
Let's be honest, who doesn't enjoy a good supermarket meal deal? It's basically a British institution and one of the cheapest ways to get a nice and satisfying meal at lunchtime.
Whether you are a simple sandwich, crisps and fizzy drink kinda person or a bit more exotic (salad, chocolate bar and smoothie, is it) then there is nothing better than departing with £3 for a wholesome meal deal, rather than forking out £5 for an overpriced baguette.
However, what if we told you that you could've gotten a Tesco meal deal without even paying for it? No, we don't mean shoplifting but a unique and almost impossible competition from the supermarket.
On Wednesday, Tesco shared a competition on Twitter where anyone could take part. All you had to do was simply quote retweet the post with any message but the participant had to receive zero likes, zero retweets and zero comments by 1pm Wednesday in order to win.
Quote tweet this tweet and get 0 likes, 0 RT’s and 0 comments by 1pm tomorrow, winner gets a free #TescoMealDeal on us!— Tesco (@Tesco) 1604962804
Obviously, the problem with this challenge is that someone's chances of winning can easily be sabotaged by someone else but people are still giving it a go, to almost no success despite their best efforts.
Get in the way of my freemeal and Pennywise will come for you 🤞 https://t.co/5wmOxDCw4I https://t.co/igGrUMp01U— 🅿️ Ⓜ️ (@🅿️ Ⓜ️) 1605015493
Written 13 hours ago on my private account which I turned off the privacy settings for this post alone, still no li… https://t.co/8KtiGRgqsH— Christine (she/her) 🏴🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@Christine (she/her) 🏴🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️) 1605015148
Can’t wait to have my meal deal 😋 https://t.co/62iHoXW775 https://t.co/yE6z752JzX— Jack (@Jack) 1605012530
this is just a piece of cake 😌 #tescomealdeal https://t.co/VyezlfEsbL— kleo (@kleo) 1604969696
ANYONE LIKES THIS UR GETTING BLOCKED ALRIGHT #TescoMealDeal https://t.co/fPQCH0iCO1— Harry Weaver (@Harry Weaver) 1604981707
The entire challenge has prompted some to deliberately thwart other's chances, which is kinda mean but indicative of the world we live in, I suppose.
my new hobby is ruining people's chances on the #TescoMealDeal challenge, it's hilarious. https://t.co/0NrNr8wIvN— eric .ᐟ︎ (@eric .ᐟ︎) 1605000757
#tescomealdeal most fun I’ve had on Twitter in ever https://t.co/NHzvo1XNdk— e.lla☽ (@e.lla☽) 1604993405
this tesco meal deal has ruined a lot of friendships tonight https://t.co/EkHj8aOUrF— antaoife 🧃🐛 (@antaoife 🧃🐛) 1604967836
It definitely marked a stark contrast to what was happening on social media across the pond.
American Twitter: Politics, politics, politics. UK Twitter: Tesco Meal Deal— 3/3 Vaccinated Birb | Aries (@3/3 Vaccinated Birb | Aries) 1605009146
American Twitter: Politics, politics, politics. UK Twitter: Tesco Meal Deal— 3/3 Vaccinated Birb | Aries (@3/3 Vaccinated Birb | Aries) 1605009146
And this is why I love Twitter 😂 #TescoMealDeal https://t.co/ulToOFtpzv— Jim Knight (@Jim Knight) 1605020168
The fact it's 4am, I can't sleep and #TescoMealDeal is 3rd most trending, pretty much sums up Britain tbh😂— Taylor-amy Rex (@Taylor-amy Rex) 1604981087
Some have taken the popularity of the game to promote some noteworthy causes and to help those in need.
I'm gonna loose, but there's a homeless geezer outside Tesco by Portsmouth train station. I'm not in work tomorrow… https://t.co/csDSosvKfq— Sriracha Llama (@Sriracha Llama) 1604981080
It remains to be seen just how many people have won but the competition is now over. Good luck to whoever at Tesco has to sort through those 118,000 retweets...
The competition is now closed, thanks so much for taking part in the #TescoMealDeal challenge. Please do not DM us… https://t.co/7MkbqT8Qy7— Tesco (@Tesco) 1605016701