FabSwingers.com forum: Il mannered behaviour at the Tesco reduced counter

By *at69drive OP Man
over a year ago

Hertford

I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

I was going to have a look once all the items were put on display. However the three shoppers following the trolley did not let the employee put many goods out and simply acted like vultures throwing as many of the goods as possible in their baskets and one lady even put her hand on top of some items to stop the other two people talking them. I could only watch in amazement at how I'll mannered these customers were . Interesting from looking in their trolleys , none had purchased any goods at full price , so were hardly the most desirable type of customer .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Unless you have actually seen this behaviour it is very difficult to describe

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

You don't know what situation someone was in for them to behave that way.

Maybe that was the last few quid they had to feed their family and they were desperate

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I'd much rather they gave the stuff away to people who need it than throw it away.

I dislike rude people regardless of what they are doing to display such rude behaviour.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Vulture culture

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm too polite n stand back untill there is space. Sadly politeness sometimes doesn't get us very far in life.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Judgemental much? Those people might be on pennies a day to survive so to call them undesirable is way off the mark, you have no idea of their situation. I do however agree that any kind of sale brings out the worst in people, witness the behaviour on Black Friday or new store openings. It is sickening to watch people fight over a bloody toy or TV, but when your only option is to buy reduced price food to feed your family, I'm inclined to look the other way. Be Thankful you don't have to "act like a vulture".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So, there were reduced items on sale and people wanted them. What is the problem?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Should see the ones here, depending on the people, and it's usually the same ones, other customers are physically barged out of the way.

One pregnant lady who had the misfortune of walking past at the wrong time was sent flying into one of the units and ended up falling into it and needed help to stand up, she was understandably shocked and angry.

It's like the scenes you see on telly for the black Friday sales, on a smaller scale, repeated nightly

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

This is the most British post I've ever seen.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

The Tesco near where I used to live had a problem like this, people snatching stuff as it was being marked down.

They then changed to marking the stuff down and bringing it out, like the store described.

For some it will be the desperation to save money and for others it will be the overriding passion to grab a bargain, even if they won't eat it.

I believe this type of behaviour can give clues as to who would survive some kind of disaster such as a plane crash.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

Op great business sense, throw away perfectly good food rather than sell it albeit at a reduction whilst its still edible..?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You don't wanna see me in a supermarket then when they reduce the cooked chickens.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved ."

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Let them get on with it. One of the reasons I never bother with the sales.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No need for rude behaviour anywhere I agree... But the rest of your post is very judgemental.. And why waste food??

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By *yldstyleWoman
over a year ago

A world of my own

Lol I must be really undesirable..I play hunt the yellow sticker in M&S with my boys. They think it's a great game

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd much rather they gave the stuff away to people who need it than throw it away.

I dislike rude people regardless of what they are doing to display such rude behaviour. "

They may well have no money but barging in and being rude is... well... bloody rude.

They do it in our local Tesco too. The poor Tesco employees hate doing the mark downs because of the rude pushy vultures.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

There was a prawn salad in a rub the other week. I didn't want it but it was only 10p don't know if they wanted it but I gave it to someone outside

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By *at69drive OP Man
over a year ago

Hertford

"You don't wanna see me in a supermarket then when they reduce the cooked chickens. "
. However I am guessing that you only take one cooked chicken which is completely acceptable and understandable , these customers were grabbing everything and putting their hands on the top items to prevent anyone talking items underneath them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a man push me out the way so he could grab about 10 ginsters pastys! I wasn't even looking at the reduced bits I was going to grab a pint of milk haha x

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

"You don't wanna see me in a supermarket then when they reduce the cooked chickens. "

I've made friends with the people that work on the chicken counter. If I go in after work they reduce whole chickens to 50p!

On the op, I've seen shocking behaviour at the reduced bit, most of my local Tesco now reduce the food out the back and then 2 staff take it out.

