to think that Tesco stocking three lions football lettuce

[kolacubes]

is going to the extremes of football.

I mean the lettuce cost more than the regular bags of lettuce, and I was like why would anyone buy a bag of lettuce cause the bag is emblazoned with three lions and pay a premium for the privilege!

[kittyonthebeam]

I'm German, I'd buy it and make Sauerkraut out of it. LOL

Must tell my English DH.

YANBU

[kittyonthebeam]

Or failing to spot it's not cabbage I'd kick it to bits...cos that's what we'll do to the squad.

[kolacubes]

Oh they had bags of cabbage as well kitty.

Ask your DH if he fancies that bag of lettuce for his dinner now that its got three lions on it!

[southeastastra]

dp was going on about them doing that with peppers :S

[kolacubes]

Didn't see those ones, wouldn't surprise me though.

[victoriascrumptious]

Do football fans eat lettuce then?

[southeastastra]

i do like this though

[amidaiwish]

i bought a pot of basil today
it had an extra outer pot with a union jack on! didn't notice til i took it out of the bag
part of me thinks "yeah, come on england" and the other part of me thinks "that doesn't look too stylish on my kitchen windowsill"

[amidaiwish]

at Tesco btw

[borderslass]

I saw football bread rolls last week.

[victoriascrumptious]

OMG amidaiwish! I bought a pot of parsley and the same thing happened-emblazoned with the bloody union jack!.I didnt realise at the time that it's to do with the football.

It doesnt sit nicely in my kitchen and I dont want people thinking I am the sort of person to buy Union Jack Parsley

[Hassled]

WTF? Are Tescos people insane?

[victoriascrumptious]

Yes.

[Surprise]

I'm sorry ladies, but surely you take the plastic wrapper off your herbs?

PS Tesco is the root of all evil IMO.

[Shaz10]

You can get 3 lions lettuce?

[borderslass]

you can also get mars bars with the England flag on the wrapper.

[victoriascrumptious]

Surprise: That is the problem. It comes with a plastic wrapper which when you innocently take off you are left with a plant pot with a Union Jack painted on!

[LittleMissHissyFit]

Oh FGS...

[Earplugs]

Think you'll find the union jack on the herbs is about the product being British not about football! We don't have a British Football team!

[EricNorthmansmistress]

It was on offer so I bought it. Was cheaper than any other salad per 100g. I was embarrassed

[kreecherlivesupstairs]

In our local supermarket you can buy a football loaf, tissues with the Swiss flag on and special Hopp Swiss cheese these are the only things that DD has spotted and wanted so far. Think yourself lucky.

[mrspir8]

marketing gone bloody mad-but we really only have an arguement against it if they then dont have regular packaged lettuce also on sale.

[sumum]

Well I brought the salad (it was cheaper on offer) and my ds who usually refuses salad ate it cos it was England. So good result for us!

[amidaiwish]

ha ha Earplugs, i do realise that, is it really about the basil being british??? i really think it is about football... maybe not, i guess they would have used the St George cross?
now i am confused
( i am usually a waitrose shopper and they do not do such things!!)

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Kitty, I'm attempting to make sauerkraut at the moment after a cabbage glut. Started it yesterday but despite lots of squashing it down I still just have a pile of salty cabbage with no liquid. What am I doing wrong?