More Tesco Bargains [No Off-Topic Chat - See Post #1]

keeponrockin · 25-10-2014 11:10am

I scanned one of those peppa pig bikes in Naas on thursday night and it was €55.99..also marked at that price ..has anyone else found that they have gone back up?

dulpit · 25-10-2014 12:03pm

Blaupunkt 40" LED TVs for â‚¬299.99, they have 4 of them in Douglas, Cork. Seems a good price..

dulpit · 25-10-2014 12:04pm

I took a photo too...

The_Conductor · 25-10-2014 12:09pm

dulpit wrote: »

Blaupunkt 40" LED TVs for â‚¬299.99, they have 4 of them in Douglas, Cork. Seems a good price..

Just an observation- all of the displays for these in stores around the country- feature the Philips soundbar being demonstrated with the set......... There is a reason for this...........

Gosub · 25-10-2014 12:21pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

Just an observation- all of the displays for these in stores around the country- feature the Philips soundbar being demonstrated with the set......... There is a reason for this...........

Yes there is. The sound on those Blaupunkts is crap, from experience. A soundbar is needed, or some other sound output option.

That said, the sound form most flat screen TVs is poor.

shardylan · 25-10-2014 12:27pm

Just to let you know I tried to get the Thomas bike in clarehall.Apparently the price went back to €55.99 last night at midnight.theres loads there but manager wasn't having any of me saying up until yesterday they were €17.99 .girl said sale on them is prob over.

darragh o meara · 25-10-2014 4:09pm

dulpit wrote: »

I took a photo too...

Ive seen a few of these in use and the picture is pretty decent for a cheap tv.

fryup · 25-10-2014 6:35pm

i've seen sony 32" this model for €280

what do you reckon worth a punt or should i go for a full HD ?

The_Conductor · 25-10-2014 6:44pm

darragh o meara wrote: »

Ive seen a few of these in use and the picture is pretty decent for a cheap tv.

The picture isn't bad- the sound is atrocious.........
You win some- you loose some.
I gave up on an older model when I had to have the sound board replaced 3 times in quick succession (while under warranty). They gave me a full refund though- fair play to them.

Blaupunkt- in its new lease of life- is a sister company of Beko (and somehow related to Bush, Grundig and a few other companies that died in the 70s and 80s- and have reappeared miraculously.....)

cerastes · 25-10-2014 6:45pm

davehey79 wrote: »

Quick question guys. Longford store has all iphone 30 pin to lightning connectors reduced to 17.50 but they are scanning at 29.00 is it still the double the difference that they offer on items mispriced?

Im sure its a Tesco wide policy, but I could only get such refunds honoured in Tesco Maynooth, Tesco Lucan are a law unto themselves.
Get double the difference off them, should mean you can keep the item too I think?

Gosub wrote: »

Yes there is. The sound on those Blaupunkts is crap, from experience. A soundbar is needed, or some other sound output option.

That said, the sound form most flat screen TVs is poor.

Strange you mention that, we had a blaupunkt crt years ago and it had terrible sound, not sure if you just mean this one or Blaupunkts now or flat screens, but this was going back years.

dashcamdanny · 25-10-2014 6:47pm

cerastes wrote: »

Im sure its a Tesco wide policy, but I could only get such refunds honoured in Tesco Maynooth, Tesco Lucan are a law unto themselves.
Get double the difference off them, should mean you can keep the item too I think?

Strange you mention that, we had a blaupunkt crt years ago and it had terrible sound, not sure if you just mean this one or Blaupunkts now or flat screens, but this was going back years.

My toshiba TV has terrible sound also. But instead of a sound bar, a cheap set of computer speakers with a sub woofer sounds better than most of those sound bars.

cerastes · 25-10-2014 6:49pm

Im getting flashbacks to the eighties, hello tosh

bored_stupid · 25-10-2014 8:47pm

My father pick one of these Blaupunkt 40" LED TVs up during the week i was over today to mount it on the wall for him tv has nice picture quailty and it,s very lite but the sound quailty is a major let down he,s going to need some sort of extra speakers with this tv for a decent sound , regards bored_stupid

on_my_oe · 25-10-2014 9:33pm

cerastes wrote: »

Im sure its a Tesco wide policy, but I could only get such refunds honoured in Tesco Maynooth, Tesco Lucan are a law unto themselves.
Get double the difference off them, should mean you can keep the item too I think?