I don't judge though. If I had a couple of quid to feed my family for the rest of the week I'd be pretty desperate too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's everywhere .. Happens near me too

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By *at69drive OP Man
over a year ago

Hertford

"Lol I must be really undesirable..I play hunt the yellow sticker in M&S with my boys. They think it's a great game

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. However I have never seen anyone fighting for these items in M & S . It was the ill mannered and vulture like nature of the customers in Tescos that was disgracefully..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Speechless

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

It's very rarely I agree with you, however I do tonight.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved ."

You should be ashamed for judging others less fortunate!

As for throwing good food away (I know it happens) that is also ridiculous!

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By *is_irtygirlCouple
over a year ago

somewhere out there

I've seen Asian women scrapping on the floor in Tesco slough to get every last bargain they can in their trolley. If they were poor I could understand it but when they walk out to a Beemer our Merc you have to wonder.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You don't wanna see me in a supermarket then when they reduce the cooked chickens. . However I am guessing that you only take one cooked chicken which is completely acceptable and understandable , these customers were grabbing everything and putting their hands on the top items to prevent anyone talking items underneath them. "

So basically your gripe is they stopped you getting reduced items?.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Op great business sense, throw away perfectly good food rather than sell it albeit at a reduction whilst its still edible..?

Some companies still do this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lol I must be really undesirable..I play hunt the yellow sticker in M&S with my boys. They think it's a great game

.. However I have never seen anyone fighting for these items in M & S . It was the ill mannered and vulture like nature of the customers in Tescos that was disgracefully.."

Ever been to a Harrods' sale?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get amongst it then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've bought reduced food to feed the family before, absolutely nothing wrong with that as it out healthy food in the mouths of several people. people fighting over it is certainly not needed but people buying it to feed their family should not be made to feel ashamed for doing so.

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By *at69drive OP Man
over a year ago

Hertford

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

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. From a businness perspective I fail to see how any of the customers to which I refer could be of any possible benefit to Tesco as a company . I looked in each of their trolleys out of curiousity and as they had not purchased any goods at full price , it is difficult to see how any company would want them as customers.

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By *aeBabeWoman
over a year ago

London

Hmmmmmmmm...

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

"I've seen Asian women scrapping on the floor in Tesco slough to get every last bargain they can in their trolley. If they were poor I could understand it but when they walk out to a Beemer our Merc you have to wonder."

So is your issue people with posh cars or Asians because I fail to see how they are connected?

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

. From a businness perspective I fail to see how any of the customers to which I refer could be of any possible benefit to Tesco as a company . I looked in each of their trolleys out of curiousity and as they had not purchased any goods at full price , it is difficult to see how any company would want them as customers. "

As Tesco sell at an average profit margin of 85%, even selling at a discounted rate is a profit.

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By *at69drive OP Man
over a year ago

Hertford

So basically your gripe is they stopped you getting reduced items?.

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. No , I was just wandering around looking for some curry mix. I also have shares in Tesco and would like to think that the company is run in the most efficient manner possible.

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By *aeBabeWoman
over a year ago

London

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

Tesco was still selling those items were they not? So you mean to say that people should buy everything at full price to be better customers?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

I guess you see them as being pointless just like your post is?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Let them get on with it. One of the reasons I never bother with the sales. "

I have a friend like this, he's very middle class and not poor in the least. It's just a thrifty mindset. He's obsessed with saving for his pension (even though he's in his 20's) and just doesn't have any shame when it comes to cutting corners.

Sometimes it's absolutely comedy gold like when he orders food for his wife when we're in a restaurant...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Your all saying that they are "less fortunate" how do we know? They may be well off but just fruggle. Many rich people are tight arses!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So basically your gripe is they stopped you getting reduced items?.

. No , I was just wandering around looking for some curry mix. I also have shares in Tesco and would like to think that the company is run in the most efficient manner possible. "

Classic.

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By *-angel-XWoman
over a year ago

hell

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

Totally agree

Throw away good food instead of sell it to people whom must clearly need it !

Take a look at yourself !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

Not everyone is as fortunate as you clearly are

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved ."

