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

davehey79 · 17-01-2014 07:24PM

spongbob wrote: »

I would gladly buy 1 if they had them in local stores, longford / athlone, if somebody bought 2 and has one spare I will gladly take it off there hands. €€€

Ditto on buyin one in Longford if they had them ! Or indeed if they had anything ! Has to be in the top 10 worst stores for having any bargain alert items

jwcurtin · 17-01-2014 07:36PM

Heads up, none of the iPods left in Galway as of today at around 3pm. A man bought 5 Nano's just after myself and my friend bought one each. Sensational value in fairness.

RobbingBandit · 17-01-2014 07:41PM

Anyone got a picture of the Sony Ipod dock, or the barcode off it please.

campo · 17-01-2014 07:43PM

Went to Crescent today in Limerick , no Ipod nanos

did get a 16gb USB flash drive for 10e and Disney kinect game for 1e oh and a Iphone car charger for 12e

hootietootie · 17-01-2014 08:04PM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Anyone got a picture of the Sony Ipod dock, or the barcode off it please.

Barcode - 4905524668506

Receipt says XDRDS12IP DOCK

bargainbucket · 17-01-2014 08:07PM

Just got the last sony ipod dock in navan it was hiding in be hind the other sonys so if it was yours I'm sorry 😊😊

ButtersSuki · 17-01-2014 08:19PM

Ashbourne have some Epsom printers at around €30 and a few Xbox games ata euro if it's any use to anyone. Wouldn't go out of your way to make a trip though!

wolfpawnat · 17-01-2014 08:25PM

stevieob wrote: »

were they marked down or did you have to be in the know?

also were they normal ones or re-chargeable ones?

i got a few packs of AA, but would like to get my hands on some AAA

They were in a basket type thing that said reduced to clear. I remembered seeing them on here for 50c, there were no sign on them they were so cheap, so I checked one on the till, then got 4 packs!

okidoki987 · 17-01-2014 08:45PM

Was in Stillorgan tonight when an assistant came out with a trolley half full of stuff.
Hung around to see what was coming out.
One 32" TV reduced to €249 (no remote), couple of printers (Epson & HP) which lasted all of 5 mins before they were bought.
Epson 202 €18, HP were €20 & €30, don't remember the model numbers.
Not a lot else apart from 1 item which the assistant looked at, brought over to the till, put it below the desk and checked her phone to get a number which she then rang on the shop phone.
She brought the phone into an office beside the desk and closed over the door
so no one could hear what she was saying.
My guess is something came out that she thought one of her friends would like.

brokenarms · 17-01-2014 08:53PM

okidoki987 wrote: »

Was in Stillorgan tonight when an assistant came out with a trolley half full of stuff.
Hung around to see what was coming out.
One 32" TV reduced to €249 (no remote), couple of printers (Epson & HP) which lasted all of 5 mins before they were bought.
Epson 202 €18, HP were €20 & €30, don't remember the model numbers.
Not a lot else apart from 1 item which the assistant looked at, brought over to the till, put it below the desk and checked her phone to get a number which she then rang on the shop phone.
She brought the phone into an office beside the desk and closed over the door
so no one could hear what she was saying.
My guess is something came out that she thought one of her friends would like.

Your post was going great till the conspiracy theory and ease dropping at the end at the end:rolleyes:
Really. who cares what she was at..

athtrasna · 17-01-2014 09:18PM

jwcurtin wrote: »

Heads up, none of the iPods left in Galway as of today at around 3pm. A man bought 5 Nano's just after myself and my friend bought one each. Sensational value in fairness.

Looks like Clearwater's fairness policy of maximum two per person is a store limit rather than a Tesco limit then.

Lissavane · 17-01-2014 09:44PM

brokenarms wrote: »

Your post was going great till the conspiracy theory and ease dropping at the end at the end:rolleyes:
Really. who cares what she was at..

What's "ease dropping"?

brokenarms · 17-01-2014 09:47PM

Lissavane wrote: »

What's "ease dropping"?

A spelling mistake Lisssa. :rolleyes:

uck51js9zml2yt · 17-01-2014 09:56PM

brokenarms wrote: »

A spelling mistake Lisssa. :rolleyes:

Quick call the Grammar Nazis:D

Tremezzo13 · 18-01-2014 02:15AM

Hi,
Does anyone know if there are any left anywhere in Dublin. I's love one, preferably 7th gen but would settle for either

on_my_oe · 18-01-2014 03:29AM

There was a single pink 6th gen 8gb in Clearwater this evening at about 7.30pm - centre glass cabinet, down by the stairs going up to the cafe. We picked up the last two blue ones, and an acer laptop for €125 inspire laptop.

Tremezzo13 · 18-01-2014 09:53AM

Many thanks,
I will try there

uli84 · 18-01-2014 11:36AM

Tremezzo13 wrote: »

Many thanks,
I will try there

Let us know if anything there, my sister wants 1 now too. If not I might just give her mine and continue using my old one.

galldar · 18-01-2014 12:01PM

uli84 wrote: »

Let us know if anything there, my sister wants 1 now too. If not I might just give her mine and continue using my old one.

