Morrisons - 3 tins in TOTAL!

[Morereasonsnot]

Went to Morrisons yesterday and at checkout was told I am only allowed 3 tins in total- NOT e.g. 3 tins chopped tomatoes + 3 tins beans. 3 tins in total will cover 1-2 meals max for my family who are all vegetarians. How absurd.

Has anyone experienced the same?

[Sexnotgender]

That’s absurd! There’s a recipe I cook regularly that needs 4 tins alone.

[Sexnotgender]

Also vegetarian and definitely use more tins than when I was omni.

[Iwalkinmyclothing]

No. That's really daft and will only mean people have to go shopping much more often, thus increasing risk.

[Morereasonsnot]

I can believe that - there are many recipes where I use 3 tins - chopped tomatoes and 2 types of beans for example. I need to feed my family!

[sueelleker]

I think the cashier was a bit confused.

[Morereasonsnot]

Cashier physically unable to scan more tins - brought manager over who clarified rules as 3 tins in total

[DrMadelineMaxwell]

Dh had 4 different tins of fruit and was told the till couldn't scan the 4th.

[Morereasonsnot]

I want to take this further as their policy is not right

[TabbyStar]

We have similar problem, we normally eat a lot of beany things, curries with tinned toms and coconut milk, now you can't get a tin of black or borlotti beans anywhere. Lentils have been in short supply too. It definitely causes more problems for veggies / vegans who don't want to eat processed food.

[Danceswithwarthogs]

That’s a bit mad, tinned goods must be at least 1/4 of the shop. Any of the same things you could get in a jar/tetrapak/snap pot instead?

[TabbyStar]

Also my dad used to eat a lot of tinned fruit because he could only cope with soft food (before he died, my mum now has a billion tins of prunes and rhubarb in the garage to get rid of, she was gradually taking them to the food bank!) so what about people on specific diets?

[Danceswithwarthogs]

Where does posh tea, Cocoa and golden syrup fit in to that logic... pringles??

[Danceswithwarthogs]

No restrictions at Lidl, not sure about Aldi

[Morereasonsnot]

@dancingwithwarthogs I suppose you can get dried lentils in a bag but no alternative for beans and chopped tomatoes I think

[MonaLisaDoesntSmile]

No ideal, but coould you get dry beans and lentils- beans need soaking overnight, but otherwise lentils can be cookes straight away, and save the tins for tomatoes?
It is silly, like telling people you can only buy 3 types of fruit or veg? It will encourage going out more.

[Emeeno1]

Isn't this counter productive? Won't ppeople have to shop more often?

[MonaLisaDoesntSmile]

@Morereasonsnot My Morrisons has dry beans in a different aisle, alongside dry peas, lentils, etc. If you have a Eastern Europen shop nearby loads of them sell dry beans too of various colours and sizes.

[Sexnotgender]

It is indeed counter productive.

[middleager]

I'm vegetarian so get many of my nutrients from tins. I also have a family of four, with two teens.

There's no way that's enough and I would then have to visit other stores.

[maddy68]

No restrictions at Aldi

[strawberry2017]

What happens if you buy a 4 pack of something 🤷‍♀️

[JudyCoolibar]

Tweet Morrisons and ask what on earth they're thinking?

[HeddaGarbled]

But if the shelves are bare ..........?

[Morereasonsnot]

Will have to go to Aldi. @strawberry2017 I don't believe they had 4 packs - not even baked beans.

Thanks for the heads up on the dried beans... but I think Aldi will be better for the convenience factor of not doing all the additional prep before cooking

[Wehttam]

M&S is well stocked if you are struggling