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Update:
When I first posted this issue - it received very little traffic and some frivalous comments.
Well now it seems, finally, these practices are being exposed to the wider public; and many agree this is dishonest and misleading.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/sh ... WEML6619I2
It has nothing at all to do with PHE regulations, and TESCO's reply of "the gap is there to ensure a good seal between the meat, so they are not touching" sounds odd when you consider that almost all other meat they sell is slabbed one on top of the other, slightly fanned out as you might represent it in a plate.
So, what makes this and all the other products packaged like this, so special? And please DO try to remember that wasteful excessive packing costs the environment, before replying this time.
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Original post:
As you do - you're roaming the internet and go off on a tanget when something catches you eye, but the more I watched this particular vid - the more it became obvious there are deepers issue going on here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJcCWYVWCXY
It was @ 5.30 it hit me - but do look at all of it as I think this is something all consumers should be wary of (on top of the ridiculous amazon packaging practises) - I've even checked a few of them and they are not fake, several so called "reputable" companies including Waitrose and Tesco's are guilty of this behaviour.
Another reason for "buyer beware".
I should also point out, I've been quite sensitive to this issue for some time - many is the time I've noticed shops selling items in several sizes only to notice that the "bulk pack" larger size was actually MORE EXPENSIVE per gram, than the basic size stuff - if you pay attention to the small price on the shelf labels, which sadly I do, or other such clever marketing.
Asda do a 6 pack of PLAIN breaded chicken fillets for £4 or 3 packs for £10. Seems like a good deal, and in truth I'd been buying them for a while..... right up until I notice a few spaces over that "southern coated" breaded chicken fillets are £1.99 for 4. I urge you to do the maths yourself.
And that's just the first issue....
The second is the INCREDIBLY wasteful packaging that goes into these items, in order to deliberately deceive customers they are getting more value than they actually are, obviously the largest percentage of them use plastic as their main packaging.
I'm so unnerved by the clear and obvious examples of blatent and excessive use of packaging I'm actually considering some sort of campaign to bring this to the wider populations attention.
With absolutely no clue how other than social media, to get it done effectively.
The Govt plan of 20% less packaging waste is all well and good, but some of these need 50% reduction, and more to become anywhere near accurate to the quantities inside.
When I first posted this issue - it received very little traffic and some frivalous comments.
Well now it seems, finally, these practices are being exposed to the wider public; and many agree this is dishonest and misleading.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/sh ... WEML6619I2
It has nothing at all to do with PHE regulations, and TESCO's reply of "the gap is there to ensure a good seal between the meat, so they are not touching" sounds odd when you consider that almost all other meat they sell is slabbed one on top of the other, slightly fanned out as you might represent it in a plate.
So, what makes this and all the other products packaged like this, so special? And please DO try to remember that wasteful excessive packing costs the environment, before replying this time.
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Original post:
As you do - you're roaming the internet and go off on a tanget when something catches you eye, but the more I watched this particular vid - the more it became obvious there are deepers issue going on here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJcCWYVWCXY
It was @ 5.30 it hit me - but do look at all of it as I think this is something all consumers should be wary of (on top of the ridiculous amazon packaging practises) - I've even checked a few of them and they are not fake, several so called "reputable" companies including Waitrose and Tesco's are guilty of this behaviour.
Another reason for "buyer beware".
I should also point out, I've been quite sensitive to this issue for some time - many is the time I've noticed shops selling items in several sizes only to notice that the "bulk pack" larger size was actually MORE EXPENSIVE per gram, than the basic size stuff - if you pay attention to the small price on the shelf labels, which sadly I do, or other such clever marketing.
Asda do a 6 pack of PLAIN breaded chicken fillets for £4 or 3 packs for £10. Seems like a good deal, and in truth I'd been buying them for a while..... right up until I notice a few spaces over that "southern coated" breaded chicken fillets are £1.99 for 4. I urge you to do the maths yourself.
And that's just the first issue....
The second is the INCREDIBLY wasteful packaging that goes into these items, in order to deliberately deceive customers they are getting more value than they actually are, obviously the largest percentage of them use plastic as their main packaging.
I'm so unnerved by the clear and obvious examples of blatent and excessive use of packaging I'm actually considering some sort of campaign to bring this to the wider populations attention.
With absolutely no clue how other than social media, to get it done effectively.
The Govt plan of 20% less packaging waste is all well and good, but some of these need 50% reduction, and more to become anywhere near accurate to the quantities inside.
