pretty sure grapes are free in every supermarket

Voting hot, brill idea, just need to find a nice lady and make some babies :wink: hopefully the offer will still be on in a few years time :smile:

It depends on why you wash the fruit. There is nothing wrong with ingesting some natural occurring dust, dirt and bugs. 1 of the 5 a day and an immunity boost thrown in for free.
The sickest kids I know are the cleanest ones.

I give my daughter a piece of fruit whilst I'm doing my Tesco online order. That way she doesn't feel like she is missing out :man:

Still going yesterday :smile:

Still going on a few weeks ago and good idea. Gave it heat <3 ​

it's national but not just kids it's for all..

Our Tesco has only just started doing this taken forever I guess probably end next week

​Point proven in the next comment.

Unsubscribing from the bloody thread because this is so old.... like the fruit being given away in tesco

People must be deleting their comments from here as they ar dropping? I didn't even know people would be bothered to do that

Nearly there on 3000 degrees! this promotion is still on and long past its preliminary period! well done tesco

anyone know?

where do old threads go? this thread does not show anywhere unless i search for it?

Tesco seem to have stopped this in the smaller stores now, can anyone confirm? Cheers

totally agree, upbringing is the key here and a lot of peoples comments reflect/give image how they have brought theirs up

Yes I do agree.......all weans are not the same.....my weans would never lift anything that had not been paid for...but that is their good up bringing........if they are offered a piece of fruit that is a different matter altogether.....

Also,seems like people assume all kids are the same, you agree?

It's hard to explain sometimes and people seem to mid interpret

Yes ....I agree with that.......there is a big diffrence.

I agree its good what you do as a lesson but its also good to teach the difference between taking and being offered.

So close to becoming 3000 degrees people;) let's make free fruit hotter than the sun:)

Haha no way you can take advantage of this then, you could just get chatting to a family that are about to pick some fruit

I don't have any and I find parents tend to take a dim view if I try and borrow them...:wink:

They have really upped their game since I first posted this, the fruit has a wider range and is fresh daily

Now online at a small cost

Everyday is different news, tomorrow will say fruit doesn't grow on trees

Haha brilliant, I thought it was only cider

I just read in a newspaper that Fruit is bad for you, but don't worry, by tomorrow an other article will say its good for you

I just came back from Tesco, The security man had 34 people waiting for the police, Im sure Gin is not included in the offer

There's always a hater pal, don't worry about it, I guess your kids don't need free fruit:)

Haha in store only in afraid

Cheers pal:)

Support?!!! What the hell is this a charity?! Absurd.

is this online only?



rhetorical question. :wink:

Linwood, Renfrewshire

Thanks for the support, your bang on:)

Oor weans love it...a nice wee bit of fruit while walking round the shop.....there is wee plastic bags hanging at the fruit and vegetable area....use them for skins or cores......stop complaining

That's ridiculous, Tesco are doing a good thing, read through the comments and you will see the fruit they are giving away is decent in date fruit. No idea what farm you are talking about, always haters I guess:)

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What a great way for Tesco to get rid of their fruit from a farm that doesn't exsist, that would otherwise be classed as waste. Ridiculous heat for this dispicable company's cheap marketing ploy. Let's all clamber over to Tesco so our kid can get their brown banana...

I disagree, if it was in freebies then it wouldn't be exposed to the public as much as the freebie section is less visited, what do you think?

Welcome...

I don't understand? You mean why don't the parents buy them a piece?

Why not give them a piece of fruit anyway and not way for this.

Take your kid to Tesco and share with them?

Good stuff, where's your local store?

Defiantly, seems to get the people talking, and surely it doesn't bring a big cost, with the obese kids in the uk I imagine it's the start of change?

Good stuff, cheers for sharing

Why's that?

should be in freebies

yes..a nice wee store

When I was a child the lady from the Co-op deli counter always gave me a piece of cheese when I was out shopping with my Mum. I love cheese :smiley:

Mind you, I also love fruit - where's my free fruit?

My local Tesco have been doing this for about 6 months, fantastic idea my 4 yr old makes a bee-line for it everytime we go in now :smile:

Funny thing I read about a USA supermarket doing this in behavioural economics. Tesco clearly read it too. Hot.

