Mobbed at Tesco

I think all these drastically 'reduced' food products should be given to old people's homes or charities/food centers rather than as a 'give away' to people who do have funds. Whilst in Overseas/Iceland yesterday I noticed them taking goods out of the freezers and just putting them in carts (obviously thawing in the process). I will be writing the manager of the store in the next couple of days suggesting they put the food to good use rather than 'tossing' it. I did however pick up a few bargains in the 'reduced' section so my freezers are full to bursting.

 

This is food that needs to be either eaten, cooked or frozen that very same day making it impossible to be used for the above purposes, unless they had their representatives hanging around supermarkets on the off-chance of a bargain all day and even then I understand that their H&S guidelines would preclude buying such stuff.

 

Scrungee, I disagree because if the 'common people' can buy it, then it is worthy to be given away ... and, just for what it's worth, I completely disagree with sell buy/use buy dates which I hear are going out of fashion. I'm still alive at 65 and heaven only knows what I ate when I was young.

Impossible is a very silly word ... anything is possible ...

I (sadly to some) watch these Undercover Bosses programmes in the UK, States and Australia ... must say the UK come bottom of my list especially with their H&S .... and they are so obsessed with it that it is ridiculous! However, in the other countries places like the coffee houses etc which throw away their cakes etc are now putting in place policies to give the food to charities and homes.

Surely you have got to admit (publicly here) that you do eat things 'out of date' ... I do and I have no qualms about doing so. Who is this person or entity that has decided exactly when something is out of date ...

 

maybe in Portugal, but not here in the UK

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=62128689&postcount=6

What I mean is that end of life food appears unacceptable for 'poor' people to eat for free, but OK for the likes of anybody else trying to save some money and making their own choices (and may still have to scrabble for it).

 

Guys , that was a set up , the guy working at tesco must have been a friend or family member and kept all the meats on the side untill the family was there and not to get in any trouble he must have been waiting for a certain time before he was pulling the meats out , he took the trolly straight to the family and not near or in the shelves ..........
And yes it was racial , a poor lady was totally pushed away and blocked out , the poor lady where educated was standing and waiting for her turn but they completely told her off , that was upsetting ...............then can someone explain why 3 box full of meats and not even a single piece of pork ...........really , really ....legs of lambs , chickens , beefs but not a single peace of pork!!!!

then it was late , yes , but could you explain to me why salad was reduced from a £1 to 80p while a piece of meat had a reduction of 10 to 1 ?????

Sorry Victoria , years ago sainsbury in London was give away sandwich to poor peoples , untill some gready one decided to suing them for giving bad food , same story that workers don`t get out of date food anymore ....few gready peoples and no one get free foods anymore ....

 

Sad state of affairs the UK is in at the moment, very sad indeed ...

 

Different teams are individually responsible for reducing fruit & veg, bread, fish, chilled food, etc. and they do not seem to co-ordinate with one another.

 

Am I the only person to be happy living in the U.K., yes there are problems , tell me a country that hasn`t got problems , but having lived abroad in 3 different countries, I am happy to live in the U.K.

 

I am also very happy to live here Pam. It is one of the safest countries in the world for those of us without a criminal record.
I do wish we could curb immigration though,
Jenny

 

Not sure which bit of that is rascist, please explain.

 

Agreed, the store should see it as theft so they should be sacked.

 

I cannot answer for the OP, however, "British" good manners would dictate that you do not push an old lady out of the way, let alone for your own gain But, that is a perception of 'manners'

Different cultures may have a different perspective

However, I think, during the relaying of this particular episode, the racist concerns are not regarding the old lady per se. More geared toward the person handling the discounts and their method of "distribution"?

 

@Marley Farley - I disagree with your disagreement! (of my post #17) Local food banks do not want any perishable stuff (let alone what needs eating same day) but only these types of foodstuffs http://mkfoodbank.org.uk/how-to-help/food-donations/

Even our village's Anglican Church Harvest Festival refuses to accept anything (to distribute to local needy folk) other than what's in non-perishable cans, bottles, cartons & packets. The local Methodist Chapel also do not distribute donations of home grown fruit & veg., but instead they auction the produce and use the proceeds for good causes and that's why they get some of our surplus crops, plus some of what we pick from the hedgerows and we'll also help pick excess apples & pears, some of which (or most if we're busy) will also get donated to somebody or other.

P.S. If anybody clicks on the 'Disagree' button, it's helpful for them to explain why in a subsequent post, as others have previously requested an explanation.

It's only The Guides in this village that distribute perishable food consisting of apple pies & Xmas cakes that they make themselves which is commendable and perhaps somewhat unique these days, but something our daughter does and something we provide apples for.

 

I do agree with the first part Jenny.

On the immigration debate, well, I have mixed feelings. Curb it, by all means, but, by which criteria?

I disagree with an open door policy of immigration. I may agree with a 'selective' policy - yet that also brooks a good number of ethical arguments too.

For example: is immigration only good *if* it encourages people of certain abilities/skills/qualifications?
But, if that is the criteria, it also brooks the argument that, by accepting this particular "selection", could it be detrimental to the countries they originate from and de-skills their home country into deeper poverty?

Do we, and should we, encourage that? If we do, do we risk being seen as self serving, or, a part of the Global economy? If we encourage "skilled" immigrants, where are the non-skilled immigrants to go? Just as nationally there are affluent areas and 'deprived' areas, are we prepared to accept "Global" affluent/deprived areas and to consider where we fit into those bands?

When I was girl, I thought of me.
When I was a teen, I thought of me, but was aware of my family.
When I was an adult, I thought of me, was aware of my family, was aware of my neighbours and my County and, ultimately, my Country.
Now I'm a mature adult: I'm aware of my needs, I put my family first, I am respectful of my neighbours, I am aware of my Counties needs, I am loyal to my Country ... however, I also see that my "Country" today has become the neighbourhood of my yesterday's!

Welcome to UK PLC Open to the global market (and highest bidder ).

And that is not simply UK (although we *think* it is ) that is everyone on the planet, regardless of origins: everyone will migrate to where they perceive their future will benefit the most!

Hmm, immigration/migration ... two sides of the same coin ... but very much dependent on perception/hindsight/opportunity/foresight.