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General Category => New Products => Topic started by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 01:50:46 pm

Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 01:50:46 pm
Saw these in the chiller section in Morrisons. They look lush. There's a white chocolate one with a strawberry centre and vanilla sponge (or something), a milk choc and caramel one, and 2 others  which I forget. They were over 2 pound per dessert so a bit pricey. 


Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 01:59:33 pm
Sound nice. I will wait for a BOGOF or similar to try them.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 02:23:57 pm
Same here...if they ever do a BOGOF for them that is. 
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 12, 2006, 02:58:04 pm
Get yourselves round the market! 
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 03:07:57 pm
I don't think they'll be selling them there just yet. 
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 12, 2006, 03:08:58 pm
I have been eating quite a bit of Haagen Dasz recently! Strawberries and Creme is lush!
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: on July 12, 2006, 03:25:11 pm
The chill cabinet manager at the Tesco I check admitted they are not selling well due to their price. If you know the time your local Tesco conducts its price reductions, BE THERE!
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 12, 2006, 03:29:55 pm
I have got many a bargain from Tesco and the Co-op!
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 03:33:52 pm

Anyone else a closing time bargain hunter?

Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 12, 2006, 03:42:24 pm
Me! Tescos recently had their blueberries down to 10p a box! The Co-op reduse their stuff right down as well. I got a kilo of lean mince for £1.40 the other week and Ginsters Pies down to 70p
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 03:43:03 pm
I got a whole bag of bread rolls for tuppence once!
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 03:45:42 pm




So they reduce things just before closing? I must admit I only ever buy
stuff like Ben & Jerry's or Hagen Daz if it's reduced.


Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 03:59:33 pm
Yes, but normally things like ice cream get reduced if they're a discontinued range or a few weeks away from their sell-by. It's fresh stuff that gets reduced at closing time.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 12, 2006, 04:30:29 pm
Its uaully the fresh stuff like, fruit, veg, yogurts and bread which get reduced. Oh and meat.

The bread and meat are good cos it can be frozen. The fruit usually lasts a couple more days as well.

Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 04:37:14 pm
Apparently bakeries do the same just before they close.


Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 12, 2006, 04:43:41 pm
I haven't witnessed that yet but I can quite well believe it. The bakery near me always has loads left at about 5pm when I go past.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: RoxyRedShoes on July 12, 2006, 05:42:33 pm
my friend work in a bakery and according to "health and safety" they are not allowed to give out the leftovers. all them doughnuts going to waste!
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 06:10:37 pm
Apparently they dump them and homeless people find them. 
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: phyllisbermann on July 12, 2006, 06:16:49 pm
What a charmed idea.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: goldencup on July 12, 2006, 07:24:23 pm

Quote from: RoxyRedShoes
my friend work in a bakery and according to "health and safety" they are not allowed to give out the leftovers. all them doughnuts going to waste!


I think that's right - a friend of mine used to collect loads of food from M & S at the end of the day and it went to the night shelter but I believe he's not allowed to do that any more. 

Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 07:29:36 pm
I suppose with all this 'where there's blame, there's a claim' business a homeless person could theoretically sue.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: on July 12, 2006, 08:13:24 pm

Quote from: RoxyRedShoes
my friend work in a bakery and according to "health and safety" they are not allowed to give out the leftovers. all them doughnuts going to waste!


Your friend apparently speaks bollocks too!


Ask her who told her that.

Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: on July 12, 2006, 08:14:11 pm
And you didn't even think to ask GC!
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: phyllisbermann on July 12, 2006, 08:58:31 pm
You can't sue from "No fixed abode"
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 12, 2006, 09:00:28 pm
Or from space. 
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 09:01:25 pm

Are you a lawyer?

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Post by: phyllisbermann on July 12, 2006, 09:01:53 pm
Never.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 09:02:44 pm
Then how can you be so sure?
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Post by: phyllisbermann on July 12, 2006, 09:11:43 pm
Intuition love.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 12, 2006, 09:25:12 pm
Has anyone ever pissed on your face?
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: on July 12, 2006, 09:29:45 pm
#Milk, lemonade, chocolate#
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 13, 2006, 10:14:16 am
My friends husband works for a food company and they chuck so much food away a day. I think its such a waste as it could do to old peoples home, childrens homes etc. The staff are not even allowed to take it home. 
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: Jamsi on July 13, 2006, 10:22:53 am
They could give it to me then I would have to go shopping LOL
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: phyllisbermann on July 13, 2006, 01:11:08 pm
What a waste.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 13, 2006, 05:54:41 pm

Quote from: chocolate chick
My friends husband works for a food company and
they chuck so much food away a day. I think its such a waste as it
could do to old peoples home, childrens homes etc. The staff are not
even allowed to take it home. 




Its a disgrace. In this day and age when there are starving people all
over the world and they cant even let people have unused food. Maybe
they should make people sign an agreement that if they get ill because
of the food, they cant complain.



kevvosa38911.7048032407
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: goldencup on July 13, 2006, 11:47:12 pm

Quote from: Black-Knight
And you didn't even think to ask GC!


Now I didn't say it was Health & Safety did I (although admittedly it was in the quote).  Just that I know somebody who for some reason is no longer allowed to redistribute M & S food at the end of the day.   

Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: on July 13, 2006, 11:54:34 pm
Quote from: goldencup

Quote from: Black-Knight
And you didn't even think to ask GC!


Now I didn't say it was Health & Safety did I (although admittedly it was in the quote).  Just that I know somebody who for some reason is no longer allowed to redistribute M & S food at the end of the day.   



Health and safety?!


I also do food hygiene/standards and communicable disease.


It's the FH I was alluding to.cool

Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: goldencup on July 13, 2006, 11:56:45 pm
So why would it be then?  No good reason at all?
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: on July 14, 2006, 12:00:36 am
Companies just do not understand the concepts of hazard and risk properly.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: loulou on July 14, 2006, 01:05:03 am
 Hazzard Smileys 





Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: oldspice on July 14, 2006, 08:19:40 am
My friend's mother died and left a freezer and cupboard full of food. My friend offered it to the homeless shelter but they would only accept the tinned food.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: chocolate chick on July 14, 2006, 09:20:26 am

Quote from: kevvosa

Quote from: chocolate chick
My friends husband works for a food company and
they chuck so much food away a day. I think its such a waste as it
could do to old peoples home, childrens homes etc. The staff are not
even allowed to take it home. 




Its a disgrace. In this day and age when there are starving people all
over the world and they cant even let people have unused food. Maybe
they should make people sign an agreement that if they get ill because
of the food, they cant complain.





It is a disgrace. I think all that no win no fee compensation rubbish is to blame. My nan used to work in the Co-op way back and they used to be able to take damaged goods/near sell by daye food home. Guess times have changed.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: loulou on July 15, 2006, 01:08:59 am
My sister in law is a supervisor at Sainsburys and she says everything gets thrown away and the staff are not allowed to take anything open. At one time they used to pack all the cakes and bread and take them to old folks homes but no more.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: phyllisbermann on July 26, 2006, 05:26:46 pm
Waste not, want not.
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: kevvosa on July 26, 2006, 06:19:28 pm
I would never waste good quality food. 
Title: Magnum Desserts
Post by: smurfboy on July 26, 2006, 06:32:33 pm
These people who throw food out with two days to go before the use by date should be ashamed of themselves.