Ayrshire.........as in Auchinleck Talbot......

It would be hotter the this for sure:)

Does cider count as fruit?

I will :stuck_out_tongue: hopefully it will top 1000 degrees :laughing:

Yeha..........It's in Auchinleck.........now that is a middle class area........and I love it........

That's what you don't want your kids doing I guess

Make a thread and see how hot it becomes:)

They putting bins around the store for cores/peels etc then?

When we go shopping we get our bananas and my lil girl chooses one she wants for now,we take It to the weighing scale and print off the sticker,its something she enjoys doing and its teaching her that you still have to pay for what you get

Now that would be an offer, hot babe, wanting free fertilization, long term offer with possible baby.

there all pre washed, but you can rub them down on your cloths, old school......

God know what that is! I don't even remember typing it :o

Qeqe

?!?!?!!!:smiley:

pretty sure grapes are free in every supermarket

Deal is still live in my local, offering a drink of water too!!

Ours been doing since last year

Yes I think the same...

Be careful of those fruit peels -

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-two-left-wheelchair-after-7674467

My local store is going for this campaign in a big way: Sign now outside the stores door!! haha, just shows that kids dont eat any fruit in the north west lol

Oi kid! go get me some orange and don't drop it!

That's great, agreed with the sign size, size a4 sheet of paper does not do it justice,

I did actually - it was a really small sign, I think most people would assume its for sale!

I haven't got kids though I'll just have to grab one for a moment or maybe not :smile:

I saw a nice pair in Tesco's today. No kids eating fruit though

Finally my baby face will pay off.

Discrimination.

So where is the fruit? In the veg section or is it a special counter as u walk in?

wow an exchange offer?

North Shields Tesco has been doing this for a while

Unfortunately I've noticed tesco have a massive class system in their stores, if you live in a non middle class area like I do, you won't be seeing this. or a clean store.

Which shops does this include?

is this still going on in your local stores? Mine has increased the range they have on offer:)

No worries.

I can confirm they have this running in the Silverburn Glasgow store. Excellent idea and the fruit looked lovely.

Brilliant idea hot from me :smiley:

So at my local Tesco the fruit selection has been extended! Now includes passion fruits, mango etc etc

Some people will always find something to moan about.

It's a great idea so well done Tesco. Fruit for kids and good publicity for them (and rightly so). From a practical standpoint I'm sure they'll iron out problems if it's an ongoing thing.

If you think they can do better or improve then perhaps suggest it to the store manager in a constructive manner rather than moan and complain to random people.

could backfire this teaching kids they can pick stuff up to eat while they shop ,can picture there little faces while mum or dad try`s to explain they can`t do it on the chocky isle.just a thought.

Free fruit good idea tesco !!!!

I give my daughter a piece of fruit whilst I'm doing my Tesco online order. That way she doesn't feel like she is missing out :man:

wow, that's very kind of tesco, hot!

i worked i morrisons and for yrs i was forever picking up half eaten dumped chicken bones/carcasses, empty crisp packets sweet bags..people will feed there kids from the trolley and drop rubbish regardless ..good publicity stunt from tescos but im wondering would the fruit cost more to give out (productively) than lets say.....a free carrier bag! ...nice they care so much about our children though :smiley:

I think this applies to everyone:)

Is there an age limit? - my father is 83, and I already want to noise them up by getting him to park in the "parent and child" spaces with me strapped in the back!

That's great, anything to help/ make kids happy

in my local there was fruit near front but didn't read the signs so this must have been what it was, good to know for Monday then.

Free fruit for kids is offered in Iceland(the food warehouse) Cardiff aswell as Tesco Western Ave. Didn't think this was classed as a hot deal though :neutral_face:

I grew up going strawberry picking or across the fields blackberry picking and ate as many as we collected lol, did go last year too (don't wear a white t shirt lol) and had an apple off tree too all without washing the fruit first. Must say though if I feed anything to friends grandkids when in shop I have always saved the wrapper and handed it in at the till to be scanned (as not mine I get away with spoiling them once a month

Hah brilliant

Pesticides don't wash off - when they're used they remain inside the fruit.

the more I hear the word "kids" the more I hate it. They're children. or sprogs, or bairns, or little'uns. Just anything but "kids". Kids are what goats and single mums on council estates have.

