http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/snake-found-in-belfast-tesco-crisp-aisle-16184167.html (http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/snake-found-in-belfast-tesco-crisp-aisle-16184167.html)
QuoteOne shopper told the Belfast Telegraph: “It’s not exactly the type of thing you expect to see in Tesco when you pop in to buy a few groceries.
Wayne Hull of City Reptiles has urged anyone who encounters a snake not to lift it. He said: “No-one should lift any snake unless they know exactly what it is. You hear stories about animals being found in the fruit and vegetables in supermarkets, and you never know what is venomous and what's not.†Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/snake-found-in-belfast-tesco-crisp-aisle-16184167.html#ixzz20bARk3Le (http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/snake-found-in-belfast-tesco-crisp-aisle-16184167.html#ixzz20bARk3Le) “It must have been three or four foot long, but after one of the customers raised the alarm an employee quickly caught it.†“A customer found it in Tesco and Tesco contacted us to say they had found a snake and were worried about it. One of the employees brought it into us." (using the approved "Tesco handling of unidentified snakes" methods, no doubt) :d:
http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/youngster_finds_lizard_in_tesco_loaf_1_1450396 (http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/youngster_finds_lizard_in_tesco_loaf_1_1450396)
Quote“He went to take a slice off for some toast, turned the loaf over and found the lizard stuck on the bottom."
Wonder if Newt Gingrich sent it over (?))
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Shopper-s-horror-cat-excrement-Tesco-Extra-bag/story-17361734-detail/story.html (http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Shopper-s-horror-cat-excrement-Tesco-Extra-bag/story-17361734-detail/story.html)
Shopper's horror as 'cat excrement' found in Tesco Extra bag
QuoteThe store manager Leroy Robinson wrote to her on November 6 to apologise for the "ghastly" incident.
He said a full investigation had been carried out and it was believed a stray cat had managed to get into her shopping bags, "unsighted" by staff.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246505/Snail-Tesco-vegetable-pack-Vegetarian-student-Kent-makes-grisly-discovery.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246505/Snail-Tesco-vegetable-pack-Vegetarian-student-Kent-makes-grisly-discovery.html)
QuoteA vegetarian was left disgusted after finding a snail in a bag of frozen vegetables he bought from Tesco online.
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10135372.Bird_on_the_loose_in_Newport_Tesco_store_for_five_days/ (http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10135372.Bird_on_the_loose_in_Newport_Tesco_store_for_five_days/)
QuoteA CUSTOMER at the Tesco store in Newport has raised concerns after a bird was trapped inside the store for five days.
Some of the staff have been trapped for YEARS ;D
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/times_guardian/news/2013/february/6/tooth_in_sausage.aspx (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/times_guardian/news/2013/february/6/tooth_in_sausage.aspx)
QuoteA man who says he found a human tooth in Tesco sausages is not happy with the vouchers worth £25 he was given in response.
http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/slough/articles/2013/02/22/86987-tesco-apologises-to-customers-for-bird-poo-pavement/ (http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/slough/articles/2013/02/22/86987-tesco-apologises-to-customers-for-bird-poo-pavement/)
QuoteRichard Golding, of Warren Close, Langley, said: "The floor is covered in bird muck. Thousands of people have to walk through that, and they then walk it into a food store - it is a major health hazard."
Yuk :(
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/438397/20130222/dead-bird-found-tesco-bag-salad-photo.htm (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/438397/20130222/dead-bird-found-tesco-bag-salad-photo.htm)
QuoteA couple were left horrified after a salad they purchased from Tesco contained a five-inch dead bird.
Double yuk :( :(
My initial thought was were the poor couple blind or at least visually challenged.
Then I read
QuoteMr Watson, 32, said: "I took three mouthfuls and then saw it. My first reaction was why have I got a soggy fishcake on my plate?
Please look at the picture in relation to the article.. Not noticed before three mouthfulls!!! particularly during the preparation of putting it on a plate!!!
QuoteIf it was a maggot or something I could almost understand it, but how a whole bird was not picked up - I have just been gobsmacked by the whole thing.
What like not picked up by you when you turned the packet out on your plate!!!
Do me a favour !!
I wonder if the couple were Which? Members?
I think the following quote should not be overlooked "We only had a few low lights on so we were effectively eating by candlelight.", and the photo has been taken with a flash.
Lets face it any company that can get over 25% of a horse in a small burger could get a little bird in a packet of salad :)
Double and triple YUK :o :o
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/20/tesco-conveyor-belt-photo_n_2913622.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/20/tesco-conveyor-belt-photo_n_2913622.html)
Quote"Then I noticed the dirt - it looked foul, and I was shocked. So I took a photo from the queue in the checkout next to it.
"Because that photo didn't do it justice I decided to leave my shopping where it was, and take a better photo, or two... so I moved round to do that. I didn't get too close, because I didn't want to breathe in that horrible dust!"
Well done to that shopper :d: THAT is no small amount of sh** :o
QuoteTesco were quick to point out this was an isolated case.
Course it was, they should know they have thousands of isolated cases of one sort or another all over the
UK world 8-)
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/business/mum-s-warning-after-sharp-wire-found-inside-nappy-1-5048178 (http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/business/mum-s-warning-after-sharp-wire-found-inside-nappy-1-5048178)
Mum's warning after sharp wire found inside nappy.
QuoteThe nappy came from a pack of Tesco's own brand which were purchased from the new Tesco Express store in Keats Avenue, off Harrowby Lane.
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/family-s-horror-at-bolt-in-burger-find-1-5811804 (http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/family-s-horror-at-bolt-in-burger-find-1-5811804)
QuoteA FAMILY were horrified after discovering a large metal bolt in a burger served at a party attended by several young children.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/covent-garden-tesco-plagued-by-protein-fuelled-supermouse-8717113.html (http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/covent-garden-tesco-plagued-by-protein-fuelled-supermouse-8717113.html)
QuoteThey also found mouse droppings, dead rodents in the warehouse dairy section and food waste in the warehouse of the store, which attracts 55,000 shoppers a week.
Staff had failed to fix doors, pipes and loose ceiling tiles, letting mice enter fridges and food crates at the Bedford Street shop. Tesco made an "unreserved apology" at Westminster magistrates' court yesterday.
:p: Well that's one store I would never set foot in.
There is absolutely no excuse for this level of infestation. A good company would have robust systems to deal with rodents. Tesco have once again show that they only ever want to do things on the cheap.
The cost of proper housekeeping and maintainance pales into insignificance against the cost of a court appearance and the loss of reputation.
Managers or directors should be sacked for allowing this sort of thing.
Woman finds caterpillar inside Tesco sandwich (http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/woman-finds-caterpillar-inside-tesco-sandwich-1-5436009)
QuoteAN ANGRY woman was physically sick after she claimed she discovered a live caterpillar inside a sandwich she bought from a supermarket. Claire Katoroz, 31, purchased the £2 BLT sandwich from Tesco in Church Wood Drive, St Leonards on Tuesday morning (August 27) before going to work at HG Aerospace on the Castleham Industrial Estate.
Well, it's nearly a snake 8-)
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/tesco-accused-of-sluggish-response-to-juice-complaint-1.135133 (http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/tesco-accused-of-sluggish-response-to-juice-complaint-1.135133)
QuoteJim Robertson was left sweating for five weeks after finding a mysterious slimy item in a carton of juice he bought from the company’s Arbroath store on August 18.
'slimy item' ! :-X
http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/10805740.Braintree__Mum_horrified_at_slimy_surprise/?ref=nt (http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/10805740.Braintree__Mum_horrified_at_slimy_surprise/?ref=nt)
QuoteA Braintree mum-of-two was “horrified†amid claims she found a slug in a bag of supermarket potatoes. Katie Jones, 23, of Gilbert Way, bought the £2.25 bag of white potatoes from the Marks Farm Tesco and was about to make sausage and mash for herself and husband Dan when she claims she spotted the slimy addition.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24568-zoologger-sea-slugs-stab-partners-in-head-during-sex.html#.UooqmOKy-Jt (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24568-zoologger-sea-slugs-stab-partners-in-head-during-sex.html#.UooqmOKy-Jt)
QuoteIt's not clear why these sea slugs stab each other, but it may be a form of mind control. By injecting chemicals directly into its partner's brain, each sea slug may be able to change the other's behaviour to its own advantage.
Beware new HO initiatives 8-)
Tesco customer hits out at Finsbury Park store for selling food past its use by date (http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/tesco_customer_hits_out_at_finsbury_park_store_for_selling_food_past_its_use_by_date_1_3038072)
QuoteProducts including raw and cooked meats were repeatedly sold to Andrea O'Halloran the day after their expiry date by Tesco Metro in Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, in breach of European Union regulations
Police called in to investigate after painkiller tablets are found in Tesco ice creams
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-called-in-to-investigate-after-painkiller-tablets-are-found-in-tesco-ice-creams-9030717.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-called-in-to-investigate-after-painkiller-tablets-are-found-in-tesco-ice-creams-9030717.html)
http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/15/tesco-investigates-claims-of-glass-in-ice-cream-after-mother-bites-into-shards-4263493/ (http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/15/tesco-investigates-claims-of-glass-in-ice-cream-after-mother-bites-into-shards-4263493/)
QuoteJulie Taylor said she was eating the dessert with her children when she bit into what she believes were tiny shards of glass.
The family were eating the Tesco own-brand knickerbocker glory at their home in Wallsend, North Tyneside, when they made the discovery.
http://www.bitterwallet.com/tesco-store-riddled-with-dirt-and-old-ham/71505 (http://www.bitterwallet.com/tesco-store-riddled-with-dirt-and-old-ham/71505)
QuoteCustomer Sylvia Tyler was browsing in the Slough branch of the store when she found that the shelves were covered in grime, crumbs and general detritus. When she asked the manager why they were in such a grotty state, she was told that the shelves were 'difficult to clean.'
Quotesaid a spokesman.'Colleagues regularly deep-clean all of the shelving in the stores and we've taken action to return the shelves to their usual high standards.'
Yea, course they do, they have lots of spare time ;D
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543151/Congealed-food-stagnant-water-mould-Customers-shock-finding-filthy-shelves-Tesco-superstore.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543151/Congealed-food-stagnant-water-mould-Customers-shock-finding-filthy-shelves-Tesco-superstore.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490)
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tesco-apologises-after-student-finds-7017057 (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tesco-apologises-after-student-finds-7017057)
Tesco apologises after student finds dead maggot in bag of nuts.
QuoteTo make matters worse, it appeared the maggot had munched its way through half the nut before dying – hollowing out its own tiny tomb.
shock at finding huge poisonous spider floating in a Tesco bottle of white wine (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2652147/Businessmans-shock-finding-huge-poisonous-spider-floating-Tesco-bottle-white-wine.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490)
QuoteMr Berry, of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, said: 'It's disgusting. You'd expect to find a spider in your bathroom, not in a bottle of wine.
Tesco launch investigation into out of date baby milk sold_again at store (http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/rbnews/11288797.Tesco_launch_investigation_into_out_of_date_baby_milk_sold_again_at_store/)
QuoteTesco has launched an investigation after out of date baby milk was sold at a supermarket months after a carton from the same store made a toddler ill.
