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Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth -u99,
and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All well and
good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the terminal, it was
for -u549. NO!!
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth -u99,
and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All well and
good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the terminal, it
was for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller
discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like
the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer
but you got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of getting
a receipt and checking through it before leaving the shop. EfoE
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth -u99,
and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All well and
good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the terminal, it was
for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer but you got charged the full price.
I try to make a habit of getting a receipt and checking through it before leaving the shop. EfoE
Although buy one get one free now seems to have been banned for some items
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth -u99,
and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All well and
good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the terminal, it was
for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer but you got charged the full price.
I try to make a habit of getting a receipt and checking through it before leaving the shop. EfoE
alan_m wrote:
Although buy one get one free now seems to have been banned for some items
That only came into force this month ...
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/regulation/5>
Website seems to be struggling at the moment ...
Andy Burns wrote:
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/regulation/5>
I think this outlines the 'specified foods' affected:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/schedule/1/made
Oddly - to me - doesn't seem to apply to alcohol.
alan_m wrote:
Although buy one get one free now seems to have been banned for some
items
That only came into force this month ...
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/regulation/5>
Website seems to be struggling at the moment ...
On 4 Oct 2025 at 11:07:27 BST, Colin Macleod wrote:
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth u99,
and went to the checkout, and asked for u50 cash back. All well and
good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the terminal, it was
for u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer but you
got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of getting a receipt
and checking through it before leaving the shop. #
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with overcharging,
or applying the layers of discounts.
Sainsbury's doesn't. But I had to take something back the other day, and--
had lost the receipt. In fairness they did offer a gift voucher, but in
the event, as I'd used the Nectar card, they had a record of the purchase
and credited my bank account.
-- Ch
On 4 Oct 2025 at 11:07:27 BST, Colin Macleod wrote:
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth
-u99, and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All
well and good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the
terminal, it was for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like
the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer
but you got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of
getting a receipt and checking through it before leaving the shop.
EfoE
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with
overcharging, or applying the layers of discounts.
you need a paper one to exit through the gate after the "scan it
yourself" area
On 4 Oct 2025 at 13:36:01 BST, Andy Burns wrote:
alan_m wrote:
Although buy one get one free now seems to have been banned for some items >>That only came into force this month ...
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/regulation/5>
Website seems to be struggling at the moment ...
I think this outlines the 'specified foods' affected:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/schedule/1/made
Oddly - to me - doesn't seem to apply to alcohol.
On 04/10/2025 13:36, Andy Burns wrote:
alan_m wrote:5(3) is puzzling: "a multibuy promotion does not include a relevant
Although buy one get one free now seems to have been banned for some
items
That only came into force this month ...
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/regulation/5>
Website seems to be struggling at the moment ...
special offer". How is that different from a multibuy which is a
special offer?
As a matter of interest, I was looking at the wine in Sainsbury's.
There were a couple of special offers. One wine was offered "at Aldi
price" and one as "Nectar Price". But there were a couple of wines
labelled with a price with a "Part of Buy any 3 and get 25% off offer".
I didn't bother looking for what else was in the "Buy any 3" collection
(I only wanted 1 bottle) but is the labelling I saw a "relevant special offer" as 5(3) which is permitted, or a multibuy offer not allowed under 5(2)?
What is wrong with multibuys anyway? For non-perishables it made it a
longer interval before replenishing, and for perishables it would be one
for today and one for the freezer (or 2 for the freezer if it was a "3
for the price of 2" offer). Either way, I got a better price for my
multibuy than 2 (or 3) x single-price, so why am I being punished by
this law update?
Finally, if the shop took 3 identical bottles of wine, tied them
together with a band printed with "[wine name] Multipack, and priced it
at a price which is 3xsingle-25% as the multipack price, is it then
legal to sell it as a single item? After all, cans of lager are
normally sold in supermarkets in packs of 4 or 6, so why not wine? And
can wine shops continue to advertise "A case of mixed red wines"?
I would be interested in what others think.--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
Jim
What is wrong with multibuys anyway? For non-perishables it made it aOnly if you are comparing the price in that one supermarket. You would probably find that the price of the single item elsewhere was your offer
longer interval before replenishing, and for perishables it would be one
for today and one for the freezer (or 2 for the freezer if it was a "3
for the price of 2" offer). Either way, I got a better price for my
multibuy than 2 (or 3) x single-price, so why am I being punished by
this law update?
