Moldy ginger in Tesco

gingerLemon

I saw a bunch of moldy ginger in Tesco when I was shopping yesterday.

Don't they care about health and safety.

They might cut the mold off the ginger and keep selling.

gingerLemon

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tedpan

gingerLemon wrote: »

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Some of the worst camera work in history. I can't see a thing, what kind of camera is that?

stefanovich

The tesco in Limerick city centre is terrible. The amount of spoiled food on display is staggering.

You need a new phone!

gingerLemon

its was a quick shot.
Didn't want those feckers catching me,
So i pretended to text

0lddog

gingerLemon wrote: »

I saw a bunch of moldy ginger in Tesco when I was shopping yesterday.

Don't they care about health and safety........

had Kelkin bread with BB date Dec 2016 on the shelves this week.

I pointed this out.

2 days later was still there

Perhaps they dont care about H & S

stefanovich

gingerLemon wrote: »

its was a quick shot.
Didn't want those feckers catching me,
So i pretended to text

Why the shyness? I would have called them over, taken the photo and then told them you were posting it online.

What branch of tesco was it?

gingerLemon

Paul street in cork.
and I'v dealt the individual at customer service before,
who happens to never care about customer service.

stefanovich

I'd just avoid the shop and go to Dunnes or Supervalu.

Faith

Mod note: Moved from Food.

taylor3

I was in Tesco this morning and went to buy a litre of low fat milk. Noticed the Best Before Date was 26 Feb. Just put it back. I would assume that because of their strike they are trying to off load their stocks that normally would have been sold during the last week. Although in the past I remember looking at frozen fish and that too was way past its best before date. Not good enough, Tesco can be quite expensive so the least they can do is sell their customer food that is fresh.

Do you know the difference between best before and use by?

stefanovich

Deleted User wrote: »

Do you know the difference between best before and use by?

Shops shouldn't be selling after best before even if it's potentially okay.

Donal55

I'd say with all the chaos during this strike that it is possible that not all duties and tasks are being covered.

taylor3

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Do you know the difference between best before and use by?

Sure do, and going from previous experience with milk within a day after the best before date it will start to turn sour. If i am to pay the full price for the product i should be able to use it over a period of a few days. Went to the local centra and bought milk there BB date 08/03 that's more like it.

Delacent

stefanovich wrote: »

Shops shouldn't be selling after best before even if it's potentially okay.

Today is 25th, tomorrow is 26th - maybe you are on another universe as in my mind bb 26th means its in date

But there are serial tesco whiners out there who'll whine about anything for the sake of it.

Delacent

taylor3 wrote: »

Although in the past I remember looking at frozen fish and that too was way past its best before date. Not good enough, Tesco can be quite expensive so the least they can do is sell their customer food that is fresh.

I doubt that as frozen fish would have a freezer date of 2 years - a lot of frozen products also have a packing / processing date on it. Obviously that will always in the past.

Samuel T. Cogley

I thought this thread was about and Ed Sheeran sighting.

The One Truth

Gosh!! I've only seen these complaints since the strike action...Are other staff deliberately sabatauging Tesco do you think?

Delacent

The One Truth wrote: »

Gosh!! I've only seen these complaints since the strike action...Are other staff deliberately sabatauging Tesco do you think?

And OP registered on boards to make the "complaint" but couldn't be arsed just pointing it out to staff.

Weird.

rubadub

taylor3 wrote: »

I was in Tesco this morning and went to buy a litre of low fat milk. Noticed the Best Before Date was 26 Feb. Just put it back.

Deleted User wrote: »

Do you know the difference between best before and use by?

On the milk I get its a use buy date, not BB. I would not trust stuff near its date in my tesco, the milk is usually not cold enough for me to drink, the fridges all seem to be not that cold, presumably to save cost.

The One Truth wrote: »

Gosh!! I've only seen these complaints since the strike action..

There has always been an unusually high bias against tesco on here.

TallGlass

rubadub wrote: »

enough for me to drink, the fridges all seem to be not that cold, presumably to save cost.

I worked for them there's no hidden agendas to 'save cost', if you want to see the temp the fridges are at its in plain view. Look towards the end of the fridge at the top there will be a display, it will have the temp displayed in it.

The store I worked in took it quite seriously if the fridge was malfunctioning, all products removed and placed in the backup fridge out back.

There's also a log book check for temps.

The OP picture, is just laziness to be honest. Ginger loose isn't a great seller in Tesco, so there wouldn't be much staff interaction with it, as much as with say carrots, no excuse as there is a WIBI check that should be done by staff each morning, where they walk all the produce and look for things that they wouldn't buy themselves and remove from sale, that should have flagged that crap.

fussyonion

My local Tesco in Nutgrove has atrocious quality fruit and veg.
I saw a net of rotten onions leaking all over the fresher ones. Pointed it out to staff member who mumbled "Thanks" and binned them.
Their fruit and veg has one day's date left on them and I've also seen Granby sausages on sale five days out of date.

stefanovich

Cheese covered with red mould, out of date meat on multiple occasions... It depends on the actual store it seems. The other Tesco nearby is a lot, lot better.