It's still one up from the people round the back of the store who literally steal / take what tesco literally throw out. There's a name and a channel 4 documentary on them....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They need every penny they can get now

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I always buy reduced price food...does that make me undesirable?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Waitrose does much better mark downs and I don't have to risk a punch up for 80p off a trifle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being a staff member who has to try and do these reductions with vultures around is very hard. I usually take everything off and go out the back to do it. Then throw them back in quick as possible once done. They follow you around if they see you with a ticket machine!

I search for bargains myself in stores but I'm certainly not going to harass staff members or push my way through people to grapple to get something with 50p off it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I always buy reduced price food...does that make me undesirable?! "

I think the comment refers to the manner in which they were doing it, rather than the purchase itself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Being a staff member who has to try and do these reductions with vultures around is very hard. I usually take everything off and go out the back to do it. Then throw them back in quick as possible once done. They follow you around if they see you with a ticket machine!

I search for bargains myself in stores but I'm certainly not going to harass staff members or push my way through people to grapple to get something with 50p off it!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved ."

What an awful load of bollocks you talk.

Forcing people to buy full priced items to qualify for discounted stuff....Here's a thought, perhaps they have to buy reduced price items because they out have that much money to go round?

As stated above....I often buy food in the reduced section I also trawl sale rails in clothes shops and have been known to shop in charity shops....Guess I'm an undesirable now and some sort of smudge on your utopian society.

And as you imply there were a lot of items being reduced what an awful waste of food to throw away if it is perfectly edible? In a time where supermarkets are slated for food waste do uou really think this is a good solution?!

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

Just get in there welding some knitting needles, that'll scare the buggers off!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I always buy reduced price food...does that make me undesirable?!

I think the comment refers to the manner in which they were doing it, rather than the purchase itself. "

No, he clearly says that the fact their basket was already full of reduced priced items made them undesirable...their vulture like actions just compounded his narrow minded view.

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

I've been there myself. I've been without a job (and other affecting circumstances), knowing the exact number of pennies I had to last a week (it was just less than about £5 a week, on food), and knowing that, as much as I hated behaving "like a vulture", it was either that, or literally not have enough to eat for the next few days.

And my basket was always 100% reduced items.

*shrug*

Everyone's fighting a battle. Try not to be a cunt.

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By *at69drive OP Man
over a year ago

Hertford

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

Not everyone is as fortunate as you clearly are "
. As a broad generalisation they were not of an age where one expect them to have any children. Judging by the quantities that they grabbed, a more likely scenario is that they were selling the produce on to friends. It would be difficult to see how they could have eaten the quantities grabbed by themselves or their immediate family

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone else reading the OPs subsequent posts in a snooty voice in their head? Or just me?

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Anyone else reading the OPs subsequent posts in a snooty voice in their head? Or just me? "

Lol!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

Not everyone is as fortunate as you clearly are . As a broad generalisation they were not of an age where one expect them to have any children. Judging by the quantities that they grabbed, a more likely scenario is that they were selling the produce on to friends. It would be difficult to see how they could have eaten the quantities grabbed by themselves or their immediate family"

Freezer..????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just get in there welding some knitting needles, that'll scare the buggers off! "

Ah now that brings back some memories of a good thread

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

Most food can be frozen, or cooked then frozen. Or did they not appear to be the type of people that owned a freezer??

Maybe they had family members who were also struggling so grabbed them as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I may not behave in the manner those people did but if ALL my shopping that I leave the supermarket with is reduced it pleases me no end as gives me money towards the end of the month, certainly doesn't make undesirable

price may be no issue to you but it is to some of us

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"As a broad generalisation they were not of an age where one expect them to have any children. Judging by the quantities that they grabbed, a more likely scenario is that they were selling the produce on to friends. It would be difficult to see how they could have eaten the quantities grabbed by themselves or their immediate family"

OMFG, who buys cheap stuff and sells on to their friends?! LMAO.

Is this a thing that happens?? Lol

You're down the park, a dude in a hoodie comes up, opens his jacket...

