So wasteful

badgermonkey

Curv wrote: »

I wanted to swap an unopened tin and some cartons of baby milk formula at my local Tesco... DD needed the Hungry Baby version as the regular stuff wasn't satisfying her.

They did the swap but told me they would have to 'waste' whatever I'd taken back as it could have been tampered with.

I'm not sure if they were trying to guilt me into not swapping or were insulting me by insinuating I was trying to poison babies (or both)... but I took the swap anyway and didn't feel too bad... I'd got an opened tin at home which I'm STILL using as powdered milk for making bread.

I don't think you should take this personally - they have to be REALLY careful with baby food/milk because it's the first thing those nutters who put stuff in things go for. OK, they're not saying you would do it, but they don't know where it's been while it was out of the shop. And would you be happy if you knew the new tins you bought had been in someone's house for god knows how long, having who knows what done to them? I think if a baby's involved, it's definitely better safe than sorry.

On the whole though I think it's scandalous how much gets wasted by supermarkets. There was an article on the BBC website about Freegans the other day - these are people who only eat stuff they get free, out of bins and such like, and always eat well and never get ill!

LJM

i recieved a tescos order once and one bag of my shopping was missing,but i had a bag of shopping given to me that i didnt order. i rang tesco to let them know and they refunded my missing items and told me to keep what was in the extra bag i was given

Penelope_Penguin

Guapa1 wrote: »

Same with my company. I work for an airline and after a flight we always have stacks of biscuits/snacks left. Or the sandwiches and they get chucked. It's a real shame.

That's not a shame, that's a scandal :eek: :mad:

Not picking on your comment especially, but on the general policy of extreme caution displayed by retailers. We shouldn't be landfilling perfectly good food in the name of safety.

Maybe we should all become Freegan :T

Penny. x

Guapa1

Isn't it disgusting Penny? I used to take them off and give to the drivers for lunch, or when I'm flying into places like Bangladesh take them off for the street children, but now we've been told if we're caught with anything from the plane it's misappropriation and we'll get sacked, and I know of a girl who has been suspended for taking a paper.

EssexGirl

Guapa1 wrote: »

Isn't it disgusting Penny? I used to take them off and give to the drivers for lunch, or when I'm flying into places like Bangladesh take them off for the street children, but now we've been told if we're caught with anything from the plane it's misappropriation and we'll get sacked, and I know of a girl who has been suspended for taking a paper.

That's awful. If only more of the public knew what these comapnies were getting away with waste wise, maybe a public outcry would mean they would change their wasteful ways?

I don't know if they still do, but some years back a London Marks & Spencers used to donate all of their unsold sandwiches and food that was use by the end of that day to a local food canteen for the homeless. M&S made a huge difference to the lives of these people.

Penny_Watcher

krispyg76 wrote: »

however Morrisons had a policy of very little waste and I could tell you some horror stories about what out of date stock got used for

I love Morrisons, but I wont buy their fruit or veg. It's cr*p. I was in last week doing the grocery shopping and they were putting out boxes of carrots with that day's sell buy date on it . Not reduced, just selling it as prime quality stock. The last eating apples I bought were 'fluffy' not crispy YUK!!

Much as I don't particularly like ASDA they get all my green grocery business.

Bargain_Rzl

EssexGirl wrote: »

I don't know if they still do, but some years back a London Marks & Spencers used to donate all of their unsold sandwiches and food that was use by the end of that day to a local food canteen for the homeless. M&S made a huge difference to the lives of these people.

Pret a Manger do that. Their stock gets made daily and isn't designed to be kept overnight.

Churchmouse

Whilst i agree that the binning of perfectly edible food is a scandal, I can understand some companies' fears. We live in litigious times and with the apparent complete absence of common sense, and the possibility of costly compensation claims, it is inevitable that many companies would rather not participate in food distribution systems. When we grow up and start behaving like responsible adults, and stop having to blame someone else for all our ills, (and wanting them to compensate us) then we might just get to a saner place that has room for compassion.