SHOCK, HORROR & DISMAY at Sainsburys

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This is an email I HAD to send to Sainsburys tonight :(

I'll keep you informed of any developments...

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Dear Sirs

And please direct this to your CEO

Yesterday my wife returned from your Wakefield store, Lower Trinity Walk, Marsh Way, Wakefield WF1 1QQ, with a pack of "begood to yourself" bacon medallions for me to cook tea today

The pack is the same as we have bought and enjoyed many times before

The packet says "8 rashers", which is perfect for our family of 4 being myself, Mandy, Kirsty & Joe - we normally LOVE this range

Tonight I set about cooking one of our favourite meals, my own version of a Slimming World recipe they call "Breakfast Pasta" - I won't bore you with the full recipe, suffice to say we needed 2 rashers each

Imagine my HORROR at opening the 8-rasher packet to discover only 6 (SIX) rashers inside it !!!

Imagine the disappointment on my family's wee faces to realise that rather than have 2 rasher each they were to only receive 1.5 rashers each

DEVASTATED is not too strong a word for how we all felt by this

We are all desperately keen to monitor our health and well-being and we watch & monitor our food intake closer than a flock of hungry hawks - everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING is meticulously weighed & measured to calculate the calorific content within an accuracy of +/- 1%. We expect & DEMAND nothing less, but rather than our 2-rashers each of 65 cals grilled we only had 1.5 rasher and just 48.75 cals !!!

Did I not mention this... DEVASTATED is not too strong a word for how we all felt by this

Our tea is then ruined, we are HUGELY down on our anticipated calorific uptake by a WHOPPING 16.25 cals - PER SODDING PERSON !!!

We therefore respectfully demand significant compensation

After due consideration, our family has decided that we are prepared to accept £62,500 per person for upset so caused, with an additional £2.30 per person for the cost of the bus-fare to pay our respective cheques into our bank accounts. If you'd like to save yourself 4x £2.30 we are happy to provide our respective bank details for a bank transfer

Not wishing to appear overly greedy please note that this is our opening offer and we expect you may try to reduce the compensation somewhat

We look forward to your earliest replies to settle this incredibly distressing situation and I would add that we did in fact buy TWO packets of 8-rashers at the same time; we are now DREADING opening the 2nd packet in case it is similarly lacking

If you wish to send an agent to collect it (I'm assuming its from the same faulty batch) then you may well save yourselves from a subsequent claim for a further £250,000 compensation plus bus fares of £8.60

Yours, sincerely distressed of Shafton

David & family

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Dave
 
Quite right too, old boy.

I trust you subsequently wrote to the Telegraph?
 
So the beers are on David at the next meet when he decides to generously share some of the Sainsbury plc fortune with long suffering photographers who were too shy and retiring to complain. :pint:
 
Marcel said:
This needs to go to The Sun, they'll LAP this up
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Aye, they love a fat juicy story.
Keep the pressure on them & don't fall for the smoke & mirrors tactics with any reply. Sue the rind off em & hang em out to dry! That should cure it.
 
Don't forget Jeremy Kyle, I'm SURE they'll be interested in this HORRIFIC story of your SUFFERING
 
I hope you posted this on Arseberk and t***ter before offering Sainsbury's a chance to reply.

Hope the extra pack contained at least 2 rashers so nobody had to have just 1 1/2 for their tea.
 
This is quality. I suggest you alert them via Twitter as they respond quicker via that rather than emails.

You will need to keep sharp over this otherwise you will make a pigs ear over the claim and don't make any rash(er) decisions over the settlement. Keep the pressure on and make them squeal.
 
BTW, let us know when you're hosting a long Lake District break with all expenses paid in recognition of our moral support for you in these troubling times, David.
 
DG Phototraining said:
and we watch & monitor our food intake closer than a flock of hungry hawks -
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I suggest for factual accuracy, you find another analogy, have you seen the way a hawk pigs out on kill?
They will crop up fit to bursting.

I just thought I'd mention that, as I'd hate to see your reasonable compensation claim go down the pan due to a technically.

