A prepacked whole salmon with 2.7kg label was actually a 1.65kg salmon

starkiwi26

Grumpy_chap said:

Is it possible this is simply a typo on the original label?

The OP weighed 1.65 kg.  That rounds up to 1.7 kg.

If the counter staff typed that into the label as 2.7 kg, it is a simple data input human error and nothing more (though obviously in the store's favour).
The weight per kg is likely programmed, so the price is then automatically calculated.
When the price change for end-of-day was done, I doubt the counter staff weighed it again.

Could be nothing more than a mistake.

I believe the typo mistake could be ruled out because the staff just need to pick item name (price/kg) and the machine will take the weight, do the calculation and print the label automatically. As least, this is how the labelling machine work when I buy a loose banana and potato

starkiwi26

user1977 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Could be nothing more than a mistake.

Of course it's a mistake. The idea that Tesco has deliberately taken a corporate decision to sell underweight salmon is pretty preposterous.

my suspicious was all supermarkets have been doing this all the time for whole salmon. Therefore I post this here to warn people 

peter_the_piper

If in doubt, take it to the fruit isle, they have scales there.

Ergates

starkiwi26 said:

user1977 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Could be nothing more than a mistake.

Of course it's a mistake. The idea that Tesco has deliberately taken a corporate decision to sell underweight salmon is pretty preposterous.

my suspicious was all supermarkets have been doing this all the time for whole salmon. Therefore I post this here to warn people 

You suspect that all supermarkets in the UK conspire together to overcharge for salmon?   How would that work?

Aylesbury_Duck

Ergates said:

starkiwi26 said:

user1977 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Could be nothing more than a mistake.

Of course it's a mistake. The idea that Tesco has deliberately taken a corporate decision to sell underweight salmon is pretty preposterous.

my suspicious was all supermarkets have been doing this all the time for whole salmon. Therefore I post this here to warn people 

You suspect that all supermarkets in the UK conspire together to overcharge for salmon?   How would that work?

I don't know, but I bet they'll be gutted when they find out people are on to them.

Pollycat

starkiwi26 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Is it possible this is simply a typo on the original label?

The OP weighed 1.65 kg.  That rounds up to 1.7 kg.

If the counter staff typed that into the label as 2.7 kg, it is a simple data input human error and nothing more (though obviously in the store's favour).
The weight per kg is likely programmed, so the price is then automatically calculated.
When the price change for end-of-day was done, I doubt the counter staff weighed it again.

Could be nothing more than a mistake.

I believe the typo mistake could be ruled out because the staff just need to pick item name (price/kg) and the machine will take the weight, do the calculation and print the label automatically. As least, this is how the labelling machine work when I buy a loose banana and potato

There's a difference between customer weighing scales and those used all the time by butchery and fishmonger departments.
I don't think you can simply assume they will work in the same way.

TELLIT01

Pollycat said:

starkiwi26 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Is it possible this is simply a typo on the original label?

The OP weighed 1.65 kg.  That rounds up to 1.7 kg.

If the counter staff typed that into the label as 2.7 kg, it is a simple data input human error and nothing more (though obviously in the store's favour).
The weight per kg is likely programmed, so the price is then automatically calculated.
When the price change for end-of-day was done, I doubt the counter staff weighed it again.

Could be nothing more than a mistake.

I believe the typo mistake could be ruled out because the staff just need to pick item name (price/kg) and the machine will take the weight, do the calculation and print the label automatically. As least, this is how the labelling machine work when I buy a loose banana and potato

There's a difference between customer weighing scales and those used all the time by butchery and fishmonger departments.
I don't think you can simply assume they will work in the same way.

All scales, even those used in the home, should give approximately similar readings.  A difference of about 40% is not 'approximately similar'.  The issue here isn't that the OP weighed it at 1.65kg rather than 1.7kg, it's that the package showed 2.7kg and the fish was priced accordingly.  As it's prepackaged I very much doubt it was done in store.  Yes an error has been made somewhere but why are some here so keen to take the P out of the OP for raising the issue?

Pollycat

TELLIT01 said:

Pollycat said:

starkiwi26 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Is it possible this is simply a typo on the original label?

The OP weighed 1.65 kg.  That rounds up to 1.7 kg.

If the counter staff typed that into the label as 2.7 kg, it is a simple data input human error and nothing more (though obviously in the store's favour).
The weight per kg is likely programmed, so the price is then automatically calculated.
When the price change for end-of-day was done, I doubt the counter staff weighed it again.

Could be nothing more than a mistake.

I believe the typo mistake could be ruled out because the staff just need to pick item name (price/kg) and the machine will take the weight, do the calculation and print the label automatically. As least, this is how the labelling machine work when I buy a loose banana and potato

There's a difference between customer weighing scales and those used all the time by butchery and fishmonger departments.
I don't think you can simply assume they will work in the same way.

All scales, even those used in the home, should give approximately similar readings.  A difference of about 40% is not 'approximately similar'.  The issue here isn't that the OP weighed it at 1.65kg rather than 1.7kg, it's that the package showed 2.7kg and the fish was priced accordingly.  As it's prepackaged I very much doubt it was done in store.  Yes an error has been made somewhere but why are some here so keen to take the P out of the OP for raising the issue?

I understand the 'issue here'.

My point was that the OP has compared how customer scales work in pricing with how staff scales work.
He puts a banana on the scales and it asks how many, then gives the price.

Staff scales may involve them inputting the price per kilo where the mistake may have been made.
It would be helpful if someone with knowledge of this could confirm.
I may be wrong but I think I recall the Tesco butcher looking at the price label on the meat I was buying to check the price per kg to input into the scales. 

FTR - I have not taken the P out of the OP in any of my posts.
You may be referring to other posters and not me but you have made the point in your post that quoted my post.

I do think suggesting that all supermarkets have been deliberately mis-pricing all whole salmon is somewhat over-the-top.

in_my_wellies

I can't believe this thread is still going

At the fish counter you choose a fish, they prepare it for you whilst you continue shopping, you collect it after a few minutes. 
It will weigh less than the whole fish you chose

I suspect if the customer forgets to collect the fish it is put out to sell on the reduced counter.  Still a good buy compared to buying individual portions. 

Many people would understand what had happened but Tesco should have labelled it with the prepared weight to avoid confusion.  I doubt there is any conspiracy to defraud. 

starkiwi26

A salmon side is typically £15/kg, a whole salmon is £12/kg. In this case, by cutting the whole salmon to only 2 side, you lost about 40% of the salmon, which gives £19.63/kg.
I can make a takeaway from this:​ Unless you're an armature cook who wants to cook every part of salmon, it is cheaper to just grab the salmon side. You can pick the salmon side that you like and at a size and weight you wanted.​