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From: Clive George on 15 May 2010 09:42 On 15/05/2010 14:25, Cynic wrote: > On Fri, 14 May 2010 22:00:31 +0100, Clive George > <clive(a)xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > >>> Not that I'm complaining - what I get from Sky is worth what I pay >>> them IMO. YMMV. > >> Me too. > >> I like my freeview box :-) > > ITYM "Freesat" No, I definitely mean freeview. This house has no satellite reciever, nor does it get cable. I pay Sky nothing, and what I get from them is worth it IMO. (I think I get Sky three or something like that).
From: MrBitsy on 15 May 2010 13:08 On 14/05/2010 15:39, Ret. wrote: > Just wondering how the Tesco Clubcard 'Deals' system works. > > I've just renewed my RAC membership (Roadside and Recovery) for �28.50 > worth of Tesco vouchers. > > The same cover, purchased on-line from the RAC website, and including > on-line discount, is �73.25. So who covers the difference? > > Same with other 'Deals'. The face value of the vouchers, in many > instances, is worth 4 times as much when paying for a 'deal'. So, > again, who covers the difference? > Tesco vouchers are surely nothing more than a con. I used to shop in Tesco and spent around �110 per week on groceries and household. I now get the bulk of the groceries and household at Aldi, then go to Tesco to get items not available in Aldi. My weekly bill now averages �75. So I save �35 a week, �1800 per year - more than enough to pay for many other things, like the AA. -- MrBitsy
From: Conor on 15 May 2010 13:50 On 15/05/2010 18:08, MrBitsy wrote: > On 14/05/2010 15:39, Ret. wrote: >> Just wondering how the Tesco Clubcard 'Deals' system works. >> >> I've just renewed my RAC membership (Roadside and Recovery) for �28.50 >> worth of Tesco vouchers. >> >> The same cover, purchased on-line from the RAC website, and including >> on-line discount, is �73.25. So who covers the difference? >> >> Same with other 'Deals'. The face value of the vouchers, in many >> instances, is worth 4 times as much when paying for a 'deal'. So, >> again, who covers the difference? >> > Tesco vouchers are surely nothing more than a con. I used to shop in > Tesco and spent around �110 per week on groceries and household. I now > get the bulk of the groceries and household at Aldi, then go to Tesco to > get items not available in Aldi. > > My weekly bill now averages �75. > > So I save �35 a week, �1800 per year - more than enough to pay for many > other things, like the AA. > But its not like for like. I could save �1.10p per loaf of bread but I don't because Lidl budget brand tastes of salt and has the texture of stale bread. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Justin Credible on 15 May 2010 14:21 "johannes" <johs(a)size53365363fitter.com> wrote in message news:4BEE87DB.FADE3B5B(a)size53365363fitter.com... > > Why is honest business so hard these days? Seems that tricks are almost > expected by a 'successful' manager. Indeed; we were paying Virgin Media something close to �70 a month for a phone line (never use it, got stacks of free minutes on our mobiles but our elderly parents can't afford to call mobiles so we keep it for incoming calls), 10mb broadband and one of their tv packages. I phoned up and said we were going to cancel because we'd received an offer from Sky that was considerably cheaper. Before I knew it, we'd been given a "loyalty" discount and the very same services now would cost �35 a month (the same price as new subscribers!). Only catch was we had to commit to a new 12 month contract. So a six minute phone call saved me over �400 in the first year. But why are businesses so keen to shaft their existing customers? Surely in a shrinking economy you concentrate on core base retention rather than getting new business via loss-leading offers?
From: Justin Credible on 15 May 2010 14:22
"MrBitsy" <ray.keattch(a)infinity.com> wrote in message news:ioKdnZubIa2QSHPWnZ2dnUVZ8oqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> > Tesco vouchers are surely nothing more than a con. I used to shop in > Tesco and spent around �110 per week on groceries and household. I now > get the bulk of the groceries and household at Aldi, then go to Tesco to > get items not available in Aldi. > > My weekly bill now averages �75. > > So I save �35 a week, �1800 per year - more than enough to pay for many > other things, like the AA. > It's a sad fact of life that Asda has been the UK's lowest priced supermarket for 12 years running and yet Tesco are still officially the no 1 supermarket. Says a lot about British shopping habits. |