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What a bargin...

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First post so be kind, feel free to add more Tesco rip-offs!
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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:09, archived)

I like this, new guy.

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Ttssattsr, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:11, archived)

Ha!

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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:12, archived)

Hahaha

Please tell me these are all true!?!

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:13, archived)

Yup

All took on my crappy camera phone (very discretely!)

Go look for more, I see new ones every week

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:14, archived)

Your Username Needs

An apostrophe.
I'm unsure what you are trying to say.

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The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:40, archived)

It can be anything you like

I like to keep the mystery up

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:53, archived)

In that case I prefer it to be a

Statement.
rather than a
Substance.

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The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:57, archived)

It's a sticky substance

if you want it to be...

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:02, archived)

Or a daddy who is swanky?

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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:05, archived)

Shirley a reference to Hilary Swank's father?

No apostrophe needed.

But when some apples belong to Tesco's, are they Tesco's's apples?

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Norbert Lightowler, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 15:25, archived)

They cancel each other out.

It becomes Tesco apples.

(sabre-tooth monkey, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 16:15, archived)

Right and wrong

Q. Who owns the apples? A. Tesco.

Therefore, stricly speaking they are Tesco's apples rather than say Marks and Spencer's apples. Tesco can not be pluralised as it is not an artical, but Tesco can own acticals so 's is correct.

Should you need to talk about the make up of the Tesco business, such as more than one Tesco store, the 's is dropped - eg. 3 Tesco stores, 8 Tesco wearhouses, the Tesco delivery van.

However, if you were to write or talk about all the apples Tesco own, then the 's is droped as then you would be talk about the stock of apples held by Tesco hence they then form part of the make up of the Tesco business and 's would be incorrect.

Kiss my bum for easter Cadbury Creme eggs.

(Free pens 100, 101, 102 is still counting on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 17:34, archived)

"wearhouses"....

oops.

(Pingoo likes cheese, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 18:35, archived)

Yes.

It's a plural. It should be "wearhice"

(Captain Skippy pooed in a bag and left it on your doorstep, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 5:36, archived)

Wearhice?

That just sounds like the queen trying to say it now...

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GigerPunk has, hopefully, slept since, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 9:12, archived)

I love it when someone makes

a clear point, then when they make the most minute mistake
making that point. EVERYONE POINTS IT OUT.
hahaha great.

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monkdagola but how do you TURN a phrase?, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 21:00, archived)

Don't talk in caps, it's shouting and it's rude!

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GigerPunk has, hopefully, slept since, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 9:17, archived)

It's not shouting...

..it's just emphasis. There are just some cunts who choose to think it is shouting.

(RichardInSydney would like to know why teh date & time is, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 4:24, archived)

^THIS!^

I was shouging the letter I the rest was rude

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Jamnog Sardines in her eyebrows, lobsters up and down, Sat 9 Jan 2010, 0:53, archived)

no no n On the cheap side of the Atlantic

we can drop jst the s an keep teh '.
So's the 's of um plurals is

(hilarleo, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 7:48, archived)

I saw one of these in the Tesco in north harbour

And took a picture on my phone. One of the staff saw me do it, looked puzzled, and a few days later the sign was changed.

(Pavlov'sDog is all out of pavlova, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 14:33, archived)

Skate Alert

It appears there are people from that there Portsmouth frequenting this board.
How dare they! I am also somewhat surprised they can read, however, that takes nothing away from this haven of pleasentness being ruined. You'll be telling me next you come from PAULSGROVE.

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Duke Of Belmsford has got 99 records, but Jay-Z ain't one, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 21:58, archived)

Don't make me come over there

you dirty rotten scummer.

(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Sun 10 Jan 2010, 20:30, archived)

That's because the manager's special.

I think they could get away with the 'better than half price' claim as it;s just a matter of perspective.

also, yay snow day!

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:14, archived)

"Better"

For Tesco!
Shall we report them to the moral police? What's with the manager special?

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:16, archived)

I wasn't clear,

I meant the manager is special.

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:19, archived)

£3 is better than half of £5.39

better for them anyway.

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:23, archived)

Will we be repeating my point

ad infinitum?

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:28, archived)

I bet the manager is SPECIAL.

You know. Brain special.

