Is this acceptable acceptable supermarket behaviour?

isitalloveryet · 2023-11-25T19:46:22+00:00

Nipped to the local supermarket for a few bit (yes I mean wine) Bloke in front of me at the checkout has 3 loose green peppers, lovely assistant on the till looks bemused and says they don't sell loose peppers - only in packs if 3. Bloke responds that packs have red, yellow and green peppers and he only wants green do he's opened 3 packs and taken the green ones. Lovely checkout assistant says cannot scan them - bloke then gets the opened empty packaging from his pocket and tells her to can barcode! Is it me or is this totally bonkers? Would you do this?

Poudretteite · 26/11/2023 13:27

Thesearmsofmine · 25/11/2023 19:52

He was being unreasonable. Who even likes green peppers.

I only like green! Yellow at a push. Red is too sweet. Love green pepper in eggs or rice.

MadeOfAllWork · 26/11/2023 13:08

Pipistrellus · 26/11/2023 08:34

I think supermarkets should be held accountable for excess packaging and food waste due to customers being forced to buy more than they need. We are also in a CoL crisis, people should be able to be able to buy a carrot, a pepper, an onion singularly.

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It’s not always practical to have loose veg in a smaller supermarket.

rwalker · 26/11/2023 13:03

Pipistrellus · 26/11/2023 08:34

I think supermarkets should be held accountable for excess packaging and food waste due to customers being forced to buy more than they need. We are also in a CoL crisis, people should be able to be able to buy a carrot, a pepper, an onion singularly.

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There’s a counter argument about food packaging
well packed food last longer and not damage

personally I buy packs of peppers cheaper than loose then chop the lot and freeze it

then just out what I need

Holly60 · 26/11/2023 08:39

Pipistrellus · 25/11/2023 20:51

He should have put them back in a packet and used the self serve. I'd be happy to have his red ones!

That is such a good point. I need to hang around near the peppers asking people for 'swapsies'.

Pipistrellus · 26/11/2023 08:34

Beefcurtains79 · 26/11/2023 08:09

Then he should go to a shop that sells them separately. What sort of person thinks a shop has to sell what you would demand them too?

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I think supermarkets should be held accountable for excess packaging and food waste due to customers being forced to buy more than they need. We are also in a CoL crisis, people should be able to be able to buy a carrot, a pepper, an onion singularly.

Beefcurtains79 · 26/11/2023 08:09

saltinesandcoffeecups · 25/11/2023 19:49

I think it’s weird the store doesn’t sell loose peppers. The guy is supposed to by 3x the amount of peppers than he needs to get the ones he wants.

Then he should go to a shop that sells them separately. What sort of person thinks a shop has to sell what you would demand them too?

Peablockfeathers · 26/11/2023 08:05

LadyChilli · 26/11/2023 07:00

It's weird behaviour and totally unacceptable but I do have some sympathy. As a single adult and part time child household, it's frustrating when so many fruit and veg are only available in quantities I don't want and will struggle to use up. Even with the best of intentions to batch cook I often end up wasting things like peppers if I can't get the ones I need individually. Don't start me on cos lettuces you can only ever buy in packs of 2. Who ever wanted 2 lettuces?

He was still wanting to buy 3 though which is the same amount as in the original packet. I do agree though, I've found some stuff like carrots is more expensive by the kg to buy loose even though its the same kind as the prepackaged which doesn't seem to make much sense.

Peablockfeathers · 26/11/2023 08:03

Needmorelego · 25/11/2023 19:53

I never actually noticed a difference in flavour between the colours. Is there meant to be a difference 🤔

Yes definitely! More notable if you eat them raw admittedly.

I've found lots of supermarkets now don't sell loose peppers but sell prepackaged multicolours (probably to get rid of the yellow ones). He was unreasonable of course to open 3 packets (of which the remaining peppers can't now be sold) and just want to pay for one.

kneehightoacat · 26/11/2023 08:01

Green peppers are vile 🤣

Tzimi · 26/11/2023 07:31

Pipistrellus · 26/11/2023 07:01

Mine does too. Most fruit and veg should not be in plastic packaging, supermarkets are taking far too long to sort this.

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Mine does both for most things, so you have the choice of buying loose or in a pack with a barcode.

MrsClatterbuck · 26/11/2023 07:30

LadyChilli · 26/11/2023 07:00

It's weird behaviour and totally unacceptable but I do have some sympathy. As a single adult and part time child household, it's frustrating when so many fruit and veg are only available in quantities I don't want and will struggle to use up. Even with the best of intentions to batch cook I often end up wasting things like peppers if I can't get the ones I need individually. Don't start me on cos lettuces you can only ever buy in packs of 2. Who ever wanted 2 lettuces?

