I got assualted in Tesco!

stugib

Poppy9 wrote: »

The OP is gaining as he is buying decent fruit at the price per kilo of damaged fruit. To reiterate the OP said they were priced per kilo not per bag.

But it's not as if the other bananas were grade A, they were probably just slightly less ripe/rotten than the one he removed. So in my eyes he was buying old bananas at 20p/kg rather than fresh bananas at 50p(?)/kg so was equally entitled to buy only the selection of old bananas he wanted as he would be to split off a selection of fresh bananas, given both were sold by weight.


p.s. damn you for dragging me into this great banana debate

dmg24

I would love to read the police report on this ...

feather_2

Seems obvious to me that Tesco were in the wrong.... surely everyone knows that if you store bananas in the fridge they turn black?:rotfl:

custardy

debtdestroyer wrote: »

Jesus christ people talk about missing the plot!

First off I seem to have changed into a woman at some point during this event accoridng to some of your posts!

For those off you who have missed the plot completely and are talking about the actual banana itself let me humour you and explain. There was a box of 4 or 5 bags (the plastic fruit and veg bags you seal stuff in yourself) of bananas moved to the refridgerated aisle and discounted to 20p/kg. Every one of these bags had at least one foul banana inside. I picked the bag that looked best, opened it, and removed the foul banana (which was unfit for sale). I was then told I couldnt purchase the bag because it had been opened. Essentially what they are saying is you purchase the mouldy banana or you dont get the good ones! I said this was not on, and went to take a picture of the foul banana.

Obviously this inflamed the situation, but this does NOT give the shop assistant the right to lay his hands on me. It does NOT give tesco the right to have me surrounded and intimidated by 4 or 5 large men. It does NOT give the tesco security guard the right to try and barge me back into the store.

I can tell you categorically that it is NOT illegal to go into Tesco and photograph their produce. If they ask you to leave however you should leave. At no point was I once asked to leave the store, in fact, they were determined to keep me in the store!

What is this world coming to when you cant photograph a bloody banana. Those who are getting on their high horses and laying into me should take a long hard look at themselves.

not illegal but against tesco policy.
however you are right in saying it doesnt condone the staffs reaction.

i agree the way it was handled(by your posts) was done very badly

wigan_rl_till_i_die

Why are people having a go at the op?

At the end of the day the staff was out of order and should get whats coming to them

What about if it was your oh or your mum? i bet it would be a diffrent story then

looby75

Hmmm for some strange reason I can't get this song out of my head.

uktim29

peterbaker wrote: »

The OP was treated appallingly.

The first three or four respondents to the thread (and the last one before me I see :rolleyes:) have seriously questionnable attitudes which probably means they are under 40 and have been brainwashed or their standards are still under development ...

People like the OP and I help maintain standards in supermarkets, especially with regard to their sloppy hygiene standards when it comes to reducing perishable items for those of us that seek to save money by buying them

What a load of rubbish. Are you saying that as soon as you hit 40 you should start turning into Victor Meldrew? I think you'll actually find that is more of a questionable attitude.

If you think people like help maintain standards in supermarkets you are deluded. Thats what everyone who moans a lot likes to tell themselves.

Poppy9

stugib wrote: »

But it's not as if the other bananas were grade A, they were probably just slightly less ripe/rotten than the one he removed. So in my eyes he was buying old bananas at 20p/kg rather than fresh bananas at 50p(?)/kg so was equally entitled to buy only the selection of old bananas he wanted as he would be to split off a selection of fresh bananas, given both were sold by weight.


p.s. damn you for dragging me into this great banana debate

And damn me again:D

I agree that the whole batch were probably not grade A but what he did was wrong. The package was priced to reflect the make up of the pack. If they were graded say A, B & C and Tesco decided that:

Grade A= full price
Grade B= 30% discount
Grade C=70% discount
Grade B&C mixed = 50% discount.

So removing the grade C from the pack leaving only grade B is wrong as you should only have a 30% discount on a pack of Grade B.

If you read my first post you will see I agree that Tesco's reaction was wrong after they refused to sell him the pack but they were not wrong to refuse to sell him the pack. The checkout assistant wasn't to know if he had added Grade A bananas to the open packaged. The are sold sealed to ensure only substandard are included in the bag.

Poppy9

dmg24 wrote: »

I would love to read the police report on this ...

Will it be any different to other assault reports from a typical Saturday night which often mean "I've had a fight and I lost":D

uktim29

elljay20 wrote: »

and talking of spoiling for a fight...........

Yes, the op did that. The photo, Environmental Health, Trading Standards!