tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post8638102801573654313..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Tesco falling for basic maths errorRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-47923943106138740202011-01-29T23:20:08.999+00:002011-01-29T23:20:08.999+00:00Considering the VAT on products is approximately 1...Considering the VAT on products is approximately 16.6% they technically are VAT free, and then some. I suspect they knew this but thought people would get confused if they put the actual percentage in the advert. Working in retail I've come to take it as a given that the general public are, largely full of stupid questions.Craig Newburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223370281692512777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-54677758154526312232011-01-27T16:57:03.437+00:002011-01-27T16:57:03.437+00:00They probably know this perfectly well but got sic...They probably know this perfectly well but got sick of explaining to people at the tills why they weren't knocking 20% off the price..John Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910401851064983255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-35048860508569891422011-01-27T14:21:52.367+00:002011-01-27T14:21:52.367+00:00haha... nice also.. are they trying to bring the e...haha... nice also.. are they trying to bring the effective vat rate of all products down to 0 like most of the food items already..Shaun Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797031621373491327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-1420339254729012662011-01-27T10:52:00.211+00:002011-01-27T10:52:00.211+00:00It's not even like it's difficult to adver...It's not even like it's difficult to advertise without confusing the customer (which if you put e.g. 16.67% discount you would!) - you just say something like "No VAT!" as the headline bit, then somewhere else put "Discount equivalent to 20% VAT, VAT still payable"Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535977952530779134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-9306634065357843512011-01-26T22:45:59.295+00:002011-01-26T22:45:59.295+00:00It's also on their homepage (which I won't...It's also on their homepage (which I won't link to because they're not worthy)The Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561063207545406257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-28864350429654549112011-01-26T21:15:05.645+00:002011-01-26T21:15:05.645+00:00Was on an advert on TV I caught at the end of Prim...Was on an advert on TV I caught at the end of Primeval.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-44371406003371019902011-01-26T21:09:50.795+00:002011-01-26T21:09:50.795+00:00When did this happen?When did this happen?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294208350103099447noreply@blogger.com