Why does a corporation the size of tesco need me to teach them maths?

JethroUK

Tesco sell bread rolls and baps for 69p for a pack 6 or 2 packs for £1

Sound maths except rolls have been literally *twice* as big as baps

This has been the case not for a few weeks but for 10 years or more or as long as I can remember

The 'epiphany' seemed to have dawned on them this week - not because of any financial noise but because the rolls were selling twice as fast as baps (round ones)

Anyway they figured after ten year because I went in yesterday to buy 526252 packs of enormous long rolls and they are now "tiddly"

In fact they are now even smaller than the baps

No prizes for guessing which had been sold out out by 10 clock and which were still making the shelves groan at 9 at night )

Guys guys guys - just cut up the dough into *equal* sizes *first* and then shape them afterwards

Why does a corporation the size of tesco need me to tell them these very rudimentary financials???

Nada666

Why should different products be the same weight? The cost of flour and water contributes about two percent (or whatever) to the price of the end product.

soolin

JethroUK wrote: »

Tesco sell bread rolls and baps for 69p for a pack 6 or 2 packs for £1

Sound maths except rolls have been literally *twice* as big as baps

This has been the case not for a few weeks but for 10 years or more or as long as I can remember

The 'epiphany' seemed to have dawned on them this week - not because of any financial noise but because the rolls were selling twice as fast as baps (round ones)

Anyway they figured after ten year because I went in yesterday to buy 526252 packs of enormous long rolls and they are now "tiddly"

In fact they are now even smaller than the baps

No prizes for guessing which had been sold out out by 10 clock and which were still making the shelves groan at 9 at night )

Guys guys guys - just cut up the dough into *equal* sizes *first* and then shape them afterwards

Why does a corporation the size of tesco need me to tell them these very rudimentary financials???

I'm obviously missing something....I was not aware that all bread rolls, regardless of shape or name were supposed to be the same size?

dealer_wins

Tesco are shrewd, they keep people returning week in week out just to check the size of baps v rolls (Whilst doing all their shopping in the process)

Reminds me of this I read a while back:

A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.”

The barber puts a $2 coin in one hand and two 50c pieces in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?”

The boy takes the 50c coins and leaves. “What did I tell you?”, said the barber. “That kid never learns!”

Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. “Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the 50c pieces instead of the $2 coin?”

The boy licked his cone and replied, “….Because the day I take the $2 coin, the games over

photome

I am sure tesco dont need you! and dont know why you think all their rolls/baps should be the same size?

Just wondered how hungry you were needing 526252 bread rolls

SailorSam

Tesco are losing customers to the likes of Lidl so they're losing money now. They've just got less dough.