give me a pint....

[entwisi]

not 600 ml!!!

Why have asda moved from selling double cream in good old pint(568ml) to 600ml!!!!!!

Stealth euro-ism me thinks!! (Although we did get teh extra cream for less money! )

[K.S.H]

Originally Posted by entwisi

not 600 ml!!!

Why have asda moved from selling double cream in good old pint(568ml) to 600ml!!!!!!

Stealth euro-ism me thinks!! (Although we did get teh extra cream for less money! )

That makes a change, their usual scam would be to make them 550ml for the same price

[Alvin the chipmunk]

It's another part of their crafty plan. Entice you with the free cream and before you know it, a smelly teen who couldnt be less "happy to help" is helping you load your new TV and hi-fi system into the back of your car

[jambutty]

Metrication might be the reason but more likely it is the supermarket policy of selling us more than we want to buy.

Recently you could buy a small tub of cole slaw and potato salad, which was enough for two people. In my case it would last for two meals. Last weekend I had the option of buying a much larger tub or paying more for their ‘special’ product.

[blazey]

This thread is just funny

I was going to say I fancy a pint aswell though but not of cream!

[WillowTheWhisp]

You know where you are with pints. I think in inches, pounds and pints. I do not think in metric.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by jambutty

Metrication might be the reason but more likely it is the supermarket policy of selling us more than we want to buy.

Recently you could buy a small tub of cole slaw and potato salad, which was enough for two people. In my case it would last for two meals. Last weekend I had the option of buying a much larger tub or paying more for their ‘special’ product.

Don't supermarkets have deli counters that serve loose amounts ?, a dollop of this or a scoop of that , surely you are able to ask for three, four , five slices of any meat or cheese you want ? thats what I thought the whole idea of a supermarket deli was all about or is everything pre-packed in plastic .

[jambutty]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Don't supermarkets have deli counters that serve loose amounts ?, a dollop of this or a scoop of that , surely you are able to ask for three, four , five slices of any meat or cheese you want ? thats what I thought the whole idea of a supermarket deli was all about or is everything pre-packed in plastic .

Supermarkets do have a ‘deli’ counter and I always buy any product in number of slices, rashers etc. But I was talking about the pre-packed goods.

Once upon a time you could buy two chops pre-packed or three chicken drumsticks, thighs, 2 pieces of fish etc. Now chops come in packs of 4, chicken drumsticks in packs of 5 and so on. If you can get a pre-pack of 2 pieces of cod, the pieces are larger than they used to be.

We are being manoeuvred into buying more than we want to and its being going on for years.

[WillowTheWhisp]

This may well explain why we have 'food waste' which the council doesn't want us to dispose of in any way other than in the wheelie bin which can then sit there for a fortnight before being collected.

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by jambutty

We are being manoeuvred into buying more than we want to and its being going on for years.

The latest trend, certainly at Asda is to price things for bulk buying, ie 2 for £3 etc. They price the first item at probably full retail price ie near £2 then say buy 2 for £3. Of course if you have room to store it all it can be good value but you can't help feel that by buying 1 you are being taken for a scuker.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I always go for those '3 for the price of 2 offers' and if it's food I freeze it because it's in a package of its own.

Busman is a great bargain hunter for things like that.

It's the stuff that is just packed in amounts more than we need which is frustrating. Packs of 5 chops for a family of 4. What do you do with one spare chop?

[jambutty]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

The latest trend, certainly at Asda is to price things for bulk buying, ie 2 for £3 etc. They price the first item at probably full retail price ie near £2 then say buy 2 for £3. Of course if you have room to store it all it can be good value but you can't help feel that by buying 1 you are being taken for a scuker.

Another ploy to get us to buy more than we intend.

I prefer Iceland’s BOGOF’s. But I don’t buy them just because they are there.

What do you do with one spare chop?

Eat it and get fat WillowTheWhisp.

Could all this be one reason for obesity? We are being forced to buy more than we want to and then we eat it so as not to waste it.

Once a fortnight or so I get fish, small portion of chips and small carton of peas from my local chippie. But even that is too much for me. I reckon that two lots would be enough for three people.

[WillowTheWhisp]

If the kids ever want something and chips I just get them one lot of chips between the two. Not because I'm being mean but because I know if they get a portion of chips each half of them will be thrown away.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by entwisi

not 600 ml!!!

Why have asda moved from selling double cream in good old pint(568ml) to 600ml!!!!!!

Stealth euro-ism me thinks!! (Although we did get teh extra cream for less money! )

I can't be doing with the new fangled pint stystem, never mind metric.

My cream comes in quarts.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by jambutty

Once upon a time you could buy two chops pre-packed or three chicken drumsticks, thighs, 2 pieces of fish etc. Now chops come in packs of 4, chicken drumsticks in packs of 5 and so on. If you can get a pre-pack of 2 pieces of cod, the pieces are larger than they used to be.

We are being manoeuvred into buying more than we want to and its being going on for years.

the obvious answer to that is ..........support your local butcher, fishmonger , greengrocer etc...........dont be a slave to consumerism