All together now,
not enough staff, or short time, flexi, temp staff etc with no interest in the company.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700456/Is-Tesco-finally-trying-compete-lo-cust-supermarkets-Vegetarian-shopper-appalled-FIVE-INCH-insect-salad.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700456/Is-Tesco-finally-trying-compete-lo-cust-supermarkets-Vegetarian-shopper-appalled-FIVE-INCH-insect-salad.html)
QuoteIs Tesco trying to compete with the lo-cust supermarkets? Vegetarian shopper appalled to find a FIVE-INCH insect in her salad
[admin]Please do not reply that it is in the Daily Mail so probably untrue because they can't be believe etc etc etc[/admin]
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Tesco-apologises-baby-food-month-date-shelves/story-22016570-detail/story.html (http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Tesco-apologises-baby-food-month-date-shelves/story-22016570-detail/story.html)
QuoteThe supermarket has apologised after a couple from the town went in to the store last Monday to purchase some Goodies Organic Number Jumble Cereal baby food, only to discover, upon getting to the checkout, that it was more than a month out of date.
Yet again. I foresee a nasty incident with a baby sometime somewhere, but I hope I'm wrong.
Mum finds maggot in tin of Tesco tomatoes
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/business/local-business/mum-finds-maggot-in-tin-of-tesco-tomatoes-1-6217279 (http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/business/local-business/mum-finds-maggot-in-tin-of-tesco-tomatoes-1-6217279)
http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/24/grandmother-gets-an-unwelcome-freebie-in-her-ludicrously-tasty-box-of-crunchy-nut-4844250/ (http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/24/grandmother-gets-an-unwelcome-freebie-in-her-ludicrously-tasty-box-of-crunchy-nut-4844250/)
QuoteGrandmother gets an unwelcome freebie in her 'ludicrously tasty' box of Crunchy Nut
The 50-year-old was giving breakfast to her grandson when a dead rodent's body landed into her bowl with a thud.
http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/08/mum-finds-eggs-from-the-worlds-deadliest-spider-in-tesco-bananas-4860672/ (http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/08/mum-finds-eggs-from-the-worlds-deadliest-spider-in-tesco-bananas-4860672/)
QuoteEggs from the 'world's deadliest spider' are the last thing you'd expect to find in your Tesco bananas.
:thumbdown:
out of date Tesco purchase (http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11465048.Bacon_enthusiast_out_of_date_Tesco_purchase/?ref=var_0)
QuoteA spokesperson from Tesco said: "We're sorry that this product was on our shelves and we've been reviewing our procedures to make sure that this isolated incident doesn't happen again.
isolated incident ;D ;D ;D ;D
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Baffled-breakfast-condom-cornflakes-Barnstaple/story-23072911-detail/story.html (http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Baffled-breakfast-condom-cornflakes-Barnstaple/story-23072911-detail/story.html)
QuoteBaffled at breakfast by a condom in the cornflakes: Barnstaple woman who found condom in cereal from Tesco
Hard p**n or soft corn ?
Watch the moment three-inch CATERPILLAR crawls out of Tesco chicken curry (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-moment-three-inch-caterpillar-crawls-4426675)
Nearly a snake :o
Dont believe that for a second.
How would a caterpillar survive in the packaging in the fridge, let alone being nuked in the microwave for nine mins.
No way. He should give his kitchen a good clean.
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/tesco-to-investigate-blue-plastic-found-in-cheese-and-onion-roll-in-northampton-store-1-6394928 (http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/tesco-to-investigate-blue-plastic-found-in-cheese-and-onion-roll-in-northampton-store-1-6394928)
QuoteBut when she bit into one of the rolls, she claims she had to "spit it out" and, when she looked down, "saw something blue poking out, like a piece of plastic bag."
Tesco shopper finds live spider (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-shopper-finds-live-spider-4707624)
QuoteThe 21-year-old was seconds away from peeling back the plastic lid on her Berry Medley this morning when she noticed the eight-legged critter on her strawberry.
Gran finds dead mouse in popcorn (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horrified-gran-finds-dead-mouse-5021294)
QuoteA grandmother has been left 'traumatised' after finding a dead mouse in a bag of popcorn bought from Tesco.
The grim discovery was made by the grandmother-of-three after she had already eaten some of the snack while watching a DVD with her 24-year-old son.
SLOVAK food inspectors have imposed a record €1 million fine on Tesco, for repeated violations in the sale of food (http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/56530/3/tesco_gets_record_fine.html)
QuoteThe State Veterinary and Food Administration (ŠVPS) imposed the €1 million fine on the hypermarket of Tesco Stores SR in Partizánske already in late September for the sale of foods after their shelf life as well as rotten fruit and vegetables. This was not the first time the food inspectors found flaws in this hypermarket. It fined it €25,000 in June for the sale of foods with expired shell life and again with €15,000 in July for the same violation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31026486 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31026486)
Tesco recalls 'foul smelling' squash
Quote
Tesco has recalled its blackcurrant and apple squash drink after consumers complained of a "foul smell" and of feeling ill.
The supermarket withdrew its own-brand "No Added Sugar Double Concentrate Apple and Blackcurrant" squash.
But angry customers have accused Tesco of keeping the recall "hidden" and not posting details on its website.
So it smelt 'vile ... Like toilet water ... Compost ... Sick ... Sewer water' but they drank it anyway! Stupid people.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sewage-tesco-squash-poisoned-baby-5105781 (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sewage-tesco-squash-poisoned-baby-5105781)
QuoteA distraught mum was left terrified after her baby daughter started vomiting violently after drinking a tiny amount of contaminated squash.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31530478 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31530478)
QuoteAn adventurous magpie shocked shoppers at a Tesco store when it flew inside and started pecking at packets of meat.
One shopper, Raquel Burchell, said: "It was disgusting. Its beak was in the packets eating raw meat. It was horrible."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-31787966 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-31787966)
QuoteSupermarket chain Tesco sent pest controllers to a customer's house after a mouse "leapt out" of his shopping delivery.
Hope it was squeaky clean :)
Mum-of-two finds 'erection-giving' spider in Tesco banana
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Mum-finds-killer-spider-bag-Tesco-bananas/story-26153250-detail/story.html (http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Mum-finds-killer-spider-bag-Tesco-bananas/story-26153250-detail/story.html)
Wait for it .....
Quote from: Nomad on 19-02-15, 09:59PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31530478 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31530478)
QuoteAn adventurous magpie shocked shoppers at a Tesco store when it flew inside and started pecking at packets of meat.
One shopper, Raquel Burchell, said: "It was disgusting. Its beak was in the packets eating raw meat. It was horrible."
we have a flock of birds that just live in our store. at night they come out and swarm on the bakery/home baking departments. they c**p everywhere and many complaints have been made. we are simply expected to wipe c**p off the products before putting them on the shelf if they have been soiled and just sell bakery products despite knowing they were probably being munched on by birds overnight.
apparently pest control will do nothing because of the breed of sparrow.
i myself nearly got into trouble for refusing to put childrens juice boxes on the shelf that were covered in excrement. when told i'd have to wipe them clean and stack them or be in trouble i then whipped out my phone and took a photo of the product in the state it was in and turned to the managers and asked if they still wanted me to put them out. the products were then taken to waste.
it makes me shudder to think they would sell open juice boxes that have been covered in bird c**p and are aimed at children. it could make them very sick, bird excrement can be riddled with disease.
on top of that im sure if something had come out of it and a child died it would of been a case of "so who stacked juice on weds night?"
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/crisp-lover-claims-bed-ridden-week-after-5503492 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/crisp-lover-claims-bed-ridden-week-after-5503492)
QuoteOliver Bayley says the bag of Tyrrell's Sea Salt and Vinegar snacks he bought at Tesco gave him food poisoning.
Undeterred by his awful experience, the part-time university student used the Moneycard to shop at the same Tesco store and bought a multi-pack of French Fries which he claims were also a month out of date.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3052151/Mother-two-left-face-covered-huge-sores-reaction-bottle-Tesco-s-finest-red-wine-smelled-BLEACH.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3052151/Mother-two-left-face-covered-huge-sores-reaction-bottle-Tesco-s-finest-red-wine-smelled-BLEACH.html)
QuoteJustine Jones was left covered in huge sores and in agony after opening the bottle of Tesco Finest Garnacha wine to celebrate her daughter's birthday.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tesco-bought-expired-cow--gate-9122189 (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tesco-bought-expired-cow--gate-9122189)
QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We are committed to the highest standards of food safety for our customers and we have robust procedures for the rotation and date code checking.........."
A member of staff said (probably) we
need enough staff to rotate/check stock code, and for them to be allotted sufficient time to do it.
https://home.bt.com/news/odd-news/woman-finds-live-snail-in-tesco-sandwich-but-store-will-only-shell-out-25-in-compensation-11363980495155 (https://home.bt.com/news/odd-news/woman-finds-live-snail-in-tesco-sandwich-but-store-will-only-shell-out-25-in-compensation-11363980495155)
QuoteHannah Scott was stunned to find a live snail in her chicken tikka sandwich, and shocked when she was offered only £25 in compensation because she 'didn't choke'.
A snail £25, obviously the company did not want to shell out any more :)
£25 for a snail !, pound for £ what would that make a horse in my burger worth.
I'd heard that a Pony was £25 and a Monkey was £500.
;D ;D nice one.
i remember some years ago a customer returned a part consumed tesco value chicken saying it was off Dm offered refund of chicken customer not happy wanted £30 as it ruined the whole meal and wanted the other ingredients paid for to (with no proof) not surprisingly the DM obliged so she kept quite not for other customers to here.
Tesco shopper's horror after little girl almost eats 'human fingernail found in marshmallow' (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-shoppers-horror-after-little-5813329)
QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We set ourselves the highest standards for our products and are always disappointed when a customer is dissatisfied.
"We have strict processes in place to ensure incidents like this do not occur.
I'm sure I've read the above two lines many times over a long period of time, and I'm still unconvinced.
See my thread "Cold Chain ? What Cold Chain" ? To get an Idea why !
As the largest private employer in the country surely most people in the country know or know of someone who works for T and by that stretch have heard stories of how our cold chain procedures, H & S procedures etc are all BS.
Mother's horror at finding worm like parasite in Tesco salmon (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3119659/Mother-s-horror-finding-worm-like-parasite-Tesco-salmon.html)
Quote'It could kill a baby or a vulnerable person or someone who already has a condition.
Here's that spokesperson again:
QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: 'We set ourselves the highest standards for the quality of our food and were disappointed to hear of this incident.
How come none of these spokespersons have a name.
@ Nomad, it might be Matt. ;) ;) ;) ;)
Uuuum is "We have strict processes in place to ensure incidents like this do not occur." not a rather odd statement to make?
Yes, because everybody knows that they don't work or are not observed.
'strict' = uncompromising
There is T*sco policy.
There is Store policy.
There is the law of the land.
I have recently been in situations where the two former do not agree with the latter !
Young mother horrified four month old baby daughter bleeding, shard of GLASS in Tesco nappy (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3131507/Young-mother-horrified-four-month-old-baby-daughter-bleeding-shard-GLASS-Tesco-nappy.html)
Quote'There should be better health and safety checks and there shouldn't even be glass in the area where nappies and other baby products are being made.
QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: 'There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our products and all of our factories operate the most rigorous checks.
So repetitive 8-)
QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: 'There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our products and all of our factories operate the most rigorous checks.
As rigorous as they are with Health and Safety in the workplace then.
;D ;D ;D ;D :thumbup:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/maggot-tesco-broccoli-woman-outraged-5958185 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/maggot-tesco-broccoli-woman-outraged-5958185)
QuoteAn outraged woman is refusing to shop in Tesco ever again after claiming to have discovered a maggot on the inside of her broccoli wrapping.
QuoteEating a maggot is unlikely to cause any health problems but could be considered a good source of protein.
that's OK then :)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/boy-2-could-scarred-life-5987007 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/boy-2-could-scarred-life-5987007)
QuoteA two-year-old boy may have been left scarred for life by a plaster from Tesco, it has been claimed.
Looks very nasty.