In article <10br6ku$2fvvj$1@dont-email.me>, RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
On 4 Oct 2025 at 11:07:27 BST, Colin Macleod wrote:
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth -u99,
and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All well and
good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the terminal, it was
for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller
discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like the
thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer but you
got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of getting a receipt
and checking through it before leaving the shop. #
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with overcharging,
or applying the layers of discounts.
But, you need a paper one to exit through the gate after the "scan it yourself" area
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,How do you receive this digital receipt if you have no 'smart' device
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with
overcharging, or applying the layers of discounts.
on you, or you cannot remember your e-mail address?
But, you need a paper one to exit through the gate after the "scan it yourself" area
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:15:10 -0000 (UTC)
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
On 4 Oct 2025 at 11:07:27 BST, Colin Macleod wrote:How do you receive this digital receipt if you have no 'smart' device
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth
-u99, and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All
well and good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the
terminal, it was for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller
discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like
the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer
but you got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of
getting a receipt and checking through it before leaving the shop.
EfoE
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with
overcharging, or applying the layers of discounts.
on you, or you cannot remember your e-mail address?
On 04/10/2025 14:23, RJH wrote:
On 4 Oct 2025 at 13:36:01 BST, Andy Burns wrote:
alan_m wrote:
Although buy one get one free now seems to have been banned for some
items
That only came into force this month ...
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/regulation/5>
Website seems to be struggling at the moment ...
I think this outlines the 'specified foods' affected:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/schedule/1/made
Oddly - to me - doesn't seem to apply to alcohol.
The buy one get one free is often not what it seems.-a The total price of
a BOGOF in one supermarket is often exactly the same price that another supermarket charges for two off of the same item, but priced as single items.-a It's much the same as some supermarkets charging, say, -u2 for a single punnet of fruit but then offer buy 2 for -u3 whereas most other retailers are selling the punnet for -u1.50 or less.
On 4 Oct 2025 at 14:58:49 BST, Indy Jess John wrote:
On 04/10/2025 13:36, Andy Burns wrote:
alan_m wrote:5(3) is puzzling: "a multibuy promotion does not include a relevant
Although buy one get one free now seems to have been banned for some
items
That only came into force this month ...
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1368/regulation/5>
Website seems to be struggling at the moment ...
special offer". How is that different from a multibuy which is a
special offer?
As a matter of interest, I was looking at the wine in Sainsbury's.
There were a couple of special offers. One wine was offered "at Aldi
price" and one as "Nectar Price". But there were a couple of wines
labelled with a price with a "Part of Buy any 3 and get 25% off offer".
I didn't bother looking for what else was in the "Buy any 3" collection
(I only wanted 1 bottle) but is the labelling I saw a "relevant special
offer" as 5(3) which is permitted, or a multibuy offer not allowed under
5(2)?
See my post above - 'specified foods' is what you should be looking for.
What is wrong with multibuys anyway? For non-perishables it made it a
longer interval before replenishing, and for perishables it would be one
for today and one for the freezer (or 2 for the freezer if it was a "3
for the price of 2" offer). Either way, I got a better price for my
multibuy than 2 (or 3) x single-price, so why am I being punished by
this law update?
Some people are drawn to such offers, and that makes them consume more bad food/drink. In Scotland shop-bought alcohol went down by millions of litres a year when multiple product discounts were banned.
Finally, if the shop took 3 identical bottles of wine, tied them
together with a band printed with "[wine name] Multipack, and priced it
at a price which is 3xsingle-25% as the multipack price, is it then
legal to sell it as a single item? After all, cans of lager are
normally sold in supermarkets in packs of 4 or 6, so why not wine? And
can wine shops continue to advertise "A case of mixed red wines"?
Yes.
I would be interested in what others think.
Jim
On 04/10/2025 14:58, Indy Jess John wrote:
Only if you are comparing the price in that one supermarket.-a You would probably find that the price of the single item elsewhere was your offer price divided by 3.
What is wrong with multibuys anyway? For non-perishables it made it a
longer interval before replenishing, and for perishables it would be
one for today and one for the freezer (or 2 for the freezer if it was
a "3 for the price of 2" offer). Either way, I got a better price for
my multibuy than 2 (or 3) x single-price, so why am I being punished
by this law update?
I tend not to enter a Tesco these days but have noticed on the rare occasions when I do go in that they price certain items at a
ridiculously high price but then offer a large discount for loyalty card carrying customers. I guess may people that shop only at Tesco have
little knowledge of prices charged elsewhere and erroneously believe
that they are saving money with their club card discounts.
