Angry consumers criticized retailers after discovering their Christmas turkeys were spoiled hours before the holiday meal.
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, and Asda customers vented their anger on Twitter, with one user stating that the stench was “indescribable” and another stating that they used scented candles to mask the odor.
One Sainsbury’s consumer posted an image of the decomposing turkey and tweeted, “What the f*** @sainsburys? My turkey has gone bad. Christmas was marred. Children are crying. Now we must consume toast with beans. An extreme example of humiliation. Christmas and turkey
A second customer tweeted: “@sainsburys we’ve just opened our turkey & it’s spoiled despite having a use-by date of December 27!” How do we obtain a refund?’
Customers of Sainsbury’s complained about their spoiled turkeys on Twitter, tagging the grocer.
A third stated, “I purchased a turkey from Sainsbury’s less than five hours ago, opened it to soak overnight, and it stinks.” I’m so gutted. A total waste, thank you @Sainsburys #rottenturkey #sainsburys
A fourth Sainsbury’s customer stated, “The turkey my family received did not appear to be rotting until we cooked it. The smell was so foul that it cannot be described; when we opened it, the inside was rotten.”
A client of Asda tweeted: “@AsdaServiceTeam @asda” Christmas morning to realize that the turkey we just purchased from you is spoiled?! First Christmas ruined for my children and my brother’s. What can you do to save the day?’
Several days before Christmas, consumers vented on Twitter about last-minute delivery cancellations and the substitution of irrelevant items for holiday dinner necessities.
One woman reported that her boyfriend vomited after smelling the ruined turkey and that there was no meat for Christmas dinner.
A Tesco consumer tweeted: “@Tesco no turkey on Christmas Day due to ours being so nasty that it made my partner vomit upon opening it.” That’s £40 worth of turkey thrown away and no meat for Christmas supper. Who should we return this horrible bird to in order to receive a refund?’
Another said, “@Tesco wrecked Christmas.” Dated the 26th, a fresh turkey was purchased on the 23rd. Kept in the refrigerator. Absolutely stinking awful.’
In 279 outlets, the supermarket plans to eliminate its remaining butchers and fishmongers due to shoppers’ preference for prepackaged goods.
To eliminate the smell of decomposing turkey, one Lidl customer lit scented candles. They tweeted, “@LidlGB disappointed, rotting turkey crown absolutely reeked the kitchen out when we simply opened it; immediately threw it in the trash and lit scented candles!”
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