The Mail Vs Tesco

The Red Arrow · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:44 pm

Tom_MKUK wrote:

Now that was a superb post. Spot on.

As well as clearing all other stock and devoting the store to sell nothing but the Military Wives' single for the next two weeks, I suspect that many of the potential purchasers would like stores to find a way of alerting the shoppers' friends, family, and work colleagues to the fact that they bought the single, because they care damnit. Perhaps there is a gap in the market for t-shirts that say "I bought 11(!!!11!1!) copies of The Military Wives' single".

Spot on indeed.

They missed a trick, didn't they? A badge/ribbon/wristband with every purchase. That would have shown us how much they care.

Fozzy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:01 pm

The Red Arrow wrote:

smod wrote:

Do people actually still buy singles? Just do it online. Bunch of babies.

The thing is, like poppies, you must buy this single to show your moral worth. Tesco's are in deriliction of a DM enforced patriotic duty.

Edit: I see the conspiracy theorists are on to this...

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Just watching all the red arrows against those posting negative comments about Tesco - a memo must have gone out at Tesco HQ to get staff to trash these postings.
- Grant Cullen, Worksop, Uk, 22/12/2011 13:46

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Has Tesco told all their staff to comment and Red arrow? Seems an awful lot of odd things happening in the comments
- Hello Oz, Bromley, 22/12/2011 13:40

Gawd, these people are so hard of thinking. Can they seriously believe that Tesco's is really going to divert its staff to clicking arrows on a website? For that to be conceivably worthwhile, someone at Tesco would have to believe that hundreds of people who were previously going to boycott them in disgust will sit down and think "Oh no, they must be all right, look at all these people green arrowing favourable comments". Frankly, if there is anyone at Tesco's who believes that, he's likely to find himself out of a job very quickly indeed.

And another thing - if D M readers are so keen on money being given to Our Heroes, surely they should just give it direct, without sending it via Tesco and the record company who will take a very hefty cut?

The Red Arrow · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:08 pm

Exactly.

The Red Arrow · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:38 pm

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In response to the problems at Catterick, Tesco said: 'We are sorry to customers at our Catterick Garrison store as demand is very high and the single has sold out.

DM journo lies until the penultimate paragraph and the feeble-minded can't read that far - situation normal at DayCare Towers.

- Carlos The Badger, Your man in Havana, 22/12/2011 16:41

Despite it being pointed out in posts like the above (nice one Carlos), the Mailtards are still turning up. I do hope that the nice old man in charge of the Leveson Enquiry has been made aware of this. It's an ideal example of how the Mail operates.

Carlos The Badger · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:18 pm

Cheers, Red A. They really are thick and slow.

ezinra · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:26 pm

From a story about Asda:

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TThe big supermarkets are just disgusting. . I sent an email to Tesco complaining that Tesco was open Boxing Day and they dismissed it saying their employees got extra pay and had since December 1 to plan their family celebrations around working Boxig Day. This is ridiculous as it missed the point entirely, which is that they are non essential workers who SHOULD NOT have to plan their Christmas around working Boxing Day. I also complained that their stores fly corporate flags but not the union flag and the customer service rep asked which store because he was unaware this happened. You have to be kidding me, I've never seen any Tesco fly the union flag.

- Jim, UK, 30/12/2011 17:20 Rating 16

The customer service people at Tesco must fucking love Jim.

CerealDave · **Joined:** Fri May 27, 2011 10:46 pm **Posts:** 64

I won't go into the details of Tesco's rules on staff holidays, but most Tesco workers did not have to work Boxing Day. In fact, in the store where I work, a number of people who signed up to work Boxing Day were told at the last minute not to come in.

smod · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:34 pm

Mail readers will be pleased.

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/comment ... ide-march/

Kreuzberger · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:17 pm

smod wrote:

Mail readers will be pleased.

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/comment ... ide-march/

Gulp. A lot of the comments on there won't go down too well with half the priesthood.

lord_kobel · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:35 pm

smod wrote:

Mail readers will be pleased.

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/comment ... ide-march/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012 ... NTCMP=SRCH

Gourami · **Joined:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:51 pm **Posts:** 2005

New Tesco opening nearby. Good. Nice and convenient and much, much cheaper than the shop across the road which ALWAYS fucks up my change - in their favour (I've moved beyond contempt) and sells alcohol to 13 year olds who promptly smash up the bus shelter.

Arnold · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:14 pm

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Tesco 'totally irresponsible' for slashing price of chocolate bars to 20p, say health experts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... z1jvBZmO00

Captain VXR · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:42 pm

Arnold wrote:

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Tesco 'totally irresponsible' for slashing price of chocolate bars to 20p, say health experts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... z1jvBZmO00

Surely its people that eat too much junk food and then buy loads because its on offer who are 'totally irresponsible'?

oboogie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:30 pm

Captain VXR wrote:

Arnold wrote:

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Tesco 'totally irresponsible' for slashing price of chocolate bars to 20p, say health experts

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... z1jvBZmO00

Surely its people that eat too much junk food and then buy loads because its on offer who are 'totally irresponsible'?

Exactly.
I had a mad moment in Sainsbury's a couple of weeks ago because they were selling off Christmas chocolates at silly money eg boxes of liquor chocolates for £1.50, chocolate tree decorations for 5p etc
They will be consumed slowly over about 6 months, so I won't be consuming any more chocolate than usual, simply eating nicer stuff and paying less for it.

Paul · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:49 pm

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If Tesco withdraw their advertising with the D M, you will be eating humble pie never mind cheap chocolate.

- Anne, West Midlands EU, 19/1/2012 13:47
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