[jambutty]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Don't supermarkets have deli counters that serve loose amounts ?, a dollop of this or a scoop of that , surely you are able to ask for three, four , five slices of any meat or cheese you want ? thats what I thought the whole idea of a supermarket deli was all about or is everything pre-packed in plastic .

Supermarkets do have a ‘deli’ counter and I always buy any product in number of slices, rashers etc. But I was talking about the pre-packed goods.

Once upon a time you could buy two chops pre-packed or three chicken drumsticks, thighs, 2 pieces of fish etc. Now chops come in packs of 4, chicken drumsticks in packs of 5 and so on. If you can get a pre-pack of 2 pieces of cod, the pieces are larger than they used to be.

We are being manoeuvred into buying more than we want to and its being going on for years.