Yeah.....my kids got chocolate mini kinder egg each. (choco-bomb?)

All weekend it's FREE chocolate as it's Easter ... :wink:

At best they might spray water on, but I doubt it.... Certainly won't wash them to my pesticide/herbicide minimising standards!

Anybody with 'insider knowledge'?

I think they would have

I'd be amazed if they have!

Exactly my thoughts. I'm not at all fussed about everyday germs but grapes etc (unless organic) are sprayed with loads of nasty chemicals. (I'm sure Tesco will have washed them first though)

Did'nt think you were allowed in a Waitrose with a copy of the Daily Mail; think you will find you can only take in The Times, Telegraph or Guardian.. :smirk:

Still work in progress :smiley: hopefully the community can help :smile:

aka "Clean meat never fattened a pig"

Found a nice lady yet or you still paying for fruit:)

Haha I bet she's doing hard time

Good concept but crisps would have been a better idea .
They tend to keep the kids quieter longer especially the sharing bag size that nobody shares.

I shopped in Aldi this week - saved about £7 on my small bit of shopping. I could buy a crate of apples for £7. Oh, a free apple at Tesco, let's go there instead.

And people really fall for this ........................ dear oh dear!

HotUKDeals is weird sometimes.

Our friend works in Tesco and found a Grandmother filling a shopping bag with Free fruit for her Grand Children.. Not sure she quite grasped the concept :smiley:

would be a great idea if limited to weekdays during working hours. other times there should be a initiative to keep kids out of the shops :-)

My local Tesco has been doing this for a few months & I think it's a great idea. Anything to get kids eating more fruit is good in my eyes.

yep saw it today in by local

Cold I'd rather take little Tarquin and Quentin to Waitrose where they can absorb the intellectual aroma of coffee and smug Daily Mail readers.

COLD. Not free crisps,chocolate bars and high sugar fizzy drinks.....

how about chocolate! !!!!!

Correct, I missed a program (programme?) on C4, and you don't even say what it is about. My experiences are first hand, you should try it.

I thought you should wash fruit to remove pesticides from the skin of the fruit although having googled this it looks like their are doubts about the efficacy of this

I gave my daughter a pineapple and got a funny look from the store assistant :-)

Its gone hot cause this is something thats free for doing something youd usually do.

No diffrent to if it was "Weatherspoons giving away free pack of crisps when you go for a pint"

Your getting some for free for doing something you usually do!

Are you mentally unstable?

Do you really think the high paid proffesional marketing section of a multion billion £ company would come up with this as a way to get people to change where they shop.

Most people i know shop in tesco, so its a good "offer" for them.

If i knew a single person who changed where they shopped just to get a free apple - do you know what i'd do? slap them up the head and tell them to sort there lives out.

I love seeing the debates going on people, great to see how people interpret things differently:)

You must have missed the C4 despatches program from last year. ? I suggest you look it up and have a watch.

First up let me cover the 'heat' this post has got..... I've seen an underwear thread get hotter just because there's a girl in a swimsuit, and that pun was intended.

You obviously have a hatred for Tesco or very much dislike them for some reason. I'm not going to even pretend whats happening in your cynical mind, there seems to be a few people in there already.

Let me throw this one out to you......Let's say Tesco have fruit that is not quite ripe enough, or didnt get to the supermarket on time for sale so is a little bit older, or maybe its slightly bruised etc etc etc (you'll know all about that shopping in aldi, thats all they sell, I saw the c4 despatches program on aldi) so instead of throwing it away as they cant sell it, they can do something nice and give it away for free ? Not saying thats happening, but its not beyond the realms of possibility.

It's not a case of "Tesco would be way too expensive for you" - I go to Tesco's for 2 or 3 things which Aldi/Lidl do not sell and bulk order from Tesco or Sainsbury for home delivery - it's the case that Lidl Aldi offer lots of good quality fresh produce and doesn't bamboozle the shopper with over the top "choice" all at an extremely good price, it's called being prudent.

