Comments on: Sainsbury’s Selling Caged Eggs

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:05:58 +0000

I have just been to Sainsburys and this isn’t about the eggs, but the meat. All the free range outdoor meat is on the very top shelf and hardly visible especially for someone short like me! There is hardly any choice either. All these nice things made up ready especially for BBQs, NONE made with free range meat!
I did comment to staff that it should be lower down!

By: Mr Tunstall

Mr Tunstall — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:16:59 +0000

Sustainability & Integrity manager?

Like political parties Sainsbury’s have become adept at spin and all other forms of lying.
The profound reason they ‘will never get it’ is because they are particularly skillful at lying even to themselves!

Translated; ‘Customer care/relations’ means; How can we slant our argument to maximise our profit from customers?

‘Integrity/promise’ means; How best to spin a web of lies to keep our stupid customers believing in us?

It’s all about sustainability of profits; Right?
Inevitable when most of these businesses are run by spivs with second rate law degrees or a qualification called an MBA.

By: Stewart

Stewart — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:20:36 +0000

I stopped buying sainsbury’s eggs anyway. The reason was that the eggs are usually about 4-6 weeks old. I also find it very easy to find local laid free range and they’re cheaper. Shells are almost like paper, eggs are lovely. Forget the supermarket and search for locally grown fresh eggs…!

By: wildwitchy

wildwitchy — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:05:34 +0000

I’ve just sent a letter of complaint to sainsburys & telling them I won’t shop there again. I haven’t eaten a shop egg for ages since having all my lot. Nothing beats eating an egg that has just been laid-then five minutes later it’s your plate.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:43:36 +0000

Thanks for pointing this out – I hadn’t realised. Sainsbury’s is usually my supermarket of choice, but I shan’t be buying eggs from them again and I’ve just sent in a comment to that effect from their web site.

At the end of the day, I don’t have to eat eggs – I can always go without if free range are not available.

By: John

John — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:54:34 +0000

Of course ‘home grown’ from small suppliers are best – but most people shop in supermarkets so we need to convince them to apply some ethics and stick with them even when it may be inconvenient.
I can’t believe Sainsbury’s customers wouldn’t have understood an honest explanation of why they had no free-range eggs and respected their stance

By: sheila stephenson

sheila stephenson — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:44:04 +0000

The best egg to be eaten is one that is ‘home grown’! I am lucky enough to have space for a few hens and ducks and once you have enjoyed the scrumpious creaminess of eggs from the backgarden nothing compares! But if you dont have time or the inclination then buying from a local farm or backyard farmer is as good as ! Supermarket eggs are just not fresh enough and can never say ‘this was laid this morning’or ‘would you like to see the hens that laid those?’ ……..thats priceless

By: gee

gee — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:22:26 +0000

You should have seen a programe on BBC tonight about factory
farming in the good old USA,the way the pigs were treated on this farm was a disgrace.

By: John

John — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:55:15 +0000

I’m FORCED to agree with you and FORCED not to shop there, Tracy

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:27:10 +0000

I’ve just had a similar response from their customer services. The word FORCED keeps cropping up.

They weren’t FORCED they made a choice.

I’m also going to make a choice and it will FORCE me to drive straight past them. Unlike the poor chickens, I can stretch my legs and hold my head up high as I go sraight past their door.

Hope that doesn’t get you into any trouble John. Complete version had pages and pages of of expletive and fury that had to be edited.