MM wrote:
> "Under the Unfair Consumer Practice Directive, which came into force
> in May last year, retailers are forbidden from advertising goods for
> which they can expect they have insufficient stock - a practice known
> as 'bait advertising'.
>
> "The allegations against Tesco were made by Rosie Cooper, a Labour MP,
> who contacted trading standards and the ASA after visiting a branch of
> the store in Liverpool. She said she tried to buy a one-litre bottle
> of Baileys which had been advertised for sale at £8. But the West
> Lancashire MP found the offer was 'out of stock'. She then tried a
> further two stores which were also out of stock. She said: 'When I
> contacted Tesco's head office their customer services department told
> me "all stores should get some stock, but not a lot, granted"'. She
> did not say that she was an MP.
It's good to know that there is one human right Labour MPs still believe in:
their own human right to get sloshed on the cheap. And it's good to know
there are no other problems in the country for her to be dealing with.
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