Does it mean I can have free fruits if I go to Tesco with my parents?
I am 30 year old though.

My son has never eaten anything while walking round a store that I haven't first paid for. When he was younger, on the few occasions I miscalculated and took him at a bad time, we went in, bought something to eat, left and ate it, went back in and shopped. Letting them eat food you haven't yet paid for is wrong and shouldn't be acceptable to anyone. He'd be totally up for free fruit now he's 13 though, there isn't a moment in a day he isn't hungry, it's amazing, he can eat his weight in food, no matter what I put in there's always room for more, apparently.

Update: As I so want to try this deal out I might go look for a lady in Tesco's, I mean what's my pick up line gonna be: Hey lady, let's go make some babies with a wink and point at the free fruit for kids sign. Hopefully she's a savvy hotukdeal user and understand the mutual benefits this joint venture will bring :smiley: here's hoping :smile:

Just slipped over on a discarded banana skin in my Tesco. Personal injury lawyer - every little helps!

Would it be classed as theft if an adult took one?

Tesco, a business, have employed a marketing ploy...? How...strange? Who would have thought marketing would be used by a business! The horror! Boycott tesco

What are their names, rover,rex and shep

Current heat 2273° for a few rotten fruits.
Seriously.:laughing:

Quite rude.

I have three kids anyway. That's how I've learnt to hate them.

How old do kids have to be?

I will try this and if there is any problems, I'll just say I thought this offer was nationwide.

Nope! Plenty of Aldis though. Are you getting the picture?

No, it's you who are clearly not getting it - people will go to Tesco just to get a free apple. Do you seriously think Tesco is giving away fruit because fruit is good for kids? No, they are well aware that many shoppers will fall for this ridiculous marketing ploy. Witness the heat this 'offer' has generated.
For your information I can well afford to shop in Tesco, I just choose not to.

Don't some people walk around the shops eating the food anyway? Haha

I watched a guy once picking his nose then decided to start rummaging in the loose apples on display. I told him "what are you doing mate?". He then started scratching his buttocks thinking about what was up!
Staphylococcal . ...Scratch..scratch mmm those look nice.

Very well said. Couldn't agree more. We worry way too much about dirt and germs. Kids need a little to build a healthy immune system....

Mine got offered one blueberry, wow!!!!

East of England Co Op is doing this as well - wire bin at from of the local store with little oranges etc

had this on a couple of weeks ago in my local store, and free tulips for mother day.

would be a great idea if limited to weekdays during working hours. other times there should be a initiative to keep kids out of the shops :-)

They've been doing it a couple of weeks in my little extra, think its a great idea :smiley:

What a brilliant initiative. Hot!

That is expected, if you make food with love and care you put sweetness in it it will taste nicer, and vice versa....

Well.. yes? Of course? What's your point? It IS a very smart business decision, call it a marketing ploy if you wish, but it is one that has positive ramifications for customers and children. So.. what's the problem? A business trying to get more people in to its stores is not "cynical", it is smart, and giving away free fruit to children is hardly cynical or the most evil thing in the world, which you are trying to have us believe!

Stores have been doing this for ages. Most of the time the tray is empty

baldock have been doing it for months two is a great idea :smiley:

This has been in the Dalmarnock Tesco for about 6 months. Never used it.

Great idea. Heat.........

Thanks for clearing that one up!

Having spent years teaching my kids you don't eat inside shops, I'm not overly keen on the idea. But I seem to be in a minority judging by the amount of kids eating stuff that's not been paid for yet.

[quote=Groovii D]pretty sure grapes are free in every supermarket[/quote
Technically grapes aren't free in supermarkets, and I certainly wouldn't be giving a toddler grapes as a choking hazard.

