Asda Entertainment Bank Holiday Weekend Voucher Code – Offer Ends Monday 30th August

August 27, 2010 · Filed Under Asda Entertainment, Shopping News, Vouchers · Comment 

This Bank Holiday weekend is not only a time to get some much needed rest, but Asda Entertainment has timed it so that there are some great deals on offer to provide entertainment for the long weekend. Asda Entertainment is offering a fabulous new voucher code with as much as 10 per cent off a purchase when you spend up to £40. So hurry now, and get your Bank Holiday weekend’s entertainment sorted out.

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Sainsbury’s Gives Lifetime Ban To Shopper

August 23, 2010 · Filed Under Sainsbury's, Shopping News, Shopping Stories · Comment 

A shopper who frequents retailing giant Sainsbury’s has been banned from every single store of the UK supermarket chain, after redeeming points belonging to someone else’s Nectar card.

The shopper named Christine Turton, who resides in Crosby Merseyside was arrested by police on suspicion of fraud, after using a Nectar card belonging to someone else to purchase groceries at her local Sainsbury’s outlet last month.

The 48 year old shopper had both her finger prints and DNA taken, and was also required to undergo a drug test after being interviewed by police and then being released on bail.

Sainsbury’s has banned Ms. Turton from all its stores for life and have refused to lift the nationwide ban despite the case having been dropped by the Merseyside Police.
Ms. Turton says that she was accidentally handed the wrong Nectar card by a cashier on a previous trip to the supermarket. The card had been reported lost by an elderly gentleman.

Ms. Turton also insists that she has never received a letter from the retailers suggesting that she had been banned and has continued shopping at her local Sainsbury’s every day.

Mrs Turton, who shopped at the store since it first opened more than 20 years ago, said: “I would never use someone else’s Nectar card . It’s preposterous. I would have nothing to gain.”

“It must have been a mistake at the check-out weeks earlier. Like everyone else I didn’t check the back of the card for the signature. All the cards look the same and I can understand that a mistake was made, but to have me arrested over it was just ridiculous.”

“I was treated like a common criminal. It was a terribly frightening and something that I would not wish on anyone.”

“I’ve been a loyal customer of Sainsbury’s for two decades and think I’m owed an apology. But instead of that they’ve banned me from every store in Britain and now I have to go through an appeal process to get allowed back in.”

“I’m not prepared to let them blacken my name so I want them to overturn this unjustified ban.”

A spokeswoman for Sainsbury’s said: “We want to serve our customers, so we never take this kind of action lightly or without investigation.”

“Mrs Turton can appeal the ban but at this stage we stand by our decision.”

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Basic Food Items Soar 59 per cent In The Last Three Years

August 20, 2010 · Filed Under ASDA, Shopping News · Comment 

Basic grocery costs in the United Kingdom have leapt by as much as 59 per cent during the last three years according to the results of a survey conducted by a price comparison website.

The results of the survey suggests that the costs of basic items such as eggs and bread have risen by 18 per cent since 2007. Whilst the cost of tea and rice has shot up by 30 per cent and 50 per cent respectively.

The overall price of fresh meat has risen 10 per cent. Bacon prices rose 9 per cent from 2007, whilst the cost of chicken and turkey fell 6 per cent, and the price of fresh fish declining 8 per cent.

Baby milk and drinks rose in price by 29 per cent, baby food and snacks prices rose 21 per cent, and even pet food has risen between 13 to 20 per cent.

Other products that have increased in price over the last three years include baby milk and drinks (up 29 per cent), baby food and snacks (up 21 per cent) and even pet food, with cat food and dog food now 13 per cent and 20 per cent more expensive.

Commenting on the findings, the website spokesman said: “While prices have stabilised or even gone down over the past year, the cost of everyday essentials has still dramatically increased over the last three years.”

“Consumers may feel that they are starting to bounce back from the effects of the most recent recession, but effectively they are forking out up to 59 per cent more for some shopping items than they were three years ago.”

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George At Asda End Of Season Sale

August 19, 2010 · Filed Under ASDA, George, Sale, Shopping News · Comment 

George at Asda’s end of season sale is running at the moment, with great deals to be had, everything from lovely dresses to swimwear and men’s accessories are on sale, so make sure you check it out today.

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Asda To Launch Facebook Photo Printing Service

August 17, 2010 · Filed Under ASDA, Shopping News · Comment 

UK retailing giant Asda is launching a new service that that will give its customers the ability to print Facebook photos directly from their online account.

The new Facebook photo service will feature specialised photo kiosks which are now being incorporated into Asda’s 187 strong in store photo centres centres as part of an exclusive three-month deal with Fuji and PNI Digital Media.

The kiosks will enable Asda customers to print pictures from their Facebook account, create collages, and design gift items.

Jeremy Stacey, camera and photo manager at Asda, said: “Billions of photos are uploaded to social sites every month. This is an easy method to access and print these images.”

The retailing giant says it may widen its service to include other social networks, including MySpace and Twitter.

Facebook is the world’s largest social networking site with more than 500 million active users, including 26 million in the UK.

According to a new study, the website now accounts for one in six of all web page views in the UK.

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Pot Of Marmite Now Costs More Than Petrol

August 11, 2010 · Filed Under Food, Groceries, Sainsbury's, Shopping News, Waitrose · Comment 

According to a report in the Mail last Sunday, a pot of Marmite now costs more than the price of a gallon of petrol or a rump steak.

According to the report, the cost of a 500 gram jar of the dark stuff has risen by 25 per cent over the last half decade and is currently sold at £5.03 at Sainsbury’s and £5.38 at Waitrose a cost which exceeds the price of a gallon of petrol in most parts of Britain.

Around 60 million jars of the yeast spread are produced every year, and despite the increase in price, sales of the product increased by 2 per cent in the last year.

Unilever, the company which owns the Marmite name, refused to offer an explanation for the steep price rise.

Adam Leyland, editor of The Grocer magazine, said: “Compared with bread, which has gone up by around 40 per cent in price over the past five years, this is a relatively modest rise.”

“But Marmite does not appear to contain any ingredients that have been subject to sharp price hikes. This could be a case of Unilever trying to increase its profit margins.”

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Asda Stops Cheap Booze Deals

August 6, 2010 · Filed Under ASDA, Booze, Shopping News · Comment 

UK retailing giant Asda has become the first supermarket chain in the country to cease offering cheap booze deals, as it seeks to aid efforts in tackling the problem of binge drinking in Britain.

Asda has introduced a minimum price policy at its stores, which means that alcohol cannot be purchased for less than the cost of duty on the product plus VAT.

The new pricing structures establishes a floor price that is applicable to over 99 per cent of the alcohol the retailer sells, and now implies that one litre bottle of Smirnoff vodka cannot be purchased for less than £10.49, whilst a 20-pack of Carling lagers will not be priced below £7.17.

Store managers, however, still have the right to set alcohol prices for damaged or end-of-range products.

Asda chief executive Andy Clarke wrote in a letter to Home Secretary Theresa May said: “It will be Asda’s policy in all our stores not to sell alcohol to the public below the cost of duty plus VAT.”

“I see this as a small but important first step in the process towards creating a new way of selling alcohol in the UK.”

Asda’s decision comes two months after Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy backed calls for the introduction of minimum pricing on all alcoholic drinks.

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