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Phoney supermarket farm 'Rosedene' - TESCO aarrrgh!!!!

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Tonty · 07/03/2026 11:23

I am fed up with the awful fruit that is from 'Rosedene Farm'. Absolutely atrocious. I've just has some of their blueberries (they were the only ones left on the shelves). Each one is either hard &sour, or fluffy mushy nonsense, they taste like coagulated fat. Their strawberries are awful too.

I haven't bought this brand for yrs because i tried their oranges before and they were equally awful, but yesterday i was desperate for blueberries with my morning yogurt. What a disappointment! I just looked this farm up and to my amazement discovered its a fictitious farm used to sell Tesco Value products!! Does everybody know this already and I'm just late to the party? apparently all the supermarkets are in on it too. Had i known they were 'Value' fruit, I'd never have bought them. There are many great 'value' products, but fruit is not one of them.

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SparklyTwinkleGlitter · 07/03/2026 12:13

Do you have any greengrocers or farm shops nearby? I used to buy my fresh fruit and veg from a local greengrocer when I lived in England about 10 yrs ago. They had lovely fresh stuff and house plants too.

NeededANameChangeAnyway · 07/03/2026 12:13

I buy the frozen blueberries and raspberries from Lidl at this time of year, fine in pancakes, missed with yoghurt etc but not use to eat like you would a fresh berry. Good quality though.

Oldgoatinaboat · 07/03/2026 12:12

JacquesHarlow · 07/03/2026 12:08

That is COMPLETELY unnecessary @Oldgoatinaboat .

Your username seems to check out if we’re stooping to this level…

Well not really because it's blatantly obvious. It's called branding

Oldgoatinaboat · 07/03/2026 12:11

BusyDenimLion · 07/03/2026 12:09

I’m sure you know everything about everything…

Indeed I do

JacquesHarlow · 07/03/2026 12:11

CraftyNavySeal · 07/03/2026 12:09

Wasn’t the fact that they were always the cheapest ones a bit of a giveaway?

Not really @CraftyNavySeal - plenty of people on here praising ALDI etc for their pricing and quality.

Pricesandvices · 07/03/2026 12:11

Other supermarkets use fake farm names too.

Frozen blueberries are almost always better than fresh.

rememberingthem · 07/03/2026 12:11

I think tesco on the whole has really taken a nosedive in the last couple of years! Stock levels, quality of products have all been rubbish! I use ocado now, its only slightly more expensive but far better quality.

notmuchtoit · 07/03/2026 12:10

They are the cheapest. Bit of a giveaway they are not the best.

PoppySaidYesIKnow · 07/03/2026 12:09

Yes they were heavily criticised for using a fictional farm name when this first came out. It’s very difficult to get decent produce. I do try to buy local when I can factor in the time.

BusyDenimLion · 07/03/2026 12:09

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I’m sure you know everything about everything…

CraftyNavySeal · 07/03/2026 12:09

Wasn’t the fact that they were always the cheapest ones a bit of a giveaway?

JacquesHarlow · 07/03/2026 12:08

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That is COMPLETELY unnecessary @Oldgoatinaboat .

Your username seems to check out if we’re stooping to this level…

Oldgoatinaboat · 07/03/2026 12:07

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