The absolutely excellent Keelham Farm Shop on the edge of Skipton (happy to plug this excellent local store) has done this for some time now - they have a really good range of "free fruit" too (my kids especially adore plums and nectarines!). It's a really good idea as hungry kids and shopping rarely make a good combination. Also, free stuff! :smiley:

Still, glad to see Tescos doing this. When we used to shop at Sainsburys, peas-in-pods were my kids' favourites and a handful would keep them occupied for most of the shopping trip. I don't remember ever paying for them either :smiley:

I have always had dogs, but shudder when people let their dogs lick the owners lips - no way, yuck.

all supermarkets do... Ar Hmmmm

Checkout staff regualr throw away my little ones apple core when I get to the til

Agree. guys sounds major bitter.
can clearly only get a dog in his life lol

Why on earth does the other poster think it states 'WASH before use'? Insectisides, my friend, insectisides!
And as said, trolley handles carry every tom, dick and harry's germs. Remember lots use the toilets in supermarkets and the ones who don't wash their hands has to be seen to be believed. And it does bring up the point of what happens to the waste. Supermarkets have bins (outside), kids drop stuff all the time. Our 2 year old grandchild will eat apples till the cows come home. 2 years olds can be VERY messy! Will Tesco supply baby wipes free? No, it will mean you'll add them to your shop (hey presto, Tesco wins!). But they will lose... 'excuse me madam, this (top variety) apple bag is ripped, it has only 3 apples instead of 6, would you like to go back and get a full bag?' (Kid has eaten 3!! - the crafty parents syndrome).
Tesco is in the dumps - literally. They are losing money fast. This is just a gimmick (albeit sensible to the public) to attract more back. Do you really believe Tesco want kids to have an apple and not the junk by the tills where the real profit is? Of course not. So not hot, not cold. Just a cynical ploy. As usual.

wow so many bitter people here.
always turning something positive into a negative.

Any age limit on being a kid?

Asda? How vulgar! No Waitrose nearby? :wink:

That's not fair for the adults!

I shop with my mum, I hope I get offered free fruit........does it matter that I'm 38 years old????!!!!

This is all doing nothing to raise my opinion of my two local stores! But then, this is why I drive right past them to go to an asda

Great idea

​What about the cross-contamination from people handling packets of meat then pushing trolleys which little ones hold whilst munching. Meat packs are not always sterile. Good idea but not minimal risk.

They did this in my Tesco too. Brilliant idea, and kept my kids entertained whilst we shopped. Probably a cost neutral thing to do also! As They can just use the fruit that's going off the shelves tomorrow. Win win

My tesco, a small Tesco Local/Express store in Kirkintilloch, has had this for the last month or so. A crate at the front entrance as you go in with a sign telling you to help yourself to free fruit for your kids while shopping which I have taken advantage of while in with my 2 kids several times.

It is a crate of fresh whole fruits -apples/bananas/tangerines mainly, no cut or sliced stuff or grapes.

There may be residues on the fruit but there is no reason to believe there is anywhere near enough to cause an effect on you. There are legal maximum limits, MRLs, that are measured in parts per million.

what we really need is water fountains

not in arbroath store

Mine has been doing it for a couple of months now - Cambridge Newmarket Road

sticky trolley handles here we come

The large supermarkets are reacting to losing market share to Aldi & Lidl, where people are going to buy cheaper fruit and veg. Weekly deal in Aldi / Lidl, fruit & Veg for 39p a pack, etc.
For the past decade Tesco has been ripping people off, e.g. putting apples in to fancy pack and trying to charge £3+ for 3 apples making it unaffordable for people to buy plentiful fruit & veg to eat at home.
Now they offer free fruit for kids...

Disgraceful that they even let kids in IMO. I'm not allowed to take my dog in and he's far cleaner, more intelligent and well-behaved than the average child.

tesco expensive as compare to lidl or aldi . thats reason they want to attract ppl to give cheap slices of apple to buy their expensive stuff.

I need to get myself a baby goat!

I did see a display of prepared fruit - like a samples stand but didn't realise was aimed at kids.

You'd never know it's Easter school holidays. It's like Mumsnet v2.0 on here. :smiley:

I've seen this for a while. Other sites saying its just for children and not adults.

http://pettygripes.com/discussion/1010/tesco-have-free-fruit-for-children-when-you-browse-the-store

I'm gonna phone my mum and dad up and take them to tesco so I can have a free fruit. They are in their 70s but I'm still a kid. That counts right?

