Plums in 1 kg cardboard boxes...

Zwetschgen in 1 kg Kartonschachteln...

Guest

This approach may make ecological sense, but I have noticed time and again recently that the contents have been heavily manipulated. It always affects the most beautifully ripened fruit, where the contents are visibly smaller and when you put it on the scales, there are still 900g or even less in the 1 kg box.
Wouldn't it make sense to use a transparent film? ... because I have never had this experience of weight loss with seedless grapes and berries.
What is the correct procedure if you want to buy such an appealing but underweight packaging unit and there happens to be no staff in the relevant department?

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pucalpa

That's what happens when the majority of the contents are unpalatable, i.e. still unripe. That was the case with my recent purchase. It should be possible to pick or sell Swiss fruit only when it is sufficiently ripe.

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Guest

Hi @wef17, thanks for pointing this out. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "tampering with the contents". The simplest procedure is of course to contact an employee at the store, because then you can show the box of fruit straight away. Of course, it is somewhat difficult for us to assess this in writing. Best regards, Zuzanna

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Guest

Recently there were plums: slightly smaller ones in the open sale and larger, more appealing ones in these 1 kg cardboard boxes. I noticed that the filling quantity of 2-3 of the few remaining boxes was conspicuously incomplete. Logically, a customer has tampered with them: either squeezed 3-4 more into their own purchased box... or snacked on them.
As a customer, I want a box that weighs at least that much if the address is 1 kg. Of course I tell an employee this - and she then refills the open sale to 1 kg. If no one is present, is it allowed to do this yourself?
P.S. By the way: I appreciate this type of packaging because the fruit has "passed through fewer hands" ;-)

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Guest

Hi wef17, All right :-) I can't advise you to redistribute the plums yourself - because then there's a vicious circle, but please tell me which store you normally shop in and I'll let you know. Maybe a sign would help to keep plum redistributors and snackers away. :-) Best regards, Zuzanna

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Guest

Today there were again such pre-packed 1kg boxes, this time not plastic,
Unfortunately, the first four were only 902g to 954g, and only the 5th box produced a satisfactory result of 990g gross.
Following your advice, I drew the attention of a person who was filling up to this - shrugging his shoulders, nothing can be done - but otherwise very friendly...
My question: What does weight 1000g mean? Approximate weight ? Maximum weight ? non-binding gross weight ?
I'm not concerned about 2 pieces (50g) - but a weight shortfall of 10% is quite serious....

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MaBl

I put a lot of pre-packed products (vegetables/fruit) on the scales and then choose.
"Repacking" or snacking is a NO-go.

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Guest

Now that's interesting - would also be the "most logical and cleanest" solution: For pre-packed products with a specified weight: You put the goods with packaging on the scales, put the new product sticker on it and pay for the goods actually purchased....
But I haven't noticed two things yet: the repacking option and the corresponding number for pre-packed items - I'll have a look this morning when I go shopping...

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Guest

The option to repack and the corresponding number was not available, only a service button at the top left with which the scales can somehow be manipulated (net-tare-gross) ....
Also, in all the hustle and bustle of all the underweights, I overlooked the fact that they were NOT Swiss plums.... they were offered in cardboard boxes a week earlier... So plastic trays are foreign goods / mass-produced goods - they have to last longer... ;-)

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Guest

Hello@wef17,The supplier must provide 1 kg in the plum skin. Of course, there may be some loss of weight because the fruit does not always open, but certainly not much.

If we put lids on the packaging, we have a conflict, because we want to use as little packaging as possible. unfortunately, it is always possible that some customers fill up or sort out themselves, which is not always seen by the staff, you're right.

Of course, our specialist department has also informed the supplier so that the weight of the individual trays can be checked more closely. Best regards, Zuzanna

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