Tesco

I get my own back on them by

searching for two minutes for my wallet
handing them dozens of money off vouchers which won't work
trying a couple of credit cards that won't work
then very, very slowly sliding my credit card into their card reader
and entering my number wrong a couple of times, before getting it right.

Ha - Let's see how they like waiting for payment.

(I have noticed that at least half of women in the queues seem to have adopted the same protest)

Its just the face of enterprise today.
The CEO comes out today and says 'we are already a different company' in an attempt to undermine a damning verdict.
He wasnt going to say 'sure we have tried it on in all possible ways, and you know what we still do it' is he?

People can make up their own minds about their actions, there are 5 live investigations at present that are still pending.
They have homogenised the high streets across the land now they are getting their dues of trying to push the small companies around.

They still think the public are idiots and will believe that it's all been put right now. The CEO says "we've drawn a line under it".

Stopped using them.
I wear contact lenses and was trialling a new type with them.  New lenses ok and went back to Tesco Opticians for eye check. Checked eyes, ok, the opticians says that will be £15. Complained that I'd never been charged before (in 10 years) and that nobody had ever said there was a charge. Manager jobsworth explained that it was a new charge. I paid not wanting a fuss in the store, but said to manager if he took my money itmwould be the last Tesco get from me and my wife. The stupid coont took my £15.
I came home and phoned head office and complained.
They sent me a £20 voucher!
So they got £15 from me, gave me £20 back and lost a customer in mememe and my wife.
Optician in Solihull now has a new customer and we shop at Sainsbury's.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you create a small business ... start with a big one!
Mad, mad, fookers.

Aunty ... Mrs mememe spent it today along with the £7 money of voucher if you spent £50.

Not the first time a good man has been undermined by a woman!

Mrs mememe now sleeping in spare room.

mememe, the £50 you spent to get £27 back would still have left Tesco a profit.

What bugs me is - like all big companies/councils/quangos/banks - you never get a name or person responsible for anything when reports are shown/written.
It's "Tesco said" or "British Gas said" or "Google said", etc etc
Just a few people working for all these greedy firms are trying to secure a nice wage for themselves or get brownie points make these decisions and the impact on the public or small business or even the economy can be huge.
All in the name of 'the shareholder'.
Britain was stronger before it copied the worst of American ideals in the assist of a few wealthy people. Now, for most people, it's become crap.

I take a slightly different view. I do care about the treatment of people in the supply chain and whist I want decent value I don't want to cut anybody's throat to save a penny. Independent confirmation of this behaviour makes me less likely to shop with this company. I still think many people believe in fairness in this country and I hope Tesco suffer as a result.

Wasn't talking about that side of things. As regards wages we're on the road to a living wage and I don't think Tesco are out of line with other large retailers.
As regards delaying payment then that is prevalent in every business.Tesco took it a bit too far but are getting their comeuppance.
My wife does the shopping but rarely uses Tesco but I wouldn't be suggesting she boycotts them.

Shop locally in your independent shops and you'll probably save money by only buying what you want and not being sucked in by clever marketing and promotions. Also you can speak to the bloke who sells you the stuff and he will care a lot more about his goodwill than the faceless individuals behind the likes of Tesco who don't care about anything except the bottom line and you are just a pawn in their game.

Please continue to support Tesco as I have lent them just under 25 grand until 2029 and was rather hoping to get it back!

I think most people shop at the best local supermarket and only use others where it's convenient. Who wants to go to more than one shop for their main shop unless they share the same car park?
I have not been in a Lidl or Aldi, but our local ones are smallish shops and I can't imagine that they can have the range or choice of our Tesco. Our nearest Sainsbury reminds me of Wollworths. It has not changed in 35 years and it has a poor range and choice of goods. Our local co op strikes me as a 1945 type shop and is the worst supermarket I have ever been into.

They say not to put that muck in the motor. I was told by an Audi engineer that surveys had been done on the cars that's owners lived close to supermarket petrol stations and they invariably had more engine problems.

My parents said that aldi only take cash which is a bit backward imo.

Tesco fuel
http://www.fuelgenie.co.uk/what-is-fuelgenie/fuel-quality/

Companies like this are responsible for a relative of mine selling a Dairy Herd built over four generations as milk just didn't pay. Milk production in the UK is at a 30 year low and we import more every day.

Yep, I'm enjoying a daily orange right now. It's a bit of a pain peeling it as my food processor attacked me on Monday night.

these boys cooked the books not long back. little suprise that they also manipulated their supply chain. deserve every punishment they get.

Jim Beam £14 a Bottle aint bad