"'Ere, mate, I've got some Petits Filou for 45p. But they go off today, you have to scoff the lot. Interested?"

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

"Just get in there welding some knitting needles, that'll scare the buggers off!

Ah now that brings back some memories of a good thread "

Makes me chuckle to myself every time im knitting at home.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

" As a broad generalisation they were not of an age where one expect them to have any children. Judging by the quantities that they grabbed, a more likely scenario is that they were selling the produce on to friends. It would be difficult to see how they could have eaten the quantities grabbed by themselves or their immediate family"

dear god, you just cannot stop can you. you have no idea what their situation is and to suggest they sell stuff on...amazing!! what does it matter what they were doing?

are you just pissed because they got all the things you wanted and so now choose to run them down on a swingers site?

You clearly think people who buy reduced items are scum so why go to that section of the supermarket in the first place?

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By *aeBabeWoman
over a year ago

London

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

How did you come up with that assumption OP?

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

First it was one of the vultures putting their hand on the food to stop the other 2 vultures then they were all doing it then it was fighting?

how big was the trolley and how many vultures..?

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

OMFG, who buys cheap stuff and sells on to their friends?! LMAO.

Is this a thing that happens?? Lol

You're down the park, a dude in a hoodie comes up, opens his jacket...

"'Ere, mate, I've got some Petits Filou for 45p. But they go off today, you have to scoff the lot. Interested?""

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OMFG, who buys cheap stuff and sells on to their friends?! LMAO.

Is this a thing that happens?? Lol

You're down the park, a dude in a hoodie comes up, opens his jacket...

"'Ere, mate, I've got some Petits Filou for 45p. But they go off today, you have to scoff the lot. Interested?""

Ha ha ha!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone else reading the OPs subsequent posts in a snooty voice in their head? Or just me? "

Definitely not just you, so bloody patronising and condescending

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I believe its morrisons who now donate any food due to be past date to the local food banks /homeless charities I stead of reducing the items.

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

I'm not sure who's worse, the bargain hunters or the guy who's loitering round in the aisle inspecting everyones basket making notes and glaring at the reduced products when he didn't even want any (allegedly)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

Maybe they were starving refugees or drug addicts who spent all their money on crack

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" As a broad generalisation they were not of an age where one expect them to have any children. Judging by the quantities that they grabbed, a more likely scenario is that they were selling the produce on to friends. It would be difficult to see how they could have eaten the quantities grabbed by themselves or their immediate family

dear god, you just cannot stop can you. you have no idea what their situation is and to suggest they sell stuff on...amazing!! what does it matter what they were doing?

are you just pissed because they got all the things you wanted and so now choose to run them down on a swingers site?

You clearly think people who buy reduced items are scum so why go to that section of the supermarket in the first place?"

Maybe he should do his shopping in 'arrods or have it delivered then he wouldn't have to mingle with the scum

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By *aeBabeWoman
over a year ago

London

OP maybe you should have bought shares at another supermarket where rift raft behaviour isn't so prominent. You'll probably then get your hands on reduced items instead of the vultures

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Maybe they were starving refugees or drug addicts who spent all their money on crack"

Exactly! Both of whom are equally deserving of buying reduced food as anyone else. Lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyway... Nice sunglasses

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By *nfamyMan
over a year ago

Goole

Probably why the drive a BMW

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

I have been elbowed and had my feet stamped on by some of these arsehole purely by having the misfortune to walk around the corner of the aisle as items are being reduced. A swift whack of my trolley or basket soon gets their attention and a mouthful of abuse seals it for them. This has nothing to do with any unfortunate circumstances and everything to do with acting like a pack of hyenas. A nasty type of greed combined with a pack mentality turns into a feeding frenzy. Having had the misfortune to have shopped there on occasion I cannot think of anything worse than being near the reductions trolley at tescos in Slough.

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By *irceWoman
over a year ago

Gloucester

Humans....

