£1,000 for a tin of beans
by
by Hayley Robinson
hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk
Could this be the world’s most expensive tin of beans?
Michelle Gulliver was astonished when Tesco’s online shopping
service tried to charge her £1,028 for a tin of Cross and
Blackwell’s The Full Monty baked bean meal.
The married mother of two ordered the can of food, which
normally costs £1.28, along with the rest of her weekly shop on
Tuesday, June 16.
But she only discovered the severely inflated price when Tesco
rang her to say her payment had been declined just hours before the
delivery was due to arrive at her Borstal home on June 19.
Michelle, 29, of Mercury Close, said: “The lady said they only
discovered the price for the tin when the bank declined my
payment.
“In the end she processed my payment manually and my shopping
was delivered at the proper price which was about £80 but when I
looked at the Tesco website on Saturday, June 20, the price had not
been altered so how many other people has this affected?
“It is funny but my only concern is if there had been enough
money in my account the payment would have gone through and it
would have taken me weeks to get it back from Tesco.”
A spokesman for Tesco said: “We are extremely sorry. This was an
isolated error which was quickly spotted and resolved.
“We will be in touch to offer a goodwill gesture for the
inconvenience this caused her.”
Monday, June 29 2009