Tesco's rotten fruit

the black fox said:
cmon shirley ,clear some of the weeds out of them old greenhouses and grow your own .:) :) :banana: :banana:
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Cheeky monkey you, the modern term is polytunnel. I grow lots but not peaches and next time you come over you can see how I've turned an old field into a wildlife plantation. Hey Jeff, its amazing how quick you get a reply on a post here, on the other site we were on I normally wait for 2 weeks for a reply, sometimes never and that is why I delete my posts on there.;)
Fancy joining us on the 52 week challenge, its in the middle on the forum page. See you around here somewhere.
 
viv1969 said:
Yes, not sure on what plane of reality Tesco is seen as a treat.
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If you lived where I do consider it a treat, in my whole life I have only been to Sainsbury's once, I came out of the store and couldn't find the car in amongst all the hundreds of other cars. I don't go by plane, normally car or the bus.:D
 
Cobra said:
The problem here and I'm sure its not just my town, the council keep putting up the rent etc and eventually price the shop keepers out of the town.
And of course they then rent out to the charity shops at a very low cost, or even free, "So the shops aren't empty"
Go figure as the Americans say


A lot of my shops in town are also cobblers TBH ...
Oh I see that's not quite what you meant was it?
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We have a blacksmith he came passed the other day to put shoes on a neighbours horse.
 
Shirleyr said:
If you lived where I do consider it a treat, in my whole life I have only been to Sainsbury's once, I came out of the store and couldn't find the car in amongst all the hundreds of other cars. I don't go by plane, normally car or the bus.:D
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No matter how large the supermarket, even in North Wales, i have never struggled to find my car!
 
viv1969 said:
No matter how large the supermarket, even in North Wales, i have never struggled to find my car!
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believe me ruth where shirley lives makes rural kent look like 5th ave new york ,remote doesn't even come into it wi-fi out on the lleyn peninsular consists of two baked bean tins connected by string :rolleyes: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway:
 
the black fox said:
believe me ruth where shirley lives makes rural kent look like 5th ave new york ,remote doesn't even come into it wi-fi out on the lleyn peninsular consists of two baked bean tins connected by string :rolleyes: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway:
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But, but my dear, we have the third best beach pub in the world, Ty Coch Inn Porth Dinllan:):), if you have read all the posts on here, the chef is the lady who has the horse in a field next to me who had the blacksmith to fit new shoes. Are you keeping up Jeff.:rolleyes:
 
the black fox said:
believe me ruth where shirley lives makes rural kent look like 5th ave new york ,remote doesn't even come into it wi-fi out on the lleyn peninsular consists of two baked bean tins connected by string :rolleyes: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway:
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Yes, I know. I've spent quite a bit of time in the region.
It's rural, but it's not outer space!
 
Yep l know ,I here a lot of families are very close :exit::exit:
 
viv1969 said:
Yes, I know. I've spent quite a bit of time in the region.
It's rural, but it's not outer space!
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Well next time pop in for a coffee it's only 5 minutes off the A55 LOL
 
Nod said:
Awls.
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Barn Awls, Eagle Awls or Tawny Awls?

Seriously. my awl has lasted about twenty five years, that is what quality work does for you, it puts you out of business! It is no use waiting for return customers if the thing they buy is going to last for 150 years!
 
Waitrose has far better fruit and veg (and meat) than the likes of Tesco, and if you look carefully there are often farm shops close by, I have a great one 2 miles away.
 
cambsno said:
Waitrose has far better fruit and veg (and meat) than the likes of Tesco, and if you look carefully there are often farm shops close by, I have a great one 2 miles away.
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And our local Lidl's fruit and veg tastes far better than Waitrose's. Doesn't always look as pretty but tastes better (which is IIRC what food's all about!)
 
Shirleyr said:
A small farm not a mile from here has started to bottle their own milk, 80 cows they have. I have their calves in a field next to my house, see link.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjUwOXG-ODOAhXmIcAKHRcmC_IQFggeMAA&url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/watch-pen-llns-new-milk-11702825&usg=AFQjCNG5fthE3vhz4c-bUwvHkLt44WpdSA&sig2=nrF8rqIY1_U4_h09B8aqaQ.
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Yep, we sell it.

There was even a film crew doing a bit about it in the shop, I'm not sure if it has aired but some of the footage gives a lovely embarrassing insight into the fruit and veg side of the shop too!
 
