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swiftyisNOTevil writes, "I have recently become obsessed with the BBC Three show 'The Real Hustle' - personally, I think of it as a 'How To' show for aspiring con artists."

Have you carried out a successful con? Perhaps you hustled a few quid off a stranger, or defrauded a multi-national company. Or have you been taken for the wide-eyed, naive rube that you are?

(, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 13:02)
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This scam works, we've been dining free for yonks. Take meat/fish that has just been reduced to 1/2 price, and scan it through the self scan. For some reason at our local branch they keep both barcodes visible, so you scan the higher price one, and feign dismay when you realise you've been charged double what you should have been. Get the bill checked over by customer services and Tescos have to refund double the difference... which means it's free.

Or this.. not tried it but I reckon it would work..

Buy a bottle of Dom Perignon.. (go on.. treat yourself, it's £80) and a bottle of cheap cava. Drink the Dom, get gash back, fingers crossed ;)... then empty the cava into the Dom bottle and leave it open for a day or so.. then take it back.. and say it's off. No one who works in Tescos is likely to a)have tasted the real McCoy b)be able to work out it's cava. . Occasion spoiled, don't want a replacement...Refund please...
(, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 16:46, 2 replies)
wine scam
also works in Threshers. Buy an expensive bottle, take it home, drink it then top up with cheapo teco value wine and a touch of vinegar. Return to shop, claim that it's corked et voila, free wine!
(, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 17:18, closed)
Customer service staff in tesco arent doing thier jobs right then
I work as a team leader at tesco and we have had people trying this and they didnt get it. Our policy is "if WE overcharge you then we will refund double the difference"

There is no policy which references what we will do if you overcharge yourself, although out of goodwill we will usually offer a refund, then sell you the product again at the correct price.
(, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 0:01, closed)

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