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:15:10 -0000 (UTC)
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
On 4 Oct 2025 at 11:07:27 BST, Colin Macleod wrote:How do you receive this digital receipt if you have no 'smart' device
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth
-u99, and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All
well and good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the
terminal, it was for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller
discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like
the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer
but you got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of
getting a receipt and checking through it before leaving the shop.
EfoE
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with
overcharging, or applying the layers of discounts.
on you, or you cannot remember your e-mail address?
charles wrote:
you need a paper one to exit through the gate after the "scan it
yourself" area
I've not been "imprisoned" by one of those barriers yet, I hope one of
them doesn't catch me in a bad mood ...
I tend not to enter a Tesco these days but have noticed on the rare
occasions when I do go in that they price certain items at a ridiculously high price but then offer a large discount for loyalty card carrying customers. I guess may people that shop only at Tesco have little
knowledge of prices charged elsewhere and erroneously believe that they
are saving money with their club card discounts.
On 04/10/2025 16:48, Davey wrote:So if I don't have a 'smart phone, I can't get discounts at Lidl?
On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 13:15:10 -0000 (UTC)you don-|t , you get a paper one, and you can have a paper one if you
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
On 4 Oct 2025 at 11:07:27 BST, Colin Macleod wrote:How do you receive this digital receipt if you have no 'smart'
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth
-u99, and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All
well and good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the
terminal, it was for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller
discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like
the thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer
but you got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of
getting a receipt and checking through it before leaving the shop.
EfoE
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with
overcharging, or applying the layers of discounts.
device on you, or you cannot remember your e-mail address?
want anyway, its a switch in the app..
... but unlike Sainsbury's or Tesco if you don-|t have a Smart device
you can-|t get a Lidl Plus card, and you can only get the "Normal"
prices.
So I see this week Belgium Buns are -u2.37 for 3 without Lidl Plus, or -u1.58 with the app. I know you need to buy a quite a few buns to buy
a smart phone but just wanted to show how we are both been
exploited...
Dave
On 04/10/2025 17:03, alan_m wrote:
On 04/10/2025 14:58, Indy Jess John wrote:
Only if you are comparing the price in that one supermarket.-a You
What is wrong with multibuys anyway? For non-perishables it made
it a longer interval before replenishing, and for perishables it
would be one for today and one for the freezer (or 2 for the
freezer if it was a "3 for the price of 2" offer). Either way, I
got a better price for my multibuy than 2 (or 3) x single-price,
so why am I being punished by this law update?
would probably find that the price of the single item elsewhere was
your offer price divided by 3.
I tend not to enter a Tesco these days but have noticed on the rare occasions when I do go in that they price certain items at aSome years ago (when my Mum was still alive) we were visiting her,
ridiculously high price but then offer a large discount for loyalty
card carrying customers. I guess may people that shop only at Tesco
have little knowledge of prices charged elsewhere and erroneously
believe that they are saving money with their club card discounts.
and she got a mailshot through her letterbox saying that a new Tesco
had opened and their prices were the cheapest in the area.
So I suggested we drove there and took a look. I watched the
distance clock up on my speedometer, and it was nearly 10 miles away.
We got a trolley and went up and down every aisle. Now my Mum used
to work in a grocers shop before she retired, and this was in the
days when customers served themselves and before barcodes became
readable at the checkout. So the person on the till had to look at
the price stuck on each product or memorise them, and enter them in
the till.
Mum had an excellent memory. Although after she retired and moved to
her new address, she was then a shop's customer not a member of
staff, she went round shops adding up the prices in her head so that
she knew by the time she got to the checkout what the bill would be.
So we went round the whole Tesco product range and Mum was saying "I
can get that cheaper back home" to nearly everything, and if it was
the same price she was going to buy it in her local shops out of
loyalty. We went round this big supermarket and the only thing that
Tesco did cheaper was a block of strong cheese. So our big trolley
arrived at the checkout with just one item. Mum, being Mum, had
taken along the flier she had received, and pointed out to the
checkout person that it was supposed to be the cheapest in the area,
and it wasn't. The only thing cheaper is in the trolley. The one
item was paid for, and full marks to the checkout person, the Manager
was called over to explain the flier. Apparently "The area" was a
5-mile radius and Mum's shops were beyond that distance.
Since then, I have always treated Tesco's claims as being suspect.
It is not a shop I frequent.
