We've all been there. You're at the grocery store, searching for the perfect piece of meat to cook for dinner tonight. You finally find what looks like the perfect cut and, after carefully inspecting it from all angles, you put it in your shopping trolley and continue on your way.

But when you get home and start preparing your meal, you make a horrifying discovery – that beautiful piece of meat isn't as good as it looked in-store! Suddenly, what was supposed to be a nice evening turns into a disaster.

Unfortunately for one Queensland shopper, that's exactly what happened when she brought home a pack of lamb chops from Woolworths. And she was so disgusted by what she found that she took to social media to warn others about it.

On her Facebook page, the customer shared a photo of a pack of 900-gram Lamb Mid Loin Chops that she purchased from her local Woolies store.

The customer shared this image to demonstrate how the meat tray looked with the label attached. Credit: Facebook.

While the tray of meat initially appears to contain several perfectly cut pieces of lamb, the customer claimed that when she peeled back the plastic film, she was dismayed to find that there was a large piece of fatty meat hiding among the meat.

She complained that since Woolies usually hides the 'off-cuts' somewhere in their meat products, she ends up with meat that is much fattier than she needs.

'The old "Let's hide the crappy meat under the label trick”,' she wrote on her Facebook post. ‘Do better, Woolworths. The cost to feed ourselves is hard enough.’

A Woolworths spokesperson has already released a statement regarding the incident, saying that the supermarket is disappointed by the customer's experience.

The spokesperson said: 'We pride ourselves on providing high-quality meat cuts to our customers, and we're disappointed to see this.'

'If our customers are ever disappointed with the quality of our fresh meat, we encourage them to return it to their local store to receive a replacement or a refund.'

The customer insisted that one chop with excessive amounts of fat had been placed under the meat label. Credit: Facebook.

Key Takeaways

• A Woolworths customer has taken aim at the supermarket giant over a recent meat purchase.
• The customer claims that one lamb chop which had considerably more fat than the other pieces had been placed under the meat product’s label.
• Woolworths is disappointed by the shopper’s experience and is keen to investigate the matter with its meat supply partner.

It should be noted, however, that Woolworths and other supermarkets around Australia utilise automation to properly position and affix labels on packages of meat, which is possibly why the lamb chop ended up appearing to be hidden and partially covered by the label.

What are your thoughts on this? Should brands be more accountable for the quality of their products and should the issue with Woolworths' meat be taken seriously? Let us know your opinions in the comments below!

 

[Bells]

We've all been there. You're at the grocery store, searching for the perfect piece of meat to cook for dinner tonight. You finally find what looks like the perfect cut and, after carefully inspecting it from all angles, you put it in your shopping trolley and continue on your way.

But when you get home and start preparing your meal, you make a horrifying discovery – that beautiful piece of meat isn't as good as it looked in-store! Suddenly, what was supposed to be a nice evening turns into a disaster.

Unfortunately for one Queensland shopper, that's exactly what happened when she brought home a pack of lamb chops from Woolworths. And she was so disgusted by what she found that she took to social media to warn others about it.

On her Facebook page, the customer shared a photo of a pack of 900-gram Lamb Mid Loin Chops that she purchased from her local Woolies store.

The customer shared this image to demonstrate how the meat tray looked with the label attached. Credit: Facebook.

While the tray of meat initially appears to contain several perfectly cut pieces of lamb, the customer claimed that when she peeled back the plastic film, she was dismayed to find that there was a large piece of fatty meat hiding among the meat.

She complained that since Woolies usually hides the 'off-cuts' somewhere in their meat products, she ends up with meat that is much fattier than she needs.

'The old "Let's hide the crappy meat under the label trick”,' she wrote on her Facebook post. ‘Do better, Woolworths. The cost to feed ourselves is hard enough.’

A Woolworths spokesperson has already released a statement regarding the incident, saying that the supermarket is disappointed by the customer's experience.

