Roll up, roll up

Thanks to Zoe D for pointing me towards Walmart's version of rolling back its prices.

Indecent offer

20% off sounds pretty good.

But 20% off every day? Well, as Greg L says, that's just the standard price then, surely?

Talk about being taken to the cleaners.

MacMallpractice

Thanks to Trev L for this one.

It looks as though MacMall has been taking marketing advice from our friends at Tesco.

Half-baked marketing

As if conning us in its shops wasn't enough, Tesco is now ripping us off online.

Jon C was entirely unimpressed with the half price beans offer.

You'd think that Tesco employees could at least count.

Oh wait. I seem to remember Tesco overstating its profits by £263million last year.

Coincidence? You decide.

Teskarma

Should we spend this May Day holiday fretting about Tesco's demise?

Well, in a word, no. We should simply enjoy the karma.

What's happened to Tesco is a direct result of placing the priorities of its shareholders above those of its customers.

And, as Dorothy Allison says, 'Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies'.

Sale sale

The Sainsbury's store in Sale is having a sale.

Well, not so much of a sale, actually.

But there's no denying the original price has been completely slashed.

Picture: MEN/Alex Kilpatrick

Lest we forget

Tesco continues to deceive its customers with its marketing shenanigans.

Parking lots

Jon C has long since departed these shores but he made a nostalgic trip back to Peterborough recently.

However, realising that little had changed, he didn't stop to park.

You can understand why.

Where to go and how much it would cost him remains a mystery to this day.

Cereal con artist

Such a shame about Tesco recently, isn't it?

Shameful that the company hasn't been investigated before for fraud, theft and duplicity.

After all, the evidence has been clear for everyone to witness.

Dove tale

It's just occurred to me that it's been a while since we shopped at Tescon. Er, Tesco.

Hmph. Nothing has changed.

It's still lying and cheating its way into our wallets.

Perpetual pizza

Coming back from our many family outings to the The Yorkshire Dales my Dad always used to point out the sign displayed at a garage on Addingham's Main Street which advertised 'Free petrol tomorrow.'

Rather than an offer from which you could never benefit, Greg L found this coupon which, potentially, could just keep on giving and giving.

Suite deals

Queen Anne furniture with Mary Anne marketing.

You can't get much lower than that.

That was then

This is now.

Tesco.

Conning you every day.

Double fault

Wimbledon starts today so I'm inspired to buy some refreshing Robinsons drinks.

Unfortunately, Tesco has seen me coming.

What the deuce?

Advantage Tesco.

In fact, game, set and match to Tesco. Every time.

A peach of a deal

We've not been shopping for a while. Let's go to Sainsbury's this time.

Grrr. I don't know why we bothered changing.

The supermarkets are all up to the same tricks.

In for a dime

Can you imagine the scenes in the supermarket that must have prompted the addition of this hand-written postscript?

The arguments, the fights, the pandemonium?

Stringing us along

Time to go shopping again at Tesco.

For some garden twine. In Ireland.

So, instead of paying €1.40, you save by paying er, €1.40.

Also, as the price is 1c per metre, the price for 100m would be 100c, or €1.00. Yes?

Er no, it's €1.40.

In addition, you save 75%.

75% of what, exactly? Perhaps you get 75% less twine than you thought. Who knows?

Finally, you'd better hurry. The offer ends in 2020.

Wow. That's some vision, Tesco.

Until then, I guess you'll be leading us all up the garden path.

Senior Service

Here's a menu from Greg L who was amused to read about the service The Mill Pond provides for its older patrons.

Go often enough and 'your next special event' might well be a funeral.

How low can you go?

We go back to Tesco today for another review of its pricing policy.

It just goes to show that, as far as its customers are concerned, Tesco doesn't give a fig.

Literally.

In the limelight again

Ever bought a lemon?

Well, here's a chance to buy two. While Tesco laughs all the way to the bank.

Thanks to Amy S who spotted this at her shop in Middlesbrough.

Leaving the locals with nothing but a bitter taste.