TESCO staff threatened to call cops when Andrew Williamson tried to buy EIGHT pasties. Taxi boss Andrew, 48, was told to put two back because there was a six-pasties-only rule.
And when he argued, staff at the supermarket warned they would call police.
The Ginster's pasties had been reduced from around £1 to 36p for two after reaching their sell-by date.
Dad-of-four Andrew picked them up for a family tea for eight people. He said: “I was stunned when the till girl said I could only have six. The shop was about to close and presumably they would’ve been thrown away. I started asking the customers around me about it and they thought it was stupid as well. They were pasties, not paracetamol — so it’s not like I can overdose on them.”
After half an hour staff at the store in Batley, West Yorks, relented and sold him all eight — along with £45-worth of groceries.
Andrew, of nearby Ossett, said: “In the end there were about 20 staff round the checkout and dozens of customers watching. I felt like a criminal.
“One of the staff even threatened to call the police. I was expecting Jeremy Beadle to appear at any moment. It was ridiculous.”
A Tesco spokeswoman said: “We operate a commonsense approach to multi-purchasing to ensure the widest range of products is available for everyone. We would like to apologise if Mr Williamson felt mistreated and for this inconvenience.”
3 comments:
If this is Tesco's "commonsense approach" I'd hate to see their "really-stupid-rule approach.
I so want to test this pasty theory out !
I don't know if you have Morrisons there up in Scotland, but they've started a new policy of asking EVERYONE their age when purchasing alcohol.
Last week a grumpy old man got incensed when asked , he started ranting and raving about a bloody stupid rule ... supervisors were called ... we in the neighbouring "fast lane" thought it was highly amusing ... where-as the poor sods behind him were looking rather disgruntled at being held up.
We have Morrisons. I think they have a policy of only employing ex airline staff at their checkouts. Hence the problems.
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