I would suggest that the mothers ignorance in covering a chicken pox s**b in the first place is what led to the scarring. A s**b is natures way of protecting the skin underneath . to cover it up she used a plaster which prevented the s**b from drying out completely and falling off revealing the new skin underneath. By covering the s**b with the plaster she created the perfect environment for infection to set in and delay healing.
There is no known cure for stupid.
:-X
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/13/scorpion-lurking-in-tesco-banana-pack-stings-care-worker (http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/13/scorpion-lurking-in-tesco-banana-pack-stings-care-worker)
QuoteA young care worker feared she would die after she was stung by a scorpion found inside a sealed pack of Tesco bananas.
Kita Fitton, 20, was at work making packed lunches when she reached into the packet and suddenly felt a sharp pain. When she pulled out her hand, the scorpion fell out, its sting stuck in the end of her finger.
Makes a change from getting stung by the prices.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3169272/Woman-loses-tooth-biting-rusty-blade-food-bought-Tesco.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3169272/Woman-loses-tooth-biting-rusty-blade-food-bought-Tesco.html)
QuoteThe metal shard shattered part of one of her molars, causing her to undergo dental surgery.
A Tesco spokesman said: 'There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our products and all of our factories operate the most rigorous checks.'How many
factories do the company own ?
I don't know, but perhaps several in China and India?
Are those 'our' bags in the mouse video? ............. it's been a while since I have handled any 8-)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-forced-apologise-after-mum-6232235 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-forced-apologise-after-mum-6232235)
QuoteA disgusted mother sunk her teeth into a Tesco spring roll and found a metal bolt hidden inside.
Please no jokes about this thread :)
I bet her teeth are screwed.
Poor woman was having a bad day. First, something had apparently disgusted her and then, whilst disgusted, she bit into her spring roll and found a bolt.
I wonder if she then screwed her face up?
When you get down to the nuts and bolts of it all, Tesco have, once again, screwed up.
somebody should have told her that when given the choice it is always always always best to swallow. :thumbup:
QuoteA disgusted mother sunk her teeth into a Tesco spring roll and found a metal bolt hidden inside.
Presumably the spring roll was made by Whitworth's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Whitworth). Occasional inclusion of metal objects is one of Whitworth's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitworths) quality metrics. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_metric_screw_thread)
To the women eating the spring roll it came like a bolt from the blue. But clearly her snack didn't include any springs.
Tim Vine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Vine), eat your heart out. And tell your slacker cousin, Tim Wood (http://leanman.hubpages.com/hub/Seven-Wastes), to get to that spring roll factory and sort it out.
I think it's now time I went and had a lie down.
Now there's an opportunity to have a lovely set of pearly white crowns paid for by our Company.
Forget the snakes, see the
RAT :o
Watch huge RAT scurrying around Tesco checkouts and food aisles as disbelieving cameraman sprints to keep up.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-huge-rat-scurrying-around-6237823 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-huge-rat-scurrying-around-6237823)
QuoteThe rodent, measuring roughly eight inches long, then zipped down the full length of the checkouts the Tesco Extra store in Brookfield, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, making its way past some strewn empty boxes towards the food aisles.
Inconsistent if you ask me. Where's it's white shirt with blue and red stripes?
Must be a member of the Rapid Action Team :D
Quote from: Nomad on 13-08-15, 10:06AM
Forget the snakes, see the RAT :o
Watch huge RAT scurrying around Tesco checkouts and food aisles as disbelieving cameraman sprints to keep up.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-huge-rat-scurrying-around-6237823 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-huge-rat-scurrying-around-6237823)
QuoteThe rodent, measuring roughly eight inches long, then zipped down the full length of the checkouts the Tesco Extra store in Brookfield, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, making its way past some strewn empty boxes towards the food aisles.
I was told the rat was called Dave or Matt and had escaped from Head office for the day. ;) ;) ;)
http://www.canterburytimes.co.uk/Video-Whitstable-Tesco-customer-discovers-live/story-27617025-detail/story.html (http://www.canterburytimes.co.uk/Video-Whitstable-Tesco-customer-discovers-live/story-27617025-detail/story.html)
QuoteRadio executive Kyle Farrant was tucking into his pre-packed peppered salad on Friday when he discovered a green caterpillar wriggling away amongst the leaves.
Well, it's similar to a snake :)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shopper-stunned-find-dead-scorpion-6275778 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shopper-stunned-find-dead-scorpion-6275778)
QuoteA shopper felt like he's been stung when he found a dead SCORPION in his Tesco pot pourri.
Perhaps it was killed by the rat or snake :)
OK customers getting stung :( , GO
woman shocked to find 8cm long metal bar in tesco gateau (http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/19/woman-shocked-to-find-8cm-long-metal-bar-in-tesco-gateau-5350382/)
QuoteA woman was shocked to find a huge metal bar inside her Tesco chocolate gateau.
Karen Bell, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, couldn't believe her eyes after cracking open the packaging of the gateau and finding the 3ins-long pole inside.
QuoteA spokesperson for Tesco said: 'We take the safety of our food extremely seriously and were very concerned to hear of this incident.
is there a parrot working at head office.
More like a c**k.
Live beetle swimming in Tesco apple juice carton stuns teenage customer (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/live-beetle-swimming-tesco-apple-6356196)
QuoteKatie Payne and her mum uncovered the unwelcome guests in a carton of freshly squeezed apple juice they bought near their home at the store in Bursledon, Southampton.
Spokesperson may have got the tintack as it is now a spokeswoman :o :) , same tune though.
QuoteA Tesco spokeswoman has apologised to the family.
She added: "We set ourselves the highest standards for the quality of our food and drink and are disappointed to hear of this incident.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/man-claims-he-found-insect-in-tesco-salad-31509509.html (http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/man-claims-he-found-insect-in-tesco-salad-31509509.html)
QuoteHe reported that he "felt something really strange" in his first bite of the salad he had bought for lunch.
QuoteWe're sorry that the customer had this experience; we serve 2.5 million customer transactions per week and it is extremely rare for a customer to have an experience like this.
"extremely rare" ! are not the words I would think of.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13769990.Giant_spider_found_in_bananas_at_York_Tesco/ (http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13769990.Giant_spider_found_in_bananas_at_York_Tesco/)
QuoteTESCO has apologised to a shocked customer after she found a spider in her bananas.
Woman finds alien-like creature inside Tesco apple juice (http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/30/woman-finds-alien-like-creature-inside-tesco-apple-juice-5414400/)
QuoteOkay, we think it's time to panic.
A disgusting alien-thing was found in a couple's carton of apple juice on the weekend.
No one knows what the blob is, but it looks like a cross between a slug and a condom.
Father criticises Tesco after his baby daughter ate out-of-date food bought at store in Leicester (http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Father-criticises-Tescos-baby-daughter-ate-date/story-27896403-detail/story.html)
Quote"I had to wait at least 5-10 minutes while the customer services staff dealt with a colleague, once she attended to me and my partner she did not show any concern to the fact that I had just fed my daughter out-of-date products.
"One of the members of staff rudely referred to my daughter as "the kid".
Looks like it may have been some type of cereal or biscuit type product? If that's the case the thing would be fine to eat months later even if it wasn't at it's prime. If, and if this is the case, I would be very dubious as to whether it caused any discomfort following ingestion.
If it was my child and I was concerned that he or she was developing a rash and vomiting due to consuming something that was worrying to me as a parent, the NHS helpline would have been called. The fact that he didn't call makes me skeptical.
Who in their right mind waits until symptoms subside not knowing when they might, of if ever they will?
Another spud-faced chancer?
if your KID is ill dont go to casualty go to tesco customer services, it the umpteenth emercency service. And they would have been waitng a hell of a lot longer at the casualty depatrment.
i think the corect response should have been "...and would sir like us to call an ambulance for his little cherub".
The point is taken at face value there was out of date product on sale and that should not happen in any store. But it is happening more often lately.
Its the same in my store, the workload is becoming too much and with fewer hours available to do the job. When will they learn that fewer staff and a bigger job lot equals the job not being done?
As for working faster, not a chance. I'm not breaking my back for these blood seeking leeches any longer.
Quote from: Digimon on 02-10-15, 10:38PM
Looks like it may have been some type of cereal or biscuit type product? If that's the case the thing would be fine to eat months later even if it wasn't at it's prime. If, and if this is the case, I would be very dubious as to whether it caused any discomfort following ingestion.
If it was my child and I was concerned that he or she was developing a rash and vomiting due to consuming something that was worrying to me as a parent, the NHS helpline would have been called. The fact that he didn't call makes me skeptical.
Who in their right mind waits until symptoms subside not knowing when they might, of if ever they will?
Another spud-faced chancer?
Another spud-faced chancer? LOL. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Horrified Tesco shopper finds DEAD LIZARD in bunch of bananas and gets an 80p refund (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horrified-tesco-shopper-finds-dead-6580410)
QuoteNatasha Oliver said she took the pack back to the branch where staff apologised and gave her an 80p refund.
Tesco recall over 66,000 packets of garlic bread from the shelves (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-recall-over-66000-packets-6577674)
QuoteThe supermarket made the move following an investigation that found some weighed up to a FIFTH less than the weight advertised on the packaging.
The Trading Standards investigation discovered shoppers were being mislead about how much garlic bread they were actually being sold.
Could have topped it with horse meat to make the weight up ;)
Spiders in raspberries (http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/13926586.Tesco_investigating_after_family___s_shock_at_spiders_in_raspberries/?ref=rss)
QuoteA dad was left shocked after discovering a family of five spiders in his supermarket raspberries.
David Leigh, 34, of Clay Pits in Braintree, bought a punnet of raspberries from Tesco in Great Notley only to discover the creatures inside.
Baby food recalled by Cow & Gate after furious mum finds INSECTS inside packet (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/616120/baby-food-recalled-Cow-Gate-mum-insects-muesli)
QuoteThe company has warned mums and dads that packets of Sunny Start My First Banana Muesli (from 10 months) with a best before date of 27 September 2016 should not be eaten.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3313710/Worthing-family-discover-Tesco-chicken-contained-innards-waste-half-eaten-corn.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3313710/Worthing-family-discover-Tesco-chicken-contained-innards-waste-half-eaten-corn.html)
QuoteThat really is fowl! Family discover their £4.50 Tesco chicken still has its innards, waste and half-eaten corn inside
A couple bought a Tesco frozen turkey for Christmas and found it was already THREE MONTHS past its best before date (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/couple-bought-tesco-frozen-turkey-10464405)
QuoteShe said: "I'm more concerned about other people who may have also bought a turkey. When my mother and father-in-law bought theirs the freezer was full, but when they returned there were hardly any left.
check your turkey (and everything else)
QuoteA spokesman for Tesco said: "We set ourselves very high standards for the food we sell and have strict guidelines in place to ensure the best before dates of products are checked regularly.
Very doubtful (once a year is not enough) or this would not happen so often. More staff would definitely help.
metro.co.uk:
Exiled rats from Tesco move into neighbouring houses (http://metro.co.uk/2015/11/29/exiled-rats-from-tesco-move-into-neighbouring-houses-5533319/)
QuoteThe families, from Whitehall Avenue in Staffordshire, claim the rats were perfectly happy living in bushes at the back of the Tesco Extra site, but then staff decided to chop down the undergrowth earlier this month.
Suddenly homeless, the rats migrated to houses and gardens next door, with one woman even finding a dead rat in her kitchen.
mmm...
I wonder which members of staff volunteered to destroy the homes of our furry friends?
Probably the other kind of vermin... Options candidates.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/485415/woman-finds-dead-maggot-pistachio-nuts-Tesco-viral-bugs-insects (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/485415/woman-finds-dead-maggot-pistachio-nuts-Tesco-viral-bugs-insects)
QuoteAccording to the retail giant, it isn't that uncommon to find maggoty creatures like these buried amongst pistachios – and they are in fact "natural and harmless".
