To expect better of Waitrose and think this is not on!

[VivaLeBeaver]

I'm shocked and saddened by this. Really shocked. I would expect it from Tesco but not waitrose in a million years.

I bought a 500g bag of pasta the other week and just used it for a recipe. Weighed out 400g and thought no way is there 100g left. There was only 75g left!

I've been done out of 25g of pasta. It's is like the mixed peppers all over again!

[Mumblepot26]

Literally can't stand waitrose, staff at our local branch generally really off and unfriendly, always go to sainsburys where everyone much more warm and personal.....

[TeaOneSugar]

andubelievedthat

Was it a swede?

My MIL is convinced that turnip is just another name for a swede .

[HotPinkWeaselWearingLederhosen]

I have been an e victim. 3 packets of cream cheese from Sainsburys all 10-15g out.
Apparently they pallet weigh them so some other lucky sods got MY share of cream cheese in their tubs, but I paid for it!

[QOD]

Sorry, it did make me furrow my brow in confusion ... I thought perhaps average weight lesbians shopped in Waitrose for a moment!

[zimmyzammyzoom]

QOD I hope you realise I will now be sniggering at work every time I come across average weight legislation (I work for food manufacturer, not waitrose!)

[VivaLeBeaver]

What did the Asda man think your pretend turnip was?

[andubelievedthat]

nice young man in Asda ,when asked where the turnips were in store ,pointed out the turnip i was selecting was not in fact a turnip and directed me to the proper turnips (small, about the size of a plum)? still bought the "pretend" turnip. Very nice man in Local Nisa brought my elderly mother home in his car because he was of opinion she looked unwell ! advice and help !, a friendly bunch round here.

[VivaLeBeaver]

A whole missing sausage is really bad.

Dh has decanted the remaking pasta into a jar and the packet is in the bin. So unsure if it has an e or not. But it sounds like it probably does if most packets do.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Write to Which magazine, I'm sure they did a feature on this a few months ago.

[QOD]

Just read zimmyzam and "average weight lesbian..."

[GinAndSlimlinePlease]

I had a packet of 6 sausages from waitrose recently. but it only had 5 in the packet

[zimmyzammyzoom]

The e will be just next to the weight on the pack. I'm sure it'll be there. Average weight legislation applies to most food products. At least there's no horse in it

[Lavenderhoney]

It occurred to me today whilst gazing at raw meat deciding what to buy, that the nz lamb looked just the same in packet as normal lamb, only it was much more expensive. And in a lovely packet thing.

Do you think it's all bought cheaply then just vacuum packed and stickered?
I'm going to weigh my pasta in the shop now. They have scales at the veg section:)

They will save a fortune taking out a slice of bacon or a 100g of pasta, and there is a big enough mark up as it is.

[ScarletLady02]

I'd definitely complain about it....

A friend of mine once bought a £1 pizza from Iceland, which we decided to cook when drunk. Instead of the large pieces of meat on the packaging there were a couple of TINY pieces on the pizza....

In our amazingly youthful drunkenness we composed an outraged letter and returned it to Iceland the next day along with the pizza. She got a letter of apology and a £20 voucher

[VivaLeBeaver]

Trading standards would have them for this to be sure. Unfortunately I've cooked and now eaten half of the evidence. [daily mail sad face]

[FutTheShuckUp]

Contact trading standards asap

[Foggles]

@ crimewatch reconstruction

[VivaLeBeaver]

Drew Barrymore without a doubt. I'm frequently used to be told I look like her.

[hippoCritt]

I think this is what the non emergency police number is for, you have been robbed!
Who could play you in the Crimewatch reconstruction?

[VivaLeBeaver]

Will it be obvious on the packaging if it has the e mark?

[lougle]

Hmm..I think we need some more information here. this says that between 500g and 1000g in weight, a package with the 'e' mark on it can be -15g.

Soo...your pasta could have been 485g and it would be legal.

Now...if your scales were inaccurate by 5g either way...then you could actually have weighed 405g out of the packet, and have 80g left, which would be fine.

You don't happen to have any unopened packages of food do you?

[sleepingsatellite18]

Laughing my head off at foggles Daily Mail image

[VivaLeBeaver]

Genius idea about taking everything to the veg section before buying it.

[VivaLeBeaver]

They probably were horse rashers but I'm not fussy about that sort of thing.

[lastSplash]

3littlefrogs - you could weigh things in the shop in the veg section - maybe a bit less mad than taking stuff home, getting annoyed, possibly taking things back to shop...