BARGAIN REAL LIFE
Dean Mayhew, 31, from North Devon, took quite a drastic step when he kept forgetting his Tesco Clubcard...
Grabbing a selection of snacks for the kids, bread and milk, I headed towards the checkout. Scanning my items, I saw the price creep up. As a dad of three, the food shop is always expensive. But with my trusty Clubcard, I knew I’d get some bargains. Pulling out my wallet, I frowned. Not again, I thought, frustrated. I’d lost my Tesco Clubcard for the hundredth time.
The small blue rectangle was always being misplaced. Reluctantly paying full price, I carried my goodies home.
Knowing I would be back later to grab more household goods, I resolved to find my Clubcard. But this wasn’t the first time. Every time I would pop into Tesco – either for one of the kids, or on my lunch break from my job as a scaffolder – Iwould realise I had lost my card again.
And while it was only something small, I liked to save the pennies wherever I could.
And when I booked myself in for a leg tattoo in July last year, I had a pretty good idea. I already had a few tattoos and was keen to add more. What if I could always have my Clubcard on me? I thought. On my body to be exact…
And the more I thought about it, the more I wanted it.
So, on 16 July last year, it was time for me to get my leg piece – aDevon flag and honeycomb design. I also wanted an exact replica of my Clubcard on my arm. ‘You’re joking?’my tattooist asked in shock.
‘Do you actually want that done?’ ‘Yes!’I grinned. ‘I’m not sure that’s going to work, mate,’the tattooist told me, as I described my plans.
‘Yeah, that’s definitely not going to work,’another person in the shop commented. ‘Mate, I’m not sure either,’I said. ‘At the very least it’s a good story for my grandkids.’
Finally agreeing to tattoo my card, we got to work.
Studying the barcode on my Clubcard, the tattooist intricately traced it on my arm.
Each time the needle poked my skin, I knew I was one step closer to a lifetime of bargains.
Wiping the excess ink off my forearm, it was ready – my Tesco Clubcard was now permanently on my body!
‘Let’s try it out. Now,’I said as it didn’t need to be wrapped.
Headed to the closest Tesco, my tattooist was hot on my t
