OT "Saver" bashed tins

Tim Downie · 2013-08-15T14:53:25+00:00

Whenever I go to the supermarket I see that the "Saver" range of tinned goods have a very high proportion of dented tins. In my innocent youth I used to believe that tins that were dented on the production line were labelled after the event to enable them to be sold off despite looking less appealing. Of course this is nonsense as a a quick glance shows that the labels are applied *before* the tins have been dented which begs the question, just how do they dent the tins? Do they just stack 'em higher in the warehouse? Do they employ special "tin denters" to make the tins less appealing than full priced tins on the shelves? Given that the whole delivery chain from cannery to supermarket shelf must be well nigh honed to perfection to get tins to the shelves without getting dented, it seems odd that supermarkets would go to the trouble of disturbing the routine to ensure that Saver tins get dented. Anyone with any "inside knowledge" of what's going on? Tim

Harry Bloomfield 12 years ago

charles expressed precisely :

They got them from the BBC lol

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John Williamson 12 years ago

We have a winner!

Or dropped while being stacked on the shelves.

I doubt the metal could be made much thinnner than it is on the premium brands, although I'm open to correction.

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John Williamson 12 years ago

Still available from the factory shop at Cadbury World.

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Tim+ 12 years ago

I suspect that Saver tins are delivered shrink wrapped on a pallet. No cardboard trays or anything. Absolutely minimal packaging to keep costs down. Branded stuff will be in trays of 12 or 24.

Tim

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Theo Markettos 12 years ago

The saver tomatoes etc are shipped on shrinkwrapped cardboard trays of 64 or

96 or whatever because they sell large volumes of them, while the branded ones are shipped in trays of 24 because there's umpteen different versions so the turnover of any given type is lower. The larger trays have less rigidity and are heavier so easier to drop.

Theo

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meow2222 12 years ago

There are also sometimes bulging tins on the shelves. Doesnt mean you can eat them without harm!

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Frank Erskine 12 years ago

It probably isn't a good idea to eat the tins.

Unless you're anaemic.

:-)

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