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Ttssattsr, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:51, archived)

Hang on a minute though

£3 is not less than half of £5.39 and therefore not better for the consumer wishing to save monies...they are doing it wrong. Manager must be special.

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awsm! namaste bitches, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:16, archived)

£3 is better than half of £5.39

better for them anyway.

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:19, archived)

Will we be repeating my point

ad infinitum?

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Ttssattsr, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:20, archived)

I wasn't clear,

I meant the manager is special.

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:30, archived)

harry potter and t

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awsm! namaste bitches, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:59, archived)

Half of £5.39

Would be £2.695
Which is a NONSENSE.
Clearly £3.00 is Better, both aesthetically and calculatorability-wise

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The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:37, archived)

Lol

This makes me warm inside...ahhh

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:52, archived)

They mislabled the tuna offer from last month, three pack was £2 but two of them was £3 which was 6 for £3 (50p a can instead of £1+ hence better than half price). Money off AND a discount for bulk but this label seems to have conflated the two offers (past and current) and ended up incomprehensible.

(Benzyl, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 21:41, archived)

*Titters*

Although, having tittered, I probably wouldn't have noticed it when doing my shopping.

For me, grocery shopping is like birthday sex. Get in, get out with a minimum of fuss and mess.

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Joliet, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:16, archived)

I would like to go shopping with you

on my birthday :D

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:18, archived)

Funnily enough

lots of people do :O)

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Joliet, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:19, archived)

Well, it's something to do

after the sex.

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:34, archived)

or during

(which is why I'm not allowed in that Tesco any more)

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roystead, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 14:54, archived)

That reminds me of that old joke...

...where 1 woman says to her friend that the other day she bent over the freezer and her husband slips one up her. Her mate says, oh, my Dave does stuff like that all the time, and bird # 1 says yes, but i can't go back into that branch of sainsburys again.

Arf

(RichardInSydney would like to know why teh date & time is, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 4:30, archived)

Internet shopping.

It's the closest thing to how shopping used to be; you know, when shopping meant telling someone what you want and them getting it for you as opposed to today where shopping means we have to do all the work while having none of the savings passed on to us.

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:25, archived)

I had some orangina once

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mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:18, archived)

Did you like it?

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Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:19, archived)

It was alright

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mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:26, archived)

Best conversation ever.

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Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:48, archived)

I LIKE THIS

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mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:30, archived)

I think I spat some out once

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:20, archived)

I drank 2 litres of it the other day.

Overkill.

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Ttssattsr, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:20, archived)

I don't think I know my orangine threshold yet

what would you recommend?

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mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:27, archived)

Start off low. Build your Orangina muscle before you start drinking it heavily.

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Ttssattsr, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:46, archived)

I drank two litres

of it just today!

(Sir Clitherington Smythe offers him yourself., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 22:17, archived)

mmmm bits

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:22, archived)

The problem with Orangina is

unlike Tango and Fanta, Orangina does a pretty good job of mimicking the flavour of orange, so you can fool yourself into thinking you're drinking actual orange juice.

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:23, archived)

orangina is made by squeezing the juice of an orange in a juicy vagina

101% fact

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monstrinho do biscoito teeeshurts = www.nogunarmy.com, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:37, archived)

I found a brilliant picture of a vagina yesterday, on the internets

Obviously I can't post it, because it's NSFW, but just take it from me, it was brilliant.

Brilliant.

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:45, archived)

there's vaginas on the internet?

why was i not informed?

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monstrinho do biscoito teeeshurts = www.nogunarmy.com, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:47, archived)

Consider yourself informed!

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:57, archived)

Did you shake it like a polaroid picture?*

Do they still promote this with the carbonated variety?

*polaroid pictures work by 'waking' the image.

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:31, archived)

I didn't buy any

I love lashings of Ginger Beer featured in another piccy :)

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:39, archived)

* no they don't

Polaroid pics, if you can still find the film, should not be shaken to dry them - it makes the dyes run.

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Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:42, archived)

"Polaroid means fun."

"With a button!"

It's funny the things you remember...

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:46, archived)

no, that's the clitoris

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monstrinho do biscoito teeeshurts = www.nogunarmy.com, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:48, archived)

They didn't tend to advertise clitori on the telly in the 1980s

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:57, archived)

Fun with my cat?

My cat is called Button.

