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Screw you, Sainsbury's



Dan Aitch

Dan Aitch

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May 31, 2013
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They've gone from giving the 'comparison discount' when you spend £20, to only giving you the comparison discount when you spend £20 AND buy at least 10 different items.

e.g. Previously if you bought a bottle of Jack Daniel's at Sainsbury's for £21 and it was only £17 at Tesco, you'd get a 'store credit' voucher for £4 to spend at another time.

As of 2nd June, you'll get far-call, when your bottle of JD is £4 cheaper in Tesco unless you've bought 10 different items... so now you have to buy your bottle of JD, an onion, a carrot, a Brussels sprout, a cherry tomato, a bottle of basics water, etc. etc.

W4nkers. :rant:
 








wellquickwoody

wellquickwoody

Many More Voting Years
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Alternatively you could research the price of luxury items in advance, for yourself. Oh sorry, I forgot, its the 21st century.
 


vegster

vegster

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May 5, 2008
27,893
Times are hard for Britain's supermarket giants, for years they have been ripping us off quite merrily until Aldi and Lidl came along working to much lower profit margins. They're all sweating it now, Morrison's suddenly have cut loads of items in order to regain business, suddenly, loads of products can be sold cheaper. So it's good for consumers and bad for supermarkets and probably even worse for farmers and growers who are going to have their earnings slashed.
 




Norman Potting

Norman Potting

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Nov 5, 2006
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vegster said:
Times are hard for Britain's supermarket giants, for years they have been ripping us off quite merrily until Aldi and Lidl came along working to much lower profit margins. They're all sweating it now, Morrison's suddenly have cut loads of items in order to regain business, suddenly, loads of products can be sold cheaper. So it's good for consumers and bad for supermarkets and probably even worse for farmers and growers who are going to have their earnings slashed.
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...And probably not so great for their staff either. Race to the bottom anyone?
 


vegster

vegster

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May 5, 2008
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Norman Potting said:
...And probably not so great for their staff either. Race to the bottom anyone?
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Valid point, I forgot the staff. Profit's for shareholders must be maintained at ALL costs no matter how.
 


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Dowling93

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Jun 22, 2009
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Brighton
Dan Aitch said:
They've gone from giving the 'comparison discount' when you spend £20, to only giving you the comparison discount when you spend £20 AND buy at least 10 different items.

e.g. Previously if you bought a bottle of Jack Daniel's at Sainsbury's for £21 and it was only £17 at Tesco, you'd get a 'store credit' voucher for £4 to spend at another time.

As of 2nd June, you'll get far-call, when your bottle of JD is £4 cheaper in Tesco unless you've bought 10 different items... so now you have to buy your bottle of JD, an onion, a carrot, a Brussels sprout, a cherry tomato, a bottle of basics water, etc. etc.

W4nkers. :rant:
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You've got it wrong this is what the e-mail says:

From 2 June, you'll no longer need to spend £20 to qualify - just pick up 10 different items instead (including at least one comparable branded product).

So you no longer have to spend £20
 




Leighgull

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Dec 27, 2012
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Didn't sainsburys used to justify their premium prici g by highlighting their "in store experience" well it turns out that people increasingly don't give a shit about that and are happy to schlep around a damp barn as long as its full of cheap stuff.
 


Paris

Paris

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Jul 17, 2010
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vegster said:
Times are hard for Britain's supermarket giants, for years they have been ripping us off quite merrily until Aldi and Lidl came along working to much lower profit margins. They're all sweating it now, Morrison's suddenly have cut loads of items in order to regain business, suddenly, loads of products can be sold cheaper. So it's good for consumers and bad for supermarkets and probably even worse for farmers and growers who are going to have their earnings slashed.
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Agreed. The various Pound shops have had an impact as well.
 






Mr Smggles

Mr Smggles

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May 11, 2009
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vegster said:
Valid point, I forgot the staff. Profit's for shareholders must be maintained at ALL costs no matter how.
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To be fair to Sainsburys I worked there for a year in 2012, and wages only went up during my time there, albeit only by a few pence and hour.
 




Grombleton

Grombleton

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Dec 31, 2011
7,356
Mr Smggles said:
To be fair to Sainsburys I worked there for a year in 2012, and wages only went up during my time there, albeit only by a few pence and hour.
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I've worked there for 11 years - there's yearly pay reviews and I can't remember a time they haven't gone up (usually only by a few %, but it's still appreciated) plus performance related bonuses.
 




upthealbion1970

upthealbion1970

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Jan 22, 2009
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Dan Aitch said:
They've gone from giving the 'comparison discount' when you spend £20, to only giving you the comparison discount when you spend £20 AND buy at least 10 different items.

e.g. Previously if you bought a bottle of Jack Daniel's at Sainsbury's for £21 and it was only £17 at Tesco, you'd get a 'store credit' voucher for £4 to spend at another time.

As of 2nd June, you'll get far-call, when your bottle of JD is £4 cheaper in Tesco unless you've bought 10 different items... so now you have to buy your bottle of JD, an onion, a carrot, a Brussels sprout, a cherry tomato, a bottle of basics water, etc. etc.

W4nkers. :rant:
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Baaaald

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Aug 7, 2011
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Haywards Heath
Dan Aitch said:
They've gone from giving the 'comparison discount' when you spend £20, to only giving you the comparison discount when you spend £20 AND buy at least 10 different items.

e.g. Previously if you bought a bottle of Jack Daniel's at Sainsbury's for £21 and it was only £17 at Tesco, you'd get a 'store credit' voucher for £4 to spend at another time.

As of 2nd June, you'll get far-call, when your bottle of JD is £4 cheaper in Tesco unless you've bought 10 different items... so now you have to buy your bottle of JD, an onion, a carrot, a Brussels sprout, a cherry tomato, a bottle of basics water, etc. etc.

W4nkers. :rant:
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Maybe you need to calm down. You are wrong 10 item instead of £20 now means that it works in your favour! Epic fail!
 


MissGull

MissGull

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Apr 1, 2013
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It's not like you are entitled to it, it was a perk getting the difference back, now they've changed the rules. Their prerogative. If you were that bothered you would go to Tesco and pay less, surely?
 










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