The spokesperson said: 'We pride ourselves on providing high-quality meat cuts to our customers, and we're disappointed to see this.'

'If our customers are ever disappointed with the quality of our fresh meat, we encourage them to return it to their local store to receive a replacement or a refund.'

The customer insisted that one chop with excessive amounts of fat had been placed under the meat label. Credit: Facebook.

Key Takeaways

• A Woolworths customer has taken aim at the supermarket giant over a recent meat purchase.
• The customer claims that one lamb chop which had considerably more fat than the other pieces had been placed under the meat product’s label.
• Woolworths is disappointed by the shopper’s experience and is keen to investigate the matter with its meat supply partner.

It should be noted, however, that Woolworths and other supermarkets around Australia utilise automation to properly position and affix labels on packages of meat, which is possibly why the lamb chop ended up appearing to be hidden and partially covered by the label.

What are your thoughts on this? Should brands be more accountable for the quality of their products and should the issue with Woolworths' meat be taken seriously? Let us know your opinions in the comments below!

We pay enough for our food as it is. It is very sad to see the quality which use to be good is becoming more and more questionable

 

[debjoel21]

I've noticed certain meats are full of gristle & tough. Some of their meat's disgusting & I won't eat it & throw it out. Their meat has gone downhill

Take it back and complain then. Even if you have to freeze it for the interim

 

[Bev Solway]

We've all been there. You're at the grocery store, searching for the perfect piece of meat to cook for dinner tonight. You finally find what looks like the perfect cut and, after carefully inspecting it from all angles, you put it in your shopping trolley and continue on your way.

But when you get home and start preparing your meal, you make a horrifying discovery – that beautiful piece of meat isn't as good as it looked in-store! Suddenly, what was supposed to be a nice evening turns into a disaster.

Unfortunately for one Queensland shopper, that's exactly what happened when she brought home a pack of lamb chops from Woolworths. And she was so disgusted by what she found that she took to social media to warn others about it.

On her Facebook page, the customer shared a photo of a pack of 900-gram Lamb Mid Loin Chops that she purchased from her local Woolies store.

The customer shared this image to demonstrate how the meat tray looked with the label attached. Credit: Facebook.

While the tray of meat initially appears to contain several perfectly cut pieces of lamb, the customer claimed that when she peeled back the plastic film, she was dismayed to find that there was a large piece of fatty meat hiding among the meat.

She complained that since Woolies usually hides the 'off-cuts' somewhere in their meat products, she ends up with meat that is much fattier than she needs.

'The old "Let's hide the crappy meat under the label trick”,' she wrote on her Facebook post. ‘Do better, Woolworths. The cost to feed ourselves is hard enough.’

A Woolworths spokesperson has already released a statement regarding the incident, saying that the supermarket is disappointed by the customer's experience.

The spokesperson said: 'We pride ourselves on providing high-quality meat cuts to our customers, and we're disappointed to see this.'

'If our customers are ever disappointed with the quality of our fresh meat, we encourage them to return it to their local store to receive a replacement or a refund.'

The customer insisted that one chop with excessive amounts of fat had been placed under the meat label. Credit: Facebook.

Key Takeaways

• A Woolworths customer has taken aim at the supermarket giant over a recent meat purchase.
• The customer claims that one lamb chop which had considerably more fat than the other pieces had been placed under the meat product’s label.
• Woolworths is disappointed by the shopper’s experience and is keen to investigate the matter with its meat supply partner.

It should be noted, however, that Woolworths and other supermarkets around Australia utilise automation to properly position and affix labels on packages of meat, which is possibly why the lamb chop ended up appearing to be hidden and partially covered by the label.

What are your thoughts on this? Should brands be more accountable for the quality of their products and should the issue with Woolworths' meat be taken seriously? Let us know your opinions in the comments below!