Flippyfloppy

taylor3 wrote: »

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Do you know the difference between best before and use by?

Went to the local centra and bought milk there BB date 08/03 that's more like it.

That's nearly worse!!!

Flippyfloppy

Tesco is actively involved in Foodcloud, http://food.cloud/how-foodcloud-works/ a programme that reduces food waste, by redirecting unsellable , but usable food to charities and community initiatives that put it to good use. There is a huge problem of good food being thrown out in Ireland , 1,000,000 tonnes being thrown out to be precise. http://food.cloud/the-problem/
So I admire Tesco for doing what they're doing, and at the moment I'm striving to only buy what I need and also use up all my food without disposing of it unnecessarily.

Minderbinder

taylor3 wrote: »

I was in Tesco this morning and went to buy a litre of low fat milk. Noticed the Best Before Date was 26 Feb. Just put it back. I would assume that because of their strike they are trying to off load their stocks that normally would have been sold during the last week. Although in the past I remember looking at frozen fish and that too was way past its best before date. Not good enough.

Well I suppose that's why they have a best before date clearly written on the packet so customers can choose the freshest product. But I guess reading that is too stressful for some people.

stefanovich

Minderbinder wrote: »

Well I suppose that's why they have a best before date clearly written on the packet so customers can choose the freshest product. But I guess reading that is too stressful for some people.

It's clearly too stressful for their employees anyway.

ted1

The One Truth wrote: »

Gosh!! I've only seen these complaints since the strike action...Are other staff deliberately sabatauging Tesco do you think?

I don't think the stores are being stocked during the strike, would delivery drivers oat pickets ?

Delacent

Minderbinder wrote: »

Well I suppose that's why they have a best before date clearly written on the packet so customers can choose the freshest product. But I guess reading that is too stressful for some people.

Remember the younger shoppers these days were wrapped in cotton wool by their mammies. They do not understand personal responsibility and expect others to do everything for them.

To have to read dates on food or to use their eyes when picking up a package is quite obviously beyond their capabilities.

taylor3

Minderbinder wrote: »

Well I suppose that's why they have a best before date clearly written on the packet so customers can choose the freshest product. But I guess reading that is too stressful for some people.

Like what are you on about.. I merly mentioned that the milk for sale has a best before date of 24hrs ... no ones stressing i just put it back continued with my shopping... What the hell ! I just prefer to buy the likes of milk and bread that I know can be consumed (to my satisfaction) over a period of a few days.

Nobody who cooks with ginger uses the skin. You peel that off. Mold on ginger may not look very appealing, but there is no harm in it as your not going to be consuming it.

I don't really understand why the OP felt the need to take a covert shot of them as opposed to informing the staff of their concerns.

taylor3

Flippyfloppy wrote: »

That's nearly worse!!!

How so???

rubadub

TallGlass wrote: »

I worked for them there's no hidden agendas to 'save cost', if you want to see the temp the fridges are at its in plain view.

I never considered it to be a hidden agenda, ("a secret or ulterior motive for something" )it is very obvious to me they have chosen to have their milk and "chilled juice" cartons in a warmer state than their competitors I use, and can only figure this is to save cost. No big deal, I know this and so avoid certain products. Food will deteriorate exponentially higher at warmer temps.

I have bought tesco chicken very well in date and ate it after the use by date as it was perfectly fine in my fridge. I have gotten chicken several days from the use by which was off.

Dunnes milk is properly cold, I got brain freeze from drinking lidl milk right after buying. The temperature readouts in both shops could very well be the same, this certainly does not mean the milk in the carton is the same temp. And I am very careful & particular in picking out all my chilled produce.

ThisRegard

stefanovich wrote: »

Why the shyness? I would have called them over, taken the photo and then told them you were posting it online.

What branch of tesco was it?

Or you know, the mature and sensible approach by highlighting to a member of staff so they can remove it? Some people like making a drama out of everything.

sunny2004

You set up an account and name just to post this OP ?

Ave Sodalis

Delacent wrote:

Remember the younger shoppers these days were wrapped in cotton wool by their mammies. They do not understand personal responsibility and expect others to do everything for them.

I work in a shop and the older customers are always far far worse than the younger ones. Only last week there was a man in who ignored both signs and the bright yellow sticker on the packaging to say that the chicken was on offer to members only, and went on a massive rant because I "overcharged" him. The man was in his 50s at a guess. So I cannot agree with your post at all.

Samuel T. Cogley

I was watching QI yesterday in the bath and what comes up but the amount of mammalian pooh that's allowed per xg of ginger. I can't remember the figure but suffice it to say it wasn't zero.

rubadub

sup_dude wrote: »

chicken was on offer to members only

Members?! what shop is this?

Never heard of anything like this so could certainly understand people not knowing what was going on.

Ave Sodalis

rubadub wrote:

Never heard of anything like this so could certainly understand people not knowing what was going on.

