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By trimming away the excess stalk on the broccoli/ asparagus etc in Asda, before I put it in my trolley.

I can understand that they would like me to buy the stuff I don't want. But why should I. Some of it is so excessive. It would be like your grocer adding half a pound of dirt to each bag of spuds.

The wife cringes when I do it. But I am paying for what goes in the trolley. Not what stays in the shop.

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Well it probably saves you about 3 pence per brocolli. I'd say you are within your rights to do it, but you should probably move to Scotland or Holland to be with your fellow cheapskates ;)

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My grandad gets his pen knife out in the super market and does the same thing. Apparently in Ireland knives are provided so that you can trim your brocolli before it goes in the bag.
Sounds pretty sensible to me
mary

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Thinking of also shelling the peas from the pods as well

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possibly a bit much :)

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I do it, Val does it,

even educated fleas do it etc!

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Good idea.
You could cut the crust off the bread and peel the orages too.

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its a common thing in Cumbernauld tesco but its is Scotland! I do it save me doing it when i get home

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I do it too:-dd

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Oh arn't we a bunch of tight so and so's