Aunty e Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Nipped into Sainsburys in my lunch hour, and spotted a box of bruised fruit, but no price or anything. I immediately thought of the chooks, and found a handy looking assistant who said that it wasn't for sale, they just threw the bruised fruit away. He did take me to the manager, who then told me they didn't sell damaged fruit as they were a 'quality retailer' and it was 'bad for their brand image'. Well, frankly, that's rot. They do sell stuff past it's sell by date, I've bought damaged veg from there before now, and if Waitrose sell bruised fruit, why can't Sainsburys. Am ticked off now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 That's silly Well if he couldn't sell it to you, couldn't he have given it to you even if you had to collect it from the back of the shop or something karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 If they are such a 'quality retailer' why did I have to complain in my local sainsbury on Sunday because I had got to the checkout only to find my ham was 6 days past the use by date and my cheese 10 days past it !!!!!! Oh and their excuse - its been very busy and we've hired a lot of temps At least bruised fruit won't kill anybody .... unlike very out of date ham silly ***s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Better to be eaten by a hen than to go to landfill. I wonder what they actually do with the stuff? I can see why you are cross. Why not write a letter of complaint to the HQ.....that way you can stir it trouble for the manager! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 That's just ridiculous! If nothing else, every bit of stock they chuck out counts as a loss at their stocktake, and they lose money from it. Tesco have a policy where, if staff think it's not up to high enough standards (like bruised fruit), then it's reduced - better to get 50p for a bag of bruised apples than nothing at all - I always used to buy up all the reduced veggies and fruit at the end of my shift and either give it to the chickens, or cook with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 My dad works for Sainsburys but in the warehouse on stock control. He's at work this afternoon , but i'll ask him tomorrow if he knows what happens to damaged & out of date stuff in the stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 There are people in this world who never buy food they just skip dive at the back of supermarkets for this type of produce Apparently you can live very nicely this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 There are people in this world who never buy food they just skip dive at the back of supermarkets for this type of produce Apparently you can live very nicely this way there was a fantastic article about this in the Observer recently I think. I can't remember the exact details but I'm sure that all the H & S red tape now prevents all the end of day goods being passed to food shelters for the homeless etc (which seems completely round the twist) - this is what M&S and pret-a-manger used to do but now have to put it all into skips. And I believe the skips are meant to be locked as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 It's so silly. I like to give my lot a lot of fruit and veg in the winter, as they're not grazing in the garden as much, but I'd far rather buy damaged fruit and veg than spend £1.50 on a bag of braeburn apples, which will only last them a couple of days (our visiting chooks are v. v. keen on their greens). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 There are people in this world who never buy food they just skip dive at the back of supermarkets for this type of produce Apparently you can live very nicely this way there was a fantastic article about this in the Observer recently I think. I can't remember the exact details but I'm sure that all the H & S red tape now prevents all the end of day goods being passed to food shelters for the homeless etc (which seems completely round the twist) - this is what M&S and pret-a-manger used to do but now have to put it all into skips. And I believe the skips are meant to be locked as well. That is outrageous - waste at it's worst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 And fancy blaming things on the temps. In my local Waitrose all the temps get put on managing queues - so not much to mess up that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 did you ask him if you could have it for free if it was being dumped? Seems silly to not let you if they were just going to bin it. Im always bringing left over food from work home with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 did you ask him if you could have it for free if it was being dumped? Seems silly to not let you if they were just going to bin it. Im always bringing left over food from work home with me! Maybe they have to account for it in some way for their stock records? It is ridiculous though - the world has gone mad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 At least bruised fruit won't kill anybody .... unlike very out of date ham My dh spent Millenium Eve exploding from both ends after eating ham that we'd opened a few days earlier and kept in the fridge. We're _very_ wary about packet ham now and it's opened one day and eaten or thrown away by the next. Much to the chagrin of MIL who likes to stock up at the Waitrose deli and make it last about 2 weeks! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 I did ask if they could give it to me, if they couldn't sell it, but still nothing doing. I might see if I can email head office about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 did you ask him if you could have it for free if it was being dumped? Seems silly to not let you if they were just going to bin it. Im always bringing left over food from work home with me, so it doesnt go to waste! Maybe they have to account for it in some way for their stock records? All waste must be scanned out at the end of the night - it can't be given away to anyone in case that person then goes on to contract food poisoning from the food. That's one of the reasons supermarkets cannot give it to charity. That, and some of the homeless were seen to go and sell their out of date sandwiches, and use the money for their next drink/fix. The Tesco I worked for had a deal with local famers where they could take OOD fruit and veg for their pigs and goats, until one was caught selling it on at the local farmers market as his own produce. Most new stores are now built with large skips that cannot be entered, apart from within the store, and that compact the waste down, like a bin lorry, to stop people rifling through the skips - again in a bid to protect themselves from legal action, should someone become ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 A shame a few people spoil it for the many. Much like most things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I'd like to think that at least it would go to be composted rather than just chucked away. Imagine yourself as a dwarf been....flown all the way from Kenya in December.....having been grown on a plot that should be used for the local people to grow their own food......just to end up unwanted and unloved in a landfill site in the UK. The world has gone mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I worked for a number of years at a YMCA which, amongst other things, housed 160 homeless young people, or 'inmates' as we used to call them The local supermarket is a Budgens, at the end of the day they would send up all their unsold bread, cakes veg and fruit etc., which was given or fed to said inmates. As far as I know this still happens, but maybe they get away with it because they are just doing it privately and locally. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 So long as it was still in date and used the same day presumably there are no issues with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I've asked my dad what happens to the food- he hasn't a clue, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
