Note the date when you are shopping for groceries
I was in a supermarket in Karama near my apartment when I went to purchase a bunch of items for dinner that evening.
As I was waiting near the cashier, I saw young lad who had a few items placed on the table. He could not wait till the cashier finished with me as he was in a hurry. Since I made my purchase with a card, it took some time to approve the transaction so I asked the cashier to serve this young lad. He was in such a hurry that he did not realise that half of the items he had purchased were expired, such as a bottle of apple juice and a pack of yoghurt.
I was quite disappointed to realise that not many people know how to even do simple grocery shopping.
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I had given a hint to the cashier to run out, keeping the other customers waiting, and hunt for that young lad so he could hand over the bottle of juice and yoghurt and be provided with new ones. Fortunately, the lad returned.
I blame it on the supermarkets for keeping expired products. The municipalities should make surprise checks to find out whether supermarkets are violating the laws.
You eat something expired you end up getting sick. I saved the doctors and nurses precious time. We have heard many cases and read reports of people who had suffered from food poisoning. This is one cause. You need to watch what your shopping.
Mathew Litty, Dubai
Comments
by realnorthern
Sunday, July 01 2012, 8:05PM
“Matthew....
You've been missed, what a great lett........Sorry, I tried!!!
”
by WheelieBinDxb
Sunday, July 01 2012, 5:00PM
“And he's back ...”
by FatBhoyTim
Sunday, July 01 2012, 1:03PM
“Don't worry Crunch my son, this is a vast improvement. There's at least some point to it, even if Captain Obvious overdoes it.
As for the letter itself, that staff in supermarkets here have no idea how to conduct stock rotation ... does not surprise me for a moment.”
by amjustsayin
Sunday, July 01 2012, 11:21AM
“Matthew Litty's back! Yay!!!”
by gcme1
Sunday, July 01 2012, 10:49AM
“I had to laugh at this letter. When an item is expired in a supermarket, there is usually a good week or longer that it keeps and many people buy expired or near expiry items because shops give big discounts. What is more insane is people who insist on throwing away perfectly good food because the label says it is expired. Any idiot can smell/taste if food is off, noone needs a nurse-maid to check their shopping if they can read.”
by Maureen
Sunday, July 01 2012, 9:25AM
“What a load of rubbish! Slow morning eh Mathew? "I was quite disappointed to realise that not many people know how to even do simple grocery shopping." What on earth does this mean?? There shouldn't be a single item on supermarket shelves that is expired, why should customers have to check? And how did you have time to check all the dates on someone else's shopping if they were in such a hurry? As for saving him from food poisoning, and saving nurses' and doctors' time, well this is the usual superiority we have come to expect from Mathew Litty's letters! Congratulations on being a seasoned shopper!”
by Gavtek
Sunday, July 01 2012, 8:35AM
“You're a modern day Mary Nightingale, you really are.
Did it not cross your mind to let the "lad" know about the expired items before he paid for them then left the premises?
You could have saved your fellow shoppers precious time too, and probably receive some sort of award for courage and bravery. Probably.”
by NewCrunch
Sunday, July 01 2012, 1:57AM
“@FatBoyTim: Be careful what you wish for. It may come true ;)”