In article <10br6ku$2fvvj$1@dont-email.me>, RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
On 4 Oct 2025 at 11:07:27 BST, Colin Macleod wrote:
Davey <davey@example.invalid> posted:
Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth -u99,
and went to the checkout, and asked for -u50 cash back. All well and
good. But when the sum to be charged appeared on the terminal, it was
for -u549. NO!!
A big difference like that is easy to notice. It's the smaller
discrepancies that are more likely to slip through unnoticed, like the
thing you picked up because it appeared to be on special offer but you
got charged the full price. I try to make a habit of getting a receipt
and checking through it before leaving the shop. #
Lidl gives you a digital receipt - saves a lot of messing about,
especially for returning things. So far, no problems with overcharging,
or applying the layers of discounts.
But, you need a paper one to exit through the gate after the "scan it yourself" area
So if I don't have a 'smart phone, I can't get discounts at Lidl?
Another reason not to shop there.
you don-|t , you get a paper one, and you can have a paper one if you
want anyway, its a switch in the app..
... but unlike Sainsbury's or Tesco if you don-|t have a Smart device you can-|t get a Lidl Plus card, and you can only get the "Normal" prices.
Andy Burns wrote:
I've not been "imprisoned" by one of those barriers yet, I hope one ofthem doesn't catch me in a bad mood ...
Just push through, they do 'give'. They do alarm but who cares
Since we're both on UKLM I feel a rant on false imprisonment coming on.
On 05/10/2025 01:16, Davey wrote:
Then they won't work as loyalty cards any more. I've had a 'smart'So if I don't have a 'smart phone, I can't get discounts at Lidl?
Another reason not to shop there.
True but lidl/aldi tend to be much cheaper than the other main
supermarkets even without any additional discounts. The app offers
me discounts on a few products each week but it doesn't persuade me
to buy items I don't usually buy. The offers are often only valid for
a few days and even if it's something I usually buy it doesn't
persuade me to visit more regularly. I may take advantage of perhaps
2 or 3 offers a month giving perhaps 10% off each item. Lidl don't do
the double pricing game (-u2 for 1 punnet of fruit but -u3 for 2
punnets - they will price at -u1.50 for one)
Even though the traditional main supermarkets claim to price match
aldi/lidl prices it is only on a small selection of items.
You will probably find soon all loyalty cards becoming digital so
you will lose out in every supermarket without a smart phone.
It may be culture shock if you have never shopped in aldi/Lidl before
and you will not find shelves packed with 200 different varieties of
baked beans. There may be only one own brand on the shelf. In many
cases I've found what they sell to be better quality than some of the
UK leading brands. There is a good reason why the German supermarkets
have become popular and it's not just price.
It's mostly just price. Yes, some things are better, some are worse but
it only takes one try to find out which.
Aldi does a fake Hobgoblin
cheaper than the real thing and pretty much as good. Lidl does an
instant decaf coffee which my wife pronounces about the best available,
I don't drink coffee
On 05/10/2025 14:23, Joe wrote:
It's mostly just price. Yes, some things are better, some are worse but
it only takes one try to find out which.
It's the same with any supermarket or even "brands" especially if
labelled new and improved. Mr Kipling doesn't make good quality cakes,
Aunt Bessie doesn't produce everything in her farmhouse kitchen with unchanged recipes passed down through generations. Items promoted by celebrity chefs are so packed so full of salt you would be able to tell
if they had used any quality ingredients. Some things are down to
personal taste but all supermarkets sell a mix of what I consider to be crap, some medium quality items and some higher quality items. Price sometimes is not an indicator of quality.
Aldi does a fake Hobgoblin
cheaper than the real thing and pretty much as good. Lidl does an
instant decaf coffee which my wife pronounces about the best available,
I don't drink coffee
There have been TV programs where the lidl/aldi versions of items have
been compared with leading brands in blind tasting tests. The German supermarket goods faired well.
In article <mkftk0FnlefU1@mid.individual.net>,
alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
On 05/10/2025 14:23, Joe wrote:
It's mostly just price. Yes, some things are better, some are
worse but it only takes one try to find out which.
It's the same with any supermarket or even "brands" especially if
labelled new and improved. Mr Kipling doesn't make good quality
cakes, Aunt Bessie doesn't produce everything in her farmhouse
kitchen with unchanged recipes passed down through generations.
Items promoted by celebrity chefs are so packed so full of salt you
would be able to tell if they had used any quality ingredients.