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

a more likely scenario is that your elaborating and making shit up and casting aspersions based on your own sense of being 'better' than them..

and you a christian too, shame on you OP..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have been elbowed and had my feet stamped on by some of these arsehole purely by having the misfortune to walk around the corner of the aisle as items are being reduced. A swift whack of my trolley or basket soon gets their attention and a mouthful of abuse seals it for them. This has nothing to do with any unfortunate circumstances and everything to do with acting like a pack of hyenas. A nasty type of greed combined with a pack mentality turns into a feeding frenzy. Having had the misfortune to have shopped there on occasion I cannot think of anything worse than being near the reductions trolley at tescos in Slough. "

How about having £5 to feed a family of 4 for two days?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The angry scrum around the reduced fridge in Tesco often reminds me of some forum threads.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

How about having £5 to feed a family of 4 for two days?"
can you tell me what that has to do with elbowing and kicking anyone within range to get 2p off a tub of coleslaw?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

I can - not having enough to eat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As Tesco sell at an average profit margin of 85%, even selling at a discounted rate is a profit."

Not sure where you get 85% from. As someone who works in the industry, profit margins are nowhere near that figure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Let them get on with it. One of the reasons I never bother with the sales. "
this

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

I can - not having enough to eat. "
if you are really that desperate there are cheaper places than Tescos

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The angry scrum around the reduced fridge in Tesco often reminds me of some forum threads. "

S'funny I thought we were the nicest people you could meet ever

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By *hugwelMan
over a year ago

Jersey

"You don't know what situation someone was in for them to behave that way.

Maybe that was the last few quid they had to feed their family and they were desperate "

Lol they normally go off and see what you chucked in the trolley then just off load what they dont want just chucking it on any shelf

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"I can - not having enough to eat. if you are really that desperate there are cheaper places than Tescos "

When you're that desperate you often don't have the luxury of choosing where to shop - transport often costs money so you are limited to where you can get to.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My favourite is when they reduce the baguettes and people start using them as lightsabers to fend off the competition.

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By *r H and Good PetCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

"My favourite is when they reduce the baguettes and people start using them as lightsabers to fend off the competition. "

Lol!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

I find your attitude a hell of a lot more disrespectful. How patronising and condescending can you be?

How do you know those people are not on the poverty line? How do you know they are not buying that sale food to feed their children for the next few days?.

OP you really need to get over yourself - I'm actually gobsmacked at how sanctimonious, judgemental and narrow-minded you are

And whilst I don't condone rude and pushy behaviour anywhere, you don't know the 'vultures' invididual circumstances so who are you to slag them off? If I saw you having a nosey in my trolley while I was shopping I'd tell you where to get off too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you spent more time getting on with your own shopping and not observing undesirable behaviour and inspecting what others have in their trolleys (there will only ever be one Dale Winton) you'll be much happier in life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My favourite is when they reduce the baguettes and people start using them as lightsabers to fend off the competition. "

I do this. Then I put them back. Broken

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I bought 3 packs of 'on date' meat today for less than £3

I'm not a fan of meat, but the pooch is

He thinks he's won a watch today

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved ."

Obviously oblivious to the staggering amount of food that gets thrown away on a daily basis. How can it be better if it gets thrown away? There are many people in genuine need, hence the increasing number of food banks, and it may be these people who take advantage of reduced items. You assume that Tesco would sell more full price goods if these reductions didn't happen, but the reality is that they wouldn't. By selling at a reduced price, at least Tesco are generating some revenue rather than none at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The angry scrum around the reduced fridge in Tesco often reminds me of some forum threads.

S'funny I thought we were the nicest people you could meet ever

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By *hugwelMan
over a year ago

Jersey

"I was browsing around my local Tesco this evening when I noticed an employee with a trolley walking to wards the section where reduced goods was sold .

To prevent this type of behaviour , it would be preferable if Tesco just threw away this produce . At least then there were be no possibility of losing out on a full price sale .

The other option should be that you must purchase at least twenty pounds of goods at the full price and as such cannot just grab all the reduced items.

I would have thought that the tills could be amended to do this .

I would be ashamed of myself if I behaved in the manner that these customers behaved .

