shelves! The Times were covering this today, even quoting a couple of posts from some small website called moneysavingexpert.com

According to the article (sorry can't find a link yet) a Tesco spokeswoman said they'll stop people from buying ridiculous amounts!

The article is available here:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2-1755946,00.html

ambulancedave

Hi in reference to not getting the hol you want , the advice about politely hanging up and calling back another time normally works. I have used this technique with other major companies and it is surprising how different staff react ...i.e......if they are having a good day the they will prob investigate/ take a little more time with your case.
Normally if you sense the person on the other end of the phone sounds negative , chance are you will get a negative response.

Tip I always ask for the operaters full name , after I have given them my name and say I feel much better knowing the person I am talking to!! Sometimes this works , sometimes it does not but do not give up !!!!

I recently had to liase with BT and managed , eventualy to get a quote for repairs down from £150 to £0 just by persisting......

good luck