Not uncommon :o well that's me right off packets of pistachios :thumbdown:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-wasp-allergy-finds-live-7134684 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-wasp-allergy-finds-live-7134684)
QuoteA man with a wasp allergy found one of the LIVE insects in his Tesco spinach - and was then asked to bring the creature back to the store.
Having been close to someone who suffered from Anaphylaxis after a wasp sting, it's a very serious matter and can be life threatening.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stunned-tesco-customer-films-mouse-7183692 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stunned-tesco-customer-films-mouse-7183692)
QuoteThe video of the rodent among the cheese and butter has been viewed over 40,000 times in the past three days
Looking for spiders and avoiding the snakes no doubt.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/636473/Tesco-shopper-potatoes-replaced-shock-surprise (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/636473/Tesco-shopper-potatoes-replaced-shock-surprise)
QuoteA SHOPPER could not believe her eyes when she bought a reduced bag of potatoes from Tesco and found a huge rock in it.
Nothing like a rock solid profit :)
Todd Routledge found half of someone else's tooth on a BBQ chicken pizza bought from a Tesco Extra store. (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/489126/Tesco-pizza-with-tooth-on-it-Longton-Staffordshire-BBQ-chicken)
Probably very filling.
Horrifying find in Tesco shopping causes teenage girl to collapse. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12138461/Horrifying-find-in-Tesco-shopping-causes-teenage-girl-to-collapse.html)
QuoteA family in Essex received a nasty surprise when they took delivery of a recent food delivery from Tesco - a live rat scurrying among the groceries.
Quote
A Tesco spokesperson: "Although we're confident this is an isolated incident,............
me thinks this spokesperson needs to get out more and perhaps do a bit more reading.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6911474/Gum-founded-Security-guard-finds-used-chewing-in-Tesco-salad-AFTER-hed-eaten.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6911474/Gum-founded-Security-guard-finds-used-chewing-in-Tesco-salad-AFTER-hed-eaten.html)
QuoteA DISGUSTED security guard bit off more than he could chew - when he discovered used CHEWING GUM in his Tesco salad.
Unfortunately Martin Rhodes didn't realise there was a "Tesco Extra" in his lunch until he had chewed the piece of gum himself.
The 19-year-old from Nottingham was intrigued after he bit into something soft and minty while tucking into a ready-made ham, egg, and potato salad.
YUK :( :'(
One of my driver colleagues has a habit of leaving a wad of used chewing gum stuck inside one of the van cubby holes! >:D
Coulsdon family 'horrified' to find apparent growth in their Tesco organic chicken (http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Coulsdon-family-8216-horrified-8217-apparent/story-28752548-detail/story.html)
QuoteBut when Zoe, who now lives in St Albans with partner Nathan Bird, carved the bird she found two 1cm areas of green meat in the breast.
"I was horrified, disgusted and shocked that something like that could happen," Zoe said. "I was just dumbfounded at how they could sell a chicken for human consumption with that in it.
Ipswich man discovers screw in pack of Tesco chicken (http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich_man_discovers_screw_in_pack_of_tesco_chicken_1_4438014)
QuoteHe was just about to cook the chicken back at home when he turned a fillet over and claimed he found a small silver screw underneath the meat.
Quote from: Nomad on 22-01-16, 09:47AM
Todd Routledge found half of someone else's tooth on a BBQ chicken pizza bought from a Tesco Extra store. (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/489126/Tesco-pizza-with-tooth-on-it-Longton-Staffordshire-BBQ-chicken)
Probably very filling.
:D Caveat-y emptor maybe?
Tesco shopper 'nearly swallows bee' after making shocking discovery in punnet of supermarket raspberries (http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tesco-shopper-nearly-swallows-bee-after-making-shocking-discovery-in-punnet-of-supermarket-a3197811.html)
Quote"We poked it with the end of a pen and it started moving."
Ms Allen and her friend Jennie Bellfield managed to trap the creature in a jar over concerns it could be carrying bacteria and disease because the raspberries had been imported from Morocco.
Something had been busy :)
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Spotted-Tesco-Nottingham-s-biggest-dog/story-28892299-detail/story.html (http://www.nottinghampost.com/Spotted-Tesco-Nottingham-s-biggest-dog/story-28892299-detail/story.html)
QuoteThe creature, believed to be an Irish Wolfhound, was seen tied to a railing inside Tesco Express on Maid Marian Way on Tuesday evening - but was so tall it could see over the top of it.
What is the dog doing
inside ? it does not look like a guide dog !
Last time I visited Nottingham I saw bigger dogs ;)
http://saddind.co.uk/beetle-in-ready-meal-leaves-sour-taste-for-businessman/ (http://saddind.co.uk/beetle-in-ready-meal-leaves-sour-taste-for-businessman/)
QuoteHe explained: "I peeled the plastic film off the container and put it straight in the microwave. The beetle was in the food.
which brings response of
QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "Following an investigation we are confident the beetle couldn't have been in the spinach when the product was sealed
Sounds like a bit of character assassination to me.
Scuttling crab found on Munch Bunch yoghurts in Tesco delivery (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/509236/crab-munch-bunch-yoghurts-tesco-delivery-online-shop-kent-tonbridge)
QuoteHarriet Stapley, 30, found the critter chilling out on top of Munch Bunch yoghurt pots amid a collection of bread, milk, salmon and other groceries ordered online.
I know some delivery drivers can get a bit crabby, but is this going to far :)
Tesco customer spots something 'crawling on to her plate' out of salad - after she'd 'eaten half of the bag' (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-customer-spots-something-crawling-7786598)
QuoteThe customer posted the clip of the unidentified critter crawling around the salad to Tesco's page, along with the caption: "Absolutely horrified that A. This was in your 'Washed ready to eat lettuce' and B. I ate half of the bag before it crawled onto my plate"
And how much of the salad had the bug eaten I wonder :question: obviously the bug preferred "washed ready to eat salad" also 8-)
You can't have seafood too fresh!
large elastic band in Tesco microwave meal (http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/student-who-found-large-elastic-11245056)
QuoteA student who finished his Tesco microwave meal was horrified to find a large chunk of an elastic band in his cottage pie.
Seems his complaint may have been bounced :o
I think you're stretching the point, Nomad... I'm sure similar accusations have been 'band'ied about ;)
New improved recipe ?
My late ex had the same problem , daylight rubbery !
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/watch-shopper-finds-nasty-surprise-11339661 (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/watch-shopper-finds-nasty-surprise-11339661)
And from the company straight out of a book of quotes.
QuoteA Tesco spokesman added: "We have extremely high standards for the products we put on our shelves and work hard to inspect our salad carefully.
"However, due to the freshness of our produce incidences like this can happen on very rare occasions. We will update Ms Lang on the findings of our investigation."
RARE :o , depends on ones definition of rare.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/17/tesco-shopper-finds-hundreds-of-spiders-in-his-bag-of-bananas/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/17/tesco-shopper-finds-hundreds-of-spiders-in-his-bag-of-bananas/)
QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We sell millions of bananas every week and our growers work hard to clean and inspect all the fruit carefully. However, given the freshness of our produce, this sort thing can happen on very rare occasions.
There's that word again
'rare', obviously not working hard enough to inspect fruit and salad.
How fresh is fruit containing hundreds of hatched spiders :question:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1280175/woman-claims-she-found-cat-poo-in-tesco-snack-box-and-believes-it-could-have-been-put-there-deliberately-by-a-supermarket-worker/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1280175/woman-claims-she-found-cat-poo-in-tesco-snack-box-and-believes-it-could-have-been-put-there-deliberately-by-a-supermarket-worker/)
QuoteA DISGUSTED shopper claims she found CAT POO stashed in a Tesco snack – and believes it could be a "dirty protest" staged by a supermarket worker.
Lucy Barfoot discovered the suspicious brown object tucked under a spinach leaf in her protein pot on Friday.
Bloody cats get everywhere :(
This could be what happens when you allow people to "change their mind" and return stuff.
I would not want to buy a water melon from Tesco knowing that a bunch of actors might have been handling it before returning it for a pineapple!
How dare they that is disgusting I am never buying tesco cat poo again :o
Horrified shopper tucks into newly-purchased bag of pork scratchings from Tesco – which were FOUR YEARS out of date (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1392191/horrified-shopper-tucks-into-newly-purchased-bag-of-pork-scratchings-from-tesco-which-were-four-years-out-of-date/)
QuoteAs she began to eat the pork snacks later that day she thought the first piece seemed a bit stale, and when she tucked into a second bit an "absolutely rancid" flavour filled her mouth and she realised they were off.
The reason why the snacks were extremely unpleasant soon became clear – she checked on the back of the packet and saw the scratchings were almost four years past their sell by date of August 2012.......
...... She was offered a £3 gift-card and no explanation as to why the old packet was on sale at their store in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.
£3.00 WOW, as much as that, the companies feeling of guilt must have been enormous :( 8-)
Young mum makes stomach-churning discovery after opening bag of Tesco microwave rice (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/young-mum-makes-stomach-churning-8504877)
QuoteA young mum has told of her horror after she opened a bag of Tesco microwave rice - only to find it filled with MOULD.
Hollie McGrath, 20, was preparing dinner for herself and her baby son, Roman, when she made the stomach-churning discovery.
She had bought the microwave long rice from a Tesco store in Greenock, Scotland, on Tuesday, the Daily Record reports.
YUK :(
If only at my store we even attempted to abide by cold chain regulations we wouldn't be endangering the public but we don't , so we are .
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Shock as live maggots found crawling in Tesco dog food (http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/warning-graphic-content-shock-as-live-maggots-found-crawling-in-tesco-dog-food-1-7501015)
Quote
The 77-year-old went to make her English springer spaniel Lexie her food which was the usual Tesco Everyday Value brand.
"I opened the tin of dog food and it was crawling with maggots," she said.
Extra protein anyone :question:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37014050 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37014050)
"Tesco customer finds a worm in his cucumber and his complaint goes viral."
Quote"I thought - at last, finally Tesco have come up with something to beat Aldi's free-spider-with-bananas offer.
"I excitedly shouted the kids downstairs to come and meet our new pet.
"We decided to name him William.
Not the name I would have given him :D
Name the worm here ? (http://www.verylittlehelps.com/index.php?topic=15438.new#new)
Squirrel invades Tesco, launches itself at a customer's back and refuses to leave the wine aisle (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/15/squirrel-invades-tesco-launches-itself-at-a-customers-back-and-r/)
Quote34-year-old Emma Wright witnessed the scene, writing about it on Twitter.
She told the Standard: "I had gone to get my lunch at the store near to my office and was taking my pasta salad round to the check-out when I just felt this weight on my back,
"I thought it was a colleague grabbing me as a prank to try and make me jump so I turned around but there was no one there.
Squirrel looking in the wrong place for nuts, or is it ?
squirrel invades tesco launches itself at a customers back and refuses to leave the wine aisle
that's not news worthy that happens just about every day in my store??......Oh wait it says 'squirrel' not 'local'....my bad. :thumbup: well that just isn't normal is it. ;)
Tesco evacuated after seagull attacked customers (http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/17/tesco-evacuated-after-seagull-attacked-customers-6074629/)
QuoteA branch of Tesco had to be evacuated briefly after a seagull got in and started attacking customers.
The seagull caused havoc for about an hour in Truro, Cornwall, forcing the shop to be closed yesterday evening.
Perhaps it had heard that staff had a gullible union.