Yes, because I bet I'm similar to the majority of users of this site. Plus I bet the majority of people are going to spend money in Tesco, rather than nip in for free food.

Come on, be realistic, do you think any fruit you buy in the supermarket could be poisonous, of course it can't, you might get pesticides into your body, but they won't kill you or there will be no proof that at xx% they can kill you, otherwise they wouldn't be allowed to sell the stuff, any poison sufficiently deadly to kill you isn't going to be washed off with a bit of water. Of course a few years down the line, you might have a slightly higher risk of cancer or some other disease but you can be sure you won't be able to trace it back to the free apple you ate aged 5.

mike

So the fact that you don't frequent the freebie section is a reason to flout the sites posting rules?

It is clear that it is not a deal, but a freebie if there is no requirement to spend money - you are not obliged to spend money in tesco.

I normally help myself to an apple or banana whilst shopping. Great! More for me now.

Why is this listed as a "Deal" when it should be listed in "Freebies"

Free fruit? no not really. Courtesy fruit maybe. Don't imagine the shopper is not paying for this in some shape or form.

our kids have been enjoying this for months at west molesey/hurst road tesco. good idea and the kids love it

No it doesn't. It means "we provide free stuff for kids because we know parents will spend more". Plus there's an element of normal price discrimination in there - parents (on average) have less spare cash than single people, so are a good target for deals that you don't want / can't afford to offer to everyone.

Voted cold, it should include adults too, and should be any fruits or drinks made of fruit, like wine

Disagree - it's not about dust but the pesticides they use on fruits, If not cleane,d they could be poisionous

I really hope they use fruit that would otherwise be binned due to sell by dates. A fantastic way to avoid waste, make shopping easier and introduce fruit to those that don't get it normally.

Regarding the washing though - you can't build up an immunity to the stuff they spray to make it last longer on the shelves.... I just took my lads apple to the parent and child room for a quick wash.

Is your dog also trained not to lick other dogs bums then lick your hands and face in a show of affection.

The manager wouldn't let my kids in...


She said I was bananas, but I think she was just looking for a scapegoat.

Keeps em quiet for a bit! Most people end up opening something for the kids to eat anyway!

Great idea works a treat when you have kids running around to keep them quiet

I built my immune resistance up, as a kid by doing bird impressions. Eating worms.

How do we go about getting free fruit! I know me for one would be grateful anything to try and keep my two monkeys quiet whilst shopping! Do we just go over and pick a piece of fruit and let the kids carry on! Or will I have a security guard chasing me down for not paying for a banana!

you see it at about 50º and then the next time you look its down at 19º!

not sure I would like my little one eating fruit that might not have been washed, obvs not the bananas but the apples and pears I would def wash first before giving to a child! will they provide this facility?

Hope the kids don't drop the the banana skins on the floor.

amen to that. sister in law has her kids washing their hands every five minutes and they are constantly ill.

Can't get a better class than mine. I'm sure mines a pedigree lol

True but now I try to do my shopping while she's in nursery :smile:

One gets a better class of brat in Waitrose.

A true HUKD warrior - going that extra mile to get the most out of a bargain!

​fair enough guide dogs because of necessity but I don't think I would use a supermarket that let dogs roam around it.. they're filthy horrible creatures... bit like most children as you say but still a humans a human :-p

couple of cold voters... seems strange that someone would vote cold for kids getting free fruit.

i wasn't even thinking about the dirt and dust but more about the pesticides and sprays that are used

It's funny but makes your shopping trip a half a day outing:)

Lol Iv tried letting her walk but she just grabs anything and everything and while I'm trying to put things back. she heads off somewhere else and grabs more stuff lol it is kinda funny but not at the time

Imagine all parents letting their kids run up and down the aisles, it sure would make doing the food shop fun:)

Not an expert, but I remember seeing a customer comment on the Tesco Facebook page as one store did this campaign without full support of the Tesco head office. however it was well received by tesco and it's customers, so they must have taken the feedback onboard and rolled it out nationally; as per this deal. Good news!

