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Tesco fricking Club Card / two tier pricing

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Fahbeep · 31/10/2023 09:18

AIBU to hate Tesco Clubcard App and the two tier pricing in store. It rely annoys me on principle that Tesco actively sets out to overcharge customers in store if they haven't got the app handy or the card, in which case, massive palaver at the tills. They do this so they can scrape your personal data. It just puts me off shopping there TBH.

Moan over. I'm in Tesco's car park as a I write as I've flounced out in outrage!

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NoWordForFluffy · 30/11/2023 17:52

BIossomtoes · 30/11/2023 17:50

And even if it was, how could Ocado deliver it without your data?

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Exactly.

I don't give a shit about my data. I like earning approx £450 in Nectar points a year. 🤷‍♀️

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 17:53

NoWordForFluffy · 30/11/2023 17:49

That's clearly NOT the normal price. The listing says it isn't.

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Also - as I said already, the current tesco offer is for the 1 litre bottle, not the 70cl - so you get a significant amount more for your £10.

NoWordForFluffy · 30/11/2023 17:57

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 17:53

Also - as I said already, the current tesco offer is for the 1 litre bottle, not the 70cl - so you get a significant amount more for your £10.

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Yes, I didn't even check that. Totally disingenuous of that poster all round. 🙄

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:01

Do not accuse me of lying. I made a mistake about the size of the baileys. No need to be so rude.

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:01

Is is quite clear that the £22 though is a piss take.

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 18:03

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:01

Is is quite clear that the £22 though is a piss take.

Is Ocado's £17.50 for 70cl (standard price) ok though?

NoWordForFluffy · 30/11/2023 18:13

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:01

Do not accuse me of lying. I made a mistake about the size of the baileys. No need to be so rude.

And you said that £10 was the 'normal price' when it's clearly not. Nobody has been rude.

NoWordForFluffy · 30/11/2023 18:14

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 18:03

Is Ocado's £17.50 for 70cl (standard price) ok though?

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Which works out at £25 per litre.

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 18:17

NoWordForFluffy · 30/11/2023 18:14

Which works out at £25 per litre.

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I was waiting for the answer to my question before giving that info out! (But it's also £1 more than the standard price of a 70cl bottle at Tesco)

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:17

@NoWordForFluffy You accused me of lying, that is rude and incorrect.

Rincol · 30/11/2023 18:21

Floralnomad · 30/11/2023 17:22

Exactly . I’m pretty sure Ocado could tell somebody way more about my sister who has a delivery pass than Tesco could divulge about me with my basic clubcard .

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Ocado don't sell customer data.

Moonshine5 · 30/11/2023 18:25

DiaNaranja · 30/11/2023 16:01

It doesn't cause me any issues as have a clubcard and nectar card, plus the apps on my phone if I don't have my card, and I find being a member is worth it, as it's free, and for the vouchers in the post too! I often get £15 worth of money off vouchers, which can be used off my shopping or doubled up for meals out etc so in that sense, it's free money I wouldn't have had if I hadn't swiped my card. I get it must be frustrating if you don't have a clubcard, but that's why it's done, so more people sign up for a clubcard, and ultimately do more of their shopping at their store. I've actually done quite alot of work behind the scenes in finance and profits data for major brands, and during the first financial year of "clubcard prices", figures showed that for the few (2-3) that decided to "boycott" the retailer because they didn't like the new structure, between 20-30 more signed up to have a clubcard and became valuable customers, so from a business point of view, it's a positive decision. Alot customers who have a clubcard love seeing the "savings" they get at the checkout, feel like they're getting a special deal, and end up shopping there more often, so it really was a brilliant move by Tesco, and other supermarkets i.e Sainsbury's, and alternative sorts of shops such as Hobbycraft, are now doing the same... special prices for card holders. So it's obviously something that's been proven to work in boosting sales and overall footfall, and will become more commonplace across the board as others jump on the bandwagon of "rewarding" customers for shopping with them. Vote with your feet if you feel you want to make a point, but it won't really make a difference as the vast majority of shoppers love feeling like they're being rewarded and getting a discount, and this is certainly how the loyalty cards are working across the board, and will continue to become more commonplace among supermarkets and other areas of retail.

"the vast majority love seeing their savings...." (cringe) nope most people have important things to think about in their lives.

You sound invested like you have shares in tesco 😂
Are you a bot - seriously lol

Ascubudr · 30/11/2023 18:35

bruffin · 30/11/2023 17:41

The apple in Lidl are vile and will be mouldy within a week and you get a lot less choice.
YOu are being the one is being a dinosaur stuck in the 90s, Tesco is not the only one that does it
To get discounts at Lidl you need the app, so not sure why you are targeting Tesco.

