How the Grocery Industry Cheats

[SeniorCitizen]

Of course this is just one way.

So you buy a turkey breast - X price/lb. x No. of lbs. and stuffed inside this breast is a plastic package full of nasty brown water that weighs 10.0 oz. When I say nasty that's a bit of an understatement. So then the text on the package begins to tell us what we might consider adding to make it tolerable. Can't be done, impossible. My wife is a terrific cook and she can't even make this fit to eat. And to further prove the point the old farm dog and cats won't touch it.

So the end result is you pour 10 oz. of nasty brown water, that you may have paid a buck for, down the drain hoping it doesn't screw up the sewer system. And we can't help but wonder how many million of these were sold annually.

 

[RobertBrown]

Of course this is just one way.

So you buy a turkey breast - X price/lb. x No. of lbs. and stuffed inside this breast is a plastic package full of nasty brown water that weighs 10.0 oz. When I say nasty that's a bit of an understatement. So then the text on the package begins to tell us what we might consider adding to make it tolerable. Can't be done, impossible. My wife is a terrific cook and she can't even make this fit to eat. And to further prove the point the old farm dog and cats won't touch it.

So the end result is you pour 10 oz. of nasty brown water, that you may have paid a buck for, down the drain hoping it doesn't screw up the sewer system. And we can't help but wonder how many million of these were sold annually.

As a fellow consumer I have to ask you not to stand for this and return the "food" to the store where it was purchased. Also writ an email to the manufacturer or better yet forward a link to this post. I would also ask that you include the product name so that I and everyone else here can avoid making the same mistake you did.
Thanks

 

[173abn]

I was digging postholes yesterday and was kinda tired at the end of the day .I didn't feel much like cooking so I decided to cook me a T.V. dinner.It was a new brand for me featuring home cooked chicken ,mashed potatoes and gravy and corn on the cob.Man it sure looked good on the package!Open it up and theres this piece of processed something layiny on these smashed spuds.a little pouch of gravy and a 1/4 ear of corn.I felt like I'd been ripped off and once again how greed for the dollar bill is ruining everything.I will never buy that brand again.To be fair there is one brand that does have "decent"chicken and they will get my business.Next year I plan to raise my own birds so I'll know what I'll be getting. russ

 

[Lucy]

Hey, just remember, "you are what you eat"! Cooking good food takes time and effort, but we're worth it. I am so glad to be retired with time to focus on it better.

 

[JDgreen]

Of course this is just one way.

So you buy a turkey breast - X price/lb. x No. of lbs. and stuffed inside this breast is a plastic package full of nasty brown water that weighs 10.0 oz. When I say nasty that's a bit of an understatement. So then the text on the package begins to tell us what we might consider adding to make it tolerable. Can't be done, impossible. My wife is a terrific cook and she can't even make this fit to eat. And to further prove the point the old farm dog and cats won't touch it.

So the end result is you pour 10 oz. of nasty brown water, that you may have paid a buck for, down the drain hoping it doesn't screw up the sewer system. And we can't help but wonder how many million of these were sold annually.

I too hate grocery stores that sell foods that look so great and nutritional on the package, and when you open it up the contents are nothing like the outside of the package illustrates. What galls me even more are the commercials on TV that show these huge, fantastic looking dinners at Red Lobster, Olive Garden, etc. and if you go to the restaurants what you end up with is maybe a quarter of the size of the meal shown on TV, it's false and deceptive advertising and should be illegal. I am not gullible enough to go to a restaurant just because their ads look so great but probably some people are fooled.

I prepare probably 90% of our meals here from scratch because my wife works and if she doesn't care for what I prepare she is welcome to go to the store and buy what she wants....:biggrin:

 

[KennyV]

... And to further prove the point the old farm dog and cats won't touch it.

There are a lot of things in the food chain like this...
A lot of things have so much salt plus chemical flavors that your dog would never consider it food...
As Lucy said, It pays to pay attention to your food... :smile:KennyV

 

[Driller]

If I really feel like I'm the victim of false advertising or something is wrong, I take things back. Most foods worth their salt have guarantees today, either from the store or the manufacturer.