it's vile isn't it? I now go to sainsburys, even though it is twice as far! Tesco is within walking distance for us, but I just get tired of wasting so much stuff because it goes off.
They were actually fined a while ago for selling skanky meat, but doesn't seem to have stopped them...
We tried the meat counter at Tesco, thinking it may be better than the pre-packed, but then saw them taking a big vacuum sealed lump of meat out of the fridge which looked like it had been frozen previously... so not FRESH at all!!!
When we visit my parents we stock up from their local butcher... at least we know it's fresh there.
wish there were some greengrocers round here as well though