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Original poster

to think that Tesco stocking three lions football lettuce

28 replies

kolacubes · 09/06/2010 20:17

is going to the extremes of football.

I mean the lettuce cost more than the regular bags of lettuce, and I was like why would anyone buy a bag of lettuce cause the bag is emblazoned with three lions and pay a premium for the privilege!

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kittyonthebeam · 09/06/2010 20:19

I'm German, I'd buy it and make Sauerkraut out of it. LOL

Must tell my English DH.

YANBU

kittyonthebeam · 09/06/2010 20:20

Or failing to spot it's not cabbage I'd kick it to bits...cos that's what we'll do to the squad.

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kolacubes · 09/06/2010 20:25

Oh they had bags of cabbage as well kitty.

Ask your DH if he fancies that bag of lettuce for his dinner now that its got three lions on it!

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southeastastra · 09/06/2010 20:29

dp was going on about them doing that with peppers :S

Original poster
kolacubes · 09/06/2010 20:32

Didn't see those ones, wouldn't surprise me though.

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victoriascrumptious · 09/06/2010 20:43

Do football fans eat lettuce then?

southeastastra · 09/06/2010 20:44

i do like this though

amidaiwish · 09/06/2010 20:44

i bought a pot of basil today
it had an extra outer pot with a union jack on! didn't notice til i took it out of the bag
part of me thinks "yeah, come on england" and the other part of me thinks "that doesn't look too stylish on my kitchen windowsill"

amidaiwish · 09/06/2010 20:45

at Tesco btw

borderslass · 09/06/2010 20:45

I saw football bread rolls last week.

victoriascrumptious · 09/06/2010 20:49

OMG amidaiwish! I bought a pot of parsley and the same thing happened-emblazoned with the bloody union jack!.I didnt realise at the time that it's to do with the football.

It doesnt sit nicely in my kitchen and I dont want people thinking I am the sort of person to buy Union Jack Parsley

Hassled · 09/06/2010 20:51

WTF? Are Tescos people insane?

victoriascrumptious · 09/06/2010 20:53

Yes.

Surprise · 09/06/2010 20:56

I'm sorry ladies, but surely you take the plastic wrapper off your herbs?

PS Tesco is the root of all evil IMO.

Shaz10 · 09/06/2010 20:58

You can get 3 lions lettuce?

borderslass · 09/06/2010 21:01

you can also get mars bars with the England flag on the wrapper.

victoriascrumptious · 09/06/2010 21:06

Surprise: That is the problem. It comes with a plastic wrapper which when you innocently take off you are left with a plant pot with a Union Jack painted on!

LittleMissHissyFit · 09/06/2010 21:11

Oh FGS...

Earplugs · 09/06/2010 21:31

Think you'll find the union jack on the herbs is about the product being British not about football! We don't have a British Football team!

EricNorthmansmistress · 09/06/2010 22:15

It was on offer so I bought it. Was cheaper than any other salad per 100g. I was embarrassed

kreecherlivesupstairs · 10/06/2010 08:19

In our local supermarket you can buy a football loaf, tissues with the Swiss flag on and special Hopp Swiss cheese these are the only things that DD has spotted and wanted so far. Think yourself lucky.

mrspir8 · 10/06/2010 08:28

marketing gone bloody mad-but we really only have an arguement against it if they then dont have regular packaged lettuce also on sale.

sumum · 10/06/2010 09:52

Well I brought the salad (it was cheaper on offer) and my ds who usually refuses salad ate it cos it was England. So good result for us!

amidaiwish · 10/06/2010 11:35

ha ha Earplugs, i do realise that, is it really about the basil being british??? i really think it is about football... maybe not, i guess they would have used the St George cross?
now i am confused
( i am usually a waitrose shopper and they do not do such things!!)

OhYouBadBadKitten · 10/06/2010 11:56

Kitty, I'm attempting to make sauerkraut at the moment after a cabbage glut. Started it yesterday but despite lots of squashing it down I still just have a pile of salty cabbage with no liquid. What am I doing wrong?