Had the same experience last week with forequarter lamb chops from Coles. Bought 2 for $10.++prepackaged of course. When unpacking found the chop underneath was about half, or more solid fats. Photographed it and went back to Coles. Full refund of the meat. Assistant made no comments. I think the meat is packaged elsewhere nowadays as one doesnt see the butchers there. The full refund did somewhat appease my ire.

 

[Linwar]

We've all been there. You're at the grocery store, searching for the perfect piece of meat to cook for dinner tonight. You finally find what looks like the perfect cut and, after carefully inspecting it from all angles, you put it in your shopping trolley and continue on your way.

But when you get home and start preparing your meal, you make a horrifying discovery – that beautiful piece of meat isn't as good as it looked in-store! Suddenly, what was supposed to be a nice evening turns into a disaster.

Unfortunately for one Queensland shopper, that's exactly what happened when she brought home a pack of lamb chops from Woolworths. And she was so disgusted by what she found that she took to social media to warn others about it.

On her Facebook page, the customer shared a photo of a pack of 900-gram Lamb Mid Loin Chops that she purchased from her local Woolies store.

The customer shared this image to demonstrate how the meat tray looked with the label attached. Credit: Facebook.

While the tray of meat initially appears to contain several perfectly cut pieces of lamb, the customer claimed that when she peeled back the plastic film, she was dismayed to find that there was a large piece of fatty meat hiding among the meat.

She complained that since Woolies usually hides the 'off-cuts' somewhere in their meat products, she ends up with meat that is much fattier than she needs.

'The old "Let's hide the crappy meat under the label trick”,' she wrote on her Facebook post. ‘Do better, Woolworths. The cost to feed ourselves is hard enough.’

A Woolworths spokesperson has already released a statement regarding the incident, saying that the supermarket is disappointed by the customer's experience.

The spokesperson said: 'We pride ourselves on providing high-quality meat cuts to our customers, and we're disappointed to see this.'

'If our customers are ever disappointed with the quality of our fresh meat, we encourage them to return it to their local store to receive a replacement or a refund.'

The customer insisted that one chop with excessive amounts of fat had been placed under the meat label. Credit: Facebook.

Key Takeaways

• A Woolworths customer has taken aim at the supermarket giant over a recent meat purchase.
• The customer claims that one lamb chop which had considerably more fat than the other pieces had been placed under the meat product’s label.
• Woolworths is disappointed by the shopper’s experience and is keen to investigate the matter with its meat supply partner.

It should be noted, however, that Woolworths and other supermarkets around Australia utilise automation to properly position and affix labels on packages of meat, which is possibly why the lamb chop ended up appearing to be hidden and partially covered by the label.

What are your thoughts on this? Should brands be more accountable for the quality of their products and should the issue with Woolworths' meat be taken seriously? Let us know your opinions in the comments below!

I buy from a butcher, they are true to the customer, they cut off excess fat and leave it on if someone who likes the fat can be satisfied as well. Short loin chops are very expensive as the meat is the tenderest part of the sheep. I'd prefer meat over fat or bone.

 

[Macarj]

Just another reason why I buy my meat at a butcher

 

[Macarj]

Have been caught numerous times like this but also get even more annoyed when you buy a nice roast and you are paying for all the water in the 'keep moist' bag. Agree with some others, if possible, go to a reputable butcher.

Yes scumbags the lot of em

 

[Macarj]

Could not agree more. The butcher I go to here in Currambine, Perth looks after their customers and meets their needs. If certain cuts not on show will cut fresh for you.

Finding a good butcher is as hard as finding a good doctor I'm lucky we moved to Tasmania and it only took me 3 years to find both

 

[Mikeyboy2012]

We've all been there. You're at the grocery store, searching for the perfect piece of meat to cook for dinner tonight. You finally find what looks like the perfect cut and, after carefully inspecting it from all angles, you put it in your shopping trolley and continue on your way.

But when you get home and start preparing your meal, you make a horrifying discovery – that beautiful piece of meat isn't as good as it looked in-store! Suddenly, what was supposed to be a nice evening turns into a disaster.

