SUPERMARKETS!

liamwhite

I always shopped in Tesco, it was handy for me to get too. My faith in tesco was evapurating quickly as i went to the bread section 3 weeks in a row to find various loafs of mouldy bread on the counter, when approaching a member of staff about this they just told me that "bread specialists come in and deal with the bread department! well, i never heard as much ****e in my life to be honest. I demanded to see a manager and when i did i told the manager that if i have to check every piece of my shopping to make sure its in date every time i come here to spend my hard earned money then i will go elsewere, ANYWAYS! christmas was my last time to shop in tesco, when i was in tesco before christmas the prices had dropped on many items which was great, and i couldnt wait to get in on stevens day to buy in the "sale" the reduced items for a bargain! when i got there they had all these signs up saying sale this way, huge sale ect ect..

I was shocked to find that everything and i mean everything had not gone down in price but had gone up!!! i left my trolley and walked out and have not set foot inside since, for the reason being... these big supermarkets think WE the people that keep money in there pockets, they think we are that stupid that they can up the prices.. advertise a huge reduction and sale ect ect and because there is a yellow sticker on it that we will think its on sale when clearly we paid less for it BEFORE THE BIG SALE!

I took my buisness to dunnes to find it great with bargains, but i couldnt keep up... for the 4 or 5 times ive been shopping in dunnes now everything was the same price and cheap... i went in yesturday and most the items i buy had risen in price.

is there actualy a supermarket out there that drops there prices and leaves them dropped?????

StudentDad

Not likely, they're merchants. I've never heard of a 'non-profit' merchant. When it comes to Irish merchants though - to borrow from the star trek universe - think Ferengi! - only more greedy

SD

smelltheglove

The breadmen do look after the bread department, however if there was mouldy bread on the shelf 3 times they should have sorted out new bread agents.

liamwhite

smelltheglove wrote: »

The breadmen do look after the bread department, however if there was mouldy bread on the shelf 3 times they should have sorted out new bread agents.

thats very true, altough in there defence i think each brand looks after there own, i think at least after the second reprt they could have had a staff member check the bread every now and again to make sure its not mouldy.... had i have just put it in the trolley and went home without realising, i would have to drive the whole way back or else throw the bread in the bin wich would have been a pain!

the groutch

liamwhite wrote: »

"I demanded to see a manager"

"i left my trolley and walked out"

time to get down off the high horse imo

liamwhite

the groutch wrote: »

time to get down off the high horse imo

Im not on any high horse, if im giving big companies like tesco my hard earned cash then i expect to get a hard earned service! I do not expect to be forced the hassle of checking all my items in my trolley everytime i go there, why should i take on that hassle when i dont have to? i demanded to see a manager because the first time i was nice about it as i was the second but the third time i was fairly pissed off as you would be, so i took my money elsewere, not even a dint on tesco pocket obviously but then again maybe it would be if people like you actualy stood up for themselves and voice there opinions. Thats whats wrong with this country, nobody actualy says "hang on a minute im not having that"! instead they just say ah sure what can ye do? typical Irish reaction, and its not the bread that bothers me its thr principle, look at the government with there 30km per hour in dublin city and now they have police out with there speed camera's everywere of course to get more money in the governments pocket! instead of the irish people standing up for themselves, i mean nobody agrees with this new speed limit! but what are they doing about it? nothing! they just get on with it which is typical, any other country would protest it and demand that the government re-think there silly new law!!!

So maybe you need to take your opinions and actualy voice them were they matter and put them to use!

thesandeman

If you just abandoned your trolly you gave the bold supermarket another euro of your hard earned cash! As for your off topic rant I agree with the speed limit change so your statistics that nobody does are wrong.

