food wastage by tesco

Forgetful

I just got back from tescos this evening and there was loads of free range eggs reduced to 75p for 1/2 dozen...about 60 boxes of them.

At 9pm when I was there the chap working there just collected them all and put them all in to a bin bag to be rid of... same with some yoghurts and some beef...
what a waste..
they could at least maybe reduce them a bit more and sell them rather than throw them out...

and yet we pity those who are less fortunate with no food!!!1

shame!:eek:

LinasPilibaitisisbatman

Forgetful wrote: »

I just got back from tescos this evening and there was loads of free range eggs reduced to 75p for 1/2 dozen...about 60 boxes of them.

At 9pm when I was there the chap working there just collected them all and put them all in to a bin bag to be rid of... same with some yoghurts and some beef...
what a waste..
they could at least maybe reduce them a bit more and sell them rather than throw them out...

and yet we pity those who are less fortunate with no food!!!1

shame!:eek:

and them some idiot comes on here and claims the beef or eggs were not the right colour:rolleyes:

kirkeastment

Forgetful wrote: »

I just got back from tescos this evening and there was loads of free range eggs reduced to 75p for 1/2 dozen...about 60 boxes of them.

At 9pm when I was there the chap working there just collected them all and put them all in to a bin bag to be rid of... same with some yoghurts and some beef...
what a waste..
they could at least maybe reduce them a bit more and sell them rather than throw them out...

and yet we pity those who are less fortunate with no food!!!1

shame!:eek:

did you check the shelf dates, also known as the dates that state how long they are allowed to stay on the shelves, because if that day was today, then if they were still there tomorrow, tesco could have a very nice legal issue to deal

CG19a

Forgetful wrote: »

I just got back from tescos this evening and there was loads of free range eggs reduced to 75p for 1/2 dozen...about 60 boxes of them.

At 9pm when I was there the chap working there just collected them all and put them all in to a bin bag to be rid of... same with some yoghurts and some beef...
what a waste..
they could at least maybe reduce them a bit more and sell them rather than throw them out...

and yet we pity those who are less fortunate with no food!!!1

shame!:eek:

I understand totally what you mean, its just unfortunate that at some points we have to call it a day.

scheming_gypsy

LinasPilibaitisisbatman wrote: »

and them some idiot comes on here and claims the beef or eggs were not the right colour:rolleyes:

or doesn't come on here and claims compensation for food poisoning..

Contains_Mild_Peril

Eggs are an unusual case since by some legal quirk their sell-by/ display-until date is a whole week before their use-by date. I completely agree that they should have been further reduced (e.g. about an hour or so before closing time) or given away.
Eggs are not necessarily fit to eat before their use-by date and unfit afterwards: the best way for consumers to check is to immerse them in water and discard any floaters.

ebsay2000

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote: »

the best way for consumers to check is to immerse them in water and discard any floaters.

Ye, i cant stand floaters............they just wont flush away!!

Grunhilda

ebsay2000 wrote: »

Ye, i cant stand floaters............they just wont flush away!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

DCFC79

Forgetful wrote: »

I just got back from tescos this evening and there was loads of free range eggs reduced to 75p for 1/2 dozen...about 60 boxes of them.

At 9pm when I was there the chap working there just collected them all and put them all in to a bin bag to be rid of... same with some yoghurts and some beef...
what a waste..
they could at least maybe reduce them a bit more and sell them rather than throw them out...

and yet we pity those who are less fortunate with no food!!!1

shame!:eek:

why a vent though, its the companies policy what they do with they're food, only the othyer month we chucked out 40 - 50 eggs as they were out of date,

hollydays

If they haven't sold 60 boxes of eggs by that time of night...

drunkenmonkey

My record is selling just over 300 boxes of reduced eggs in 3 hours! Customers got a bargain that day! :dance: