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Sainsbury's Milk

Hammer_Time
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edited 11 July 2014 at 1:37PM in Food shopping & groceries
Has anyone noticed that the 4 pint milk seems to be about 5mm short of their 4 pint approx line!!!
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  • stephen77
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    Weigh it, or measure when home, if your thinking your not getting what you paid for to check.

    Though 4 pints is likely to be sold on average, rather than min litre.
    So it can be sold legally with out actually being 4 pints.
    Before people get upset about this. Lots of products with average weights on, are on average above the declared weight.
  • PLRFD
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    I think the key word here is approx.
  • stephen77
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    If milk is sold on weight rather than litres. 4 pints (if water) weighs 2.270kg it could be 3% under 2.270kg and weigh 2.202kg and be sold legally. If weighing any less than this, it would be illegal.

    Not sure how fluid measurement compare to items sold on weight.
  • PLRFD
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    And would full cream weigh more than semi skimmed ?
  • Teahfc
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    5mm short of milk ... Jeez you need to get out more matey ...
    "Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain."


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  • Hammer_Time
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    Teahfc wrote: »
    5mm short of milk ... Jeez you need to get out more matey ...
    I am glad to see you have got time to answer my post, I would love to go out but as I am dying of cancer and refined to bed. I was only trying to stop the big supermarkets from short changing us.
  • stephen77
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    Hammer_Time wrote: »
    I was only trying to stop the big supermarkets from short changing us.


    The milk is most likely going over a check weighing before going out.
    Its not worth the risk of under weighing as its pretty easy one for trading standards to catch them out with.
    They will get a big fine and the supplier will loose reputation.
    Mistakes do happen though.
  • LadyCoupon
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    stephen77 wrote: »
    loose


    Lose ;) sorry couldn't help it. :D
  • Teahfc
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    Hammer_Time wrote: »
    I am glad to see you have got time to answer my post, I would love to go out but as I am dying of cancer and refined to bed. I was only trying to stop the big supermarkets from short changing us.

    I am sorry for my remark, please accept my apologies.
    I feel very stupid now.
    I have found time to read your reply and wish I could withdraw my previous post.
    "Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain."


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  • Hammer_Time
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    Teahfc wrote: »
    I am sorry for my remark, please accept my apologies.
    I feel very stupid now.
    I have found time to read your reply and wish I could withdraw my previous post.
    No problem, you didn't know. I seem to dwell on the little things in life as I don't want to look at the big thing.
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