Why not let her play running in the aisles like some parents do?[/quote

Haha your kidding me right? and have everything off the shelves lol

People still shop at Tesco fools

Brilliant

When I have seen this in store the fruit always looks like it was removed from shelf due to quality sadly

Dogs aren't allowed any fun :disappointed:

Seriously! She was asking people 'so what blender do you have at home? Oh you have a nutribullet, so why are you here?!' I was like :confused: relax woman!

This is how they get you into the supermarket. They make money as kids will want junk food after they are in the shop.
Most people dont care about this. If you want you can buy fruits for your kids anyway(i would).
We want good deals instead where we can save money:-)

Fab idea. I have a 3yr old so should keep her happy for a min or two

I saw a little girl stuffing her face with a 4 pack of muffins just inside the main door of Asda, no parents appeared to be around. As you say, depends how they are brought up.

This is great but there's going to be a lot of slippery fruit on the floors therefore lots more opportunities for personal injury fraud.

I've never had an issue with my local stores having food over the floors..I don't think you can relate an animal to a child.

Would this not encourage kids to pick up anything they like and start eating it? If fruit is free, so must everything else?

Of course it isn't a joke.

A dog will only urinate or defecate where it's trained to do so. You can't say the same about most children.

And if the kids weren't allowed in the store there wouldn't be food all over the floor for a dog to brush against.

It's the future I tell you.

saw this in Catford, although the fruits has been prepped. Now if it's there it's probably everywhere :wink:

That annoys me too, people that take refrigerated food and leave it throughout the store,

Your probably right, they do always have surplus fruit and veg so putting it to better use certainly ticks my boxes:)

Good idea..They probably buy loads of fruit that doesn't all sell anyway, so they're putting it to better use.
Usually the fruit is not ripe, and the longer it stays it ripens and tastes better. So if they do wait until end date, it could be better...
I don't shop at Tesco, we have closer options that are better in my opinion.. The fruit is cheaper in the market and at Morissons, so I can afford to buy fruit for us to eat at home.

Thanks for that comment, absolutely nailed it, people have to look for the worst in everything. Fruit for free, can't beat it:)

Omg this is a terrible idea. They eat it whilst walking around the store? So there's going to be squished fruit everywhere that people can slip on and mucky hands on everything? Bloody marvellous

I don't know about free fruit but Saturday just gone my kids were given chocolate and cake for free as I walked in the entrance (obviously with my approval). Maybe they read the memo wrong.

Whilst I think it's a good idea op, I firmly believe that it's a sinister advertising plot from tescos at the same time.

Is it a deal or a freebie ?

Of course it's a freebie, thanks for the effort op in posting.

But for me cold.

Technically shouldn't this be in the Freebies section?

Are the bananas all vastly under ripe like the ones you can buy or have tesco stores used their brains and not sent them to waste early?

Ive always took a snack with me or picked up a squeezable yoghurt or something for my son (then payed for it once its eaten) Why can't people just do that? Don't get me wrong I love anything thats free but its pretty sad if a parent can't buy a kid a piece of fruit if they want one

It's certainly not Tescos job, but with child obesity constantly increasing I think additional support from anyone is much appreciated

Can I still have one? My gf says im stil a child...

This is not a deal or an offer.

COLD.

How someone can say a free item is not a deal haha

If something is free does it not make it more of a deal?

Available at Hoyland Barnsley, been available a few weeks. Good idea, hot

So many think this is an excellent idea to get kids eating healthy fruit and keeping them busy whilst you shop.
So my question is this. Why haven't you all been previously taking fruit with you for the kids whilst you shop?

Haha, she needs to chill out! Can't fight human nature.

Lol was in Costco this weekend and the woman doing the vitamix presentation was getting really angry with people who were standing there waiting for free food! The smoothie she made was awful

Great idea. My daughter loves Costco freebies and the freebies you sometimes get in supermarket foyers. A tiny glass of squash keeps her happy for ages :smile: I'm sure she'll be up for a piece of fruit :smiley:

nice idea though the shop could get pretty messy!

If they could hand out beers to dad's, and washing powder for the Mum's, it would be perfect.....

A nice idea

Had this in Bradford Tesco for a while and it's not just for kids there.