(Super Jet Shoes, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 19:28, archived)

It's because they drop the single unit price and forget to adjust the offer.

The orangina was probably £1 each, 2 for £1.60 and then they dropped it to 79p. The way the tills work is that they subtract the difference usually, so if it reads two oranginas it just subtracts 40p from the bill at the end. So you'd probably get two for £1.18.

Sorry to spoil the joke by explaining why it's perfectly reasonable :(

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:21, archived)

Why are you such a jerk, man? You're not happy unless you ruin everyones fun, huh? Well damn, man. Stop it.

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Ttssattsr, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:23, archived)

Oh snap!

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:24, archived)

Yay!

Thats my favourite expression ^

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awsm! namaste bitches, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:49, archived)

I don't think that is perfectly reasonable

I still think it's total incompetence on their part.

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:27, archived)

agreed,

how many people have purchased more then otherwise would have believing they're getting some kind of deal?

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:29, archived)

15,673

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Barbarossa is not my real name, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:41, archived)

Gosh!

*macaulay culkins*

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:44, archived)

They are getting a deal though

as I explained, the till will be programmed to subtract a certain amount in line with the original deal, so if they bought two, they will get it for less than 2 x 79 pence.

X = the original price of a bottle of orangina
Y = the new price (79p in this case)
Z = the offer price for two of them (£1.60)
A = the amount to subtract from the bill
B = the amount charged

If the till registers two bottles of Orangina it will do the following sum;

A = (2x - Z)
and
B = (2Y - A)

Thus giving you a good deal because you don't pay £1.58 or £1.60, you pay £1.58 minus Z, whatever Z is. If Orangina was originally £1 a bottle, then z = 40p so you pay £1.18

That's how supermarket tills work. Look at your receipt next time you get something with a multibuy deal; they are charged at the normal price, and the difference subtracted at the end.

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:35, archived)

Not sure that's right

I got 4 of those chocolate drink packets to see if I was charged a quid, turned out it was just (4 x Current Price)

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:49, archived)

I have observed it to be the case many times.

A few weeks ago the Tesco by me had pizzas that were £2 each or 2 for £3. They were reduced because they had reached the best before date to £1 each, so I bought two. When I looked at the receipt the till still subtracted £1 from the bill at the end. It happens a lot. It's probably not supposed to happen, but it frequently does all the same. You were just unlucky I guess.

(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:55, archived)

This ->

Needs further investigation, hmmm

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:56, archived)

I did a similar thing in B&Q

Energy saving lightbulbs were in the 'we can't quite bring ourselves to through it away so we'll put in here in the hope that some gullible idiot pays us money to take away our rubbish' corner, but they were also reduced, so I paid, the money off price, with the multibuy taken off at the end. Ended up paying 25p a bulb, and buying loads of them. Boring but true.

(yorksroyal, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 13:06, archived)

I read that as "A few weeks ago, Tesco had me by the pizzas..."

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Lherkin, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 3:44, archived)

Lets start a revolution!

I got all those pics in my last few visits, I think it's a right shitter on the people who didn't get an education

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:31, archived)

I noticed something similar in Sainsbury's

or *shudder* somerfield the other day.

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:32, archived)

i used to work in somerfield when i was a teenager

when will the *shuddering* stop?

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monstrinho do biscoito teeeshurts = www.nogunarmy.com, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:39, archived)

did anyone sniff your bum?

I heard it happens

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:40, archived)

as did a friend of mine

He described what he did as 'shuffling cheese'.

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Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:41, archived)

i would describe it as time spent putting innapropriate things in the rubbish compactor

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monstrinho do biscoito teeeshurts = www.nogunarmy.com, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:45, archived)

Apologies for being sensible

but I suspect the first two were part of a wider promotion involving other drinks which were available at a higher price

sorry, I'll go away again

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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:55, archived)

Well if you are going to be Sensible !

For many years there was a stallholder on Coventry Market who'd advertise some of his wares thusly:
Oranges - 20p each or 4 for £1
If anyone asked for 4 oranges he would then ask them
"Do you want 4 for a £1 or 4 for 20p each ?"
If they said 4 for £1 that's what they got.
Guess which option the majority of Coventry Market shoppers chose ?
Fuck knows what he'd have got away with in Birmingham !