BluesBerry

I agree with you OP about Tesco's price hike a lot of things have gone up in price I do shop and scan (I scan my shopping and manually enter price) so Im very aware of prices and on many occasions Ive found that prices advertised are not the same on the receipt eg a pack of fairy cakes €2 on price display on my receipt I was charged €3 :mad: and Ive noticed from week to week various staple items will rise and fall by 1c or 2c shoppers wouldn't notice this but can you imagine the profits they would get on that in a week

Im constantly returning to customer service for being over charged When the back to school clothes had an offer buy 2 items get one free the banners where still up everywhere advertising this so I bought them in with the weeks grocery only not to be able to avail of this offer because the offer had apparently ended and was charged full price for all items:mad:

Many people don't check their receipts but they should because prices shown are not always what you will pay

liamwhite

thesandeman wrote: »

If you just abandoned your trolly you gave the bold supermarket another euro of your hard earned cash! As for your off topic rant I agree with the speed limit change so your statistics that nobody does are wrong.

I didnt pay for my trolley, being the tight ars i am i took one of the free ones with the baby seat in them.

As for my rant, well my statistics may have been wrong but i wouldnt say i was far off, why would you agree with 30km per hour speed limit in an already busy city with traffic problems? Its stupid, and to agree with the government on that one you must be a few sambo's short of a picnic, but hey! Each to there own views, but wait till a cop gives you a ticket for going 5-10km over the 30km speed limit, i cant wait to post on your thread because thats what there doing, there out in full force to get money in some way, because the government dont have it! Give me mouldy bread over our government any day of the week!

the groutch

liamwhite wrote: »

I didnt pay for my trolley, being the tight ars i am i took one of the free ones with the baby seat in them.

hope you're proud of yourself, taking trolleys away from the parents who actually need them, next you'll be saying you park in the disabled spaces because they're closer to the entrance

liamwhite

the groutch wrote: »

hope you're proud of yourself, taking trolleys away from the parents who actually need them, next you'll be saying you park in the disabled spaces because they're closer to the entrance

Lol you must follow me around groutch do you?????? How do you know i park in the disabled space???? It saves me approx 10 seconds of a walk each week.. which is about 8 and a half minutes a year to be exact, if im not getting my money saved in tesco i may aswel save it in another way HAPPY DAYS!!

jimoc

liamwhite wrote: »

if i have to check every piece of my shopping to make sure its in date every time i come here

I dont know about anyone else, but I've always checked every date on everything I buy.

Not because of out of date stuff on shelves or any bad experiences but I only do a big shop once amonth so I want things to last as long as possible.

Am I just a wierdo or does everyone do this?

GerardKeating

thesandeman wrote: »

If you just abandoned your trolly you gave the bold supermarket another euro of your hard earned cash! As for your off topic rant I agree with the speed limit change so your statistics that nobody does are wrong.

Or a little euro size white plastic disc..

liamwhite

GerardKeating wrote: »

Or a little euro size white plastic disc..

or.... a 20ent coin!!!!

greenie

liamwhite wrote: »

Im not on any high horse, if im giving big companies like tesco my hard earned cash then i expect to get a hard earned service! I do not expect to be forced the hassle of checking all my items in my trolley everytime i go there, why should i take on that hassle when i dont have to? i demanded to see a manager because the first time i was nice about it as i was the second but the third time i was fairly pissed off as you would be, so i took my money elsewere, not even a dint on tesco pocket obviously but then again maybe it would be if people like you actualy stood up for themselves and voice there opinions. Thats whats wrong with this country, nobody actualy says "hang on a minute im not having that"! instead they just say ah sure what can ye do? typical Irish reaction, and its not the bread that bothers me its thr principle, look at the government with there 30km per hour in dublin city and now they have police out with there speed camera's everywere of course to get more money in the governments pocket! instead of the irish people standing up for themselves, i mean nobody agrees with this new speed limit! but what are they doing about it? nothing! they just get on with it which is typical, any other country would protest it and demand that the government re-think there silly new law!!!

So maybe you need to take your opinions and actualy voice them were they matter and put them to use!

