Christmas did not bring merriment to several British shoppers, who found that their dinners were ruined due to rotten and disgusting turkeys. Though they bought the birds from top supermarkets, the meat was found to be green, smelly, and slimy, by the unlucky customers. 

Naturally, they vented their frustration online. Tom Chaplin of Warwickshire had a bone to pick with Sainsbury’s, since he paid £50 and received a rotten turkey. Most customers are bound to echo with the sentiment that 2021 has been a tough year and several people were looking to celebrate Christmas day with their families. However, what should have been a brilliant day, was ruined due to bad meat. 

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Another customer expressed similar frustration saying the meat was rancid and brown, eventually forcing the family to go without meat for dinner.

Other stores also drew similar ire. Aldi, the discount chain of supermarkets, faced its share of criticism as a disgruntled customer relayed their experience after buying a turkey from the Cardiff Bay store. The meat started to smell the moment it was opened. Put off, yet witty, another customer noted that the turkey can be consumed by ten people, as per the packaging, but in reality, nobody can eat the rotten meat. 

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Norwich’s Britt Robinson shared her grievance with Tesco that the bird purchased at one of the supermarket’s outlets was green. Another individual sarcastically commented that this result was simply ‘fantastic’. 

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Marks & Spencer did not escape this wave of complaints either. Several people who bought turkeys from their stores stated that the meat was off, though they had opened it prior to the ‘best before’ date mentioned on the packaging. 

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While the stores have not forwarded any comment on why bad meat was provided, Tesco has tried to control the situation by directing customers to take the packaged turkey and receipt to customer service desks of their nearest outlets, depending on when they’re open and based on the customers’ convenience.