Cheap 'n' Nasty Supermarkets

Julian · 22-05-2007, 09:33

This Article and the programme tonight should be a bit of an eye opener as to what really goes on at your favourite supermarket.

They treat their customers with the same disdain as their suppliers.

Delta Whiskey · 22-05-2007, 09:49

That's why I went back to my local suppliers for fresh meat, they are only slightly more expensive that Tesco's but I know they have fresh deliveries everyday and turnover all their stock in a day or two.

**Stuart** · 22-05-2007, 09:52

Years ago, we had a newsagents shop at the New Covent Garden Market (the one where they sell fruit and veg to greengrocers, not the Old Covent Garden in the Strand).

One of the older sellers there used to live near us. Now, having been selling Fruit and Veg to the trade for more than 30 years, he knew his stuff.

He lived near us, and we often used to see him in our local sainsburys.. He said to us then that while the Fruit and Veg was actually fairly fresh (he did say fairly), Sainsburys were generous with their grades. What they classed as Grade "A", an honest greengrocer would class as "D" or "E".

I can't say that I've had too many problems with out of date stuff from them, but our local conveniance store, while conveniant, frequently sells out of date goods (I have frequently got stale bread from there, for instance).

punky · 22-05-2007, 11:00

Twice Tesco online delivered stuff out of date. It was the same item so it was obviously on the shelf and didn't pull it.

Other than that, can't remember any probs, but makes you wonder

I'm not sure locals are any better though. Profits are tight, business so fierce, and livelyhoods at stake, i'd say locals would be more likely to cheat the system than a mega-company like Tesco or Sainsbury's.

Xaccers · 22-05-2007, 11:13

Tesco deliveries tend to pick the oldest stock to ship out to customers, gets it out of the store and ensures it's sold rather than going to waste.

Ramrod · 22-05-2007, 13:26

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

Tesco deliveries tend to pick the oldest stock to ship out to customers, gets it out of the store and ensures it's sold rather than going to waste.

Thats why we don't use the delivery/internet shopping system anymore...

ASDA are really bad with their foods. We have often notced that chicken we have bought from there is stinking one ot two days before it's use by date! We freeze it and take it back to them...

Saaf_laandon_mo · 22-05-2007, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

ASDA are really bad with their foods. We have often notced that chicken we have bought from there is stinking one ot two days before it's use by date! We freeze it and take it back to them...

my neighbour found a condom in a frozen chicken bought at asda a few weeks ago!

jkat · 22-05-2007, 15:37

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

my neighbour found a condom in a frozen chicken bought at asda a few weeks ago!

lolol well at least the believe in safe sex or a feather plucker!

but seriously i returned a chicken because it stunk to high heaven! they never even apologised. i do not shop at tescos no more, the kitchens are filthy, shelves always missing stock, value items not priced but placed along side of simmilar goods so that when u go to checkout they are the same price as the more expensive equivalent, some of the staff are rude, cannot get to shelves because of shelf packers with trolleys, food in the canteen is freezing cold. i cannot see why it works out cheaper when i now have to travel 4+ miles to shop??

Xaccers · 22-05-2007, 15:40

My problem with the local Tesco is their layout. It just doesn't work.
Oh how I miss the Leighton Buzzard Tesco *sigh*

Gareth · 22-05-2007, 15:53

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

Tesco deliveries tend to pick the oldest stock to ship out to customers, gets it out of the store and ensures it's sold rather than going to waste.

Our local Tesco used to be like that, but they have dramatically improved things and now we don't have that problem any more. I think enough people had moaned at them demanding refunds that it forced them to rethink. Maybe it's only improving on a branch-per-branch basis, but luckily our branch has upped its game.

Delta Whiskey · 22-05-2007, 18:14

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

my neighbour found a condom in a frozen chicken bought at asda a few weeks ago!

Was it unused, might have been a chicken plucker about...

TheDaddy · 22-05-2007, 22:00

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Thats why we don't use the delivery/internet shopping system anymore...

ASDA are really bad with their foods. We have often notced that chicken we have bought from there is stinking one ot two days before it's use by date! We freeze it and take it back to them...

We used to take a lot of deliveries to ASDA, one of the drivers came back and told us they left the freezer open in the distribution centre and all the food for dozens of shops defrosted, apparently when the manager was told he said just load the lorries as normal

dcclanuk · 22-05-2007, 22:04

Just watched the program.... incase u are veggie like me and think it dont affect us, well my mate works in ASDA and some time ago he was telling me that he hated working in the bakery section since no one follows the rules such as washing hands etc....

Worried to see Katsouri's on the show... its near my house and i even know some people working there

pedantic · 22-05-2007, 22:07

Anyone fancy a ready meal ?

Saaf_laandon_mo · 22-05-2007, 22:36

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Originally Posted by Delta Whiskey

Was it unused, might have been a chicken plucker about...

Adds a totally new dimension to the question, "Which came first? the chicken or the.......?"

hehhehehehhe