Well said:)

I've been seeing something lately in SuperQuinn which really annoys me. Their 'sales' every now and then, particularly in dog food. For example a can is usually 60 something cent but their sale price is dearer! Ok maybe only 10c more or something like that but everytime I see it I can't help think we're being treated like idiots. I have sent an email but received no reply.
Another thing, why are two exact same brands different prices in two different irish stores..I'm talking euros in the difference? I don't get it

ejmaztec

the groutch wrote: »

hope you're proud of yourself, taking trolleys away from the parents who actually need them, next you'll be saying you park in the disabled spaces because they're closer to the entrance

Even worse if the baby's got disabled parents.:(

****

As regards mouldy and out of date goods, it helps if people actually open their eyes when they're shopping, so's they don't get lumbered with the stuff. It can only be human error when some bored spotty snot-nosed underpaid shelf-stacker kid hasn't noticed that some of the perishables have perished.

liamwhite

ejmaztec wrote: »

Even worse if the baby's got disabled parents.:(

****

As regards mouldy and out of date goods, it helps if people actually open their eyes when they're shopping, so's they don't get lumbered with the stuff. It can only be human error when some bored spotty snot-nosed underpaid shelf-stacker kid hasn't noticed that some of the perishables have perished.

well there are plenty of trolleys and plenty of disabled parking spaces so im sure nobody will be harmed in the process of me doing my shopping.

Your also missing the point, its not about me having to keep my eyes open, after a long week at work the last thing i want to be doing on a friday evening is shopping and the very last thing i want to be doing is going home with mouldy bread, they dont pay me to keep an eye on there bread, they pay there staff to do that!

On the other hand, if they want to pay me id make sure they never hav mouldy bread on the shelf 3 weeks in a row! If you came into my resteraunt and were half way through a sandwich with a bit of mould on it, you would complain right? what would you do if i said to you "you should be keeping your eyes open, you cant blame the underpaid worker in my kitchen for missing the mould and not checking the date" would you accept that? I dont think you would.

liamwhite

greenie wrote: »

Well said:)

I've been seeing something lately in SuperQuinn which really annoys me. Their 'sales' every now and then, particularly in dog food. For example a can is usually 60 something cent but their sale price is dearer! Ok maybe only 10c more or something like that but everytime I see it I can't help think we're being treated like idiots. I have sent an email but received no reply.
Another thing, why are two exact same brands different prices in two different irish stores..I'm talking euros in the difference? I don't get it

See most people on this thread either think im cocky and full of myself and cannot see why i am complaining about some old bread on a supermarket shelf ect. Thats not what i am complaining about, They fail to see my point. The reason the Irish are getting F**ked so much is because we bend over and pull down are trousers for them all the time. You go to england and the supermarkets are swamped with competition. Go to newry and if the prices are not the same all the time they are better, here in ireland we have the same supermarkets more or less with a few irish supermarkets and at the end of the day in Ireland there is plenty of competition here for a price war.

But thats not the case, see in the uk they beat there prices down all the time beacuse if the price is not right, they will take there money elsewere, but in ireland there is a vaccum for huge profit because what they do is put the prices down then hike them up! why? because the irish attitude is " sure its only a few pence extra" but it all mounts up and its not the few pence extra its the principle! why not give us the same prices as up north? permenantly??? there the same bloody supermarkets and hour and a half in driving distance! Its not like ther importing them an extra 500 miles away, the government and EVEN THE SUPERMARKETS ARE SCREWING US!!! goes to show what tesco and the likes think of us! IDIOTS!!! well i refuse to be an idiot and feed into there trickery, they think were that dumb that when they put a yellow sticker ion things we automaticaly think there cheaper!

thesandeman

I wonder if the prices in YOUR restaurant are the same as for the same dish in a UK restaurant?

gigawatt

just shop in aldi or lidl or something!

liamwhite

thesandeman wrote: »

I wonder if the prices in YOUR restaurant are the same as for the same dish in a UK restaurant?

I dont actualy have a resteraun, i was using it as an example, i suppose i shouldnt have said MY resteraunt, but to answer your question on behalf of the many of the resteraunts i have eatn in the past year or so, yes they have reduced the price of there foods and kept to there prices, infact i enjoyed a lovely meal only last week: starter and main course an a bottle of wine for 17.99, wine wasnt great but it done the job washing down the beautiful food i was handed.

see thats my point exactly, you all avoid the actual point here and focus in on the stupid things like " the trolleys and the car parking spaces" it just goes to show my point is actualy proved... and i can see why we are being screwed over so much. Ive voiced my opinion and recieved one maybe two decent opinions back, the likes of the groutch and thesandman ect have alot to learn... but then again so have i! And if either of you actualy replied with a decent opinion, even a half decent one then id like to say i respect your opinions but you failed to even do that so im afraid ill have to hold back for the moment in saying that.