Mother claims she found rat's tail in Tesco Finest teacake (http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/24/mother-claims-she-found-rats-tail-in-tesco-finest-teacake-6087941/)
QuoteA mother said she found herself chewing on what she believes to be a rat's tail after opening a packet of Tesco Finest teacakes.
Sarah Mitchell, 34, was eating them with her son, Henry, at her aunt's house in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, when she realised there was a foreign object in her teacake.
This lady seems to have a 'tail' to tell :-\
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pregnant-teen-mortified-after-finding-8876985 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pregnant-teen-mortified-after-finding-8876985)
QuoteA mum-to-be says she was mortified to find what she thought was a clump of 'human hair' after biting into a Tesco breaded mushroom.
Hope someone gets to the root of the problem.
these sort of complaints are hair today gone tommorrow
Couple opened Tesco pizza - and discovered it was mouldy (http://www.nottinghampost.com/couple-opened-tesco-pizza-and-discovered-it-was-mouldy/story-29747134-detail/story.html)
QuoteShelley Smith said she was left "disgusted" by the discovery, with bits of the meat appearing to be growing the green fuzzy substance.
She had bought the 'sweet kickin' chicken pizza' at the Tesco Extra Bulwell store, on Jennison Street, as part of the £6 'Big Night In' meal deal.
it must have been the 'fungi' pizza, they got an extra topping for nothing. I think it is just a new tesco offer. Let us not forget tesco are 'all give' they 'give' till it hurts these days. At least thats the impression mpratt gives. :thumbup:
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/couple-claim-maggot-find-in-tesco-deli-chcicken/story-29836093-detail/story.html (http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/couple-claim-maggot-find-in-tesco-deli-chcicken/story-29836093-detail/story.html)
QuoteNathan Varia, 27, and his partner Julia Finney, 26, said they were disgusted after they claim to have found a maggot attached to the underside of the pre-cooked poultry.
Pregnant Julia said he had already started picking at the meat when she spotted the gut-churning grub clinging to the carcass.
The image of the loathsome lava hanging from her lunch made her vomit, she said - and she still hasn't been able to shake the feeling.
https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2016/11/03/woman-finds-revolting-blue-plaster-tesco-roll/ (https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2016/11/03/woman-finds-revolting-blue-plaster-tesco-roll/)
QuoteA TESCO customer was disgusted to find a sticking plaster inside a roll.
Lisa Notvarty, from Heanor, Derbyshire, spotted the revolting blue plaster inside a brown roll bought last Friday.
The 32-year-old shared a picture of the grim find on Tesco's Facebook page which shows the large blue plaster wedged inside one of her rolls.
Seems their policy to use a sticky plaster on problems.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/disgust-as-mould-found-in-115605/ (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/disgust-as-mould-found-in-115605/)
QuoteTesco bosses have apologised after a shocked customer discovered mould growing in fridges in Herne Bay.
...............
He reported the issue to Tesco bosses via Twitter on Wednesday last week, who then apologised and cleaned the fridge the following day.
But when Mr George returned to the shop on Friday morning, he saw more mould in different spots in the refrigerated shelves.
They claimed it wasn't mould but residual cardboard stuck to the shelf - still looked disgusting though and obviously not cleaned thoroughly after the complaint.
http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/teens-horror-find-in-tesco-12327362?service=responsive (http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/teens-horror-find-in-tesco-12327362?service=responsive)
QuoteA teenager has spoken of her horror after finding part of a rubber glove inside her unopened packet of chicken goujons.
The 18-year-old, who did not wish to be named, bought the £3 packet of chicken for her dinner from Tesco's Silverburn store in the south side of Glasgow.
But when she got home and took a closer look, she discovered the blue plastic in the unopened packet.
Finger licking good 8-)
Nomad :D
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38392632 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38392632)
QuoteA woman has been left "horrified" after finding at least 30 insects inside a bag of Tesco's own-brand rice.
Jade Whittaker found the bugs - some of which were hatching eggs - in the sealed bag on Monday after buying it from a store in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Seems they have bugs elsewhere other than the banking sector.
If the bugs were live in the rice, at least you know the rice was fresh lol
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2654108/tesco-grape-spider-web/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2654108/tesco-grape-spider-web/)
QuoteEATS FRUIT AND HEAVES Tesco shopper's horror after popping grape in his mouth before realising entire bunch was covered in SPIDER WEBS
"Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive" not just MM then.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2683410/tesco-shopper-live-weevils-rice/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2683410/tesco-shopper-live-weevils-rice/)
QuoteA TESCO shopper has been left horrified after finding live weevils crawling through a packet of rice.
Rory Hanlon captured footage of the small beetles writhing between the grains of brown rice on video, with the creatures scattered throughout the entire 2kg bag.
That's not very rice :D
Tesco lettuce leaves riddled with slug pellets (http://www.nottinghampost.com/tesco-lettuce-leaves-riddled-with-slug-pellets/story-30125023-detail/story.html)
QuoteHe said: "I noticed the other day that the guinea pigs were turning down the greens – all down the bottom they are riddled with blue slug pellets"
http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/15084759.Redditch_resident_gets_nasty_surprise_in_his_ready_meal/ (http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/15084759.Redditch_resident_gets_nasty_surprise_in_his_ready_meal/)
QuoteThe Chicken tikka Masala, which comes with a warning that it may contain whole spices which should be removed prior to consumption, came with something else extra - an entire J-cloth.
Not a bit of the cloth, or a stray piece of material, but the entire cloth which was vacuum sealed in the meal.
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/mum-finds-shard-of-glass-in-jar-of-tesco-sun-dried-tomatoes-after-shopping-at-yeovil-store/story-30165959-detail/story.html (http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/mum-finds-shard-of-glass-in-jar-of-tesco-sun-dried-tomatoes-after-shopping-at-yeovil-store/story-30165959-detail/story.html)
QuoteA Yeovil mum who found a shard of glass in a jar of Tesco sun dried tomatoes said she hopes it was a one-off and no one gets hurt.
Milena Antoska, 28, found the glass after returning home from the supermarket in Yeovil and was shocked to find the object in the jar.
Tesco customers' horror after 'spotting RATS crawling around children's trolley seats'
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-customers-horror-after-spotting-10380295 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-customers-horror-after-spotting-10380295)
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PMSL at this one :D
Looks like a day at the Rodent Gym for Roland the Royston Rat ;D :D ;D
Rats deserting the sinking ship ;D
There's a rat in mi Trolley what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi Trolley what am I gonna do?
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna fix that rat
ahhh the days of a UB40, how I wish :)
Devon student shocked to find WOOD in her Tesco meal (http://www.devonlive.com/devon-student-shocked-to-find-wood-in-her-tesco-meal/story-30330313-detail/story.html)
QuoteNatasa Christofidou, 20, was horrified when she realised the piece of tough vegetable she thought she was chewing on was in fact a piece of tree.
Put there by a splinter group no doubt.
:D stop it.
How long did it take her to twig? :D
Investigations are ongoing by special branch ;D
this 'splinter' group thing, I can't see it myself; I think your barking up the wrong tree. but it woodn't be the first time I was wrong. I think that 'special branch' wood be better off leafing it to normal police. I think that out of goodwill tesco should send the girl to a spa for rest and recuperation after the ordeal. Or maybe one of those holiday centre escapes.
also where are the teenage mutant ninja turtles during all of this.
optout, you really really have far to much spare time on your hands :) ;)
Tesco shopper horrified after finding 'wriggling worm' in her salad (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3642289/tesco-shopper-finds-worm-in-salad/)
QuoteA HORRIFIED woman discovered a WORM in a salad from Tesco just before taking a bite and claims she was offered just £1 compensation for the disgusting experience.
Katie Sapiano was left fuming after she found the wriggly creature in a Simple Salad pot which was purchased today from a Tesco Express store.
No doubt they'll worm their way out of this one.
( Why does it appear posed modelling photos have been used ??? )
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-4617416/Man-finds-live-MAGGOTS-wriggling-pepperoni-pizza.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-4617416/Man-finds-live-MAGGOTS-wriggling-pepperoni-pizza.html)
QuoteMan finds hundreds of live MAGGOTS crawling on his Tesco pepperoni pizza still in its packaging (and even the supermarket's staff are shocked by his stomach-churning video of the pests)
I now wish I had not had my pepperoni pizza the other night.
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/suffolk-mum-discovers-black-widow-spider-in-a-punnet-of-tesco-grapes-1-5081129 (http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/suffolk-mum-discovers-black-widow-spider-in-a-punnet-of-tesco-grapes-1-5081129)
QuoteSuffolk mum discovers 'Black Widow' spider in a punnet of Tesco grapes
An arachnophobic mother-of-one from Coddenham received the fright of her life on Monday when she discovered a male 'Black Widow' spider in a box of grapes.
Another 'killer' in Tesco.
Didn't realise my ex-wife had ever been anywhere near Coddenham. ;) ;)
A MUM was left retching when she bit into a Tesco apricot to find it teeming with MAGGOTS, Shocked Holly Griffin had only bought the fruit hours earlier at a store in Shepton Mallets, Somerset (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3926812/tesco-fruit-apricot-maggots/)
Quote"I actually tried to make myself sick in the toilet," she told The Sun. "I was worried it could have poisoned me."
Mum-of-two Holly added: "I cut open another one and it was completely rotten inside. I chucked them in the bin right away.
It was just horrible. I don't know how Tesco can sell food like that. Their quality control must not be very good.
"I've got two children, a four-year-old and a seven-month-old. It could have made them or anyone else very sick if they had eaten them. It's just not right."
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/horrified-londoner-finds-rodent-in-ready-to-eat-tesco-salad-mix-a3579781.html (http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/horrified-londoner-finds-rodent-in-ready-to-eat-tesco-salad-mix-a3579781.html)
QuoteA horrified Londoner was left fearing for his health after discovering a dead rodent in a salad mix he bought from Tesco, after accidently putting it in his mouth.
The architect was eating dinner when he found the creature, believed to be a shrew, in his mixed-leaf 'ready to eat' salad on Monday evening.
Yuck :thumbdown: similar incidents seem to be happening more often of late.
Clearly a compensation claim in the making - I'm sorry but how can you "accidentally " put something the size of a shrew in your mouth
Shocked man opened Tesco banana delight dessert to find c**kROACH rotting inside (http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/shocked-man-opened-tesco-banana-13327393)
QuoteIn the letter Tesco outlined that the insect may have found its way into the product because they "encourage as little pesticide use as possible when growing bananas, meaning that insects sometimes survive during the harvesting process".
But Mr Jihad says he then replied to what he called a "ridiculous" letter, which Tesco have since reportedly apologised for, to point out that the product he bought is made in the UK and no fresh bananas are on the ingredients list.
OOOOPS
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4101425/stunned-tesco-shopper-almost-swallows-a-two-inch-blade-left-inside-a-pack-of-apple-slices/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4101425/stunned-tesco-shopper-almost-swallows-a-two-inch-blade-left-inside-a-pack-of-apple-slices/)
QuoteA TESCO shopper has told of his shock after he almost swallowed a BLADE which was stuck on to one of his apple slices.
He seems pretty cut up about it.
Mum shocked finding PENNY Tesco cookie. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/f***ed-finding-PENNY-Tesco-cookie.html)
QuoteRian Lecouteur, a police officer from Worcester, said she made the discovery after buying a packet of Finest Salted Caramel and Milk Chocolate Cookies from Tesco this week.
She complained to Britain's largest supermarket chain on its Facebook page, where fellow shoppers shared her outrage at the shocking unwanted extra she said she had found.
Copper found a copper when she took the biscuit.