I just wanted to share this brilliant idea to help kids eat fruit. I hope other supermarkets follow suit:)

Yeah not really Tesco's job though is it? You spawn it you feed it!

Tesco Consett do this. Stops my 2 kids asking for sweets. And I also sneak a cheeky orange whilst walking around.

great idea but not at my tesco in Nottingham.... sure been done by another store before.... heat

Bit unfair that it's only for kids though. However it might shut some of the little **** up...

As a future father I will be baring this one in mind when my little ones shopping with us! Excellent idea, well done Tesco's.

I'll take a water melon thanks.

Love the idea that some children may taste fruit for the first time ever. May encourage them to nag the parents into buying regularly.

(only big stores)

Never seen this event in tesco slough. ...would be a miracle if there was any left anyways

It's out every now and then at Doncaster Extra but not all the time. Seen it in a Superstore too but again rarely is it out.
It's suppose to be for kids but I always grab something and staff have never said anything.
And those moaning about left over apple cores, they have things call bins next to the table!

not in my local but the 1 half an hour away has been doing it for months

My Tesco Extra give cookies lol, I tod them I'm gluten intolerant and they opened some gluten free ones and told me to take a few :laughing:

ahh crap
thats just going to encourage parents to take their brats shopping.
Do the country a favour & do your shop when they are in school.

I can see tesco hitting the skids on this idea the moment someone goes ar se over t it on a banana skin slung by some spoilt little brat :laughing:

That's great. My family and I are on a health phase. So lots of fruits. Better than snacking on rubbish while shopping. Thanks for the info

In our local Tesco, people open bottles of Coke, gulp a couple of mouthfuls then put the lid on and place them back on the shelf. The staff don't appear to mind.

My local Tesco do this but really dropped the ball by putting out sub standard fruit, which then put me off buying any of their fruit, surely by putting out juicy good quality fruit it would have led on to more sales, great idea, but as usual Tesco have got it wrong.

We love this! Except for the adults taking some

Never seen fruit handed out in my local Tesco, although I do live in the West Midlands or should I say Obesity Central.

Smoke them.

saw this as well, wanted to take some.. but there were no trashcan where to put the skins :disappointed:

No one knows if it's on its final day or expiration but either way it's a bloody good idea:)

​No, I'm just cynical. Assume they're just trying to cut more costs with a bit of nice advertising thrown in.

I would imagine they were just giving it all away to homeless anyway so why not let kids get rid of it for you.

Excellent idea.

This has been around for a while at my local store Tiverton, Devon.

They've been doing it for a while in my local (Bangor). I first noticed it when I saw a load of students tucking in.

What a great idea I might actually manage to get home with fruit still in the packet lol

They have been doing this in Woolworth the grocery supermarket in Australia for a long time.well done Tesco.s

Scam!

Haha, as long as you don't mean it its all god lol:)

It's Tesco:)

Wow what a fab idea! My son always eats the grapes I buy so always have to go back and buy more - the ones in the prepackaged boxes not the ones you weigh at the till lol. Hopefully it will encourage good habits.
Thanks for sharing :smiley:

Sorry, I meant is it tesco, asda etc?

Only counts with lashings of tomato ketchup on ......

Been in our tescos for a few weeks now and it's great to see the kids munching in to them rather than a bag of sweets!!!

It's a great idea due to the amount of people who eat items before getting to the till. Being handed a bag of grapes to weigh minus the grapes was one of the worst i had back when i worked in a supermarket, despite having the facilities for them to print their own labels at the produce aisle. Great bit of PR work by getting good publicity for a what normally constitutes theft.

Voting hot, brill idea, just need to find a nice lady and make some babies :wink: hopefully the offer will still be on in a few years time :smile:

So many people will benefit from this, even if the kids eat one piece of fruit more a week, its better than none:)

Oh that would be great. My four year old loves munching on an apple whilst we shop :smiley:

Tell me your thoughts people:) I bought it's brilliant, could be for marketing, still great for the kids

I also think it's a great idea although my Tesco has been doing it for a couple of months now. Our is only Fri/sat/sun

all stores?