Seems i touched a few nerves getting it off my chest, but then again thats what boards.ie is about. Getting your voice out there and looking for answers and opinions, no need for people to get so annoyed about it! Hopefullly someday you will realise what im trying to say and will look at the ACTUAL POINT i tried to make rather than MISS the actual point and rant on about trolleys ect! Ive said my peace i wont be posting again as ive to begin a new thread now to complain about the toilet roll they sell in fairyhouse market..! iTS A DISGRACE finding minute pieces of s**t on the toilet roll 3 weeks in a row! i demanded to see the....................................................................:pac::pac::pac: DDDDDDATS ALL FOLKS

ynotdu

going back to post 1,is'nt there a law that states that items must have been at a higher price for thirty days before it can be called a 'sale item'?or has that changed?

Reduced or haggle {Harvey Normans} is i think diffrient to'Sale??????

rubadub

liamwhite wrote: »

is there actualy a supermarket out there that drops there prices and leaves them dropped?????

Yes, supervalu, there was an article in the Irish Times about them, they have never once increased their prices after a price drop, this is going on data/prices that date back to the 80's.

ejmaztec

liamwhite wrote: »

well there are plenty of trolleys and plenty of disabled parking spaces so im sure nobody will be harmed in the process of me doing my shopping.

Your also missing the point, its not about me having to keep my eyes open, after a long week at work the last thing i want to be doing on a friday evening is shopping and the very last thing i want to be doing is going home with mouldy bread, they dont pay me to keep an eye on there bread, they pay there staff to do that!

On the other hand, if they want to pay me id make sure they never hav mouldy bread on the shelf 3 weeks in a row! If you came into my resteraunt and were half way through a sandwich with a bit of mould on it, you would complain right? what would you do if i said to you "you should be keeping your eyes open, you cant blame the underpaid worker in my kitchen for missing the mould and not checking the date" would you accept that? I dont think you would.

A restaurant hasn't got thousands of items on its shelves, and your hypothetical kitchen assistant would have to be clinically blind not to notice the mouldy bread that they were actually looking at and working with.

You should get yourself a personal shopper, it's the only answer to your dilemma.:P

liamwhite

ejmaztec wrote: »

A restaurant hasn't got thousands of items on its shelves, and your hypothetical kitchen assistant would have to be clinically blind not to notice the mouldy bread that they were actually looking at and working with.

You should get yourself a personal shopper, it's the only answer to your dilemma.:P

Look if i nwas paid to find a needle in a haystack then obviously my job is to find that needle, if i cant find it then i shouldnt be working finding a needle in a haystack. If tesco staff are working looking after shelves even the bread men looking after the shelves on a daily basis, if its there job to check the bread that is there then thats what they should be doing, if they cant do that then they shouldnt be getting paid to do it, regardless of the nature of the buisness a service is a service and should be offered to the buyers at a standard, we can all accept a mistake. But 3 weeks in a row finding the bread (not just one pan) full of mould and i dont mean a tinybit of mould.. thats not acceptable...

ejmaztec

liamwhite wrote: »

Look if i nwas paid to find a needle in a haystack then obviously my job is to find that needle, if i cant find it then i shouldnt be working finding a needle in a haystack. If tesco staff are working looking after shelves even the bread men looking after the shelves on a daily basis, if its there job to check the bread that is there then thats what they should be doing, if they cant do that then they shouldnt be getting paid to do it, regardless of the nature of the buisness a service is a service and should be offered to the buyers at a standard, we can all accept a mistake. But 3 weeks in a row finding the bread (not just one pan) full of mould and i dont mean a tinybit of mould.. thats not acceptable...

They're probably putting mouldy bread out just to annoy you, the cheeky scamps.

liamwhite

ejmaztec wrote: »

They're probably putting mouldy bread out just to annoy you, the cheeky scamps.

they probably are, anyways i cant even eat bread now im that sick of talking about it ive voiced my opinion... i think this thread has reached its end.

