Christmas veg offers

NaughtiusMaximus

I made a post relating to this on the Arms' irritations thread earlier.

I really don't like these types of offers as they actively encourage food waste, in my case I wanted around 400g of carrots from Tesco, rather than just buy the amount I need it's actually cheaper to buy a 1 kilo bag and throw over half in the bin.

dlusman

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

I made a post relating to this on the Arms' irritations thread earlier.

I really don't like these types of offers as they actively encourage food waste, in my case I wanted around 400g of carrots from Tesco, rather than just buy the amount I need it's actually cheaper to buy a 1 kilo bag and throw over half in the bin.

Could you not have given them to a neighbour /frozen them / donated them via an app like OLIO ?

NaughtiusMaximus

dlusman wrote: »

Could you not have given them to a neighbour /frozen them / donated them via an app like OLIO ?

Alternatively could Tesco have not reduced the price on loose veg instead of having the ridiculous situation where buying 2.5 times the amount I need is actually cheaper than just buying the right amount in the first place?

Never heard of OLIO, we like our carrots crunchy which rules out freezing and knocking on a neighbours door to offer them our spare veg seems, to be blunt, a bit weird.

In the end I put the excess in the compost bin, still a waste but at least not a total waste.

maman

I think it's brilliant that supermarkets are competing on vegetable prices rather than junk.:)

It's a year round issue that people who only cater for small numbers will have an issue with prepacked veg.

There are many ways to get around this such eating the same vegetables often or cooking soup or casseroles for the freezer. Even careful storage can help. Hopefully they'll all be eaten before they need to be thrown away.

od244051

maman wrote: »

I think it's brilliant that supermarkets are competing on vegetable prices rather than junk.:)

It's a year round issue that people who only cater for small numbers will have an issue with prepacked veg.

There are many ways to get around this such eating the same vegetables often or cooking soup or casseroles for the freezer. Even careful storage can help. Hopefully they'll all be eaten before they need to be thrown away.

Though an expensive purchase, Lakeland's Stayfresh bags keep veg lasting ages. They are £6 for 20. You will save more than £6 from not binning as much produce. Got some month old carrots in these and they look like I only bought them a couple of days ago.

od244051

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

Alternatively could Tesco have not reduced the price on loose veg instead of having the ridiculous situation where buying 2.5 times the amount I need is actually cheaper than just buying the right amount in the first place?

Never heard of OLIO, we like our carrots crunchy which rules out freezing and knocking on a neighbours door to offer them our spare veg seems, to be blunt, a bit weird.

In the end I put the excess in the compost bin, still a waste but at least not a total waste.

Have seen strangers queuing up and one customer (A) was only buying 3 carrots and customer (B) in front was buying one of the bags for 19-30p. Customer in front turned round and saw customer's three carrots. She said would you like to take three carrots from my bag as you are going to be charged more or less the same for those three carrots loose than in the 1kg.

MysteryMe

Shame that simple acts of kindness or thoughtfulness are seen as weird by some people.

VfM4meplse

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

I made a post relating to this on the Arms' irritations thread earlier.

I really don't like these types of offers as they actively encourage food waste, in my case I wanted around 400g of carrots from Tesco, rather than just buy the amount I need it's actually cheaper to buy a 1 kilo bag and throw over half in the bin.

Would it kill you to eat a few extra carrots? They are easy to stick in cooked dishes, or slice into coins and eat as a snack - and they may possibly do you some good

od244051

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Would it kill you to eat a few extra carrots? They are easy to stick in cooked dishes, or slice into coins and eat as a snack - and they may possibly do you some good

Batch cook some savoury mince, beef casseroles and use the carrots in them. Use half a carrot or a small carrot per serving

maman

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Would it kill you to eat a few extra carrots? They are easy to stick in cooked dishes, or slice into coins and eat as a snack - and they may possibly do you some good

I agree. I find it relatively easy (plenty of ideas on OS threads if needed) to use up veg. If we don't have them fresh I just freeze or cook and freeze. The red cabbage offer is brilliant. I use Delia's recipe and freeze in portions.

Much as I'll enjoy my chosen treats (from Aldi and Lidl ) this Christmas. I think it's brilliant that we're talking about veg.