The punitive price premium charged on some products by Tesco supermarkets for customers without a loyalty card. Tesco is the UK's largest grocery chain with 28% market share.
"I paid £1 extra in Tesco tax on the ice cream because I didn't have my clubcard."
"You can opt out of tracking cookies for free online, but the Tesco tax means you need to be rich to do so offline as well."
"I went to Sainsbury's instead to avoid the Tesco tax."
"You can opt out of tracking cookies for free online, but the Tesco tax means you need to be rich to do so offline as well."
"I went to Sainsbury's instead to avoid the Tesco tax."
by tescotax April 9, 2023
Get the tesco tax mug.Proper social etiquette among parrots is to eat all meals with their flock. "Bird tax" is the portion of every meal eaten within earshot of your parrot. It must be paid to your parrot at the start of said meal as reimbursement for removing your parrot from the wild, or else it will be forcibly collected.*
*Also applies to some budgies and other household birds; this bird law sometimes extends to wild birds living near restaurants and picnic sites, though the legality/enforceability in those situations is questionable.
*Also applies to some budgies and other household birds; this bird law sometimes extends to wild birds living near restaurants and picnic sites, though the legality/enforceability in those situations is questionable.
"Your bird just stole a piece of my blueberry waffle!"
"Don't be rude! My bird doesn't steal! She collects bird tax. Everyone who eats in our home is considered flock and must pay bird tax."
"Why?"
"It's bird law."
Bird "Look at me. Look at me. I'm the captain now." (Squawk translation).
"Don't be rude! My bird doesn't steal! She collects bird tax. Everyone who eats in our home is considered flock and must pay bird tax."
"Why?"
"It's bird law."
Bird "Look at me. Look at me. I'm the captain now." (Squawk translation).
by Mother_of_Dragon December 19, 2022
Get the Bird Tax mug.Today I saw the tax man behind me with his lights on to let me know o was due to pay the speeding tax.
by Put your finger in my stoma September 29, 2023
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woman: wow i’m glad i got the woman tax today!
man: women have it so easy!
woman: not my fault men are simps!
man: women have it so easy!
woman: not my fault men are simps!
by yngmdz November 16, 2020
Get the woman tax mug.The obligatory price hike, often at least a grand, on any used vehicle which has a manual transmission.
Guy 1: "So I'm thinking of selling my old Mitsubishi Sigma wagon. Been parked a while, I don't even know if it still runs."
Guy 2: "Auto or Manual?"
Guy 1: "Uh, manual. Why?"
Guy 2: "Put it on an auction site and start the bidding at a thousand. Manual Tax."
Guy 2: "Auto or Manual?"
Guy 1: "Uh, manual. Why?"
Guy 2: "Put it on an auction site and start the bidding at a thousand. Manual Tax."
by jalap3nïs January 12, 2021
Get the Manual Tax mug.It was a four grand project but I bumped it up to nine because it’s M&C Saatchi and they always pay the wanker tax.
by Mezentius January 31, 2021
Get the Wanker tax mug.When people die as a result of not being able to acquire the resources they need to survive, because they lost a lot of money they needed when they paid off their taxes, which causes some people to go homeless and potentially die starvation, dehydration, and or severe illnesses that greatly impact their lives in a negative way.
People who get taxed to death tend to die in a very slow, painful manner. It is sad to see this issue is still very prevalent today.
by Vanguard 1998 February 8, 2021
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