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New Fri 22 Oct 21 19:42 
 Supermarket shortages - Zero
From the grauniad



Supermarkets are using cardboard cutouts of fruit, vegetables and other groceries to fill gaps on shelves because supply problems combined with a shift towards smaller product ranges mean many stores are now too big.

Tesco has begun using pictures of asparagus, carrots, oranges and grapes in its fresh produce aisles, prompting ridicule on social media.

“Mmmm, delicious photos of asparagus,” one commenter wrote on Twitter. Another mocked an oversized picture of the vegetable piled up: “I love that asparagus grows to this size in the UK. It’s our climate, I’m sure.”



Ridicule? I'm not surprised its an insult to shoppers and they are taking the pee big time.
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New Fri 22 Oct 21 19:48 
 Supermarket shortages - tyrednemotional
...Asparagus? Tesco? ...you'll be trying to tell me they stock Avocado next....
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New Fri 22 Oct 21 19:52 
 Supermarket shortages - Zero
>> ...Asparagus? Tesco? ...you'll be trying to tell me they stock Avocado next....

Only pictures of. "look at what you could have got"
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New Fri 22 Oct 21 19:54 
 Supermarket shortages - VxFan
No wonder a lot of their food tastes like cardboard recently.
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New Fri 22 Oct 21 20:54 
 Supermarket shortages - tyrednemotional
...the Guardian has it down as Avocardo...... ;-)
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New Fri 22 Oct 21 22:54 
 Supermarket shortages - bathtub tom
Local market had aborigines for sale. I used to quite like aubergines.
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New Fri 22 Oct 21 23:12 
 Supermarket shortages - Zero
Think I'll take the cardboard asparagus to the checkout and say "there scan that you *@*@*'s"
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