The Weekly Gripe

Corner shop sells rotten vegetables past best by date

Bad onions from the corner shop

Convenience store with poor standards

If the large chains were to let their standards drop they would go out of business very quickly. The little shops seem to get away with a lot more though, presumably because they're open all hours, every day.



The corner shop or convenience store will often come in really handy when you need something and everywhere else is shut, but always check the best before date and the freshness of produce before you leave.

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22-9-2008I don't like to use the corner shop because their prices are too inflated, I only shop their out of desperation. Give me Tesco anyday or better still Asda if you're lucky enough to have one.lass-from-wales
20-9-2008This is the local authority and its fatcats neglecting to perform its duty of protecting us and our health from rogue traders. Either because the complaint system doesn't work or becuase the local authority has so successfully hidden its services thta no one knows they exist. Picket the shop...moreDirectactor
18-9-2008Never buy fruit and veg in Tesco. They appear to operate a policy where they cannot display greengrocery at the correct temperature. It is of consistently poor quality, ie. stored in near freezing temperatures for weeks on end, then, on being brought in to the store, immediately starts to rot. I now...moreSpuddy
17-9-2008Tho I admit to defending them previously even im finding them an annoying, mindless bunch of twerps now! Ooh, that post count is going up, woo hoo!Digsy
17-9-2008Good luck Digsy but you've got 115 posting to go to catch me up! And those sad pathetic little oxygen thieves with their mindless drivel about collars seem to be posting a lot now.MikeP
17-9-2008Digsy, you've got a long way to go before you catch me.....anon
17-9-2008Oooh, im working my way up that gripers list! My aim is to reach top griper.Digsy
17-9-2008Thank you very much for your kind words. And yes, im a saddo and proud I am.Digsy
17-9-2008well done digsy - you've officially joined the 'need to get a life club'just plain mean
14-9-2008Way-hey! I'm finally in the top posters list! I wanna pat on the keyboard off my fellow gripers!Digsy
14-9-2008It's Not just onions it's the milk and bread in our local shop when only last year it was fine. The little shops seem to be getting worst. Are they buying from somewhere else thats cheaper then before? I never shop for food now in the corner shops.Mr S
13-9-2008Unfortunately we only live near a Tesco metro and there are no fruit and veg stalls and the quality of all the fruit and veg is very sub standard. Probably has something to do with the fact that the store is an absolute inferno every time you walk in. Unless you use the fruit within a day you might ...moreSteve L



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