tim.... wrote
H. Neary wrote
tim.... wrote
H. Neary wrote
Roberts wrote
There are now just the wife and I and we spend about £240 a month
mostly in Tescos but we are moving away from them because of their
attempts to rip you off at every chance. A few years ago that money
covered spending for two atheletic children and us two so don't be too
hard on SWMBO. I do the
shopping myself so perhaps try doing the weekly shop yourself and see
where the money goes.
A bit off topic ? but I agree totally. Tesco's do adopt underhand
tactics. I've seen things "misplaced" on shelves quite frequently and
even fell foul myself once. Needless to say the misplaced items always
end up in a cheaper space.
The other gripe are these "for one" offers. I feel ripped off if I
only want a normal quantity, so I just use Morrisons or Asda.
WTP?
Unless it's veg you either keep the extra item in the cupboard or stick
it in the freezer
http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/...ce-food-waste/
I think the claim (in the title) is ridiculous.
Yeah, me too.
I buy BOGOFs all the time and I have never in my life thrown away food
because I haven't got around to eating it.
Me too with BOGOFs.
I have thrown out a few bits, like 1/4 of a potato that I have
cut off one that’s too big for a particular meal and put the
offcut in the fridge and never gotten around to using it,
but potatoes are so damned cheap that’s no big deal.
People who are minded to overfill their fridge and not rotate the food
properly will do so regardless of the existence, or not, of BOGOFs.
(In any case, the numbers that I have seen suggest that 80% of food waste
is from the supply chain, not the shopper, after s/he has bought it)
It would be interesting to get some hard figures on that,
particularly with fruit and veg and bakery stuff. Bet no one
has the balls to allow it to be accurately measured tho.
Even sillier the modern approach of only selling fruit and
veg that looks perfect, perfectly shaped, no blemishes at
all etc. Bet that produces a massive level of waste.
Most of the shopping in supermarkets must surely be for food.
And the point is?
I repeat, unless the item is short life fresh veg (or fruit), it will
store one way or another long enough until it is needed (and even some of
the veg/fruit will store longer if you cook it first)
And even just keep it in the fridge with stuff like tomatoes and
nectarines and apples etc. I actually prefer my apples form the
fridge rather than at room temp and they stay crisp a lot longer
that way too.
I used Tesco's for fruit & vegetables but felt I was being ripped off if
I only wanted a normal quantity.
The problem in most supermarkets is packet size. If I buy a packet of veg
I am eating it everyday for the week. I prefer to be able to select my
own quantities.
Yeah, I do too. Not so much with stuff like apples tho.
The price is irrelevant
Not for me, I always keep an eye on the price with stuff I eat much of.
Don’t bother with stuff I don’t eat much of like say onions.
For cleaning products I find Aldi or Lidl hard to beat, probably because
a lot of their own brand products do not have advertising agencies to
support.
I agree.
I am amazed at the difference in price for basic products with zero
difference in cleaning power.
I don’t clean enough to matter and I use the
pressure washer on stuff like the shower recess.
But this is no differente to generic drugs. 25p for a packet of
ibuprofen/aspirin/paracetamol, 2.69 for a "brand" containing exactly the
same chemical composition, why do so many people pay it?
Most are too stupid to understand that basic stuff.
Tho I wish I could find someone who does proper coated
Metraprolol Tartrate. The generics are much harder to
swallow, particularly if you don’t bother with a glass of water.