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    Just seen on facebook that asda is going to be trialling out wonky veg....

    We're trialling wonky veg boxes in our 'Beautiful on the Inside' range
    Carrie

  • #2
    If that box contains "wonky", they don't know the meaning of the word

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    • #3
      That's what I thought VC, they haven't seen my carrots or spuds yet
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      • #4
        They got some in the 1 near me,but getting down there on a weekend is chaos,it's the taste and freshness that count,not prim and proper,after all,when they prepped and served ,who knows what shape they were.
        sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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        • #5
          Good for them!
          Every little helps eh?
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

          Location....Normandy France

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          • #6
            I read the blurb - only 20 boxes available in a few shops - shame on Asda.

            At least they can say that they tried but it is the shoppers fault for not buying the stuff.

            If I threw away everything that was truly 'wonky' we would have nothing left.

            Hurrah for the ugly veg!
            Last edited by Lumpy; 06-02-2016, 09:58 AM.
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            • #7
              They only trialling it out at the moment Lumpy. Maybe if it's a success then they might put it in over shops across the UK. And I am thinking there would be more boxes of it.

              I defo would buy it if I came to asda near me.
              Carrie

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              • #8
                Maybe peeps could inundate their local branches with emails asking when they would be available?...that might encourage more to trial them?
                I'd certainly buy them at this time of the year when my own stock has vastly reduced .
                "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                Location....Normandy France

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                • #9
                  perhaps if some had little hats on,like the bottle had for charity or oragami hats,it might encourage some kids to want a box,and eat veg,they could have a drop off bin for peeps to put the hand knits in,may sound daft,but you never know,
                  sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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                  • #10
                    Nothing wonky about that veg. Like has been said, if anyone wants to see Wonky come to my garden when i pull my spuds and carrots up. Now that's wonky.

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                    • #11
                      I think this probably results from the points made in this program BBC One - Hugh's War on Waste which were truly horrifying. Basically if any fruit or veg is not exactly the right size and shape it is thrown away. Good to see that someone is at least trying to do something about it even if it is only a very very small trial.
                      A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by cariann88 View Post
                        Just seen on facebook that asda is going to be trialling out wonky veg....

                        We're trialling wonky veg boxes in our 'Beautiful on the Inside' range
                        As has already been said that veg isn't wonky and is perfectly beautiful on the outside as well as the inside. It's a marketing ploy simple as. I've not bought veggies for years and didn't buy from the supermarket for about 5 years before that so am probably out of touch but how did this happen?!?

                        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                        • #13
                          I suppose it does go to show that our definition of 'wonky' and their definition of 'wonky' are two completely different things - maybe if they spoke to growers, large and small they could learn.
                          I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

                          Outreach co-ordinator for the Gnome, Pixie and Fairy groups within the Nutters Club.

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                          • #14
                            I think its great they are doing this - I would definitely buy them. I love the 'lucky dip' element to them too

                            BUT reading the article, and from watching Hugh's programme, I still get the impression that the supermarkets don't really want us buying them! I don't like that these boxes are 'hidden' - they should be loud and proud!

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                            • #15
                              I don't know about wonky, more like scary. One of them appears to have a face

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