Piece of metal found in a slice of tesco ham. (http://www.devonlive.com/the-piece-of-metal-found-in-a-slice-of-tesco-ham/story-30477649-detail/story.html)
QuoteA woman has spoken of her shock after finding a piece of metal in a slice of ham she bought from Tesco.
Sarah Stephens, from Paignton, said that she originally thought the dark item buried in a piece of Everyday Value cooked ham was grit - only to dig it out and discover a circular metal object.
Mrs Stephens complained to Tesco who have offered her a refund but she told Devon Live that she didn't feel the supermarket giant had taken her complaint seriously enough.
QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: "We take great care to ensure the food we sell is safe and of the highest quality.
Hello, have a look back through these 9 pages
Quote"Our ham passes through a metal detector after it is packaged so it is not clear how this may have happened.
MAY, calling customer a liar is not right.
Family finds GLASS in Tesco mash potato as they ate roast dinner. (http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/family-finds-glass-tesco-mash-13561807)
QuoteThe Greenway family were enjoying a roast dinner when dad-of-three Wayne found the unwelcome presence in his mash.
.....
Charlotte said: "Tesco said that 'they understand how frustrating this must be'. Frustration isn't the right word, it's so dangerous. One of my children could have eaten it, including my 10-month-old.
"To tell me it's frustrating is an insult."
FRUSTRATING 8-) 8-)
Cambridge mum finds spider eggs in Tesco banana she was about to feed to toddler (http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/banana-spider-eggs-mum-cambridge-13565594)
QuoteA mum was horrified to find spider eggs in a Tesco banana moments before giving it to her toddler to eat yesterday.
Debbie Campbell, 41, of Kings Hedges, Cambridge, bought a batch of bananas from the supermarket in Milton on Friday (September 1).
Boy, 8, left needing a tetanus jab after pin hidden in brand new Tesco school shoes pierced his foot on first day of term (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4402110/boy-8-left-needing-a-tetanus-jab-after-pin-hidden-in-brand-new-tesco-school-shoes-pierced-his-foot-on-first-day-of-term/)
QuoteA spokesman added: "We always do everything we can to ensure that our products are safe and are sorry to hear of this incident."
Clearly obvious all they can do is not sufficient. Perhaps some of the 3.4m taken for administration of sale of carrier bags could be diverted to administer training in the use and positioning of security pins more safely.
That's paid twats bonus .
Quote from: Nomad on 09-09-17, 11:00AM
Clearly obvious all they can do is not sufficient. Perhaps some of the 3.4m taken for administration of sale of carrier bags could be diverted to administer training in the use and positioning of security pins more safely.
Training?
If people need to be told to not drop security pins in footwear, there's no hope for them.
Simple accident, someone's just looking 5 minutes of Fame, plus a voucher.
Most items are now tagged at source, this has been an on going problem from the back to school shoes have been coming in . Until tagging at source kids was not tagged , probably to avoid this sort of problem !
@alf, you seem to be diagnosing that one or both parents of this 8 year old are suffering from Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP), or at the least accusing them of using their child's painful misfortune to achieve momentary fame.
How sad.
Jesus, give over.
It's literally a pin pr**k.
@alf thank you for your medical opinion, but I agree please give over as it's a pin pr**k that on medical advice warranted a tetanus injection, and just a next to useless voucher in compensation.
Did you even look at the photos in the article, particularly the one with the plaster off?
As for the tetanus shot, more than likely precautionary depending on the childs vaccination history, not indicative of the severity of this "injury".
A voucher from Tesco, and a wee payout from the sun.
"We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team?"
Or do you think this is purely coincidental.
Only person I feel sorry for is the child, either the parents are money grabbing, overly protective, or maybe a combination of the two, whichever way god knows what they'll do if he ever falls and scrapes his knee, sue the council for dangerously hard pavements?
Have to say I agree with Alf , we seem to live in a compensation culture now where many view accidents as a chance to make money
Accidents are in the main caused by a person(s) negligence or carelessness, if those that have been negligent or careless suffer a financial cost for their act then that is how it should be otherwise they most likely learn nothing nor change the routines etc that caused/contributed to the accident.
Mum claims four-week-old son fell ill after drinking baby milk from Tesco that was FOUR months out of date (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4432470/mum-claims-son-fell-ill-after-drinking-tesco-baby-milk-four-months-out-of-date/)
QuoteA NEW mum says her four week old baby became sick after drinking out of date milk bought from Tesco.
Leah Houghton is warning other parents to be vigilant after feeding her son Reuben-Lee a bottle of instant Cow and Gate formula milk which went out of date almost four months ago.
Apparently no body should be held responsible and as it's in The Sun they will have been paid already, I do not however see any connection betwixt the two.
No need to be a huff.
I have no issue with people or companies being held responsible for their actions.
But in regards to the pin drama, you're talking about a simple accident that lead to a minor injury.
I don't really know what you expect the outcome to be. It's not like the pin was put there intentially, you can blame routines/training or whatever, but it was an accident, footwear isn't tagged by putting a pin in the toe of the shoe, it more than likely fell in, either during tagging, or when the shoe was untagged at the checkout.
As for this milk business, it's clearly more serious as anything involving infants usually is.
I'm not sure how something so long out of date could go out, presumably it was sitting out back for months then put out, but either way having the manager give refresher training on stock rotation wouldn't be the worst idea.
They don't know the meaning of stock rotation in my store, it's all newbies on 10 hour contracts putting the stock on the shelves as most of the long termers scarpered long ago. We once had a complaint on our Dot.com about a multi pack of crisps that were 16 months out of date, no one believed the customer until she returned said crisps to the store. She didn't cause a fuss by the way. she was really understanding about it and it only came to light because she had a box where she kept the crisps and her kids would just take a pack each day and two of them complained that the crisps tasted funny. When the customer checked the packaging she discovered the date, the papers would have had a field day if she had felt the need to inform them. :( :( :(
Jeez, 16 months, that's a bit mad.
alf I think you miss the 'point', tags/pins and all the other paraphernalia that is used/misused or just left laying around in stores is for company benefit, with that in mind I fail to see why any person(s) suffering from the misuse/misplacement of equipment should not be handsomely compensated.
I for one would never be fobbed off lightly if injured by equipment which is for the enrichment of the proprietor.
This is getting bizarre, and frankly I don't know where you're trying to go with this " enrichment of the proprietor.", train of thought.
Tesco sold an item it caused an injury, albeit a mild one. The purpose of the offending object in the company makes no difference.
To save time, so we can both get off this merry-go-round, you either think Tesco should issue Training to staff, and/or "handsomely compensate" the person/s.
Personally, I think training would be a waste of time, we have yet to be replaced by robots, we make mistakes, accidents happen, no amount of training will eliminate that.
As for being handsomely compensated for a pin pr**k, I think it's f****ng nuts.
But clearly that is my opinion, and you have yours.
And what would happen if the injured person suffered from an infection, let's say septicaemia, as a result of the "pin pr**k"? Would that be blown out of all proportions to allow compensation???
Equalizer87, fair point/question.
Compensation has two purposes, one to compensate the victim for pain/suffering etc the other is to 'encourage' the offender to find ways and means of preventing a recurrence, that will only happen if the cost in £s is punitive. One answer is perhaps find a tagging system that does not involve pins, or stop tagging.
A great many companies have and know of equipment or procedures that may cause injury, but they balance the cost of compensation against that of rectification.
I say get as much as you can and don't feel guilty about it, you could possibly be making life safer for others.
Quote from: Equalizer87 on 12-09-17, 09:24AM
And what would happen if the injured person suffered from an infection, let's say septicaemia, as a result of the "pin pr**k"? Would that be blown out of all proportions to allow compensation???
ifX, y and z
could have happened, but basing the validation of compensation on hypothetical situations? I'd rather not get involved in that rabbit hole.
Nomad, you can debate the merits of compensation all you wish, and frankly no one has disagreed with the general idea of compensation, but it's largely pointless in this context as the parents didn't seek compensation through legal means, instead they went to the sun. that says it all.
Tesco and retailers aren't expected to eliminate all risk of hazards, it's simply not possible.
They are to manage the risk by taking reasonable steps.
If people were constantly getting injured up and down the country, there would be an issue, but this is a single incident from something like 79 millions shops a week.
It's nothing to do with being hypothetical, it's about not having a risk that is the result of incompetent staff/managers.
Limiting risk is one thing, but creating risk is a totally different ball game.
It's common sense not to put something sharp into a shoe, simple as that.
Well obviously you don't put pins into shoes (do we really need to state this) hence it being an accident.
Sure, these parents could have tried to claim based on that accident, but they didn't.
Are Tesco negligent? Well personally I don't think so, based on the minority of the hazard, and the risk being small.
You may disagree, others can too, or some might agree with me, but unless someone wants to report Tesco to the HSE and let them decide, we may as well p**s into the wind.
If you can't call putting sharp objects or pins into a shoe, where it cannot be seen by any potential wearer negilence, then what is??
At the very least it's a criminal lacking of common sense, but still the injury cannot be justified, hence compensation.
Doesn't really matter if they went through the Sun or solicitors for compensation ( Sun is a smarter option as Tesco hate bad press like the plague). The fact is they would still be owed it for an injury that should never happened.
I don't support the compo culture but it'd nit leaving anytime soon.
The factor of the level of risk, in my opinion, is irrelevant. The fact that someone had failed to ensure the product was in a fit condition for sale and potential to cause injury and even infections, more than warrants the compensation in anyway it's achieved.
Whether
accident,deliberate or negligence compensation is still due.
99% of
accidents are caused by human action or inaction, compensation is warranted no matter how small the injury or distress. As I said earlier in part to encourage a search for a solution/alternative.
Quote from: alf on 09-09-17, 02:22PM
Simple accident, someone's just looking 5 minutes of Fame, plus a voucher.
Quote from: alf on 11-09-17, 02:39AM
...... either the parents are money grabbing, overly protective, or maybe a combination of the two
I truly do not understand why anybody would set out to accuse the parents of being money grabbing and/or attention seeking people, particularly when they do not know the person(s) involved.
Quote from: alf on 11-09-17, 11:54PM
..... frankly I don't know where you're trying to go with this " enrichment of the proprietor.", train of thought.
Tesco sold an item it caused an injury, albeit a mild one. The purpose of the offending object in the company makes no difference.
The point being not only did it not need to be near a child's shoe, it did not need to be in the store but it was there for the sole benefit of the company.
Quote from: alf on 12-09-17, 03:15PM
Tesco and retailers aren't expected to eliminate all risk of hazards, it's simply not possible.
They are to manage the risk by taking reasonable steps.
and it is paying out compensation that encourages them to take those reasonable steps.
You two are hell bent on the idea that pin was purposely placed in the toe of the shoe.
It. Was. An. Accident.
Was it negligence?
Again I don't think it was, you do, but its not our decision ultimately.
PS factoring the level of risk is actually essential, the greater the risk and the greater the hazard, the more steps the company needs to reasonably take.
You could receive a paper cut from packaging, but no one is going expect any retailer to somehow eliminate that risk.
As for people's opinion on whether they are entitled to compensation, those opinions are worthless, it is for a court to decide, but the parents chose not to go that route, so all we can do is speculate.
Not seen so much fuss made over a single shoe since Cinderella's debutante appearance at the ball ;D
Why did she need a tetanus jab by the way?
No-one gets Lockjaw anymore, not since the second world war and before that when soldiers got trenchfoot with being stuck in waterlogged, rat infested, decaying corpse contaminated trenches.
Just another excuse to cripple the immune system of the young by using them as pin cushions and storing up problems for them later in life.
We can look back and call it pingate.
Or the pinultimate discussion.
Customers are returning to store by the bucket-load with F&F items of clothing being delivered with security tags left on them.
Someone's cutting corners, Drastic?
