Tesco Backs Down on charging YOU more than the label says… VAT Chaos continues
Tesco Pricing Add commentsFurther to our previous two blog on Tesco’s VAT pricing scandal, word is, that Tesco is now expecting stores to completely change all of the relevant prices before 9am Monday! Again, the Tesco hierarchy stands accused of treating their customer like fools (assuming that we would not actually realise that we are being overcharged) and once again, Tesco staff will be put under even more pressure to complete the task, a pressure not sure by the persons responsible for this monumental cock-up. In true Tesco style – no investment has been put into completeing this task, no extra hours, no opportunity to pay overtime – just the usual – get on with it!
Most interestly is the continued refusal to put the work onto the PID workload screen – this allows H/O and the Store Manager to ascertain if and when the task has been completed. . . . and as previously refferred to , this screen produces the Due Diligence legal paperwork, this means that there will be absolutely no papertrail for this entire activity!
The usual series of messages have been coming down via the SM’s Email system and the Compliance managers “Workplan”, perhaps the biggest message that the SM’s should send back is the adage “Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance” – Increasinging centralisation (stores cannot even order their own stock any more!) and the obvious out-of-touch teams within the ivory towers at Cheshunt, truly show that Tesco is an arrogant, task focussed retailer, struggling to maintain its performance. We can only hope that the press now begins to report properly on some of the dubious tactics employed by TESCO…………
Some Price Examples:
“Tesco claimed yesterday to be freezing the price of Fairy non-biological at £4.50 as part of a “£12 million VAT freeze” on thousands of products. However the data shows that the non-biological washing powder was selling for £4 in October!”
“Tesco (this month) increased 500 prices in bedding, cooking equipment, crockery and other items that are subject to VAT by similar amounts.”
“Tesco increased the price of 1,577 popular items – some 6.3 per cent of its range – in December.”
“Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has said it will increase VAT on fuel,”
January 1st, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Soooo true,have got to work 2moro then Sunday despite having worked all Xmas with the promise of up to the 4th off.Asked my Store Manager for support “its your job,its what you get paid for” and thats a direct quote,had to ask my staff to work for “timeback” because there is no money to pay them,tens of messages on my workplan which all seem to contradict each other,promo change on monday,but its good that the Manager is off because she”worked over xmas” 1 rule for one..
Barely seen my kids & hubby over xmas,treated like sh*t,my new years resolution is to find any job to get out of this hellhole,one which will allow me to be a damm good manager as well as a mother and wife.
Tesco values?Absolute disgrace.
January 1st, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Told by my Store Manager that if its not completed on time I’d get a RED eoy review.SD came into Store Yesterday & completely ignored me (Iwas duty!)
Have been a manager for 11 years, am determined to leave this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!