GodStar Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 TESCO's policy of selling veg in big packages rather than loose causes loads of wastage- only the wastage is passed on to the customer who ends up binning the extra that they didnt want or need, and TESCO make more money twice- once by selling more, and again by paying less to the supplier for buying larger amounts. This week theyre doing buy one get one free on 1/2 kilo packs of fresh peas in the pod Who's going to eat a kilo of peas in the couple of days before they go off?? It would take 3 hours to shell them all The quality of their veg IMO has gone seriously downhill too. You can tie knots in their green beans and the carrots are usually soft and bendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 so why do you shop there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodStar Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 FYI I moaned to TESCO and got this response: Thank you for your recent email. I am sorry to hear that you are not happy with the selection of loose fresh vegetables that we stock in our stores. I can understand why you are disappointed. We try to stock a range of pre-packed and loose vegetables, in line with the demand of our customers. Based on customer feedback, we have established that the majority of our customers prefer their products to be pre-packed, prepared and ready to eat/cook. The packaging process also keeps the products fresher for longer. In addition to this, we also stock a variety of loose vegetables, such as carrots, broccoli and onions. Due to the amount of Tesco stores across the country, we have a number of different suppliers that supply our fresh vegetables. There is a huge amount of vegetables processed on daily basis and the process of transporting the produce is a lot more efficient when the product has been pre-packed. This also allows us to deliver targeted amounts of the product to individual stores, in order to minimise wastage. Pre-packed products also allow the stores to conveniently carry out date checking to ensure nothing is on sale passed its use by date. I appreciate that some of these portions may be too large for an individual person, but it is possible to freeze these products to retain their freshness, which allows them to be cooked at a later date. I have logged your comments in our customer complaint database so that our buying team are aware. However it is unlikely that our current method of stocking of fresh vegetables is likely to change in the near future. Thank you for taking the time to contact us and provide your thoughts on this matter. Kind Regards **** Tesco Customer Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodStar Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 so why do you shop there? Convenience! And its the best of a bad bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namtaB Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I find my local supermarket (Morrisons) stocks a great range of loose veg as well as the pre packed stuff. I like to fondle my veg before I purchase it, I like my veg hard and firm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 TESCO's policy of selling veg in big packages rather than loose causes loads of wastage- only the wastage is passed on to the customer who ends up binning the extra that they didnt want or need, and TESCO make more money twice- once by selling more, and again by paying less to the supplier for buying larger amounts. This week theyre doing buy one get one free on 1/2 kilo packs of fresh peas in the pod Who's going to eat a kilo of peas in the couple of days before they go off?? It would take 3 hours to shell them all The quality of their veg IMO has gone seriously downhill too. You can tie knots in their green beans and the carrots are usually soft and bendy I don't know about Tesco,but i agree.Since living on my own i'm always having to throw stuff away.I like veg to be completely fresh.They didn't have any loose carrots left in Morrisons again the other day,just those in big packages.I asked the boy who was stacking shelves if he could open one of them,he said he wasn't allowed.I also had to buy a big heavy bag of potatoes too,its ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Love it when you talk dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 It's the buy 2 for £x that irritate me. I was in Asda the other day, and they were selling fresh bread with a buy 2 for whatever price, which was actually a good buy. But I knew if I bought 2, one of them would end up being bin fodder. I knew I didn't have room in my freezer to fit the spare one in there. So I had to pay the artificially inflated price for just one of them. It's really irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namtaB Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I don't know about Tesco,but i agree.Since living on my own i'm always having to throw stuff away.I like veg to be completely fresh.They didn't have any loose carrots left in Morrisons again the other day,just those in big packages.I asked the boy who was stacking shelves if he could open one of them,he said he wasn't allowed.I also had to buy a big heavy bag of potatoes too,its ridiculous. If no one is looking Just open a bag where the loose ones were, I have done it many times and have no shame in doing so. I am not robbing the store of any money as I pay the same rate for the carrots/onions/pootayto's and the ones that I dont take someone else benefits from my crass behaviour of opening a bag of veg. I should be put up against a wall and shot, I'm soooooo bad... :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pottedplant Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 It's the buy 2 for £x that irritate me. I was in Asda the other day, and they were selling fresh bread with a buy 2 for whatever price, which was actually a good buy. But I knew if I bought 2, one of them would end up being bin fodder. I knew I didn't have room in my freezer to fit the spare one in there. So I had to pay the artificially inflated price for just one of them. It's really irritating. why not buy the two and give one away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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