Loyalty cards, both signs had giant pictures of the cards too. The chicken packaging had both prices on it.

rubadub

sup_dude wrote: »

Loyalty cards, both signs had giant pictures of the cards too. The chicken packaging had both prices on it.

I have never seen anything like this before, so could definitely understand if someone saw 2 prices they would think they are getting the cheaper one.

Only time I see 2 prices on things is when its reduced with yellow labels in the likes of tesco. They usually try and overlabel the previous one.

I would have questioned if they are legally allowed to do this (not tesco, what your shop is doing).

Ave Sodalis

rubadub wrote:

I have never seen anything like this before, so could definitely understand if someone saw 2 prices they would think they are getting the cheaper one.

Nearly every shop has a loyalty card system. So if you miss the big stand beside the door that includes a sign that explains what it is along with ways to join up, if you miss the signs all over the shop telling you to join up, if you disregard the fact there are two different offer signs, if you ignore both signs above and below the chicken that tell you "members pay x, nonmembers pay y" with a big picture of the loyalty card, if you ignore the fact the yellow sticker has "with rewards" written on it and the other sticker is normal, then that is a perfect example of someone not paying attention and blaming others for their lack of it.

rubadub wrote:

I would have questioned if they are legally allowed to do this (not tesco, what your shop is doing).

Why? The reduced price stickers are entirely different. You'd have to be fairly thick not to notice. The nearest Tesco is over an hour away so even the "well Tesco use the same colour for their normal reduced stock" wouldn't wash. What exactly would be illegal about it? You can really make it any clearer than one is for loyalty card members and others things aren't. You not hearing of a loyalty card system (despite all the signs all over the shop and a detailed description beside the door) is not really any reason to assume it's illegal. Tesco call it a Clubcard, Supervalu call it Real Rewards, Spar group call it a Rewards Tag, the Bodyshop call it a Love Your Body membership card, Easons call it a ThankYou card. All of them consider those who sign up to be members.

rubadub

sup_dude wrote: »

Nearly every shop has a loyalty card system.

again, what shop is this?

sup_dude wrote: »

What exactly would be illegal about it?

I thought it might go against pricing display laws, no matter how clear you try and make it. Since I have never seen this before, in any of the shops which have cards.

Dial Hard

We're all familiar with loyalty card schemes but I've never seen one that works in the way you're describing, with two different prices on the same product for members and non-members.

What shop is this?

Ave Sodalis

rubadub wrote:

again, what shop is this?

Dial Hard wrote:

What shop is this?

One of the Spar groups. Londis also do it, as does Mace and M&S. Non-food shops like Easons also do it.

Melendez

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Dial Hard

sup_dude wrote:

One of the Spar groups. Londis also do it, as does Mace and M&S. Non-food shops like Easons also do it.

Don't shop in Spar, Londis or Mace so can't comment but I'm in the Easons programme and I've ever seen that. You just get points per purchase which you can use as a cash equivalent.

ThisRegard

rubadub wrote: »

I thought it might go against pricing display laws, no matter how clear you try and make it. Since I have never seen this before, in any of the shops which have cards.

Dial Hard wrote: »

We're all familiar with loyalty card schemes but I've never seen one that works in the way you're describing, with two different prices on the same product for members and non-members.

What shop is this?

A few non grocery stores do this, 53 Degrees North for example has one such scheme, but you can just sign up for the card in store anyway.

harr

ThisRegard wrote: »

A few non grocery stores do this, 53 Degrees North for example has one such scheme, but you can just sign up for the card in store anyway.

IKEA is another that comes to mind..two different prices on certain products

TallGlass

rubadub wrote: »

I never considered it to be a hidden agenda, ("a secret or ulterior motive for something" )it is very obvious to me they have chosen to have their milk and "chilled juice" cartons in a warmer state than their competitors I use, and can only figure this is to save cost. No big deal, I know this and so avoid certain products. Food will deteriorate exponentially higher at warmer temps.

I have bought tesco chicken very well in date and ate it after the use by date as it was perfectly fine in my fridge. I have gotten chicken several days from the use by which was off.

Dunnes milk is properly cold, I got brain freeze from drinking lidl milk right after buying. The temperature readouts in both shops could very well be the same, this certainly does not mean the milk in the carton is the same temp. And I am very careful & particular in picking out all my chilled produce.

I am not going to disagree with what you feel, that's fair enough.

With regards the temperatures of products it doesn't matter if it's Spar, Dunnes or Tesco, the fridges will all be at the same temperature as it's a department regulation as to the temp, the shop doesn't pick which ever one suits them.

There's a quite strict cold chain protocol that must be followed, from truck to storage it must be within 20mins or it's not fit for sale.

My guess is different products might be colder depending on where they are in the fridge as they might be close to the fan.

Ave Sodalis

Dial Hard wrote:

Don't shop in Spar, Londis or Mace so can't comment but I'm in the Easons programme and I've ever seen that. You just get points per purchase which you can use as a cash equivalent.

They have it advertised as promotional prices on certain things too. I haven't used my card in ages though so maybe it stopped