All cleared out. I asked guy in tech desk too, no more.

Soarer · 18-01-2014 12:29PM

Morning all.

For Cork Boardies, Douglas and Mahon Point are selling off the display models of the cheap tvs. Got myself 2 x Samsung LE32EH4000 sets. They're scanning at €50. Douglas sold at €50, but the manager in Mahon Point* gave it to me for €40 'cause it was display! Neither came with a remote or stand.

Also got a wall bracket in Douglas. Didn't see them around, but the guy I was dealing with recommended it to me. Tesco own brand, large, tilt and swivel, 22"-46", up to 45kg, vesa up to 400x400. Princely sum of €3.50!
So a 32" tv and wall bracket for €53.50 all in!

* - Chris. Scottish chap. Absolute top man.

lindtee · 18-01-2014 12:40PM

Do they have anything bigger than 32" Soarer? I am doubtful that they'd still be there anyway at this stage.

okidoki987 · 18-01-2014 12:46PM

Your post was going great till the conspiracy theory and ease dropping at the end at the end
Really. who cares what she was at.

That's the 2nd time, I've seen the staff taking stuff for themselves and/or their friends and I'm not the only person.
It's been said before and will be said again, why should staff (or their friends) get the bargains?
Without customers, the staff wouldn't have jobs.

The Muppet · 18-01-2014 12:49PM

okidoki987 wrote: »

That's the 2nd time, I've seen the staff taking stuff for themselves and/or their friends and I'm not the only person.
It's been said before and will be said again, why should staff (or their friends) get the bargains?
Without customers, the staff wouldn't have jobs.

Staff can be customers too you know. Why should they not be able to buy the product that are for sale in the shop .

Soarer · 18-01-2014 12:53PM

lindtee wrote: »

Do they have anything bigger than 32" Soarer? I am doubtful that they'd still be there anyway at this stage.

Don't think so Linda.

There was a 40" in Douglas that I wanted to buy last week from display (scanning at €100), but they wouldn't sell. Went over yesterday, and one of the staff members had put their name on it. Missed it by less than 5 minutes!:mad:
There was a Sony CX520 scanning at €100 on display in Mahon. Find Chris and you might get it for €80.

campo · 18-01-2014 01:27PM

okidoki987 wrote: »

That's the 2nd time, I've seen the staff taking stuff for themselves and/or their friends and I'm not the only person.
It's been said before and will be said again, why should staff (or their friends) get the bargains?
Without customers, the staff wouldn't have jobs.

Lets call a spade a spade you are just a bit bitter that staff are getting these deals before you, they can be customers too you know, their 100e is just as good as anyones.

I see it as a perk they get and fair play to them, if I worked for Tesco I be grabbing all these bargains 1st too just like you would or anybody else on this forum for that matter

uli84 · 18-01-2014 01:35PM

long shot but if anyone in Dublin got one too many ipods please please let me know (feel so stupid that having 4 siblings I only got 1 ipod :rolleyes:

ButtersSuki · 18-01-2014 01:39PM

Just on the staff purchasing item - Tesco staff are not allowed purchase any item whilst on duty, they are not even allowed to carry a Club Card on the shop floor.

This I know from having overheard a fairly heated discussion between a customer and a manager in Ashbourne a few weeks ago.

That said, we all know it happens.

lindtee · 18-01-2014 01:40PM

Soarer wrote: »

Don't think so Linda.

There was a 40" in Douglas that I wanted to buy last week from display (scanning at €100), but they wouldn't sell. Went over yesterday, and one of the staff members had put their name on it. Missed it by less than 5 minutes!:mad:
There was a Sony CX520 scanning at €100 on display in Mahon. Find Chris and you might get it for €80.

Thanks. Might have a quick look out in Mahon later but I'm not hopeful at this stage.

bren2001 · 18-01-2014 01:49PM

campo wrote: »

Lets call a spade a spade you are just a bit bitter that staff are getting these deals before you, they can be customers too you know, their 100e is just as good as anyones.

I see it as a perk they get and fair play to them, if I would for Tesco I be grabbing all these bargains 1st too just like you would or anybody else on this forum for that matter

Nobody has an issue with staff being allowed to purchase items. What everybody has an issue with is staff holding onto items for 2-3 days for staff who are not in that day. This gives non tesco staff no chance and is unfair.

IMO Tesco should either offer the sale items to their staff first or not allow their staff to purchase items. Personally, I would go with the later as there is nothing stopping Tesco staff getting friends and family to buy on their behalf and it promotes tesco.

pleasant Co. · 18-01-2014 02:07PM

bren2001 wrote: »

Nobody has an issue with staff being allowed to purchase items. What everybody has an issue with is staff holding onto items for 2-3 days for staff who are not in that day. This gives non tesco staff no chance and is unfair.

Read the post campo was replying to!
This is the key line:
"It's been said before and will be said again, why should staff (or their friends) get the bargains?"

In any case, utter nonsense of a complaint, boo-f'in-hoo.

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