lost food

societys_child

Zandoni wrote: »

A single joint of beef can cost £20.

True, but even 7 "single joints of beef" doesn't add up to £150

gettingtheresometime

Fosterdog wrote: »

I agree with you on this, I have 4 freezers, one built in to our fridge freezer for our food, then two undercounter and one chest freezer for my dogs raw food and I could fill all four for £150. And like you said nobody ever has just the dregs lefts when they are due to go shopping, it always seems to be when the freezer is full of premium lobster. I'm seriously trying to think of what things I could buy that would cost that much yet still fit in the freezer, even a big joint of beef, while expensive also takes up a fair bit of space so there is much less you can fit in with it.

I've just filled up the our chest freezer with the dog's raw food delivery & that cost £143.

Potbellypig

Dog eat more me.

eddddy

DoaM wrote: »

As per others, if you have freezer food cover on your home insurance then that's probably the easiest way forward; if not then raise a claim against the seller for the spoiled food.

Think carefully before claiming on your home insurance policy (even if you have cover).

You'll have to pay the excess - which is likely to be £100 or more.

Plus you're likely to have increased premiums for 3 to 5 years following a claim.

So you might end-up worse off.


In fact, don't contact your home insurers unless you are sure that you intend to claim. Even if you don't claim, it's likely to be recorded as a 'loss incident', which can push up future premiums.

(Here's an article about premiums being increased, when you contact insurers, even if you don't claim:
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/sep/30/insurance-query-higher-premiums

CardinalWolsey

To be fair, people who lost £20 worth of food in their freezer when it dies don't tend to post complaints or queries online... And who hasn't estimated upwards the value of their belongings when a claim is soon to follow? Of course, the retailer (who the claim should be against) might want an itemised list of goods that were spoilt, backed up by the engineers photos, before they pay out.

z1a

Potbellypig wrote: »

Dog eat more me.

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richierich007

thanks all for the replies
the £150 was a est not an exact figure, the freezer is 6ft and is always full
moving on ive called the manufacture today and was giving a authorisation number for a replacement from the retailer, i asked about the food loss and it was a no (which just rolled off tongue, as if she had been brainwashed with it from training)
so i`m calling the retailer tomorrow and sort a delivery out and mention the food which i think is hitting a wall
as it been said about house insurance not worth it with excess £100 i think and advice took about not even letting ins co know about it
1 final thing , will i be allowed to choose a different brand than my original but with the same retailer, new 1 would be a difference to pay ??

cheers all

Greta_Sharbo

richierich007 wrote: »

1 final thing , will i be allowed to choose a different brand than my original but with the same retailer, new 1 would be a difference to pay ??

cheers all

With a warranty claim you are bound by the terms and conditions. So maybe - it depends on what the manufacturer allows.

MothballsWallet

marliepanda wrote: »

Genuine question but what are people putting in their freezers? I’ve got a fairly standard size freezer, it’s got a drawer full of meat, some ice cream, oven chips, a pile of batch cooking and some ice cubes. I don’t think it’s even got £50 of food in it and the meat could last me for another 2/3 weeks...

We've got a "larder" upright freezer under a kitchen worktop, and can probably fill it with a variety of stuff for about £60-70, which would last me for at least 6 weeks to 3 months.

Keep_pedalling

Food spoilage falls under extra cover on my DirecLine policy for which there is no excess to pay.