Island MP, Andrew Turner is not a happy man. Well, not happy with one particular business on the Island.
Everyone is well aware of the increased petrol/diesel prices at the moment and may have heard how some supermarkets have slashed their petrol prices.
Tesco are offering 5p off per litre, but you have to £50 in store first. What Andrew is not happy about it the fact that infant milk formulae is excluded from counting towards the £50 spend.
He said;
I cannot understand why Tesco have placed such terms and conditions onto this offer. Alcohol is eligible for inclusion in the offer but an item such as milk formulae is excluded. At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet it seems to me it is grossly unfair to exclude such items, particularly given their cost. It is these same families who need help most and would welcome such a reduction of their fuel costs but not if it means buying alcohol over infant’s food.
Mr Turner went on to say
I am surprised that Tesco can justify such a move and have not given more consideration to their customer base which no doubt is made up of a large proportion of families. Given Tesco’s tagline of ‘Every Little Helps’, it would appear that this does not apply for families. In addition, I am concerned that there is a contradictory message about the values of the company that seem intent on increasing spend on alcohol as opposed to helping struggling parents.
