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Dominoes staff member caught buying potato wedges from aldi to sell in store!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dominos-branch-caught-buying-aldi-wedges-for-59p-and-selling-for-349-per-portion-9578666.html

Oopsie! :colondollar:

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Reply 1

Manitude

That doesn't surprise me that much. I've heard of bars sending staff to the next bar along to get more cans of energy drink when they had a jagerbomb offer on every week that they had the offer.

Reply 2

joey11223

Not that surprising tbh, we get folks from cafe;s stocking up on milk, bread, jam etc. Cheaper than wholesale for them.

Reply 3

James222

Not surprising to be honest I work at a 5* hotel and most of our food is from the toilet

Reply 4

NikolaT

Doesn't surprise me to be honest I work at a toilet and most of our food is nicked by a 5* hotel.

Reply 5

TheAstrocist

This is why I always order from Pizza Hut :tongue:

Reply 6

Jacob-C

Original post by James222

Not surprising to be honest I work at a 5* hotel and most of our food is from the toilet

Oh I know, Travelodge isn't it?

Reply 7

Dez

Near the last place I lived in the local Chinese takeaway was right next to a Tesco Express. They made absolutely no secret of the fact that they bought ingredients from next door when their supplies ran low, can't say it bothered me or any of the other customers. At the end of the day a potato is a potato, there's generally not much difference in quality when you're dealing with the basics.

Reply 8

Philbert

Wait, is there any evidence that he wasn't just shopping on his way home while still in uniform? :confused:

Reply 9

minimarshmallow

Original post by Philbert

Wait, is there any evidence that he wasn't just shopping on his way home while still in uniform? :confused:

Exactly what I was going to say.
My friend sometimes pops into ASDA for 20p paracetamol in her Rowland's Pharmacy uniform, doesn't mean they're marking up ASDA stuff (obviously you'd see the different brandname a lot of the time, but the point stands).

Reply 10

thunder_chunky

Original post by Philbert

Wait, is there any evidence that he wasn't just shopping on his way home while still in uniform? :confused:

Evidence is for losers. Pitchforks and torches!

Reply 11

Armadillo

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The article points out that they were selling the wedges for almost a 700% mark-up. Do you think that this exploits customers at all?

Reply 12

Elelia

When I worked in a.. Big chain pizza place.. We used to trade pizzas for KFC buckets once a week!

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Reply 13

Elelia

Original post by thunder_chunky

Evidence is for losers. Pitchforks and torches!

That's how all the best decisions are made!

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Reply 14

Dez

Original post by Armadillo

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The article points out that they were selling the wedges for almost a 700% mark-up. Do you think that this exploits customers at all?

I'm willing to bet the wedges they get from their normal suppliers cost more than the ones bought from Aldi. You're paying for the time it takes someone to cook and deliver the food, not the ingredients.

Reply 15

Maharaniii

I go to chip shops that sell other peoples' chips all the time, I even believe some are from the frozen "goods" section :smile:

Reply 16

Maharaniii

Not that I eat Dominoes :smile:

Reply 17

Jam'

To be honest can you imagine the quality of dominoes own-brand wedges to be any better than aldi's? I certainly can't. I mean they're probably better quality. I don't think anyone has been let down by this and anyone who is upset by it is fooling themselves concerning the quality of their dominoes food.

Reply 18

chazwomaq

Original post by Philbert

Wait, is there any evidence that he wasn't just shopping on his way home while still in uniform? :confused:

For those who didn't read the article:

Staff initially claimed the wedges were for their own use, according to the paper, but later admitted they had run out of their own brand of wedges, blaming the shortage on “big sporting events being in full swing”.

Original post by Armadillo

The article points out that they were selling the wedges for almost a 700% mark-up. Do you think that this exploits customers at all?

Only in the sense that any profit is exploitation. As Dez says, a potato is pretty much a potato. I shouldn't think they're paying much more to their regular suppliers. Who cares if a Chinese takeaway buys noodles from Lidl, or an Indian buys rice from Asda? Think about the markup on the latter - a portion of rice will cost pennies to make, and sells for £2 or so.

Original post by Dez

At the end of the day a potato is a potato, there's generally not much difference in quality when you're dealing with the basics.

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Reply 19

Jam'

Original post by Armadillo

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The article points out that they were selling the wedges for almost a 700% mark-up. Do you think that this exploits customers at all?

Not at all. If people are willing to pay that amount for the wedges then so be it. It's not like dominoes monopolises the sale of food. If people aren't satisfied with the price they ought to go elsewhere for food.