Seevio
Guru
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- South Glos
It would have been amusing if it was actually made in Cheddar.
Supporting local businesses - or not!
- Thread starter annedonnelly
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It would have been amusing if it was actually made in Cheddar.
We shop at a local health food shop for stuff like seeds, leaf tea, jam, honey, peanut butter, eggs, etc etc etc. They stock loose and sell by weight. You take your own bottles, jars and bags etc and you refill them there. I don't suppose for a moment that anything they stock is actually grown/made by them, nor necessarily even 'local', but that's not the point of me posting.
We noticed yesterday, after weeks of shopping there, that they prefer payment by cash. They have a sign up saying how much card fees cost them, we'd not noticed. We'd always paid by card (contactless) since we thought, well, we didn't really think in truth. It's just what you do, way of the world etc. I was in a bakers in Winchester a few years back and they didn't take cash at all, too much hassle for them - I digress. Our local store has not said a dickie bird to us about it. We'll switch to cash as it makes no difference to us by seemingly it does to them - and I want them to stay open.
We noticed yesterday, after weeks of shopping there, that they prefer payment by cash. They have a sign up saying how much card fees cost them, we'd not noticed. We'd always paid by card (contactless) since we thought, well, we didn't really think in truth. It's just what you do, way of the world etc. I was in a bakers in Winchester a few years back and they didn't take cash at all, too much hassle for them - I digress. Our local store has not said a dickie bird to us about it. We'll switch to cash as it makes no difference to us by seemingly it does to them - and I want them to stay open.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
As long as it is home produced what does it matter where the home is?
There are some people who make a small income producing home made jams, honey etc. for sale in shops. What should they do?
Selling your own cottage industry produce to stores who then sell it as “home cooked” is not the same as bigger firms using the misleading description “home cooked”.
There are some people who make a small income producing home made jams, honey etc. for sale in shops. What should they do?
Selling your own cottage industry produce to stores who then sell it as “home cooked” is not the same as bigger firms using the misleading description “home cooked”.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Our subconscious interprets words in strange ways.
Years ago I worked in a large national business that sold pure orange juice and fresh ground coffee.
The juice was imported in bulk from somewhere in South America and could be up to a year old, and the coffee beans had been roasted up to a year earlier, but were ground on the day of sale.
Over my nine years one customer out of hundreds of thousands questioned the labelling, and was unhappy with the answers.
A quick survey asking 100 customers showed that many believed they had consumed fresh orange juice and fresh roast coffee.
Years ago I worked in a large national business that sold pure orange juice and fresh ground coffee.
The juice was imported in bulk from somewhere in South America and could be up to a year old, and the coffee beans had been roasted up to a year earlier, but were ground on the day of sale.
Over my nine years one customer out of hundreds of thousands questioned the labelling, and was unhappy with the answers.
A quick survey asking 100 customers showed that many believed they had consumed fresh orange juice and fresh roast coffee.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
The price will usually tell them they haven't.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Only if they know what the price would be.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
If they've ever knowingly bought some fresh stuff they would.
But I agree that people rarely check stuff out.
- Location
- Glasgow
When I first came to the UK (Scotland) I worked behind a bar.
I was astounded when I found out that the OJ in cartons was called "fresh orange juice" by customers and staff alike!
To be fair from their branding Aldi pretend to stock a lot of products that they don't...
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annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
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- Canonbie
I often ask small businesses or market traders which they prefer. Sometimes they get charged more for depositing cash than they are for card transactions so they prefer a card.
You're lucky to have that sort of shop. There were some in the north east and there's one in the market in Newcastle where you can get loose dried foods but I haven't found anywhere round here since I moved. It's a shame as I like being able to buy just the amount of rice, lentils or whatever that I want.
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annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
- Location
- Canonbie
I think what bothered me was that I come across lots of people at local craft fairs selling stuff that is definitely home produced and I'd rather have spent my money with them. There's only so much marmalade I can buy! I'd already spent money in the cafe so I'd done my bit for them.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
If I'm on holiday for example, yes it matters to me a lot. I like to mentally feel in touch with the area, and part of that is local foods and products. If it's not made there than I might as well get it in a shop back home. E.g of I was in Cornwall and bought a home made pasty that was made in Taplow, then I'd rather shop around for a local one. Even if they've used imported raw materials, the local methods and traditions of how it's made is part of the appeal
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
This happens a lot, though nobody seems to bother or probably even notice. Whilst I suppose they're not doing anything illegal, it is misleading and probably a bit naughty, especially if they're making a big selling point of the jam served there being homemade.
It's maybe why the 'Protected Geographical Indication' thing was brought in, Newcastle Brown Ale being an example until they started making it in Tadcaster, then the logo was quietly dropped.
I'm sure there are numerous examples if you look hard enough, such as Scottish Shortbread, sold in Scotland but actually made on an industrial estate in Cleethorpes. Many gift shops sell their own branded stuff but it's just generic produce made elsewhere with their own label on.
The wife once spotted a woman from one of our local farm shop / tea rooms (which proudly advertises home cooked Sunday dinners) buying a bulk load of frozen roast potatoes in Tesco! The Arran cheese thing would have pee'd me off as well.
Visiting the Glenmorangie distillery years ago we spotted an articulated tanker lorry leaving, because of course the whisky is carted down to Edinburgh in bulk to be bottled. Nothing wrong with that but it spoils the image somewhat. The number of beers brewed nowhere near their original places of origin is another one. The modern commercial world eh.
Next you'll be telling me that Yorkshire Tea isn't grown and picked in Yorkshire!
classic33
Leg End Member
Are you saying it isn't?
