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now i know where tesco get their profits from mug me

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self · 28/04/2009 20:25

i was in tesco on the 20/04/09 and bought a pack of four baby mousses my son ate one in the car pack and when i got home discovered that they were expiring that day i bought them at full price of £1.68 i could not go back and knew that the next day they would be kaput.i went back today with the rest and and and the receipt i had spent £136, that day i was told that it was exceptable for them to sell a product that was expiring on that day and that i was the mug for choosing to buy it, i am fumming because shopping with a toddler is not fun and i feel they should swap it with even a banana to show good faith. i walked out and wish never to shop there and contribute to their profits.

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ThePhantomPlopper · 28/04/2009 20:41

I think you are overeacting.

shavenhaven · 28/04/2009 20:44

its a pita but i think you are to blame for not checking.

thisisyesterday · 28/04/2009 20:44

no, i don't think you're being unreasonable,.

sainsburys usually put all the stuff expiring that day or often the day after on the reduced counter.

now, you were unlucky yes,. and yes, you did pick it yourself... but really it wouldn't have hurt them in the interests of customer satisfaction to replace the bloody things would it?

i hate tesco though.

BalloonSlayer · 28/04/2009 20:46

"they were kaput"

They don't self-destruct you know.

I know it's hard when it's your DC you have bought them for but they ARE edible - but you may have to eat them yourself.

Thandeka · 28/04/2009 20:46

Me too. They are entirely within their rights to sell products up until the date of expiry.

Tip for you as someone who used to have to stock shelves whilst at uni. Practice is when putting new stock on shelves to move the stuff expiring soonest to the front so if you want a longer date on your milk, bread etc. Take it from the back of the shelves.

BalloonSlayer · 28/04/2009 20:46

Also depends whether it was "sell by" or "use before" or even "best before"

All different.

Thandeka · 28/04/2009 20:47

oops thread moved on. The "me too" was in response to the Phantom Plopper.

DanJARMouse · 28/04/2009 20:48

I always take from the back of the shelf! Shelf stackers must hate me!

coolkat · 28/04/2009 20:48

I don't think your being unreasonable. I once got home with a multipack of yoghurts and took them back there is now way we would have eaten them all that day. I phoned and then went in. They refunded me.

Original poster
self · 28/04/2009 20:51

thandeka thanks for the advise will do so next time i am in any shop, shave yes did not check, to all you lovely people i feel less fummy thanks.

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thisisyesterday · 28/04/2009 20:52

i used to take from the back, but now I double check cos the self stackers in our sainsburys are a bit shit and just chuck the new stuff in front lol

BalloonSlayer · 28/04/2009 20:54

DanJARmouse - I read something a while ago that said that supermarkets were irritated by people taking products from the back because they were freshest.

Urrrr sorreeee - we utterly apologise for wanting the best for our money while you make a gazillion pounds' profit this year.

Thandeka · 28/04/2009 20:55

actually I am having second thoughts on this one. I was all YABU but now am more YANBU since the item is something your little one may struggle to devour in a day. For example if it was a sandwich (can be eaten on day)- no sympathy. A 1kg pack of lard- (lots of sympathy- how are you going to eat that in a day). Yoghurts singular, less sympathy than multipack. Hmm but just reread post. Its 4 baby mousses. Am torn now... if it was 6 on the other hand......

Original poster
self · 28/04/2009 20:58

thandeka-would it help you make a decision if i told you my son was thabiso, mandhla lungisi-ha ha

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Crackopenthebaileys · 28/04/2009 21:04

this is soooo strange, the exact same thing happened to me in sainsburys this week. I bought a pack of 4 chocolate baby mousses, and when I got them home they had to be eaten that day. I really kicked myself because I am usually a real stickler for checking the dates. And because dh had just emptied the bin with the reciept in it.

So, we all had chocolate mousse for dessert

I was royally pissed off tbh, so you are definately not BU, beacuse that would mean that I am too

Crackopenthebaileys · 28/04/2009 21:05

I have to add, how brave are you giving your son a mousse to eat in the car?!

Thandeka · 28/04/2009 21:10

Self- totally changes things. Thabiso's should never be expected to eat 4 mousses in a day.

Original poster
self · 28/04/2009 21:16

thandeka i am trying to make him amafat-one,

crack i fed it to him in the car but since gordon brown said i could have £2000 for an electric i cant wait to have one with a cream baileys interior.

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curlygal · 29/04/2009 16:36

My Dad went shopping for me at Morrisons and bought two four litre bottles of milk - use by that day.

When I phoned up they just said "tough" we can sell stuff up to and including the useby date. I ended up with a freezer full of milk that I use to bake scones and certainly learned my lesson!

In sainsburys the other day there was a whole cage of milk three days past its use by date. When I told the guy stacking the shelves he just shrugged. Ditto yeo valley kids yogurts - I didn;t bother to tell anyone that time. Just mentioned it to the woman next to me picking them up that they were out of date.

CatchaStar · 29/04/2009 16:44

That's odd, my Tescos are really good at reducing all items going out of date on the day or day before.

I always check sell by dates on items and take from the back.

I'm torn on this one. I do think they were unreasonble, as realistically who is going to eat all 4 mooses in a day? But on the other hand, you should always check the dates. Just consider it a lesson learned

Flibbertyjibbet · 29/04/2009 16:54

Yesterday I bought 3 x 4pt milk from lidl reduced as it was on its last day.
We use one a day, used one, other two in fridge and will be fine to use today and tomorrow.

Food doesn't suddenly become radioactive because of a date that someone put on it!

Personally I think yabu to spend £130 in Tesco and then complain that they make profits I feed 4 of us per week from lidl, aldi, market, netto for under £40 a week.

MorrisZapp · 29/04/2009 17:18

YABU

And sell by dates are just a guide - edible food doesn't turn into poison at midnight.

Not Tescos concern how quickly anybody can eat food.

Crackopenthebaileys · 29/04/2009 20:50

come on guys, you wouldn't give your toddler out of date dairy products surely? If it was potatoes, or crisps then yes go a few days over. But you are asking for the squits if you go eating off yoghurts!

Jaypickle · 29/04/2009 21:05

Do you think that yoghurts know when the clock hits midnight, and instantly curdle?
I give my kids out of date stuff, I use these amazing tools called my eyes and nose, if the food is off, I don't use it, if its fine, I do.
The dates on stuff are very conservative, and the amount people throw out because of an arbitrary date is appalling.
If you are bothered about dates, make a habit of checking them before you buy stuff. And relax a bit!

Crackopenthebaileys · 29/04/2009 21:07

still not going to give my kid out of date yogurts

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