Are Supermarkets getting too GREEDY

[kazwencol]

HI, i just joined this site today and after reading about a topic on supermarkets, i decided to have my say on the subject. Everything has just got so expensive. that i have found it alot cheaper to shop in the asian shops. when you but say fruit from a supermarket it is always under ripe and eventually never ripens and then ends up in the bin. Which i hate as i do not like to waste food. The other day i went to a asian shop to get 2 lamb chops and 1 red pepper and ( wait for it ) the chops cost 66p and they had all the fat trimmed off also. the red pepper was 30p. I know that mums dont have much time on there hands but shopping around realy does pay off.Markets are much cheaper too than supermarkets. I think the supermarkets make a huge profit out of us....

just after Xmas, an egg producer was told his price was to be drpped by 5p a dozen, yet the price of wheat, chickens major food, warranted an increase of 15p a dozen by the supemarket to break even.

A FARMER REPLIES:- the biggest problem is time (and age, as our average age 63) sounds great to you, farmers selling direct, but a farmer has too much to do already, and cannot afford to be stood about all day- his job should be growing, not selling.
In Italy, they have a good system, the farmers arrive at the market 0600 hrs, set up, open to public 0700 and it closes at 0900- whereupon the farmer goes back to his farm to do a days work.
With our conveniance shopping, you would be lucky to get a customer before 10- forget it

Hi ALL,
Sorry its been so long getting back onto the topic.
I cant seem to find the other thread on supermarkets Fifi and i have look under food afew times now. Great letter by the way. Also i do not know if i told you that i e-mailed Rip-Off-britain again and they still havent replyed yet which realy gets my goat as they tell us that if we have an issue then get in-touch with them and then they do not answer.
Are people so afraid to deal with this topic as thats the impression i am getting. well got to go now so ttfn Kaz

Hi - been long gone but am back. Yes Kaz, people are afraid to deal with this topic - especially the polititians. All the parties receive huge amounts of monies for their funds from the food companies. Only a few days ago Andrew Lansley (can't remember what he's Minister of!!) but he stated that he wasn't going in for food regulation. This government have started off by making big changes in the name of efficiency and practicality in the NHS, education, policing and even trying it with forests!! The unfortunate thing is that they don't appear to be the least bit concerned about what the nation eats. It seem crackers when you consider what unhealthy eating is costing the NHS - now there's a saving that you would think they would be interested in!!

Hi Fifi, Yes i totally AGREE with you on that point. NOBODY seems to want to get involved with this at all and its very disheartning Even though this thread is still going you would think that maybe mumsnet would want to get involved wouldnt you ? bye for now.KAZ

The reports of Tesco's fast falling profits today tell a story. About 2 years ago this thread was started and now it appears that Tesco's strategy has resulted in a downward trend in profit. It is good that the public are realizing how they have been manipulated by misleading labelling and dubious offers - amongst other things. Tesco can be compared to current politics - the majority of us are disenchanted with both and are voting with our feet - the word complacency comes to mind!