Unfortunately for one Queensland shopper, that's exactly what happened when she brought home a pack of lamb chops from Woolworths. And she was so disgusted by what she found that she took to social media to warn others about it.

On her Facebook page, the customer shared a photo of a pack of 900-gram Lamb Mid Loin Chops that she purchased from her local Woolies store.

The customer shared this image to demonstrate how the meat tray looked with the label attached. Credit: Facebook.

While the tray of meat initially appears to contain several perfectly cut pieces of lamb, the customer claimed that when she peeled back the plastic film, she was dismayed to find that there was a large piece of fatty meat hiding among the meat.

She complained that since Woolies usually hides the 'off-cuts' somewhere in their meat products, she ends up with meat that is much fattier than she needs.

'The old "Let's hide the crappy meat under the label trick”,' she wrote on her Facebook post. ‘Do better, Woolworths. The cost to feed ourselves is hard enough.’

A Woolworths spokesperson has already released a statement regarding the incident, saying that the supermarket is disappointed by the customer's experience.

The spokesperson said: 'We pride ourselves on providing high-quality meat cuts to our customers, and we're disappointed to see this.'

'If our customers are ever disappointed with the quality of our fresh meat, we encourage them to return it to their local store to receive a replacement or a refund.'

The customer insisted that one chop with excessive amounts of fat had been placed under the meat label. Credit: Facebook.

Key Takeaways

• A Woolworths customer has taken aim at the supermarket giant over a recent meat purchase.
• The customer claims that one lamb chop which had considerably more fat than the other pieces had been placed under the meat product’s label.
• Woolworths is disappointed by the shopper’s experience and is keen to investigate the matter with its meat supply partner.

It should be noted, however, that Woolworths and other supermarkets around Australia utilise automation to properly position and affix labels on packages of meat, which is possibly why the lamb chop ended up appearing to be hidden and partially covered by the label.

What are your thoughts on this? Should brands be more accountable for the quality of their products and should the issue with Woolworths' meat be taken seriously? Let us know your opinions in the comments below!

Every single time I buy lamb four quarter chops at Woolies I have to scan many packs to get one that doesn't have a fatty and/or excessively boney chop.

 

[JustPat]

I go to the butcher for the majority of my meat and though it is dearer I just buy less and I find especially the beef has far more flavour than the supermarkets beef - as a matter of fact I stopped eating beef from supermarkets as I hated the taste of it or maybe that should be lack of taste and sauce did not do much for it though the meat from the butcher is full of flavour and we don't bother with sauce and considering the hubby used to drown it in sauce and no longer uses any is testament to that and the other advantage is the butcher will cut a piece to the way you want it which I do when I want split and stuff the piece.

 

[Stanier123]

We've all been there. You're at the grocery store, searching for the perfect piece of meat to cook for dinner tonight. You finally find what looks like the perfect cut and, after carefully inspecting it from all angles, you put it in your shopping trolley and continue on your way.

But when you get home and start preparing your meal, you make a horrifying discovery – that beautiful piece of meat isn't as good as it looked in-store! Suddenly, what was supposed to be a nice evening turns into a disaster.

Unfortunately for one Queensland shopper, that's exactly what happened when she brought home a pack of lamb chops from Woolworths. And she was so disgusted by what she found that she took to social media to warn others about it.

On her Facebook page, the customer shared a photo of a pack of 900-gram Lamb Mid Loin Chops that she purchased from her local Woolies store.

The customer shared this image to demonstrate how the meat tray looked with the label attached. Credit: Facebook.

While the tray of meat initially appears to contain several perfectly cut pieces of lamb, the customer claimed that when she peeled back the plastic film, she was dismayed to find that there was a large piece of fatty meat hiding among the meat.

She complained that since Woolies usually hides the 'off-cuts' somewhere in their meat products, she ends up with meat that is much fattier than she needs.