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The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:48, archived)

The stalls in Coventry indoor market offer Student Discount you know!

Even the Fruit and Veg stalls etc. Maybe I can buy 4 oranges for 90p :)

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JebediahSpringfield, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:53, archived)

Haha !

Probably.

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The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:00, archived)

I'm sure they were...

...but the point is that no drinks that are being sold individually for less than 80p should be included in the offer.

On another note Tesco had a stack of something at the end of the aisle the other day with 2p off, can't remember what it was but the product was about £2.30 odd so it represented a staggering less than 1% reduction!

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JebediahSpringfield, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:52, archived)

Hmmm

Yes they should, as there are more expensive drinks included in the offer.

Why can't I buy a coke for 99p and a ginger beer for 67p and save my 6p? It's misleading to not include the rest of the shelf.

The same goes for the sachets too.

It's not Tesco's fault if people are tards and buy two drinks worth less.

The only offer that doesn't make any sense there is the last one, which isn't actually costing the customer any extra money, it's just incorrect in its accuracy.

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Regger, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 13:42, archived)

Ha ha

good one

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lord bofingham, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 10:57, archived)

haha!

you've got quite an eye for a non-bargain! Have a click.

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enceladus, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:10, archived)

we have to deal with Tesco

none of this surprises me

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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 11:59, archived)

An FP on your first post?!?

Bloody Nora, well done! Welcome.

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SauronWibble I'll hold it, you lick it..., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:21, archived)

We must destroy this skilled newcomer

Fetch the comfy chair!

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Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:40, archived)

Oh WOW

That I didn't spot, thanks B3ta!

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:51, archived)

a FPFP

top work!

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Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 13:01, archived)

Congratulations

You jammy sod

:)

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Marty McFly can't grate cheese without getting angry, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 13:03, archived)

Congratumalations!

It's all downhill from hereon :D

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wuffle, the b3ta bunny 's flea collar isn't working on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 17:15, archived)

Haha Tesco Value value.

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mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 12:32, archived)

Very good!

Which store was this? They shouldn't be doing this and I want to complain...(I love complaining)

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Albert Marshmallow is a completely irredeemable cunt, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 13:19, archived)

Twas a Tesco Superstore in Carlton, Nottingham mainly and another 24hr one in Basford, Nottingham

P.S. Please don't stalk me whilst I shop, I may forget milk or something even more important like Ginger Beer

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 13:28, archived)

Carlton Tesco eh?

2D from the virtual band known as the Gorillaz got one of his black eyes when Murdoc crashed the car they were in doing donuts in the Carlton Tesco car park. 100% of FACT.

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caldini Have you seen my polar bear?, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 18:56, archived)

its not worth your while

because the duty manager will show you all the products linked to the Fanta promotion, all the lines that are on sale for more than 80p and then mock you for even thinking that Tesco would charge you £1.60 for 2 bottles of soft drink even when they are worth 67p.

Then you will stand there feeling foolish and have to shop in Morrisons due to the crushing embarassment.

I was that b3tan

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Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 14:58, archived)

First post + front page.

Nice work. I hate you now.

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Ttssattsr, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 14:15, archived)

Frantically waves hand to get teachers attention & shines apple

the Fanta shelf edge lable......

What you dont see is the other 10 products by the same suppiler which are worth more than 80p.....so you can have any 2 of the promotional bottles for £1.60....or less, if you buy 2 of the cheaper products, as Santa Clauswitheringlicktacklefeff said.

The Options are the same...there will be a number of similar products at relatively similar price points which mean that if you buy the four most expensive items the most you will pay is £1

Also...it must also be remembered that not all tescos sell all products so even if you dont ever see the other, more expensive, promotional products in your nearest shop, they do exist and on sale in the bigger stores or are just plain out of stock

As for the Tuna..

It would seem it was already reduced from full price, then reduced to £3 from £5whatever....the poster is not very clear so thats Tescos bad for that one

33% Tesco fail isnt bad though

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Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 14:51, archived)

^this

Is why that entire FP is utter fail! It clearly says that it covers more than one drink, and I can guarantee the rest of them will be more expensive.

And again, the Tuna will be a further reduction.

(puggs, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 17:41, archived)

There's no requirement for the contents of a post

to be accurate. This is B3ta not University Challenge.
The noob has taken the time to find a meme and use it in an original,humorous context. IMHO the fail is not with the FP or the noob.
BTW Woo Noob!

