Food by numbers

[Workingman]

When I manage to get to the farm shop I can buy as many eggs as I need even though they are priced by the half-dozen. Meats and fruits are by weight.

Going to the supermarket is so much different. The best free range eggs come in sixes or 10s. Top of the range breakfast sausages are in eights and the best dry cure bacon is in packs of 12 slices. Beans are a mystery; according to some tins the 'per portion' size is slightly over three on others it is just under four.

It does my head in.

[Kaz]

D says the same Frank, and as for BOGOF offers they also make her cross, as they do discriminate against single person households. It would be a lot fairer to package things in smaller numbers, or even, dare I suggest, reduce the prices!

[meriad]

Dand as for BOGOF offers they also make her cross,

Wasn't there talk a while back about Tesco (I think it was) realising that the BOGOF offers were leading to higher food wastage so they were thinking about introducing a voucher system; ie if you did only buy the one today, then as long as it was within a few days you could come back and get the 2nd free one? Something like that

I remember at the time thinking that was a good idea, but probably very hard to implement.....

[Kaz]

I think that would work if they gave you more than a few days, as a few days grace wouldn't work for D or for a lot of old people who really don't eat very much. In fact if they gave you a week it would be a brilliant idea!

[Workingman]

In fact if they gave you a week it would be a brilliant idea!

I totally agree with that. I only get BOGOFs if they are a) non-perishable goods such as soaps and washing powder, and b) I actually use the things on offer. If not I leave them on the shelf.

[Kaz]

Yes, D is the same. The manufacturers and retailers all seem to cater for the average family of four, yet we now have a huge number of single person households in this country! More than ever before.