Rotten turkeys Christmas

2022 - 12 - 26

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Manchester Evening News"

Customers say 'rotten' turkeys ruined their Christmas (Manchester Evening News)

People have taken to social media to complain of 'rotten' turkeys ruining their big meal this Christmas Day. Ready to enjoy the special meal, ...

We would ask anyone with similar concerns to return their product to one of our stores to be refunded and for this to be investigated further." We know that turkey is an important part of Christmas for many of our customers and we take great care when selecting and preparing our turkeys. This year has also seen a rise in the number of people posting images from previous years and acting as if they are from this year. Who do we send this rotten bird to, to get a refund please?" @EllenAlsop tweeted: "Bought a Turkey less than 5 hours ago from @sainsburys opened it to give a soak overnight and it absolutely stinks. People have taken to social media to complain of 'rotten' turkeys ruining their big meal this Christmas Day.

Christmas ruined with kids 'left in tears' by 'rotten turkeys' that looked ... (Scottish Daily Record)

One bird, which had a dark blue and black colour underneath its skin, was even compared to looking like the famous alien ET.

#notveryMerryChristmas". That's going to put a downer on tomorrow's Christmas dinner for 13!" Absolutely vile" Notorious2023 tweeted: "What the bloody hell @sainsbury. Not only is there no meat, the house smells of rotten meat - not acceptable." After making the grim discoveries as they began to prepare for the [festive dinner](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/christmas), affected customers have been sharing pictures of the gone-off poultry on social media.

No sympathy for families who say 'rotten turkey ruined their Christmas' (Birmingham Live)

Dozens of people across the West Midlands claimed their Christmas was ruined because their turkey was rotten - but there was little sympathy to be had.

Some people jam-pack their fridge with food for Christmas and don't think to check the temp of the fridge. But some people did have sympathy, including Jane Gill Was Clarke who said: "This happened to us a couple of years ago. Equally unsympathetic was Sarah Rooney who said: "I’m sorry, but who buys a turkey and doesn’t check it till Christmas morning. And Colin Matthews said: "If your whole joy rests on a turkey, something's not right in your lives." Let alone checking the temp for the rest of the year." They said that when they got their turkey out of the fridge and began to prepare it, they discovered it was inedible due to being rotten or mouldy. Isn’t Christmas meant to be about being together and feeling the love? Eat the rest of the food without the turkey and sort it out with the store when you can. The shops will be open tomorrow." We now have to have beans on toast. Families who complained that a "rotten" turkey ruined their Christmas have been shown no sympathy by Brummies. But there was little sympathy today BirminghamLive readers who said it was the families' own fault.

Christmas Day ruined with 'rotten turkeys' as kids 'left in tears' by ET ... (Glasgow Live)

One of the gone-off birds, which had a dark blue and black colour barely hidden under the skin, was even being compared to the famous film alien creature, ...

#notveryMerryChristmas." Absolutely vile." More unhappy customers wrote: "Thank you @LidlGB for nearly ruining our xmas! One Twitter user said: "What the bloody hell @sainsbury. Gave it 15mins to see if the smell would go only for it to get worse. An absolute disgrace." Fresh turkey dated 27th Dec and it's bad! Slimy skin with yellowing patches and smells off. [turkeys](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/hundreds-households-left-without-water-25838452), which had black and blue stains underneath its skin, has even been compared to the famous film alien, ET. Sainsbury's responded by saying they will look into the complaint. It's Xmas eve - this is actually a joke. "Christmas ruined.

Supermarket customers fume after 'rotten' turkeys that 'look like ... (Aberdeen Live)

People have been sharing pictures of decaying turkeys on social media after having their Christmas dinner plans dashed.

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Christmas ruined with kids 'left in tears' by wreaking 'rotten turkeys ... (Scottish Daily Express)

Families have been left sickened at the gone-off poultry from leading stores such as Morrisons, Sainsburys and Lidl. One bird was even compared to looking ...

The shopper had already ordered a 2kg turkey crown from the store and now has over 7kg of turkey meat to get through. The leading supermarket chain responded and said: "Hi there. Instead of the 1kg chicken, Asda delivered a 5.2kg turkey Christmas turkey. Also let me have your address, email address and telephone number." Absolutely vile," whilst another user responded: "I’ve had the same. #notveryMerryChristmas". That's going to put a downer on tomorrow's Christmas dinner for 13!" Notorious2023 tweeted: "What the bloody hell @sainsbury. Jonathan Heard said: "Oh wow @sainsburys this is a pretty poor show! Sainsbury's responded by saying "I'm terribly sorry about the poor quality turkey. #MerryChristmas" @Baramenyn tweeted: "It's all I've got, so I'm going to cook my rotten turkey anyway.