The problem with this is two fold.

People do not want to pay slightly higher prices.

Most people work during the day now, and shop keepers do not want to work evenings.

Everyone blames everyone, but actually as Brits we just put up with s*** and no one changes.
 
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I've had some bad apples (pun intended) from pretty much every and any supermarket but it would normally be 1 out of 5 or 6, and they would show up at least a day later.

The problem is really with the way the mould grows and germinates. Initially it infects the fruit and may penetrate its "roots" deep inside - this would at some stage result in softening and discoloration at the site of infection. The fruiting body - or the usually grey fluff you see on the surface comes out a few days later and this is when it becomes totally and plainly evident. The fruit will be harmful right away once it is affected; the severity will vary from moderate to highly carcinogenic depending on the mould species. So it is really best not to eat it.

You should check for signs of mould and avoid buying anything suspicious, and anything in close proximity to affected vegetables and fruits.

Finally, I would give Tesco customer careline a ring if that branch is consistently selling bad produce. They really shouldn't and the fault lies either with the manager and / or supply chain.

http://www.rapidmicrobiology.com/test-method/rapid-detection-of-yeasts-and-moulds-in-food/
https://www.researchgate.net/public...Near-Infrared_FT-NIR_Reflectance_Spectroscopy
 
jonbeeza said:
Most of the problem is probably at supermarkets ...
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All of the problem is. The Great British Public want cheap fruit available all year round and most of them buy only on price. How often do you see somebody actually looking at the fruit as well as the price before the hand goes out and it's in the trolley?

Remember, folks, that particularly when it comes to supermarkets, one of the immutable laws of retail is that we all get the minimum level of quality and service that most customers will put up with.
 
Serendipitous Sid said:
All of the problem is. The Great British Public want cheap fruit available all year round and most of them buy only on price. How often do you see somebody actually looking at the fruit as well as the price before the hand goes out and it's in the trolley?

Remember, folks, that particularly when it comes to supermarkets, one of the immutable laws of retail is that we all get the minimum level of quality and service that most customers will put up with.
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If I am buying fresh fruit, I always look at the quality of it first as well as check on the best before dates. If they have nothing that looks good enough or a long enough best before date, I will buy frozen fruit.
 
Serendipitous Sid said:
All of the problem is. The Great British Public want cheap fruit available all year round and most of them buy only on price. How often do you see somebody actually looking at the fruit as well as the price before the hand goes out and it's in the trolley?

Remember, folks, that particularly when it comes to supermarkets, one of the immutable laws of retail is that we all get the minimum level of quality and service that most customers will put up with.
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The prices in supermarkets are pretty much the same in competing shops, maybe pennies a kilo difference. Green grocers may actually be cheaper in some instances, but it is finding them.
 
i loved the 'old' shops
still remember Woolies had a sawdust and wooden floor where i lived in the 1950s

ah the good old days - even shag was cheap...;)
 
Where else would you find Nuns and Shag in close proximity?!!!
 
i remember as a child being taken to uncle jacks mansion in bishops avenue highgate. for a meal ,not a blood relation but my grandad grew up with him and knew him well .he would be frothing at the mouth to read these comments and the store would need a new manager by the morning .
 
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My Dad has one of those little shops just like Open all Hours, I just remember it. It was in a town called Maghull. It was doing very well until Tesco opened a store nearby and that was the end of the shop. It was all very sad.
 
Shirleyr said:
................. It was doing very well until Tesco opened a store nearby and that was the end of the shop. It was all very sad.
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so true
despite a large public Petition AGAINST Sainsburys opening a new super-store in our market town, they got planning permission
( Council palms were greased no doubt)
people said they wouldn't shop there - but of course they did

a friend had a small florist - handed down through the family - doing well then - in tears - she told me Sainsburys were selling roses cheaper than she could buy

CLOSED within two months .. I hate supermarkets with a vengence......:(
 
I remember life before supermarkets, fist one we had was called Victor Values later to become a Tesco''s.

Most things were shopped for daily apart fom veg which was weekly, mainly bought by the non working mother (job rather than housewife) Would that work today, doubt it with so many having two wage earners. Wouldn't have time these days, they dump the kids in a nursery up my road as early as 06.30, so definitely no time for shopping daily

Changing times admittedly not in my opinion for the better
 
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