Jip

rubadub wrote: »

Yes, supervalu, there was an article in the Irish Times about them, they have never once increased their prices after a price drop, this is going on data/prices that date back to the 80's.

So you can go into Supervalu now and purchase something for the low low 80s price ?!? I like the sounds of that

ejmaztec

liamwhite wrote: »

they probably are, anyways i cant even eat bread now im that sick of talking about it ive voiced my opinion... i think this thread has reached its end.

In fact, you could say that it's past its sell-by date.:P

Davidth88

Hi,

On mouldy bread .. I have had this a number of times , usually its the in-store baked bread/rolls , they put them warm into plastic and they sweat ... causes mould . Of course it shouldn't happen , but it does.

On pricing , sure we are still getting ' ripped off ' left right and centre , but we are a small market and our costs are high. Tesco went through a stage where their prices dropped ( change FOR GOOD ), by and large they have crept back to the same level ( or above ).

As for bad pricing ( as in the price charged being wrong ) maybe I am careful . I ALWAYS check my receipt , if I have a doubt I walk back to the shelf after paying and double check. I find that I get about 1 item free every 3 trips to Tesco ( average trip would be for 10-15 items ). I have never had a problem getting the money back , and sometimes it's quite a lot of money for example I got a huge bale of toilet rolls free the other month.

Ohh by the way , anyone who does not require the disabled space and parks in them should have their legs broken so they know what it feels like not to have full mobility. ( radical I know but I feel very stongly about that having looked after people with disabilities and I couldn't get in the spaces )

StudentDad

I've said this before regarding prices here in the South - I won't pay them - I do all my family shopping in the North and only buy the day to day stuff like bread and milk in my local Tesco. If I need a product I will add it to the - 'Get it in Enniskillen List' - and if it's cheaper online I'll get it there. The shops in the South can go hang if they expect me to hand over my hard earned cash for high prices and shoddy service.

SD

jimoc

Davidth88 wrote: »

Hi,

Ohh by the way , anyone who does not require the disabled space and parks in them should have their legs broken so they know what it feels like not to have full mobility. ( radical I know but I feel very stongly about that having looked after people with disabilities and I couldn't get in the spaces )

I think breaking their legs would be a disgraceful thing to do!!!
Because then they would actually get a disabled sticker and be able to park in the spaces.
Much better would be to have 'Disabled Space Abuser' tattooed in shocking green neon on their forehead and have all their hair laser treated so they cant hide it with a combover

ScouseMouse

StudentDad wrote: »

I've said this before regarding prices here in the South - I won't pay them - I do all my family shopping in the North and only buy the day to day stuff like bread and milk in my local Tesco. If I need a product I will add it to the - 'Get it in Enniskillen List' - and if it's cheaper online I'll get it there. The shops in the South can go hang if they expect me to hand over my hard earned cash for high prices and shoddy service.

SD

And then come home and TUT TUT to the news when they announce more job losses due to business being bad...

ejmaztec

Davidth88 wrote: »

Hi,

On mouldy bread .. I have had this a number of times , usually its the in-store baked bread/rolls , they put them warm into plastic and they sweat ... causes mould . Of course it shouldn't happen , but it does.

On pricing , sure we are still getting ' ripped off ' left right and centre , but we are a small market and our costs are high. Tesco went through a stage where their prices dropped ( change FOR GOOD ), by and large they have crept back to the same level ( or above ).

As for bad pricing ( as in the price charged being wrong ) maybe I am careful . I ALWAYS check my receipt , if I have a doubt I walk back to the shelf after paying and double check. I find that I get about 1 item free every 3 trips to Tesco ( average trip would be for 10-15 items ). I have never had a problem getting the money back , and sometimes it's quite a lot of money for example I got a huge bale of toilet rolls free the other month.