You should be ashamed for judging others less fortunate!

As for throwing good food away (I know it happens) that is also ridiculous!"

What a stupid comment how can you quantify that responce it is more often people with money who act in this way thats why they have made money ps i was Waitrose area manager and have often seen the trolleys going out to the Range Rover

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I don't like Tesco as a supermarket but that's irrelevant

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

I saw it once, it was like a scrum with one woman throwing things inbetween her legs thinking they were landing in her basket when in fact they were landing in the basket of the man behind, he was well chuffed.

To the OP....the prices they drop at the end of the day can be huge, it could be the difference between getting a good meal or having a slice of toast for some people so those undesirables as you put it could just be trying to feed their family or themselves a decent meal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can - not having enough to eat. if you are really that desperate there are cheaper places than Tescos "

Not cheaper than the reduced items.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I once did this inadvertently. I was on crutches for 18 months and on one of my few trips to the supermarket I spotted asparagus reduced to 10p a bunch.

They were low down and I had to sort of cross my crutches in front of me to bend and reach them. I stood up to put them all in my trolley and then discovered my crutches had stopped anyone else getting near

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"I can - not having enough to eat. if you are really that desperate there are cheaper places than Tescos

When you're that desperate you often don't have the luxury of choosing where to shop - transport often costs money so you are limited to where you can get to. "

People drive miles for the convenience of a supermarket, often passing cheaper butchers, bakers and greengrocers in the process. We are not talking about the hard up and needy. We are talking about the nasty greedy subspecies of people that hang around waiting for reductions purely out of greed and not because they can't afford to pay the full price due to unfortunate circumstances. Some of these people live in better accommodation than I do and many of them drive much more expensive vehicles than me. They are not hard up or impoverished by any stretch of the imagination but they are rude, ignorant arseholes that will often grab everything they can regardless of their individual needs. quite often pushing the elderly and infirm out of the way in the process.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

There were five packets of square sausage in the supermarket last week and they were to be eaten that day so reduced to 24p each. I bought them all and put them in the freezer.

I didn't shove anyone out of the way. I just saw the bargain and took it.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

Anyway OP if you're so cool how come you're not in Sainsbury's Waitrose or M&S?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw it once, it was like a scrum with one woman throwing things inbetween her legs thinking they were landing in her basket when in fact they were landing in the basket of the man behind, he was well chuffed."

My favourite post of the day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There were five packets of square sausage in the supermarket last week and they were to be eaten that day so reduced to 24p each. I bought them all and put them in the freezer.

I didn't shove anyone out of the way. I just saw the bargain and took it. "

Renegade living on the edge like that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Comedy Gold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I always buy reduced price food...does that make me undesirable?!

I think the comment refers to the manner in which they were doing it, rather than the purchase itself.

No, he clearly says that the fact their basket was already full of reduced priced items made them undesirable...their vulture like actions just compounded his narrow minded view. "

Fair enough, I can't stand aggressive shoppers and avoid all sales because of them. It's also pathetic to push people out the way to save 50p or whatever. If you need it that much, just ask. I've literally purchased things for strangers because they were desperate and I don't consider myself unique in that respect.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There were five packets of square sausage in the supermarket last week and they were to be eaten that day so reduced to 24p each. I bought them all and put them in the freezer.

I didn't shove anyone out of the way. I just saw the bargain and took it. "

Don't tell B.U.S.S.Y he'll have them for his pooch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There were five packets of square sausage in the supermarket last week and they were to be eaten that day so reduced to 24p each. I bought them all and put them in the freezer.

I didn't shove anyone out of the way. I just saw the bargain and took it. "

*shakes head in disgust*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There were five packets of square sausage in the supermarket last week and they were to be eaten that day so reduced to 24p each. I bought them all and put them in the freezer.

I didn't shove anyone out of the way. I just saw the bargain and took it. "

Careful now, you don't want to come across as undesirable

Since we're all getting things off our chest, I was knowingly bought a full roast chicken labelled as a sausage roll for £1.....im such a bad person