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edjogs Collared doves are shit., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 19:50, archived)

Thanks edjogs!

There weren't actually any other products at a higher price that justify the crazy "saving", next time I'll have to take 5-6 covert pictures of the whole aisle to satisfy the nay-sayers :P

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 21:29, archived)

Wouldn't bother mate.

There's plenty of people on this site with a
broad enough SOH to appreciate the great variety
of astounding talent that gets posted here.
(Of course there's crap as well but surprisingly
little considering the number of members.)
If you choose to react to feedback there's some talented
posters in your thread who have given you positive comments.
(btw, not me in that list, skillz bypass at birth).
So whatever you do stick to being you. That's what earned you
the front page on your first post and that's what the rest
of us want to see more of.
So pull up a shop etc and good luck.
(Was that alright Gordon?)

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edjogs Collared doves are shit., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 22:05, archived)

When I checked this morning there was a similar offer on ginger beer...

but it was in the same deal as Pepsi and the like which was much more expensive. So buying say a Pepsi and a Ginger Beer still makes a saving.
Frankly I don't believe that there weren't any other products at a higher price. Go and take a photo and prove it.

(Mr Eraserhead Why aren't you a lemon?, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 9:45, archived)

Yes there were, you can clearly see the diet coke next to the ginger beer which is part of the deal and is priced at 99p.

Also, there are dr peppers and cokes below the orangina, as you can tell by the caps.

It even looks like the diet cokes have been pushed back into the shelf.

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Regger, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 17:47, archived)

ah.....

I would perhaps not go that far, its not fail.

But what it does do is plays on the ill-founded preconception that any business, that is successful, is out to screw you. Which I why it got FP'd, as lots of b3tans were wanting to "stick it to the Man".

If we, as customers, stood back and said to ourselves..."Do I honestly think a supermarket are going to charge me £1.60 for two bottles of a Pepsi Co product which cost 67p?" the honest answer is going to be "No, I really dont think they would do that"

All of that aside, gratz go to the FNG for getting a real picture, with no shoppery, on the Front Page, with his first post.

Better going than me

/claps excitedly

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Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 9:52, archived)

This is great.

Don't let the logical spoilsports kill your buzz.

Woo!

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Grampa, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 16:10, archived)

Great FP!

This is so true. I notice this a lot.

(Fluffster, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 16:14, archived)

I've never noticed this

but that's because I'm a toff who only shops in M&S and Waitrose.

(Mind you, I'm still a gullible twat, because I bought some 'reduced' Duchy Original biscuits in Waitrose yesterday. They still cost over a pound. When I opened them up, there were seven biscuits inside. Seven. Not giant biscuits, just normal ones. Seven. And I've already eaten more than half of them.)

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Sonic the Hedgetrimmer doesn't care what you think, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 16:46, archived)

I have my staff order from Fortnum's

What are these M&S and Waitrose of which you speak?

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flake has nothing against your right leg, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 19:08, archived)

my god!

that's how they can make other things cheap-ish!

(The Blue Brony Flogging a Dead Horse Since, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 17:07, archived)

My friend that works at Tesco says...

...(his words)

"Ok, this can easily be explained.

When we (tesco) setup promotions, we set them up on the system in what we call "buckets". A "bucket" is the group of products in the promotion. So for example, Bucket 431 might be a selection of drinks, let's say 500ml Pepsi bottles, the offer being 2 for £1.

Now lets say the Pepsi bottles are all 79p each, which means you'd be saving money by buying 2, however just 1 type of pepsi might only be 49p. We have to add all the products in that "sub-group" (500ml pepsi bottles) to the bucket, so unfortunately you'll sometimes find one product that doesn't sit right. It's generally just 1 product in the offer though, look at the others and they'll fit."

(FeldmanHaimBluesExplosion : You've only to believe if you wish to achieve. T, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 19:30, archived)

I work for tesco too

(geeza81, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 20:53, archived)

"My friend..."

I have a "friend" that likes making rodeo noises when taking his gf from behind.

Sounds like your friend coached you really well on the whole shop jargon there *wink*

Think Sir Terry reads this?

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Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 9:59, archived)

love it...

