Tesco starts charging customers 10p for something they've never had to pay for before
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTesco has started charging extra for something that shoppers have not had to pay for before and could soon add 10p onto the cost of one of their major product lines - as the supermarket giant trials charging for hangers.
The UK's largest supermarket chain is trying out the new idea in a few of its shops that sell F&F clothes. In this test, people can choose to buy a hanger for 10p when they get their clothes, or they can leave it to be used again.
Tesco said only a few stores are doing this trial but didn't say which ones or how many. One person on Reddit said it seemed like a "sneaky charge being imposed on customers" because they hadn't seen it before, reports the Mirror. READ MORE: Three employment laws coming into effect this week that every worker should know Some customers saw this new 10p charge and talked about it online.
They wrote: "So, was in Tesco today, got some swimming clothes for the kids and my wife got a dress. Went through the scan as you shop and paid, went to get the tags taken off and was told it's 10p for a clothes hanger or they could take it for us. "Now I work at this store, and I've never heard of this.
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