101 reasons to boycott Tescos

[PurpleDragon]

I don't know what info they keep - I just assume they keep everything and act accordingly.

I agree - none of their business. It all just goes into a database anyway

[The Chili Monster]

Shirlz wrote

I can type up the dog biscuit recipe if you like

Yes, please. Rex says thank you.

Ina wrote:

Do they store information like addresses as well? They shouldn't really - isn't that up to the bank to keep secret?

No, they shouldn't be able to access that kind of data from a debit card. If you want to know what information a company may hold about you then that business is obliged under the terms of the Data Protection Act to show you; there's a fee, of course.
However Where an organisation keeps information about an individual for the purposes of accounting, marketing, and so on and they have your signature (be wary of instore comps, store cards), they can keep this on file (paper or electronic) and are not obliged to reveal exactly what they know about you. Having written that, they can't pass on such data without your consent.

[The Chili Monster]

Boots wrote:

Not sure if I buy that... I understand that companies provide formula free to hospitals as part of their marketing budget, and that hospitals accept it BUT what you are suggesting there is pretty damaging to nursing staff reputations. I consider it pretty unlikely a maternity sister could subject a mother and babe to such treatment without massive objection from mother, babe, family and the general public? Has someone been actually sacked for accepting a bribe like this and acting on it?

If it's anything like the UK, then it will be the result of an agreement between hospital trustees, management, administration and the nurses will be piggy in the middle ... job or no job, in Africa? What use is marketing in poor countries where the local population struggles to pay for essentials or lack the resources to provide for themselves. What Nestle does is not marketing, it's bribery ... their product or your child's life.

[bazil]

umm yeh....death to nestle an all that...they own cremola foam now....but wont make it




that sux

[red]

but this is not particular to T***o is it - all the major supermarkets (I'm thinking morrisons, Sainsburys, somerfield as well as T***o) keep info on you - usually via the loyalty card, they all hand out plastic bags galore.. they all sell nestle stuff. Aren't all these supermarkets in the same bag ?(as it were)


Red

[PurpleDragon]

but this is not particular to T***o is it - all the major supermarkets (I'm thinking morrisons, Sainsburys, somerfield as well as T***o) keep info on you - usually via the loyalty card, they all hand out plastic bags galore.. they all sell nestle stuff. Aren't all these supermarkets in the same bag ?(as it were)Red

I think that only T*sco use a loyalty card scheme. I know Boots do as well though. Morrisons recently dispensed with theirs. I was in Asda today and they were selling woven bags in aid of Breast Cancer research for 70p.

[The Chili Monster]

Don't forget Sainsbury's nectar cards -think of all the places you can redeem those points!

[PurpleDragon]

I'm too poor to shop at Sainsbury's

[Shirley]

I used to work at Sainsburys in my younger days - I used to love buying stuff then but now, not only can we not afford to shop there, it's tooooooooooooooo far away anyway and they don't do home delivery.

I really don't like shopping at Asda either - we went out of curiosity when they opened a new store in Huntly - I had picked up one item after walking around the store.. saw the queues and couldn't be bothered waiting so didn't bother.

[PurpleDragon]

My problem is : I have always, all my life, been a supermarket shopper. My Mum used to shop in them, took me along ,and I just am really struggling to get to grips with breaking this ?habit? of mine. I know supermarket food is generally poor quality, that they buy it in, that I should be supporting locals but to break the habit of picking everything up in a one-er ... Also, having the sprogs trailing about the shops is hard as well. I think it will be easier for me once the litt'lun is bigger, but I'm not wishing her life away. One thing that makes me mad with myself if that I am effectively training my children to shop like that as well. I need someone local to take e in hand

[red]

I think that only T*sco use a loyalty card scheme. I know Boots do as well though. Morrisons recently dispensed with theirs. I was in Asda today and they were selling woven bags in aid of Breast Cancer research for 70p.

Somerfield have a loyalty thingy too - I forgot about Asda and Waitrose - we dont have either down here in the sticks. But I stick to my point, none of the the 101 reasons seem to be specific to T***o.

Red

[PurpleDragon]

Asda dont have a loyalty card thing. Their trick is to get everyone in with incredibly low prices, push out the competition, then increase their prices to something sensible. There's a whole "boycott WalMart" thing in America, apparently.

[ina]

But I stick to my point, none of the the 101 reasons seem to be specific to T***o.

No, but T***o is the biggest bad wolf...

If you need any more reasons, listen to radio 4, Face the Facts, today at 12:30:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/facethefacts/

18 August 2006: John Waite investigates Britain's biggest retail chain T***o and the way its critics claim it bends and on occasion even breaks planning law in the building of some of its new stores. John visits one community in which a superstore was built almost twenty per cent bigger than planning permission allowed. In other cases he hears how the retailer has frustrated local authorities with its attempts to overturn planning restrictions.

[Andy Hamilton]

slightly more off the wall if anyone saw Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet last night. I think it was in 2012 T***o's invade Denmark. - Now we have to boycott them to stop them taking over Denmark and making it into the first ever corperate country.!

[multiveg]

Letter in the local paper from an old age pensioner. She said that there were only 4 seats by the checkout and wanted more to be put in so she could comfortably sit down while waiting for other elderly friends. The manager replied saying that they didn't have any money to buy the seats.