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Middle class rant alert:
Tescos are now putting all spirits into a security net and then all bottles go into a locked security cabinet in a bid to stop theft....I've no issue with these measures. They do however remove the boxes from the decent whisky as the nets don't go over them and proceed to dispose of the boxes.
I've mentioned this to staff on the last 4 occasions I've been in to buy a bottle but they pretty much just shrug it off or provide an apology on behalf of the store.
I've paid for the box though, and in some cases these boxes most likely constitute a few ££ worth of the whole value so I feel I have a reasonable argument to either obtain the box or get some money off?? There's also the potential you are giving this as a gift so want it for presentation.
I couldn't be bothered to get the manager down over it today but I may do next time. My wife thinks I'm being an entitled arse which no doubt I am.
I like the boxes as they sit on my whisky shelf and look nice in the kitchen.
i am with you OP, i want my boxes! I’ll probably buy elsewhere if that happens at my Tesco.
I don't drink whisky so when I buy its always as a present - for that reason I would always want the box.....so that would be a thumbs down for Tesco from me.
Middle class rant alert
Doesn't sound like a middle class Tesco...
This is Tesco in Milton Keynes so not exactly the ghetto but they still get their share of thieves. I think it's going to be a nationwide security roll out measure to all their stores.
Just buy elsewhere.
Tesco, and every other supermarket, seems to have an massive and growing issue with theft of these things.*
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*Source: son who works in Tesco in a nice place, so groups of crims are arriving in a few cars, striding in, clearing the shelves of valuable products, and striding out again, departing in different directions...
Move towns... .Milton Keynes sounds like a right dodgy town. 😀
there is no such thing. OP has been caught out. 😂 Seriously, do yourself a favour and go to Waitrose or just buy it online.Doesn’t sound like a middle class Tesco…
No, you’re thinking of Aldi’s Isle of Shite.
Purchase a cask at the distillery, like a normal person
Set up a business making larger nets and flog 'em to Tesco?
No, you’re thinking of Aldi’s Isle of Shite
Oi! Despite only nipping in for milk, I’m sure that compressor will come in useful one day!
"Milton Keynes sounds like a right dodgy town."
City these days. That's when it went down hill.
It's all about whisky futures these days. Nobody's actually drinking it are they? 🤠
We don't have these problems in Waitrose.
Milton Keynes so not exactly the ghetto
I think we could link to multiple news stories that tell a different story
Glad I'm not the only one confused about Tesco and middle class being used in the same breath.
The nets are better than those stupid blue-and-clear plastic covers which almost always jam, sending the one poor sod on the scan-as-you-go section scurrying off to the other side of the store for a replacement bottle. They make it a pain in the ass to scan the barcode though.
I hadn't noticed the boxes had gone. That'd be irritating if I were buying a gift.
I think it's a valid point.
Solution - buy elsewhere.
I think it’s a valid point too.
i also don’t think the weird plastic netting stuff works. I’ve seen about a dozen littered around here that have been cut off and discarded in the bushes in the roads around the store.
It's not plastic, it's steel wire. I know what you're referring to I think, this is different.
Go to Lidl. Even the one in the centre of Sheffield that used to be Sports Direct, asks if you want the cardboard box. I wouldn't normally bother, but it was a gift for someone so thought I'd go posh and get the box.
Pop to Sainsbury's see what their setup looks like.
Crikey, if a cardboard tube is that important to you then buy elsewhere 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️
Also not a proper rant, 1/10
There's a Facebook page called The Dull Men's Club
Just saying
There’s a Facebook page called The Dull Men’s Club
Just saying
Good call.
Also, for when you take the picture, they have bananas you can borrow. You don't have to buy your own!
Buying whisky in Tesco is not really middle class now is it?
They do good deals on whisky via their Clubcard though.
Sorry, I'll take that one off to the Dull Men's Club too.
Ah. We just have the steel-netted bottles but on the shelves as before.
they must’ve been suffering some significant shrinkage to do this. A fair amount of labour to put things in nets, reduced product recognition, and a palaver at the till. Just as well Tesco’s limited range isn’t that appealing except for the occasional clubcard offer.
My wife thinks I’m being an entitled arse which no doubt I am.
Lucky girl, she's married to a bloke who buys whisky by the box load and berates shop assistants. I can't believe she's not more grateful to have received God's gift...
Do these security measures also apply to the Buckfast?
If you get Tesco.com delivery, will it come in the box?
Local Co-Op has all the meat in security boxes these days !
Not got their card, so buy whisky elsewhere to avoid their non card holder fine.
We don’t have these problems in Waitrose.
Are local Waitrose does this and it’s Malmesbury. Hot bed of middle class shoplifters obvs.
If you get Tesco.com delivery, will it come in the box?
I've had spirits from Morrisons home delivery with the security device still attached to the neck!!
Could you not just buy it somewhere else other than Tesco?
This.
Tesco local to me have the security tag round the bottle neck with the bottle in the box.
Agree that there are some really good Clubcard deals though.
montgomeryFree Member
Do these security measures also apply to the Buckfast?
Buckfast is often under the counter
There’s a Facebook page called The Dull Men’s Club
There is. It's the only group I've ever flounced from.
Every one for solutions... here it is.
WAITROSE.
and with the box.
(Can I just add that this Balvennie 14YO is lovely. Much recommended for the price.)
There is. It’s the only group I’ve ever flounced from.
I feel like there's a story there that is going to be less interesting than your cryptic lead-up makes it seem.
It had got to my tesco now. I like the boxes and they just get binned apparently. It sucks.
My local Morrisons has the whiskies all locked up in a massive cabinet in the shelf run, but at least they're still in their boxes.
Buying whisky in Tesco is not really middle class now is it?
Dunno, but as I get a decent discount with my Clubcard, I frankly don’t give a toss! Neither do I care much about the box - I’m pretty sure that a box on a bottle of whiskey amounts to about 50p.
Holy thread resurrection Batman.
I do like the boxes and especially the tubes but tbf it's a total waste of packaging, bit ridiculous that we're still doing it.
We are going all Californian. The coffee was in a locked cupboard at Safeway last time I was there. The only bike shop I was in kept their front door locked to stop theft.
Whisky? Our Tesco still has the whisky in boxes. Middle class suburb though not MK.
As for Club Card discount? Usually only gets it down to the Amazon price. And of course for cooking whisky Amazon is under the MUP Price. EG. Grouse Smoky Black. MUP £18.20. Amazon £16.20
I often ask them to keep the box, to avoid me storing it "just in case", so this doesn't bother me personally - but I fully support your right to have your nice box on the shelf.
We don't drink booze, but my wife likes some alcohol free gin on occasion, that's also netted due to theft issues and she's even been age checked for it! At her age getting asked for id is a compliment though lol!
If you get Tesco.com delivery, will it come in the box?
Nope! Products get picked by pickers straight off the shelf of your local Tesco. Except in the rare cases where they have home deliveries straight from warehouses (I think Kent has one). Most are straight from the shelves of local stores.
What's the advantage of these weird security nets over the collars that go round the neck of the bottle?
Tesco whisky is nearly always dual priced as well. A fine for not joining their data mine. Sounds tinfoil but I saw a very worrying advert at Sainsbury on Monday for the Nectar app. "prices selected just for you". Sounds like a forerunner of dynamic pricing?
What's the advantage of these weird security nets over the collars that go round the neck of the bottle?
At a guess. One size fits all.
Two points.
1 The beauty of whisky is INSIDE the bottle.
2 Buy your whisky from your local independent whisky shop