Money Moral Dilemma: Is it OK to snap off the broccoli stalk before weighing it?

melanzana

IDProtected wrote: »

Certainly appreciate what you are saying about the money saving, not too sure about the blasphemy though; had this phrase referred to a different religion, I'm pretty sure there would be cries of "racism"!

I did laugh at that.

Sorry God.

robin58

I think all you don't get one thing in supermarkets and shopping.

There is always a permitted margin of a % of waste which is costed into the headline price.

A supermarket is like a bookie, they are always on the winning side.

The only reason you find yellow sticker stuff in supermarkets, is the section where the reduction is, is trying to claw back some of the margin they are going to lose when they toss it.

silverswan

It takes me ages to get all the seeds out of a pomegranate in Tesco's before buying it!

boliston

When I used to live on my own I did not snap off the stalk but I remember taking a couple of "branches" off a larger broccoli as a whole one was just too much for one person.

Charlie-Otter

When I lived in New Zealand, the fruit and veg aisles in most supermarkets had a bin specifically for the outer leaves of lettuce, unwanted stalks etc. and it was completely acceptable to remove these before buying. I'm not a fan of wastage though, so often used to worry about what happened to all these unloved bits of vegetables that had been cast aside...in my mind they were being collected together specifically maybe to feed a happy supermarket pig that lived out the back?! :rotfl:

Personally I buy my broccoli in Aldi, shrink-wrapped and pre-priced so not a dilemma, and we eat it stalk and all!

mandalyena

I do it too and with leeks also!!

harrycrac

Yes it is perfectly OK to snap off the stalk, some supermarkets have little saws to do just that.
You wouldn't buy the branch an apple was on would you?

dan2097

dfub wrote: »

It's not theft because you aren't taking the stalk for free, you're leaving it the shop and paying for what you took!

It's not theft but it is damage to store property. Would it be acceptable to cut a banana in half and only buy the half the banana?

There are lots of foods that are sold with inedible parts e.g. oranges, bananas, nuts... why would broccoli be an exception

sarah1972

harrycrac wrote: »

Yes it is perfectly OK to snap off the stalk, some supermarkets have little saws to do just that.
You wouldn't buy the branch an apple was on would you?

really ?? Little saws just hanging around in supermarkets ready for children to grab ??

What supermarkets do you go to?

Nada666

Theft is theft. This series is trolling of the lowest order. "Hey, you hate/love supermarkets - should I steal from them?" is not a dilemma.

Stealing saves money. Gosh.