Ohh by the way , anyone who does not require the disabled space and parks in them should have their legs broken so they know what it feels like not to have full mobility. ( radical I know but I feel very stongly about that having looked after people with disabilities and I couldn't get in the spaces )

jimoc wrote: »

I think breaking their legs would be a disgraceful thing to do!!!
Because then they would actually get a disabled sticker and be able to park in the spaces.
Much better would be to have 'Disabled Space Abuser' tattooed in shocking green neon on their forehead and have all their hair laser treated so they cant hide it with a combover

Here's a suitable sign.

http://www.ratemyeverything.net/post/10191/Disabled_Sign_Broken_Spine_Version.aspx

liamwhite

superscouse wrote: »

And then come home and TUT TUT to the news when they announce more job losses due to business being bad...

keep there prices down and they wont have to cut jobs, come on tesco are not hurt by the recession!

greenie

superscouse wrote: »

And then come home and TUT TUT to the news when they announce more job losses due to business being bad...

You're short on money
You see an item you want or need. Let's just use a coat as an example.
The coat is 60euro in an irish store.
The coat is 30euro in a non irish store.
Exact same coat. Which do you buy?
People have money issues these days and should not be accused of being the reason for job losses or bad business sales simply because they can't afford some of these irish prices.

liamwhite

greenie wrote: »

You're short on money
You see an item you want or need. Let's just use a coat as an example.
The coat is 60euro in an irish store.
The coat is 30euro in a non irish store.
Exact same coat. Which do you buy?
People have money issues these days and should not be accused of being the reason for job losses or bad business sales simply because they can't afford some of these irish prices.

Great comeback! and very well said...

StudentDad

superscouse wrote: »

And then come home and TUT TUT to the news when they announce more job losses due to business being bad...

Not my problem. I have to feed and clothe my family. Business in the South can either provide me with the goods I need at a price I deem fair or I'll go where these things are available.

SD

Davidth88

StudentDad wrote: »

I've said this before regarding prices here in the South - I won't pay them - I do all my family shopping in the North and only buy the day to day stuff like bread and milk in my local Tesco. If I need a product I will add it to the - 'Get it in Enniskillen List' - and if it's cheaper online I'll get it there. The shops in the South can go hang if they expect me to hand over my hard earned cash for high prices and shoddy service.

SD

Thats all very well if you live within striking distance of Northern Ireland, there are a lot of people who don't.

We go approx twice a year and stock up on things like toothpaste/bog roll etc.

I have noticed ( or did the last time I went before Christmas ) that it wasn't AS cheap as before , and now VAT has gone back up Ill do some careful research

rcecil

Because my income is mostly in US dollars I immediately pay 1/3 extra for almost everything so I watch specials closely and rarely buy on impulse.

I do a major shop in Carrick on Shannon every 3 weeks alternating with a trip to Enniskillen. I buy some fresh stuff in my local shop or market day outside.

My local SuperValu is always out of advertised specials so I rarely go there.
On past trips I was overcharged on at least 1 item and clerks do not seem to know how to process coupons and have to call managers to explain things. Very frustrating. Sadly I would love to shop there as it is an Irish owned store and I don't like big chains of any kind.

Tesco in the 26 counties did lower some prices but are now busily raising them.Tesco also has lots of little instore scams to beware of. Their 42 cent Tesco cola went to 79 cents in one jump and so did lots of their value line.

When they run out of a sale item they will replace it with a similar looking package at the higher price without taking the sign down. Check your receipts immediately before leaving.

Offering 1.5 litre drinks at the same price they used to offer the 2 litre drinks is a ripoff under big "special" signs.

Lots of 50% off specials are not. Just because there is a big sign does not mean it's a deal!

The same computer keyboard was 10 gbp in Eniiskillen that they wanted 20 euro for in Sligo.

Tesco has none of their in store specials on their web site so you can't make a proper shopping list before you go. Only Lidl and Dunnes do us this service.

Other tips:

When you spot a really good deal ie 2 litre Pepsi for 75 cents don't buy 2, buy enough for 2 months. Things like this don't go bad. Stock up on meat or frozen deals. Buy a small chest freezer.

Use pigsback.com shopping vouchers whenever possible and tie them in with in store specials for a double dip deal.

Use Irish Opinions surveys for Tesco gift cards.

Use Shop and Scan for Argos cards

My local shop has lots of deals in the outdated basket and is really quite good at sourcing deals as well. Shop local whenever you can but don't be a victim to rip off.

Don't be a consumer victim!!!! Speak up before you walk out.