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Sorry but who buys apples that need to last more than a week ?

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 18:35

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:17

@NoWordForFluffy You accused me of lying, that is rude and incorrect.

I must have missed that. I only saw where you were called disingenuous.

Which isn't a synonym for lying.

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:41

Definition of disingenuous in Cambridge dictionary. It absolutely means someone is lying.

(of a person or their* behaviour) slightly dishonest, or not speaking the complete truth:*
It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.

dishonest

1. not honest: 2. not honest: 3. not honest:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dishonest

BitofaStramash · 30/11/2023 18:44

Thank you for all the recommendations to shop at ASDA or Ocado for Baileys.

However both ASDA and Ocado are actually charging £13 for a litre bottle (their £10 offer is for a smaller 70cl bottle) in comparison for the £10 Tesco Clubcard £10 for 1L.

All three list £22 as the original price for 1L.

And even if so inclined Ocado doesn't deliver in my part of Scotland.

Tesco Clubcard wins this one

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 18:45

No, it's more akin to insincere. Not telling the whole truth, but not explicitly lying.

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:54

It means partially lying. See the dictionary definition above. It is a middle class way of saying - you are a liar.

NoWordForFluffy · 30/11/2023 19:21

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:17

@NoWordForFluffy You accused me of lying, that is rude and incorrect.

I didn't and I wasn't. I could be if I wanted to be, but I'm not going to.

You clearly said that £10 was the normal price (regardless of the sizing error). That was clearly wrong and I was curious why. 🤷‍♀️

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 19:29

Why? Surely obvious. I searched and that was the cheapest that came up. I didnt know they were different sizes. Pretty obvious.

I wonder why you accused me of lying?

Rincol · 30/11/2023 19:41

Tenner was the standard price that 1l Bailey's would drop to across all the supermarkets. This has been the case for years including even last year. But now this year you can only get it for a tenner if you have a clubcard or nectar card.

Pipistrellus · 30/11/2023 19:49

Ascubudr · 30/11/2023 18:35

Sorry but who buys apples that need to last more than a week ?

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If you shop weekly then you want them to be good for the full week. I'd expect apples to last a few weeks in the house, and longer in a garage. If they weren't lasting I'd be wondering how old they were when I got them!

DiaNaranja · 30/11/2023 19:50

Moonshine5 · 30/11/2023 18:25

"the vast majority love seeing their savings...." (cringe) nope most people have important things to think about in their lives.

You sound invested like you have shares in tesco 😂
Are you a bot - seriously lol

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Not a "bot" thanks, and I'm not invested at all in any particular supermarket. Like I said, from working in a field that analyses and feeds back data across all the major retailers, this is the general consensus. Whether you believe it or not, people do like to save money, and when the price goes down at the till, they feel like they've got a good saving. Which is why retailers are now choosing to roll out new service skills, where checkout assistants are being prompted to tell the customer the "before and after price" when they scan their loyalty card, along with "if you'd used your nectar/clubcard today, you could have saved £££". It's a business model, and one that seems to be working well, increasing not just profits, but overall footfall, new customers, and more frequent custom from previous shoppers. I'm just stating what the data proves. For the minority that don't like the use of loyalty cards, there are many many more who do. And yeah, I'm sure they've got "important things to think about in their lives", obviously everyone does! That doesn't mean the price of a weekly shop doesn't matter at all, because there's "more important things", for some, it is actually very important. I'm just trying to point out the science behind why loyalty cards work, and why the big brands are adopting this approach. If you don't want a loyalty card, don't have one, but then don't moan that you don't get to reap the benefits of having one. Whether or not you think it's a con, and the prices are inflated to make the loyalty card seem better than it is, is beside the point... if you don't use it, then you ARE paying the inflated prices, or potentially causing yourself hassle having to shop elsewhere. Absolutely fine, no one cares, and the shops really REALLY won't miss you.

MassageForLife · 30/11/2023 20:03

mantyzer · 30/11/2023 18:54

It means partially lying. See the dictionary definition above. It is a middle class way of saying - you are a liar.

No, it doesn't.

According to your link it means 'slightly dishonest or not telling the whole truth'. You can be dishonest by lying, but you can also be dishonest by not admitting to something or by allowing someone to think something other than the truth. Neither of those are lying, but they could both be described as disingenuous.

The word 'lying' or anything derived from it doesn't even appear as a synonym.

Elphame · 30/11/2023 20:10

I’ve started to split my shopping at Sainsbury into nectar and non nectar. I use the card for the discount on the reduced products and then put the rest through as a separate non nectar linked transaction with a different debit card.

Anything to screw up their data harvest.

Petty maybe but I really don’t care

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