If
cooking with the peppers try the frozen ones. I found it a total game changer and cheaper. A bag of frozen peppers about 1.50 They have all colours and they are sliced

QueenBean22 · 26/11/2023 07:10

Haha no not acceptable at all

sushiburger · 26/11/2023 07:07

He's doing everyone else a favour but yeah he shouldn't do that

stayathomer · 26/11/2023 07:05

Anyone else get reminded of Father of the bride where he ripped open the pack😅 Yes, it seems a bit um, mad to do this, actually I’d assume someone who did this perhaps had some form of issues (bro has asd and I could imagine him doing this although don’t think he would!)

Pipistrellus · 26/11/2023 07:01

Tzimi · 26/11/2023 06:47

My supermarket sells loose peppers of all 3 colours. You just have to enter quantity at the checkout, no scan.

Mine does too. Most fruit and veg should not be in plastic packaging, supermarkets are taking far too long to sort this.

LadyChilli · 26/11/2023 07:00

It's weird behaviour and totally unacceptable but I do have some sympathy. As a single adult and part time child household, it's frustrating when so many fruit and veg are only available in quantities I don't want and will struggle to use up. Even with the best of intentions to batch cook I often end up wasting things like peppers if I can't get the ones I need individually. Don't start me on cos lettuces you can only ever buy in packs of 2. Who ever wanted 2 lettuces?

Tzimi · 26/11/2023 06:47

My supermarket sells loose peppers of all 3 colours. You just have to enter quantity at the checkout, no scan.

bengalcat · 26/11/2023 06:31

Twat - if our mini Waitrose only sells a bag of parsnips and I only want two I buy the bag - I’d have charged him for three packets of peppers - who opens prepackaged food !

SeatonCarew · 26/11/2023 06:26

Differentstarts · 25/11/2023 21:43

He's an arsehole let me guess he was about 50 years old. Purposely picked a young female checkout operator to go to and was hoping for it to be an argument so he could shout at her for 10 minutes about how she should sell loose fruit and veg.

Yet more casual MN ageism. What other group of people would you feel comfortable substituting for a fifty year old male in this sentence?

Pipistrellus · 26/11/2023 05:42

BooBooBaloo · 25/11/2023 23:04

I'd happily buy a pack of yellow/red with no green. Others have said they would also.

But that is pretty irrelevant- if they don't sell loose peppers you can't. They have no way of selling it without a barcode, so it is a bit stupid to think that they won't just go in the bin

Just put red/yellow peppers back in the packaging he has taken a green from, scan.

In our area they go to food charities, not the bin. If they are choosing to unnecessarily bin good food then they are much more in the wrong than anyone opening plastic wrapped fruit and veg.

MumofSpud · 25/11/2023 23:40

Thesearmsofmine · 25/11/2023 19:52

He was being unreasonable. Who even likes green peppers.

In a black bean sauce they are the best!

TeaAndTattoos · 25/11/2023 23:34

Needmorelego · 25/11/2023 19:53

I never actually noticed a difference in flavour between the colours. Is there meant to be a difference 🤔

The green ones can taste a bit bitter don’t taster too bad when they have been cooked though the red ones are sweeter and the yellow ones are not as sweet I’ve never liked green peppers I much prefer the red and yellow and the orange ones if I can get them.

newtopiano · 25/11/2023 23:30

I’ve noticed that most shops only sell the red loose and if you want another colour you have to buy a pack.

Disclaimer - I haven’t been in every shop ever, hence ‘most’.

MidnightOnceMore · 25/11/2023 23:25

WhatYouWearing · 25/11/2023 23:02

Am I the only person reading this thread thinking most of the posters have missed the point?!

It doesn't frigging matter what colour peppers we all like! Buy what's for sale. Anything else is theft. Campaign your local shop to sell what you want. But don't help yourself. And don't shame the till staff ffs.

It isn't theft if you don't take them. It might be damage of some type.

DojaPhat · 25/11/2023 23:15

Differentstarts · 25/11/2023 21:43

He's an arsehole let me guess he was about 50 years old. Purposely picked a young female checkout operator to go to and was hoping for it to be an argument so he could shout at her for 10 minutes about how she should sell loose fruit and veg.

There really is only a particular demographic who'd absolutely do this sort of thing and Differentstarts has the measure of him.