...and I don't want to know the boring reason behind it. The joy of B3ta is things being taken out of one context and put into a silly new context. Which you've done perfectly.
Have a good, old fashioned w/y/h

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mozza, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 20:57, archived)

Superbly-earned clickage

(purplegod counting down for Christmas!, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 21:22, archived)

So true

PG tips: 80 bags @ £2.10 while on the shelf above there's boxes of 40 bags @ 80p each, why?, to push the big box of 160 bags @ £3. Bastards! The bigger box stretches my bag for life and reduces it's lifespan causing me to exchange for new one while as I have more teabags, the kettle goes on more causing me leccy bill to go up, forcing me to get an evening job...at tesco! Although I did save a pound, bargin

(haffy, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 21:47, archived)

You see you can take ANYTHING serious and

B3ta the fuck out of it, given your level of talent.
Here's a click and a rare Hi Cockalorum for a text reply.

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edjogs Collared doves are shit., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 22:17, archived)

you didn't save a pound, you saved 20p (if that)

You could have bought one box of 40 bags for 80p.

The £2.20 that remains in your wallet could have been invested in a high interest savings account until spent. Assuming you use 40 bags a week, you'll have invested £2.20 for 1 week, £1.60 for 2 weeks and 80p for one week. The interest earnt (almost half a penny at current interest rates) would further reduce the cost of the tea.

Total spend £3.20, less interest earnt.

(NiceButDim it wasn't me, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 8:18, archived)

Conceed to your point

Only thing is most peeps me included are suckers for a bargin, so you get more, but as with so much in life the more you have the more you use/ spend. Next week rolls round and I'd go for the bigger box again. I like a cuppa or eight in the evening :)

(haffy, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 13:04, archived)

They think we're cunts.

(SSSSS, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 23:07, archived)

Nah

just you :)

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Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 10:06, archived)

As a Tesco employee

You should know that we appeal to our audience. Old people and chavs. There is nothing wrong with that maths. XD

(Zgrzyt My dog gets more Christmas cards than I do., Wed 6 Jan 2010, 0:12, archived)

Nothing constructive.

Orangina, almost like orangevagina. Good post BTW.

That is all.

(Vagajay, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 1:42, archived)

As already said deals like this can be explained with the old "others are more" arguement

What I can't work out is why its more expensive to buy the three pack of Tescos sweetcorn than buy three separate tins. How do they ever sell the multipacks? Its been like it for years.

WHY SWEETCORN? WHY!

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Peej, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 9:03, archived)

I saw something similar in Asda, I took a picture but can't find it now

but they were selling energy saving lightbulbs for £1 each, or 4 for £1. I saw several people purchasing less than 4.

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sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 12:34, archived)

Asda too

I love that "better than half price" one. Ha ha.

Anyway, here's one of my own to add to the mix.

(LokiMD, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 15:34, archived)

YES!

That's a good spot, those labels hide it a little better :)

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 17:40, archived)

I would like to draw the Honourable Gentlemans attention....

www.b3ta.com/board/9860697

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Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 9:54, archived)

I know

I'm not stupid.

(LokiMD, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 10:54, archived)

I've got a picture like these somewhere

Bars of Dairy Milk for 47p each or two for £1.10 or something like that.

(Ed Can Do, Wed 6 Jan 2010, 22:09, archived)

It's a bargain!

(Snapped tonight in my local Sainsbury's. Apologies for crapness of camera on phone.)

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flake has nothing against your right leg, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 22:46, archived)

The best bit about that

is that some numpty has stuck that up without thinking how stupid it is.

(godspants, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 11:17, archived)

OMG what value!!!

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Rico, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 23:02, archived)

I saw something similar today. Boxes of 4 muffins... £1. Special offer ticket... 2 for £2. Then I turned round and saw... Branston Beans, 54p a tin... or 80p for four. The fuck? Thought I might have been losing my marbles, good job I saw this thread.

(tomegranate, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 0:20, archived)

Haha

Two please...

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daddyswank came out the closet on, Fri 8 Jan 2010, 10:56, archived)

Bottled water still breaks all pricing rules

Its the only thing I found where a 1.5L bottle will cost 50p and he exact same water will in a 700ml bottle will cost 80p.

Completely backwards.

(BigMcLargeHuge, Mon 11 Jan 2010, 16:35, archived)