my cheese is underweight!

loztiggy

if you contact cathedral city themselves youre likely to get a voucher for a free pack. I contacted them a few weeks ago with praise and got a voucher for a free pack, and as tesco was doing bogof meant i got 2 huge packs for free.

mo786uk

Weighing issues will be regulated by your local Trading Standards. It might be worth letting them know for info, although its prob a mistake it might be affecting millions of blocks of cheese.

The Weights and Measures Act might say somehting on tolerances, I don't know.

Sublime_2

I've just bought bogof from my local store, and am so tempted to weigh them both now!

Jolaaled

Sublime wrote: »

I've just bought bogof from my local store, and am so tempted to weigh them both now!

oooh...please do weigh both, if you have time..and let me know!
Next time i buy bogofs' i'm def gonna be comparing sizes/weights.
I have noticed that, with liquids e.g. milk, fabric conditioner, washing up liquid etc, that there are varying volumes between the bottles..not a lot, but when its something like shampoo, just a teeny bit more, means an extra hair wash or two!
It's much harder to judge with weights tho.

Sunnyday

*Sits down with a cup of tea and waits patiently for Sublime to post the weights*
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

SD

wealdroam

aeb wrote: »

I always weigh iceberg lettuce they vary a lot - and they all weigh less than they did 10 years ago...

Don't you think a lot of water will have evaporated from the lettuce during that ten years?

I always eat lettuce before it gets that dry.

jammydodger1000

A 300-500g package is allowed to be up to 6% deficient so it would appear that the 400g pack of cheese weighing 380g would be within tolerance.

However the OP hasn't said whether this weight includes the packaging. If it does then it may be that when the weight of the packaging is factored in that the cheese is underweight.

If it has not yet been opened it may be worth taking it to your local Trading Standards Office who will be able to weigh it.

Jolaaled

jammydodger1000 wrote: »

A 300-500g package is allowed to be up to 6% deficient so it would appear that the 400g pack of cheese weighing 380g would be within tolerance.

However the OP hasn't said whether this weight includes the packaging. If it does then it may be that when the weight of the packaging is factored in that the cheese is underweight.

If it has not yet been opened it may be worth taking it to your local Trading Standards Office who will be able to weigh it.

yes...the weight o 380g included the packaging. I've not opened it, as don't want to be accused of eating the shortfall!
Have written to Dairy Crest, who own Cathedral City, and will await their response prior to contacting Trading Standards.

Sublime_2

Jolaaled wrote: »

oooh...please do weigh both, if you have time..and let me know!
Next time i buy bogofs' i'm def gonna be comparing sizes/weights.
I have noticed that, with liquids e.g. milk, fabric conditioner, washing up liquid etc, that there are varying volumes between the bottles..not a lot, but when its something like shampoo, just a teeny bit more, means an extra hair wash or two!
It's much harder to judge with weights tho.

Sunnyday wrote: »

*Sits down with a cup of tea and waits patiently for Sublime to post the weights*
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

SD

You rotters! I have now felt a definite urge to weigh my bogof cheeses now, and......One weighed 205g, and the other 206g, instead of 200g each (so 11 extra gs). Feeling very sad now!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Sunnyday

Sublime wrote: »

You rotters! I have now felt a definite urge to weigh my bogof cheeses now, and......One weighed 205g, and the other 206g, instead of 200g each (so 11 extra gs). Feeling very sad now!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Well i`ve had a good few cuppas and a glass of vino but it was well worth the wait

Thanks

SD

PS I have a cunning plan to nip to the veg dept with my cheese next time i`m in the sm and give it a quick weigh before i go to the checkout