A couple of months back I tried to claim on the 'Double the Difference' from Clearwater on some biscuits, and got told it only applied to white ticket reductions, so I emailed Customer Services who replied back 'bu11sh*t' and sent me a €5 gift card as compensation. The following week, same issue at Cabra, and I showed CS the email on my phone; they gave out saying that if they do honour the 'Double the Difference' refund, they receive a notification from HO asking why. I pointed out that the HO query might be more about the incorrect tagging that caused the situation rather than the actual refund itself but they were having none of it. I left feeling the CS person was going to be fired just because I wanted my 'Double the Difference' refund...

dulpit · 26-10-2014 11:18am

What I don't understand about the double the difference thing is that (in Cork stores at least) its started quite clearly at the customer service desks, so I don't know how they think they can get away without giving it to you.

lazeedaisy · 26-10-2014 11:39am

I got pulled on this recently in New Ross recently, told me the product did not come under double the difference. I asked to speak to the manger, they made me wait at least 25 minutes, and then gave it to me.

You would think, if they made a pricing mistake, they should have a NO QUIBBLE policy......

"....... Oh they do

Woodpecker1 · 26-10-2014 12:14pm

It will take time to deal with it and it cant be a no quibble sort of affair.

The duty manager or store manager will have to investigate what happened before any money is handed over. For obvious reasons.
If the product is of value, then they may even go to security footage to see if an SEL has been tampered with. They then may go to the price integrity team to find out why an old SEL is still on display.

If the manager thinks someone is taking advantage of the policy or the sel has been tampered with even by someone else, then they may refuse the refund.
When I worked there, there was 1000s lost each week by the same people coming in simply to find price mistakes.
Thats why they stopped the last policy of giving you a refund and the goods for free.

Cantona's Collars · 26-10-2014 12:39pm

dashcamdanny wrote: »

My toshiba TV has terrible sound also. But instead of a sound bar, a cheap set of computer speakers with a sub woofer sounds better than most of those sound bars.

I used a set when I mounted my tv on the wall,sound was perfect from the tv when it was on a stand but wall mounted was a disaster.I got a brilliant set of Logitech speakers on offer from Amazon but spotted a decent set in Heatons for less than a tenner.

Nick_1494 · 26-10-2014 4:41pm

They had some decent stationery stuff reduced in Dundrum last night. Picked up a rexel hole punch for 2.50 down from like 14 I think. Theyhad other stuff down to 20c and 15c too AFAIK

dm1979 · 27-10-2014 11:07am

Hondo75 wrote: »

Lots of breville kitchen ware reduced in Naas , blenders and mixers

hi all, anyone know off hand if there are any breville mixers left in nass, would really love one maybe in pink and are tesco still accepting competitors vouchers? thanks in advance!!

mac1961 · 27-10-2014 12:23pm

dm1979 wrote: »

hi all, anyone know off hand if there are any breville mixers left in nass, would really love one maybe in pink and are tesco still accepting competitors vouchers? thanks in advance!!

Don't know about mixers but Tesco are still excepting competitors vouchers as I used one on saturday.

Yawns · 27-10-2014 12:49pm

If you do check Naas, can you let us know the price and if there's any stock left please? Thanks

cerastes · 27-10-2014 1:03pm

Woodpecker1 wrote: »

It will take time to deal with it and it cant be a no quibble sort of affair.

The duty manager or store manager will have to investigate what happened before any money is handed over. For obvious reasons.
If the product is of value, then they may even go to security footage to see if an SEL has been tampered with. They then may go to the price integrity team to find out why an old SEL is still on display.

If the manager thinks someone is taking advantage of the policy or the sel has been tampered with even by someone else, then they may refuse the refund.
When I worked there, there was 1000s lost each week by the same people coming in simply to find price mistakes.
Thats why they stopped the last policy of giving you a refund and the goods for free.

But they do have a no quibble policy, at least it is made note of in some stores.
While Im sure that is the case, its understandable that there is a fair usage policy on this.
There was never a suggestion of people in this thread anyway, of abusing the policy, it just seems reasonable people lucked out that they had bought an item for which they were miss-charged, if Tesco has a condition on the value or the number of times someone can avail of something they should apply this but have it up on their website or at customer services or if they think they are being scammed, in fairness, I can see it would be reasonable for them to apply a different condition to high value items, but where at least you would be refunded the error like tv's, as it stands, their policy seems to be their policy. Argos makes you sign for stuff, so I guess they type that into the computer or process it somehow to ensure there aren't people coming in every week.

mac1961 wrote: »

Don't know about mixers but Tesco are still excepting competitors vouchers as I used one on saturday.

Do they accept vouchers off offers? sometimes there are conditions on the spend on vouchers.

The_Conductor · 27-10-2014 1:14pm

cerastes wrote: »

Do they accept vouchers off offers? sometimes there are conditions on the spend on vouchers.

No.
Only the 10 Euro off when you spend 50 Euro type vouchers.
Not vouchers issued by competitors for 50c off Avonmore soup (or similar type coupons).

snubbleste · 27-10-2014 5:28pm

Not a bargain, but get this special buttermilk before it gets removed from the shelves

cerastes · 27-10-2014 5:32pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Not a bargain, but get this special buttermilk before it gets removed from the shelves

why? do you think the print on the carton will make it collectable?or for the laugh, sure theres some old euro coins you can snicker at ?

casio4 · 27-10-2014 5:32pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Not a bargain, but get this special buttermilk before it gets removed from the shelves

why is it getting removed from the shelves?

snubbleste · 27-10-2014 5:33pm

cerastes wrote: »

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cerastes · 27-10-2014 5:34pm

casio4 wrote: »

why is it getting removed from the shelves?

edit, special on meat and two veg?