'The old "Let's hide the crappy meat under the label trick”,' she wrote on her Facebook post. ‘Do better, Woolworths. The cost to feed ourselves is hard enough.’

A Woolworths spokesperson has already released a statement regarding kthe incident, saying that the supermarket is disappointed by the customer's experience.

The spokesperson said: 'We pride ourselves on providing high-quality meat cuts to our customers, and we're disappointed to see this.'

'If our customers are ever disappointed with the quality of our fresh meat, we encourage them to return it to their local store to receive a replacement or a refund.'

The customer insisted that one chop with excessive amounts of fat had been placed under the meat label. Credit: Facebook.

Key Takeaways

• A Woolworths customer has taken aim at the supermarket giant over a recent meat purchase.
• The customer claims that one lamb chop which had considerably more fat than the other pieces had been placed under the meat product’s label.
• Woolworths is disappointed by the shopper’s experience and is keen to investigate the matter with its meat supply partner.

It should be noted, however, that Woolworths and other supermarkets around Australia utilise automation to properly position and affix labels on packages of meat, which is possibly why the lamb chop ended up appearing to be hidden and partially covered by the label.

What are your thoughts on this? Should brands be more accountable for the quality of their products and should the issue with Woolworths' meat be taken seriously? Let us know your opinions in the comments below!

Add to that the deceptive practice of using “glue” to join pieces of meat together to look like a roast. My brother was a butchery manager for Woolworths and he knew of all these tricks to con the consumer.

 

[Jazza]

We've all been there. You're at the grocery store, searching for the perfect piece of meat to cook for dinner tonight. You finally find what looks like the perfect cut and, after carefully inspecting it from all angles, you put it in your shopping trolley and continue on your way.

But when you get home and start preparing your meal, you make a horrifying discovery – that beautiful piece of meat isn't as good as it looked in-store! Suddenly, what was supposed to be a nice evening turns into a disaster.

Unfortunately for one Queensland shopper, that's exactly what happened when she brought home a pack of lamb chops from Woolworths. And she was so disgusted by what she found that she took to social media to warn others about it.

On her Facebook page, the customer shared a photo of a pack of 900-gram Lamb Mid Loin Chops that she purchased from her local Woolies store.

The customer shared this image to demonstrate how the meat tray looked with the label attached. Credit: Facebook.

While the tray of meat initially appears to contain several perfectly cut pieces of lamb, the customer claimed that when she peeled back the plastic film, she was dismayed to find that there was a large piece of fatty meat hiding among the meat.

She complained that since Woolies usually hides the 'off-cuts' somewhere in their meat products, she ends up with meat that is much fattier than she needs.

'The old "Let's hide the crappy meat under the label trick”,' she wrote on her Facebook post. ‘Do better, Woolworths. The cost to feed ourselves is hard enough.’

A Woolworths spokesperson has already released a statement regarding the incident, saying that the supermarket is disappointed by the customer's experience.

The spokesperson said: 'We pride ourselves on providing high-quality meat cuts to our customers, and we're disappointed to see this.'

'If our customers are ever disappointed with the quality of our fresh meat, we encourage them to return it to their local store to receive a replacement or a refund.'

The customer insisted that one chop with excessive amounts of fat had been placed under the meat label. Credit: Facebook.

Key Takeaways

• A Woolworths customer has taken aim at the supermarket giant over a recent meat purchase.
• The customer claims that one lamb chop which had considerably more fat than the other pieces had been placed under the meat product’s label.
• Woolworths is disappointed by the shopper’s experience and is keen to investigate the matter with its meat supply partner.

It should be noted, however, that Woolworths and other supermarkets around Australia utilise automation to properly position and affix labels on packages of meat, which is possibly why the lamb chop ended up appearing to be hidden and partially covered by the label.

What are your thoughts on this? Should brands be more accountable for the quality of their products and should the issue with Woolworths' meat be taken seriously? Let us know your opinions in the comments below!

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