Annoying supermarket mistakes.

Totally agree and they forget people that have limited ability in their hands etc! Reallydrives me mad

I have used some bottle tops with the tag attached. as a hanger It means cutting off the top of the bottle to get the lid and ring intact. I then piece a hole in the lid and put a coat hanger hook through it leaving the ring to go over a hanger on the rail. I can then hang several garments ,one below the other using other bottle tops.
On a different note
I purchased a bottle of lemonade but when I opened the boot lid, I was sprayed with lemonade as the bottle was faulty. I went back to the supermarket and was told by a "manager' that he couldn't do anything about it because I should have taken it back within 24 hours OR that -- as an over 80 year old-- that it was probably my trainers and walking stick lying loose in the boot that damaged the bottle A few days later the same thing occurred with a milk bottle which leaked milk in my fridge and onto the kitchen floor. If the product had been faulty I would have complained to trading standards. It seems that the plastic manufacturers are cutting down on the weight of plastic, but there needs to be a balance between adequate packaging and not enough or too much.

Actually, I have always cynically believed that packaging of anything from foodstuffs to shampoo is deliberately made so you cannot get the last of the commodity out of the bottle or packet.

This way the makers sell more of their product, as we throw a certain quantity of it away. If we can use the last little drop by turning the container upside down, we save money and the makers loose it.

There are quite a few UHT drinks in packaging with spouty openings that pivot half back into the pack now, you have to use a potato peeler or knife to cut through the lids to stop them ripping. I'm not convinced that any plastic/card/foil packs are really recyclable as the layers can't be separated.
I read the other day that it isn't economic to recycle much of the glass that we use, though our local authority still collects it. I suppose that it better to buy drinks in plastic bottles really, though like others I find the attached lids inconvient especially when screwing them back on the bottles.

I don't really want to start saving packaging to reuse it, that really would be turning into my mother!

Sorry typos I can't correct in my last post:

hollysteers and springishere I agree, this is so irritating as it effectively means you have to have to put any food you have left into new packaging. Fish is particularly annoying as the packaging is so tough and it's often virtually double wrapped.

hollysteers

I’m irritated by very tough complete plastic sealing when I have to use scissors to cut around the fish/bacon etc and find myself in danger of being cut from the very sharp edges left behind.

@hollysteers and @springishere I agree, this is so irritating as it effectively means you have to have to put and food you have left into new packaging. Fish is particularly annoying as the packaging is so touch and it's often virtually double wrapped.

I always use my oldfashioned nut crackers to open tight lids such as milk bottles.

The attached plastic bottle caps annoy me, liquid catches on them whe pouring and splashes onto the counter, so I cut them off, still leave them on for recycling. Jars are increasingly difficult to open due to vacuum seal. I solved this by carefully prising under the lid with a spoon handle which releases the vacuum.

Not sure what has happened, but milk tetra pac cartons seem to have changed a little, so the peel off strip doesn't. All three types have this problem in the last few months.

Yes a lot of tubs now have a clear film instead of a lid, making stacking and longevity an issue. Buy from Aldi a similar product, they still have lids. (DH eats face yoghourt and I eat Aldi and he uses my old lids, they fit my Tesco coleslaw too)

When or if you buy tubs with hummus, avocado etc., etc. Keep the empty tub so useful for my stash of chocolate buttons, left over yoghurt, sliced lemon etc., etc.

I use my scissors more than anything else in the kitchen. Anything wrapped in plastic, bacon, smoked salmon, things that say "pull here to open" and don't. Why don't the manufacturers try things out on their families before selling them?

I bought a pack of assorted suction silcone lids from Amazon. Not particularly cheap but over time they save money on wasted food and also mean you cut down on nasty cling film.

I think they’re designed by men! 🥴

I’m irritated by very tough complete plastic sealing when I have to use scissors to cut around the fish/bacon etc and find myself in danger of being cut from the very sharp edges left behind.

The reason they no longer put slip (plastic) lids on Yoghourt pots etc is to cut back on the use of plastics which can be harmful to the planet. Hate to say it but I put cling wrap over the pot once opened otherwise the contents could go to waste. I do have a couple of plastic lids I kept back as well.

My bugbear with tubs of cream, cottage cheese etc is that they are usually too big. When I go to use up the last bit it has usually gone mouldy or gone off.

Witzend

Plastic pots of supermarket cream with no lids! So it’s not easy to store any leftover (often here since if it’s just me and dh, only he likes it.)

So now I usually buy the mini glass bottles from the Tom Parker dairy - I find it in Waitrose or from the milkman. Little metal lids, so leftovers can go in the freezer.

I find it's the small pots of cream that have no lid, so I take one from the larger size!

I thought the annoying supermarket mistakes referred to pricing.

I get so annoyed when on the shelf it says 3 for 2 or a similar discounted offer, but when you go through the check out...or when you check your receipt, it hasn't been processsed and you have to go back to customer services.

They then have to go back to the shelf to check and find it's an old offer. They always honour it, but its time wasting and makes me feel like a scrooge. But sometimes I wouldn't have bought the product without the offer.

Current packaging is not so much of a problem, but I wish I had kept a couple of plastic cream/yoghurt container covers as they no longer provide them. I may have to make a few by cutting out a cardboard disc and covering with foil to balance on the top.
I use my kitchen scissors a lot now for cutting packaging, but the tightness of some lids often defeats me. Jam jars I can use the metal handle part of my old tin opener to twist under the lid to release the pressure, but plastic vitamin bottles lids I have to smash with a hammer. And its not because I am old and feeble, my daughters in their 40s can't open them either.

Shopping eh!! Its a challenge.

jobieP

We were told milk bottle lids has to be clear as they couldn't be recycled coloured but does that mean all other lids cannot such as laundry containers?

In the area I used to live, all the council information about recycling said that bottles and jars could only be recycled without their lids so I put the lids in the general rubbish bin.
The information from the council where I live now doesn't mention lids so I usually take the lids off and put them in the recycling bin separately from the bottles.

Plastic flip top ketchup bottles that are sealed with a blob of plastic. I've discovered that the only way to remove completely is to poke it through with a wooden kebab stick.

We were told milk bottle lids has to be clear as they couldn't be recycled coloured but does that mean all other lids cannot such as laundry containers?

I’m like you BlueBelle, I cut open any plastic bottle or tube to get to the last of the product. And like Beechnut, I sluice jars (chutney, etc.) with a wee bit water and add to stews, etc.
Re. tubs of cream, yoghurt, hummus, etc., I use either waxed cloths to cover them or resort to cling film once they’ve been opened. The manufacturers/supermarkets have changed the way the products are covered to be more environmentally friendly I assume.

I agree with you on that one Scribbles they annoyed the whatsit out of me but I cut through the bottom part to get to that last bit No way would I abandon it it’s been paid for 🤣

I hate a bunch of bananas with a sticky tie wrapped around them.