Dozen Wicked Words · 27-10-2014 5:34pm

Buttermilk, the scrotaly natural drink.

snubbleste · 27-10-2014 5:37pm

Tesco wrote:

Once opened consume within 3 days, and by " Use By" date shown. Use By : See Lid.
Keep upright.

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RobbingBandit · 27-10-2014 7:14pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Not a bargain, but get this special buttermilk before it gets removed from the shelves

So buttermilk gives you only the lonely :pac:

lazeedaisy · 27-10-2014 9:34pm

Woodpecker1 wrote: »

The duty manager or store manager will have to investigate what happened before any money is handed over. For obvious reasons.
.

You are actually wrong on that. Customer services do and have authority when it's an obvious mistake.

I dont look for incorrect prices purposely, since I lost my job I watch every cent I spend, I was buying college notebooks priced one price but was charged another.

I have to use a calculator when shopping, never had to before, times are tough after coming through the recession,

I don't apologise for knowing how much things cost

Woodpecker1 · 28-10-2014 10:11am

lazeedaisy wrote: »

You are actually wrong on that. Customer services do and have authority when it's an obvious mistake.

I dont look for incorrect prices purposely, since I lost my job I watch every cent I spend, I was buying college notebooks priced one price but was charged another.

I have to use a calculator when shopping, never had to before, times are tough after coming through the recession,

I don't apologise for knowing how much things cost

I was replying to a post where the duty manager did become involved.

You are right for small items.;) But for the likes of a ham costing 20 quid or so, they should be calling over the duty manager. A front end assistant will usually not have the time to fix the SEL problem.

snubbleste · 28-10-2014 12:12pm

15% off all iTunes cards until 09/11

Tesco irish whole chicken 1.5kg €3.47

cerastes · 28-10-2014 1:53pm

Woodpecker1 wrote: »

I was replying to a post where the duty manager did become involved.

You are right for small items.;) But for the likes of a ham costing 20 quid or so, they should be calling over the duty manager. A front end assistant will usually not have the time to fix the SEL problem.

A ham?!, I thought you were going to say a tv.

hoodwinked · 28-10-2014 8:01pm

Just to let people know anyone looking for a HDMI cable, in Tesco Douglas tonight i got

the marked price (and SEL for those looking for them) is:

i got it for €4.96.

and i got this other one (3m high performance) for €6.79:

RayCon · 28-10-2014 8:05pm

^^^ .... paging the "You can get them in the Euro shop / Dealz for €1.49" Police , paging the "You can get them in the Euro shop / Dealz for €1.49" Police

Sonics2k · 28-10-2014 8:06pm

hoodwinked wrote: »

Just to let people know anyone looking for a HDMI cable, in Tesco Douglas tonight i got

the marked price (and SEL for those looking for them) is:

i got it for €4.96.

and i got this other one (3m high performance) for €6.79:

Just as a note to this. You can buy a €2.99 HDMI cable from Dealz and it'll be just as good as a €99 one from Harvey Norman. There us no real difference.

hoodwinked · 28-10-2014 8:12pm

RayCon wrote: »

^^^ .... paging the "You can get them in the Euro shop / Dealz for €1.49" Police , paging the "You can get them in the Euro shop / Dealz for €1.49" Police

i tried in those before, the ones i saw in there were all 1m, thats too short for what we needed, these were 2m and 3m in length, so i said i'd post it here in case people were looking for longer ones,

RobbingBandit · 28-10-2014 8:40pm

There is a 3m belkin hdmi in dealz it is in short supply though.

Yawns · 28-10-2014 9:28pm

Yup you can get 3m HDMI cables in dealz and they perform no less/worse than a €200 HDMI cable. Don't spend more on them than you have to.

ablelocks · 28-10-2014 10:01pm

crescent sc limerick : (approx prices)

black and decker 9.6V cordless drill reduced from 49.95 to 11.25 .
google nexus 7 (2013) 16gb = 187
kindle at 73 or so - think it's the base model
HP 7" slate down to 89 i think and there was an asus memo 10" reduced too to about 160 iirc
25 binder clips 0.39c
bluetune bluetooth speaker 6.49 (none left on shelf now tho' may turn up again - there weren't any out yesterday)

ablelocks · 29-10-2014 10:19pm

nenagh :

fellows laminator and trimmer - marked 40 scanning at 9.75
tefal actifry 1kg - was 249 now 169 (not sure if this is an actual bargain)
vax window washer vac yoke - was 109 now 45 or so