This time in particular, I was doing a quick check out at the self service paypoints.

Out of nowhere, a little chubby fellow whearing a white stripy shirt and a badge, storms into the scene and grabs the french bread off the hands of the customer in front of me, and flings it into the air, with a demented gesture of an unvetted pub bouncer.

Then the chubby old fella, backed by his helpers wearing Tesco t-shirts, shouts at the guy “GET OUT of here, never come here again!!!” and proceedes at pushing him out of the premises.

Stunned in total shock, I was now expecting the exact same to happen to me! !!! Somewhat intimidated and already in state of defense, I was -at this stage- assesing the numbers of the Tesco guys in my proximity, thinking that, if needs by, I should fight back.

Luckily, it didn’t happen, and in a matter of seconds, with no explanation, everything was as quiet as in the begining, all Tesco hench men vanished.

I asked a female staff who was the bullying little chiuawa, in the white stripy shirt, she just smiled, and no answer.

When he came back, I already finished paying for my purchases. I went to him and I asked if this is common procedure in Tesco Ireland Ltd.

Very aggresively, he replied, “What is your problem? Were you with that lad? He stole goods worth 9 thousands euro.” (I reckon he must have had huge pockets).

When I asked his name, he arrogantly only showed my his badge with a number on and nothing else. Than he kept repeating “Good bye! Good bye! Good bye!” while insistingly pointing me out of the shop.

Furthermore I went a the Custome Care desk, requesting to meet the manager of the shift. Eventully she came over, took my story, promised to get back to me on this.

Never heard anything back. It’s only Tesco, what can one expect.

However, to me now, Tesco equivalates to a horrible intimidating attitude and the lowest of the low customer care, if anyone would be stupid enough to call it that way.

Word of advice: next time you are heading to Tesco, make sure your martial arts skill are up to to scratch, you’d be surpised how handy they may come in.

Glad to see Tesco has such loyal ‘customers’, that will go around the defending them online.