Some things are down to personal taste but all supermarkets sell a
mix of what I consider to be crap, some medium quality items and
some higher quality items. Price sometimes is not an indicator of
quality.
Aldi does a fake Hobgoblin
cheaper than the real thing and pretty much as good. Lidl does an
instant decaf coffee which my wife pronounces about the best
available, I don't drink coffee
There have been TV programs where the lidl/aldi versions of items
have been compared with leading brands in blind tasting tests. The
German supermarket goods faired well.
my wife ended up throwing away the Lidl de-caf instant coffee.
Apparently, it tasted disgusting. Gold Blend Decaf (if you can find
it) is actually drinkable.
my wife ended up throwing away the Lidl de-caf instant coffee. Apparently,
it tasted disgusting. Gold Blend Decaf (if you can find it) is actually drinkable.
fred wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
ofI've not been "imprisoned" by one of those barriers yet, I hope one
them doesn't catch me in a bad mood ...Just push through, they do 'give'. They do alarm but who cares
That's what I expected, the ASDA ones show how to push them open, not
clear how the Morrisons "star trek" type open though ...
--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2Since we're both on UKLM I feel a rant on false imprisonment coming on.
On 05/10/2025 14:23, Joe wrote:
It's mostly just price. Yes, some things are better, some are worse but
it only takes one try to find out which.
It's the same with any supermarket or even "brands" especially if
labelled new and improved. Mr Kipling doesn't make good quality cakes,
Aunt Bessie doesn't produce everything in her farmhouse kitchen with unchanged recipes passed down through generations.-a Items promoted by celebrity chefs are so packed so full of salt you would be able to tell
if they had used any quality ingredients. Some things are down to
personal taste but all supermarkets sell a mix of what I consider to be crap, some medium quality items and some higher quality items. Price sometimes is not an indicator of quality.
Aldi does a fake Hobgoblin
cheaper than the real thing and pretty much as good. Lidl does an
instant decaf coffee which my wife pronounces about the best available,
I don't drink coffee
There have been TV programs where the lidl/aldi versions of items have
been compared with leading brands in blind tasting tests. The German supermarket goods faired well.
When we find something we like they go & change the recipe. This then involves extended shopping trips & taste tests to find the next least
worst option.
New &/or improved is marketing hype for we have found a way to make the product cheaper at the expense of the customer.
On 06/10/2025 09:46, wasbit wrote:
I did once get an "improvement" reversed.
When we find something we like they go & change the recipe. This then
involves extended shopping trips & taste tests to find the next least
worst option.
New &/or improved is marketing hype for we have found a way to make
the product cheaper at the expense of the customer.
For many years, Cheeselet biscuits has been my "picky-bits" of choice at Christmas, and one year the old favourite was on the shelves as "New, Improved Recipe" Cheeselets.-a So I bought them.
To my palate, they tasted awful.-a So I wrote to the address on the container explaining that there was nothing wrong with the expiry date
or the packaging but describing the contents as "Improved" was a
complete misnomer.-a They tasted nothing like how they used to taste, and thanks for the disappointment I experienced at Christmas.-a You have just lost a customer.
I clearly wasn't the only one.-a Those "Improved" products stayed on the shelves for ages.-a However, around late summer, alongside the "Improved" version remnants of stock appeared another item marked "Original
Recipe".-a I bought one out of curiosity, and they were the original
taste back again.-a Approaching Christmas, the original recipe version
was replaced by Treeslets - the same original flavour in the shape of Christmas trees.-a The Improved" recipe has never been seen since.
On 05/10/2025 20:01, alan_m wrote:
On 05/10/2025 14:23, Joe wrote:
It's mostly just price. Yes, some things are better, some are worse but
it only takes one try to find out which.
It's the same with any supermarket or even "brands" especially if
labelled new and improved. Mr Kipling doesn't make good quality cakes,
Aunt Bessie doesn't produce everything in her farmhouse kitchen with
unchanged recipes passed down through generations.-a Items promoted by
celebrity chefs are so packed so full of salt you would be able to
tell if they had used any quality ingredients. Some things are down to
personal taste but all supermarkets sell a mix of what I consider to
be crap, some medium quality items and some higher quality items.
Price sometimes is not an indicator of quality.
When we find something we like they go & change the recipe. This then involves extended shopping trips & taste tests to find the next least
worst option.
New &/or improved is marketing hype for we have found a way to make the product cheaper at the expense of the customer.