Yes Tink apparently they are within there rights, but surely three bags of spuds for the same date? I think that they had quite a few of these on the shelf's and just wanted to get rid of so it looked good for the store Regards Andrew Shipp Located Northamptonshire Home phone 01604-517007, Mobile )07773457805, Email andrew-shipp4@xxxxxxxxxxxx I am also the Manager and Moderator of blind-gardening. All Messages are checked before sending by Norton anti Virus. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Léonie Watson" <lw@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: tesco again > Andrew, > > I daresay that they are technically within their rights, but it says > volumes about their customer service principles. > > If I remember correctly, you can add in notes for each product, which > are supposed to be used by the people picking your shopping. Perhaps putting > a note to say that something with the longest possible eat by date would be > prefered? > > Cheers, > Tink. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "andrew shipp" <andrew-shipp4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "access-uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 5:51 PM > Subject: [access-uk] tesco again > > > > Hello all, Of the people on the group that shop at tesco online, have > you > > ever had this problem when the order is delivered do they ever tell you > that > > a certain product has only one day or so to go before it is out of date. > > > > I ask this as I bought some ready pilled potatoes and as they were buy > two > > and get the third one free I thought it was a good offer but when my > > partner read the packet the date was the 3th of August 2004, and I > thought > > this was bloody disgusting, so this means that we have to eat three > packets > > of spuds that day, now I know I like my food but not to that degree but > > when I phoned to complain I was told as long as they are sold on that date > > and not after they were within there rights, I feel sure that this isn't > > right. what are your comments on this please. > > Regards > > > > Andrew Shipp > > > > Located Northamptonshire > > > > Home phone 01604-517007, > > > > Mobile )07773457805, > > > > Email andrew-shipp4@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > I am also the Manager and Moderator of blind-gardening. > > > > All Messages are checked before sending by Norton anti Virus. > > > > > > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** vacation ## d > > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq