woman buys 2 school tops in tesco, one is labeled from M&S, feels cheated?

sexmag

https://www.independent.ie/life/family/i-feel-a-bit-cheated-mumoftwo-buys-school-uniform-jumper-twopack-in-tesco-but-one-had-marks-and-spencer-label-37242397.html

“I feel a bit cheated. I have a job; my husband has a job, but at the same time I’m interested in saving as much money as possible. I have two kids starting school now this year… it all adds up.”

A two-pack of school jumpers is from €15 in Marks and Spencer, according to its spokesperson. While a two-pack v-neck jumper set is from €7.50, according to a Tesco spokesperson.

The woman just saved €7.50 for a top from M&S whos tops are more expensive, how on earth can she feel cheated for getting the exact same article of clothing?:eek:

martinedwards

and we're surprised that M&S use the same far east sweat shops as Tesco?

I know a bloke who worked on a lettuce farm. same thing there. one side of the packing and labelling plant had M&S, other side, 40p cheaper, Tesco.

Pac1Man

martinedwards wrote: »

and we're surprised that M&S use the same far east sweat shops as Tesco?

I know a bloke who worked on a lettuce farm. same thing there. one side of the packing and labelling plant had M&S, other side, 40p cheaper, Tesco.

But they weren't just normal heads of lettuce...

Masala

What gets me is .... why do these people bother to lift the phone / write an email to some journalist etc and tgey decide to run with it. Then they spend time ring M&S and they have to get a spokesman to reply. Do people not realise the amount of ****ing wasted time this is causing to a load of people down the line.

I wish there was some sort of a filter in the internet that would say'.... that's a non story' and send straight to trash !!

First World Problems.....

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Odelay

Has she nothing better to do?

whisky_galore

Masala wrote: »

First World Problems.....

Yes.

No-one gives a sh1t.

seamus

I feel cheated after opening this thread.

Sir Oxman

sexmag wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/life/family/i-feel-a-bit-cheated-mumoftwo-buys-school-uniform-jumper-twopack-in-tesco-but-one-had-marks-and-spencer-label-37242397.html

“I feel a bit cheated. I have a job; my husband has a job, but at the same time I’m interested in saving as much money as possible. I have two kids starting school now this year… it all adds up.”

A two-pack of school jumpers is from €15 in Marks and Spencer, according to its spokesperson. While a two-pack v-neck jumper set is from €7.50, according to a Tesco spokesperson.

The woman just saved €7.50 for a top from M&S whos tops are more expensive, how on earth can she feel cheated for getting the exact same article of clothing?:eek:

It's obvious she is highlighting that M&S are considered a cut above Tesco for clothing and their prices reflect that. So IF they are exactly the same item, the "ripoff" here is people expecting better quality from M&S versus Tesco.

However, M&S are saying that is not their product and it is simply a mislabel

ohnonotgmail

Surely the "journalist" could have resolved this simply enough by going into M&S and buying the same product and see if they are identical to the tesco product? If they are not then it is probably is just a mislabeling as M&S said.

Try_harder

Paying more means better quality- and people say marketing does not work...

This isnt a Bangladeshi sweatshop, this is an M&S bespoke clothing base

xi5yvm0owc1s2b

M&S say that their label was affixed to something that is not their product. It's a mistake by the manufacturer. Nothing to do with ripping off consumers.

Irish Guitarist

'Mum-of-two'. Since when was this one hyphenated word? And fuck back to England with your 'mum' Independent.ie.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b

Mum of two: "I got a jumper labeled M&S and I feel cheated."

Mum of seven: "I didn't get my free house and I feel cheated."

CeilingFly

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Surely the "journalist" could have resolved this simply enough by going into M&S and buying the same product and see if they are identical to the tesco product? If they are not then it is probably is just a mislabeling as M&S said.

indo doesn't employ journalists anymore - just hysterical sensationalist story writers.

Truth is of no consequence.

Happy4all

M&S jumpers are not the same or made in Bangladesh. Label has been wrongly used some how. Well that's M&S response

topper75

Terrified of being cheated those 'mums'.

I'm assuming a mum is some kind of an English ma?

RhubarbCrumble

Christ, I wish I had her problems.

Sir Oxman

Sir Oxman wrote: »

It's obvious she is highlighting that M&S are considered a cut above Tesco for clothing and their prices reflect that. So IF they are exactly the same item, the "ripoff" here is people expecting better quality from M&S versus Tesco.

However, M&S are saying that is not their product and it is simply a mislabel

What, you mean people pay more for clothing based on the lable?

What is the world coming to?

alchemist33

That whole article reads like a Waterford Whispers piece

Dial Hard

Sir Oxman wrote: »

It's obvious she is highlighting that M&S are considered a cut above Tesco for clothing and their prices reflect that. So IF they are exactly the same item, the "ripoff" here is people expecting better quality from M&S versus Tesco.

Which would all make sense if she'd bought the jumpers in M&S and found one with a Tesco label on it, but she didn't, so, again, why does she feel cheated

sbsquarepants

Winston Defeated Simpleton wrote: »

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I was reading a story a while ago about how M&S plan to cut their food prices down to match Lidl / Aldi levels.......this sheds some light on how they plan on going about doing that!

freshpopcorn

I have similar to people working in factories with food regarding things being the same but packaged differently.
Boards made up get clothes for my father in M&S and I have to say the quality was really poor.
For the parents out there have the generic school uniforms drastically improved?
When I was going to school there was no supermarkets/etc around and most ended up getting the one's in the local shop but they didn't go as shabby as fast.

whiskeyman

alchemist33 wrote: »

That whole article reads like a Waterford Whispers piece

I may be cynical, but it strikes me more as a piece concocted by the Tesco PR / social media team.

This is the way it's going... Almost fake-tising.
M&S may issue a rebuttal, but the damage is done.

thomas 123

Snackrite crisps/dokey-okeys in Aldi are tayto/hunky-dory.

This info changed my life

Masala

whiskeyman wrote: »

I may be cynical, but it strikes me more as a piece concocted by the Tesco PR / social media team.

This is the way it's going... Almost fake-tising.
M&S may issue a rebuttal, but the damage is done.

oooohhhhh!!!! nasty business that......hope they have covered their tracks as would be very embarrassing if they got caught!!! Could backfire big-time

Greentree_uk

doesn't;t look like an M&S label tbh

freshpopcorn

Greentree_uk wrote: »

doesn't;t look like an M&S label tbh

Looking at this they do look similar.
http://m.marksandspencer.ie/mt/www.marksandspencer.ie/Unisex-Pure-Cotton-Jumper/Parent_T763908,en_IE,pd.html?dwvar_Parent__T763908_color=Y0&start=

PopePalpatine

alchemist33 wrote: »

That whole article reads like a Waterford Whispers piece

Watford Whispers, more like. :pac:

Try_harder

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Watford Whispers, more like. :pac:

Walford Whispers tbf