We've had that, the consequence of having the clothing tagged at source, rather than instore.
Though despite that, I much prefer products being tagged at source, clothing or otherwise. I hate tagging it's so monotonous.
Agree I hate any sort of tagging its so time consuming.
A little unfair to equate a paper cut from packaging to a security tag pin in the toe of a child's shoe 8-)
Do I think it was placed there deliberately, of course I do not, I believe it to be an accident. Was it negligence, possibly but more likely carelessness. Does any of the afore mentioned negate the right to compensation, no of course it does not.
I've made my 'point', Bye 4 now :)
Hey I wouldn't disregard papercuts, especially from cardboard boxes, they're painful b*****ds.
A Tesco customer was disgusted to find tiny beetles crawling in Porridge oats (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4873874/Tesco-customer-finds-creepy-crawlies-porridge-oats.html)
QuoteA Tesco customer has posted stomach-churning footage of what appear to be tiny beetles crawling in her porridge oats.
The weevils can be seen crawling through the oats making their way up the side of a white bowl.
Rachel Carter, from Wigan, posted the 20-second clip to Tesco's Facebook page on Sunday after her grandmother spotted the critters seconds before tucking in for her breakfast.
Granny did not get her oats that day :D
Video shows a horrified Tesco customer shrieking and gagging after she discovered maggots in a packet of dog food. (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/watch-horrified-tesco-customer-left-11258065)
QuoteShe posted the minute-long video with the caption: "I just opened this to feed my dog. I feel ill and the smell is disgusting!"
The video begins with a foil packet of the dog food sitting on a counter, and 35-year-old Kerrie can be heard saying in disgust: "Oh my god I feel ill."
I'm waiting for the post "another person looking for 5 minutes of fame or a pay out".
It's an economy that Tesco and other supermarkets are happy to fund for the sake of saving face, naturally people will take advantage of this.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4784771/tesco-shopper-bursts-into-tears-after-finding-dead-mouse-in-her-pasta/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4784771/tesco-shopper-bursts-into-tears-after-finding-dead-mouse-in-her-pasta/)
QuoteA Tesco spokesperson said: "We were very concerned to hear of this incident and have fully investigated with our supplier.
"Following extensive tests and analysis, we are confident that the pasta was not contaminated when it was produced and packed, and have given Emma a gesture of goodwill to thank her for her patience while we looked into this matter."
This story reminds me of being on a ship when passengers/crew were hit by an outbreak of norovirus, I lost count of the number of times the ships P.A. announced it was 'most likely' brought on board by passenger(s), completely ignoring the number and frequency of the crew mingling with dock workers and stock delivery drivers at every port of call, a more likely source as it hit the ship on 9th day into a 14 day trip.
Lesson one: if at all possible blame the customer(s) >:(
Sounds like someone was caught out.
To add onto the suspicions, I have to say, that mouse looks remarkably intact for having been decomposing for 2 months.
Perhaps another set of test & analysis results going the way of the paymaster.
Tesco customer finds disgusting 'slimy fish' inside own-brand beans
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4819180/tesco-customer-finds-disgusting-slimy-fish-inside-own-brand-beans/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4819180/tesco-customer-finds-disgusting-slimy-fish-inside-own-brand-beans/)
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This is possibly the barmiest yet. A fish like creature in a tin of beans.
Love the way they have painted an eye on a bean like piece of something or another :D :D :D
25p lol.. buy yourself a decent tin of beans ya cheap skate (excuse the fish pun).
Woman stunned to find a live GRASSHOPPER inside a bag of Tesco salad (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-stunned-find-live-grasshopper-11541601)
QuoteA live grasshopper found inside a sealed bag of Tesco salad has prompted an investigation, and a warning from wildlife experts.
Shopper Charlotte Inskip was stunned to spot the insect crawling around inside the bag.
apparently MM told her to hop it.
""I contacted Tesco to report the issue and make it aware of it because it must have quality checks."
says it all really......Ahhh....the gullibility......of the public.
And notice that the reason it is being taken seriously is for immigration purposes, and not food hygiene standards.
Woman 'vomits in front of 200 colleagues' after 'Bushtucker Trial' find in Tesco meal deal (http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/woman-vomits-front-200-colleagues-14012655)
QuoteA woman said she VOMITED in front of 200 colleagues after she was bitten by a live beetle lurking inside her Tesco meal deal - which she compared to her own Bushtucker Trial.
Tasha Howard, a call centre worker from Kirkby was left vomiting throughout the rest of her shift at work after the alarming discovery in a Tesco chicken wrap purchased from the Tesco Express on Finch Lane, Huyton.
A beetle in Liverpool, really what next :)
I know most of us have seen this or other media reports regarding this matter, but felt it worth recording here.
http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/26/tesco-ruins-christmas-dozens-complain-rancid-turkey-7185298/ (http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/26/tesco-ruins-christmas-dozens-complain-rancid-turkey-7185298/)
Quote
There are a lot of people angry with Tesco right now, saying that they served up a 'rotten, rancid' turkey on the big day.
Social media was swamped with people complaining the meat they bought tasted terrible, some describing it as 'bleach' or 'acid'.
One woman said it caused an argument, as she blamed her husband's feet for the bad smell.
People complaining said they were left with no meal altogether or had to order in emergency takeaways after discovering their Tesco turkeys had gone off.
Some customers abandoned their turkey dinners before even putting the birds in the oven as a result of the smell.
Following horsemeat-gate, green turkeys, 2 Sisters Food Group chicken factory(s) and various other incidents added to the many and varied posts on VLH regarding the food cold chain being broken perhaps it is time the relevant authority took a closer interest in the company.
(Please discuss in
news articles (http://www.verylittlehelps.com/index.php?topic=603.msg207966;topicseen#new) )
Mum disgusted after discovering Tesco jelly she was about to feed her daughter, 3, was covered in mould (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-disgusted-after-discovering-tesco-11790754)
QuoteA mum says she was disgusted after allegedly discovering the fruit jelly she was feeding her young daughter was covered in mould.
Amanda Plunkett has hit out after purchasing the Tropical Flavour Jelly with Peaches and Pears from a Tesco store last week.
Must have been stored with the turkeys :-X
sounds believable :thumbdown:
http://en.brinkwire.com/90623/ill-be-peeling-and-chopping-my-own-carrots-in-future-mum-of-four-claims-packet-of-irish-tesco-carrots-smelled-of-bleach/ (http://en.brinkwire.com/90623/ill-be-peeling-and-chopping-my-own-carrots-in-future-mum-of-four-claims-packet-of-irish-tesco-carrots-smelled-of-bleach/)
Quote'I'll be peeling and chopping my own carrots in future' – Mum-of-four claims packet of Irish Tesco carrots smelled of bleach
[urlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42958559]E-cigarette 'found in Tesco chicken Kiev'[/url]
QuoteTesco has given £60 in vouchers and some chocolate to a Hampshire family who say they found an e-cigarette in a box of chicken Kievs.
"Many people we've spoken to have had the impression that perhaps a disgruntled employer at the factory had planted it there, as it's not the kind of object to coincidentally fall into a box."
£60 and it was not even a but end ;)
http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/Pensioners-shock-at-finding-frog-in-bananas-bought-in-Cumbria-Tesco-56ee6f25-935b-4c95-b480-e15878b8b934-ds (http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/Pensioners-shock-at-finding-frog-in-bananas-bought-in-Cumbria-Tesco-56ee6f25-935b-4c95-b480-e15878b8b934-ds)
QuotePensioner's shock at finding frog in bananas bought in Cumbria Tesco
A pensioner has been left shocked after finding a frog in a packet of bananas bought in a Tesco in Carlisle.
'French' bananas perhaps :)
https://twitter.com/Tesco/status/971050025827565568
Is this part of the commitment to 'zero waste' programme? :D :D :D
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5758304/mum-disgusted-to-find-blue-latex-glove-in-bottom-of-tesco-milk-after-family-had-downed-half/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5758304/mum-disgusted-to-find-blue-latex-glove-in-bottom-of-tesco-milk-after-family-had-downed-half/)
QuoteA DISGUSTED mum has claimed she found a blue latex glove at the bottom of a Tesco milk bottle after her family had drank most of the contents.
Paige, from Oxfordshire, was furious when she saw the rubber glove poking out from her semi-skimmed milk.
Ugh :(
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/pebble-tesco-hot-cross-bun/ (https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/pebble-tesco-hot-cross-bun/)
QuoteA man claims a pebble was found in a hot cross bun he bought in Tesco.
Ross Lee, 37, said he bought a pack of buns in a Tesco store in Gorton, Manchester on Friday morning, and tucked in with friends and family before travelling back home in Harrogate.
Ross said that a friend's son made the discovery.
That's one that stopped rolling.
Mum-of-two claims she found used condom with hairs attached in her Tesco kale – but the store denies it (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6132946/used-condom-found-tesco-kale-salad-hairs-attached/)
QuoteTesco say an internal investigation has proven the "foreign object" could not have slipped through the net or survived the manufacturing process.
Tesco's said the condom would not have made it through the quality control process
QuoteThe company also claim that it is "highly unlikely" that Chrissie was a victim of malicious contamination due to their "highly trained and committed happy workforce".
"highly unlikely" = it is therefore a possibility. "highly trained and committed happy workforce" who are they trying to kid, Oh yea us.
Quote"From this we concluded that the item could not have survived our rigorous quality processes.
Well which is it "could not" or highly unlikely" :question: 8-) 8-)
http://www.thejournal.ie/beetle-in-salad-bag-4004886-May2018/ (http://www.thejournal.ie/beetle-in-salad-bag-4004886-May2018/)
Large live black beetle found in pre-washed bag of salad bought in Dublin Tesco.
QuoteThe woman was only contacted by Tesco after TheJournal.ie made contact with the store about the case.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5758209/Mother-horrified-broccoli-bought-teeming-HUNDREDS-tiny-bugs.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5758209/Mother-horrified-broccoli-bought-teeming-HUNDREDS-tiny-bugs.html)
QuoteMother, 32, is horrified to find the broccoli she had bought from Tesco for her baby teeming with HUNDREDS of tiny bugs
...........................
When Ms Sawant contacted Tesco to complain about the infestation, she was offered a 30p refund for the cost of the broccoli although was not offered a replacement.
if she had not seen the Bugs , she was not going to wash it :o, just boil and serve to her few month old 8-)
It made her skin crawl and it was horrifying yet she still expected them to send her another one ???
If they offerd to send me another one , I would be like ,, what the fuc.........
"if she had not seen the Bugs , she was not going to wash it :o, just boil and serve to her few month old 8-)"QuoteAt first I noticed a few bugs on the broccoli and on the kitchen counter, so thought I'd just wash the broccoli and that would be enough.
The above does not automatically suggest she was
not going to wash it, it could also be taken to mean she thought her usual washing of the broccoli would resolve what she thought was a minor problem.
"It made her skin crawl and it was horrifying yet she still expected them to send her another one ???"Is it not possible she believed that this was a one in a million event.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-customer-finds-disgusting-grease-12750889 (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tesco-customer-finds-disgusting-grease-12750889)
QuoteTesco customer finds 'disgusting grease-strained glove inside £5 roast chicken'
Lucy Charlotte Paul, 33, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, says she threw the chicken out when she found the glove
Videos of a rat scurrying along a bakery shelf at Tesco Setia Alam in Shah Alam, Selangor. (http://says.com/my/news/video-of-a-rat-running-through-a-tesco-bakery-shelf-in-shah-alam-goes-viral)
QuoteThe videos were taken by a mother who was shopping at the hypermarket with her son
"Want to buy bread in Tesco? Think again," Alia Ismail wrote in a Facebook post.