My ( extortionate ) fee can be sent to ... I'll PM you my bank details :thumbs:
 
I can find you a lawyer who'll take the case on a % :D
 
Sainsburys?

Talk about traitor to your class :ROFLMAO:
 
You should have added "we had to eat the pet pig to make up for the rasher discrepancy - 1 pig owed".

It porkin not right to have less than advertised on the packet. You could also sue for pulling a ham-string while disassembling the pet pig due to struggling.
 
I just counted my 14 rasher bacon pack. It actually has 15 rashers, but the weight is still 220g.

Dear Mr Woof,

Thank you for bringing the matter to our attention. Everything we do, we do for the benefit of our customers. Our very expensive lawyers have looked into this matter, and noted your request for compensation.

We are pleased to notify you that we've sold you exactly the weight of the product that you purchased and belief you have not separated the product.

With that in mind, our lawyers have come up with a cost calculation for their time and we decided to put in a counter claim for their costs. This claim is not negotiable and will increase if you do not pay the £187,500 plus VAT @ 20% within 14 calendar days.

We trust we have resolved this matter to your satisfaction and look forward to welcome you back in our stores soon

Kind regards,
CEO
 
Phil V said:
Sainsburys?

Talk about traitor to your class :ROFLMAO:
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Some interesting points there all - if a little hammy

As for your comment here Phil V - its a Sainsburys local 300 yards away and I was walking

I presume your preferred choices are M&S and Waitrose, but they are far too far to walk to for me, though I'm guessing you have them deliver to your home; by chauffeur rather than a dirty van ??? :D

Dave
 
Presumably you took a photograph of the six rashers to back up your evidence and attached it with your email ? - it might have more impact than the jokes ?
 
Seriously this would make BBC NEWS 24 if sent to the right person! LOL they report most anything these days!

"RASHERGATE"
 
Blank_Canvas said:
but they may take your email more seriously if you included one and cut the jokes.
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I respectfully disagree

Over the years, whenever such 'disappointments' have arisen, I've always taken this rather unusual approach to making companies aware of their shortcomings and (so far) ALL of them have responded with some form of compensation and about half the time humour in their replies. I honestly believe the folks tasked with manning complaints depts have a generally miserable task so I'd hope a hint of humour at least raised a smile in their day

They do ALL like to know when something has gone wrong btw, but telling them in jokey form has to be more fun than snotty emails or angry phone calls :)

Dave
 
DG Phototraining said:
Some interesting points there all - if a little hammy

As for your comment here Phil V - its a Sainsburys local 300 yards away and I was walking

I presume your preferred choices are M&S and Waitrose, but they are far too far to walk to for me, though I'm guessing you have them deliver to your home; by chauffeur rather than a dirty van ??? :D

Dave
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I'm more a 'having a fag outside Lidl waiting for a taxi' kind of shopper*


*for the Southerners and others with no notable sense of humour, it should be noted that this might not be true.
 
Phil V said:
I'm more a 'having a fag outside Lidl waiting for a taxi' kind of shopper*


*for the Southerners and others with no notable sense of humour, it should be noted that this might not be true.
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So you double tab then, not single :P I knew it.... :grin:
 
Blank_Canvas said:
That is as maybe, but they may take your email more seriously if you included one and cut the jokes.
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A picture of too few rashers is no evidence whatsoever.
 
Phil V said:
I'm more a 'having a fag outside Lidl waiting for a taxi' kind of shopper*
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That scared me, I suddenly had the vision of a grown man still in pyjama's ( or onesie) !
 
I feel a selfie attack coming on... :D
 
Cobra said:
That scared me, I suddenly had the vision of a grown man still in pyjama's ( or onesie) !
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There's not a lot of point in getting dressed just to go shopping.

I don't have a onesie though I sleep in the buff :naughty: :LOL: :puke:
 
Phil V said:
There's not a lot of point in getting dressed just to go shopping.
I don't have a onesie though I sleep in the buff :naughty: :LOL: :puke:
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Even worse :runaway:
 
Phil V said:
There's not a lot of point in getting dressed just to go shopping.

I don't have a onesie though I sleep in the buff :naughty: :LOL: :puke:
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You're a Daily Mail article in the making!! :eek:
 
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