Furthermore, when she informed Tesco employees regarding the rat, they admitted that the hypermarket was infested with rats
Seems an international problem for this company :o
Bread roll anyone :thumbdown:
I have worked in some store where pigeons and crows have been flying the warehouse pecking at the morning bread delivery and shiting all over the place.
Tesco cabbage infested bizarre creepy crawlies left couple disgusted. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6043683/Tesco-cabbage-infested-bizarre-creepy-crawlies-left-couple-disgusted.html)
QuoteA couple were shocked to discover a heaving 'grey mass' of insects in the middle of a cabbage they had bought from Tesco – the day after they had cooked and eaten some it.
John Williams, 25, bought the 62p cabbage from his local Tesco in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
He said his girlfriend Kya Cook, 22, made the revolting discovery when she was preparing a stir-fry and the bugs started spilling out onto their kitchen counter.
Stomach-churning moment Tesco customer films live WORMS crawling out of fish bought in supermarket (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7136499/tesco-fish-worms-video-doncaster/)
QuoteTHIS is the revolting moment live worms crawl out of a piece of fish bought from Tesco.
Shopper Louis Yssel watched in horror as several bright red worms slithered out of the monkfish he was preparing for a curry.
I had a fly wrapped in the store baked Paninis. It was on the top so they must if seen it when they wrapped it.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/rat-tesco-supermarket-bristol-2109364 (https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/rat-tesco-supermarket-bristol-2109364)
QuoteAppalled by the state of the store, Karen went straight to the manager to report what she had seen - however claims she was snubbed by management, who told her the confectionery littering the floor did not pose a risk to members of the public.
She said: "The manager seemed completely disinterested in what I had to say - when I pointed out a half-eaten doughnut on the floor he didn't even bother to pick it up until I raised it three or four times.
Filth and complacency, dangerous combination.
More than likely due to not maintaining the warehouse doors. One manager we had insisted on the remote light being on so that it opened and closed every time you passed it!! Lasted two weeks, then broke down, never to be repaired!! That was 5years ago! Rentokil are regulars at our store.
As for the big tv programme, that picked up on the amount of bacteria etc..on the trollies. Remember tesco saying they'd all be deep cleaned ??? ??? :-X :-X
Why have doors
https://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/17005039.tesco-express-where-mouse-poo-and-urine-was-found-in-store-turns-things-around/ (https://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/17005039.tesco-express-where-mouse-poo-and-urine-was-found-in-store-turns-things-around/)
QuoteA Tesco spokesman said the store worked hard to gain the higher rating.
"We take food hygiene extremely seriously and have the highest standards of cleanliness in our stores," he said.
I just wonder if he can say that with a straight face. 8-)
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/rice-infested-with-insects-tesco-sprowston-1-5762477 (http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/rice-infested-with-insects-tesco-sprowston-1-5762477)
QuoteA customer got a shock when he opened a bag of rice bought from a nearby Tesco store and found it crawling with insects.
And it goes on and on and on.
QuoteA Tesco spokesman said: "We have extremely high standards for the products we put on our shelves ............................
Why do I find this so hard to believe, perhaps because there are now 12 pages of this stuff on here.
the rice was probably open and resealed for reduction under management orders ???
A Tesco Extra store has closed its in-store bakery for two weeks due to a pest infestation. (https://bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/20355/Tesco_shuts_in-store_bakery_following_pest_discovery.html)
Would you credit it, a pest in Tesco 8-)
inconvenient? wrong choice of word methinks >:D
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/student-takes-bite-out-tesco-13719254 (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/student-takes-bite-out-tesco-13719254)
Quote
A student has vowed never to return to Tesco after taking a bite out a profiterole and discovering the cream inside had gone blue with mould.
Niamh Marie Scott was disgusted by the stomach churning find and immediately spat the pudding out.
Makes me feel ill thinking about it.
Tesco customer finds 'mouldy' rice pudding in Gateshead store (https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/tesco-extra-gateshead-trinity-square-15765518)
QuoteA Tesco customer felt "physically sick" after finding a mouldy tin of rice pudding in a Gateshead store.
Scott Hill claims he spotted flies and maggots circling the Ambrosia tin found on a pallet near the bread aisle in the Tesco Extra in Trinity Square.
The 21-year-old filmed the disgusting discovery and says it left him feeling so ill he had to leave the store.
Quotemanagement were made "fully aware" about the incident, and "feedback" will be given to colleagues to ensure it wouldn't happen again.
I'm sure I've read that somewhere before :o
Obviously a slow news day in Gateshead .........
Hope the poor chap is now over his trauma.
Does he not know it is against civil law to film on private property without permission .... perhaps we should sue ......
https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-tesco-sold-revolting-oozing-16110851 (https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-tesco-sold-revolting-oozing-16110851)
QuoteA Croydon man who slaved over a special chicken dinner for friends for hours was disgusted when it "oozed" open to reveal extremely unappetising green insides.
Lewis-John Robinson was cooking Sunday dinner for 10 friends but it was ruined when the chicken he'd bought that day from a Tesco in Addiscombe was so revolting, it made him throw up.
it already has bat in the centre!
Quote from: Nomad on 12-04-19, 11:20AM
https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-tesco-sold-revolting-oozing-16110851 (https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-tesco-sold-revolting-oozing-16110851)
QuoteA Croydon man who slaved over a special chicken dinner for friends for hours was disgusted when it "oozed" open to reveal extremely unappetising green insides.
Lewis-John Robinson was cooking Sunday dinner for 10 friends but it was ruined when the chicken he'd bought that day from a Tesco in Addiscombe was so revolting, it made him throw up.
Mmmm, yummy. Could have sold it on Craigslist, it's definitely a delicacy somewhere. :D
Woman shocked to find whole potato in her packet of Tesco Finest crisps (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/woman-finds-potato-packet-tesco-18863942)
A jacket in a packet, what a racket :)
Tesco customer's shock at finding long strange blob in his mouth after sipping juice (https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/tesco-growers-harvest-worm-apple-16905321)
Quote
Dan Hellens, 28, was shocked to find a long brown stringy blob in his mouth after taking a sip of his Tesco apple juice, only for it to turn out to be a form of mould.
Dan, from March, called the grim-looking blob Frederick and reached out to Tesco on social media, documenting his journey to return the "worm".
R.I.P. Frederick :'(
A Croydon Tesco Express store's been given a shocking food hygiene rating (https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-tesco-express-stores-been-17251336)
QuoteThe store, within Saffron Square on Wellesley Road, was visited by inspectors on August 21.
The findings of the inspection have only just been published on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website, with the store given a food hygiene rating of one out of five - the second lowest possible and meaning "major improvement necessary".
A Croydon Council inspector visited the supermarket on behalf of the FSA and said "hygienic food handling" by staff needed some improvement, as did the cleanliness and condition of the shop.
The management of food safety was also judged to need major improvement by the inspector.
Deadly Brazilian wandering spiders found in bananas sold at Tesco grocery store, family claims (https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/deadly-spider-bananas-grocery-store-family)
QuoteThe spiders were reportedly identified as Brazilian wandering spiders, one of the most venomous in the world, according to Live Science. If left untreated, a bite from one of these spiders can be deadly, especially to children.
Pest controllers have sealed off the family’s home for two weeks to make sure none of the spiders are still living in the area, The Sun reports.
“They take two hours to kill a human. It was terrifying,†Price told The Sun. “We had to make sure the kids were safe, that comes above anything. It was a hard 48 hours, I can assure you.â€
Time to leg it :o
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8552081/Horrified-Tesco-customer-tucks-3-75-chicken-tray-bake-dead-MOUSE-buried-sauce.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8552081/Horrified-Tesco-customer-tucks-3-75-chicken-tray-bake-dead-MOUSE-buried-sauce.html)
QuoteA Tesco shopper said she was left 'vomiting for 12 hours' after she allegedly discovered a dead mouse in her ready meal.
Cath McCall Smith, from Durham, said she was unwell after apparently finding a dead rodent in a £3.75 chicken tray bake from Tesco.
The 57-year-old said she initially thought she had hit a piece of bone, but was instead left horrified when looked down and spotted the mouse.
Would be funny if it wasn't so serious :o
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/dundee-mum-finds-insects-crawling-22643783 (https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/dundee-mum-finds-insects-crawling-22643783)
QuoteThe first message from Tesco said: "From the picture you've sent, it looks like the insects you found are psocids. They're common household pests and are completely harmless.
"They prefer to live in dark, warm, humid places and dislike light or disturbance. They're often found in dry foods such as sugar, flour, powdered milk and semolina.
Buy your flour or sugar from Tesco :question: don't be surprised if you find insects in it :o it's
normal.
The ten year old luckily saw the bolt through the clear plastic window on the front of the sweets before she opened the packet (https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/health/tesco-sweets-girl-found-bolt-4509350)
QuoteJill Stewart, a staff nurse at Hull Royal Infirmary, said she was "horrified" when her daughter found the bolt amongst the pink and yellow sweets, and now wants to warn other parents to check their packets - over chocking fears.
The offending item was found in a packet of Tesco's own 'fruity and foamy' Shrimps and Bananas, which were purchased from Tesco in St Stephen's on Monday.
Probably be accused, by some people, of steaming open the packet, inserting the screw just to get a tenner.
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/tesco-shopper-finds-live-lizard-4516849 (https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/tesco-shopper-finds-live-lizard-4516849)
QuoteA shocked Tesco shopper says she watched in "amazement" as a live newt shuffled out of her fresh bag of celery.
The woman, who asked to be named only as Debra, bought the product from the Midsomer Norton Superstore yesterday (Monday, September 14).
Looks like a dinosaur :)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8847599/Tesco-customer-finds-partially-digested-feed-inside-chicken-supermarket.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8847599/Tesco-customer-finds-partially-digested-feed-inside-chicken-supermarket.html)
QuoteStomach-churning images show how a Tesco customer was sold chicken with 'partially digested feed' still inside its cavity.
Lynnette Parker from Malton, York was left horrified after opening up the £4.75 bird and discovering its grim contents.
She shared revolting photos on Tuesday (13 October) showing the chicken covered in what appears to be grains and feed
.
They said the price was chicken feed :(
Tesco accuse customer of failing to show " true grit" in these unprecedented times :o
Safety pin in loaf (https://www.iwradio.co.uk/news/isle-of-wight-news/disgusting-isle-of-wight-woman-shocked-after-finding-safety-pin-in-tesco-loaf/)
Quote"I bought the bread either Friday or Saturday and tore it in half to do sandwiches. It was when I looked at the remaining loaf in the bag that I saw something odd and pulled it out to find a small safety pin in the loaf attached to a long hair!!!
"Disgusting... cut that bit off took pictures and forwarded it to their complaints department. I have today taken it into the store and they have taken my details. Watch this space!!"
Pinning her hopes on getting a reply :)
Louise Meacock discovered a ladybird crawling out of her chicken, bacon and lettuce sandwich after her mum bought it at a branch of the supermarket. It left her screaming and feeling ill (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/tesco-customer-17-left-screaming-24871461)
QuoteHer horrified mum Jackie described the ordeal as "terrible" with her daughter not knowing whether she had eaten one of the insects, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Jackie, 43, said: "Because it was my daughter it was horrible. You start to see the funny side but it's not funny because she could have eaten one.
Man finds bright green caterpillar alive in his Tesco sandwich (https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/17/man-finds-bright-green-caterpillar-alive-in-his-tesco-sandwich-15277424/)
New meaning to 'going green' :)
Tesco shoppers share disgusting video of a live moth in a sealed packet of almonds (https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/shopping/tesco-shoppers-share-disgusting-video-22212148)
That moth must be nuts.