NewIdeaFood
  • News
  • Dinner Tonight
  • Baking
  • Trolley Watch
  • Easy Entertaining
  • Healthy-ish
  • Video
NewIdeaFood
  • News
  • Dinner Tonight
  • Baking
  • Trolley Watch
  • Easy Entertaining
  • Healthy-ish
  • Video
ALDI - DON'T DROWN IN ONE-OFF DISCOUNTS!
Watch 0:15

ALDI - DON'T DROWN IN ONE-OFF DISCOUNTS!

{headline}

{headline}

New: Woolworths staff forced to put up barricades to protect themselves from ‘angry’ toilet paper shoppers

New: Woolworths staff forced to put up barricades to protect themselves from ‘angry’ toilet paper shoppers

Warning: You should always texta out the barcode out on your Woolworths plastic bag. Always.

Warning: You should always texta out the barcode out on your Woolworths plastic bag. Always.

Breaking: 2 new Woolworths shoppers complain that their 500g mince weighs just 267g and 322g

Breaking: 2 new Woolworths shoppers complain that their 500g mince weighs just 267g and 322g

Amateur cake decorator reveals STUNNING Woolies wedding cake hack!

Amateur cake decorator reveals STUNNING Woolies wedding cake hack!

{headline}

{headline}

Woolworths announces "exciting" new change for shoppers

Woolworths announces "exciting" new change for shoppers

DIY wreaths using supermarket lamingtons - the Christmas baking hack of the year!

DIY wreaths using supermarket lamingtons - the Christmas baking hack of the year!

Tonkatsu Chicken Schnitty

Tonkatsu Chicken Schnitty

{headline}

{headline}

Woolworths slashes price on 140 items in lead up to Christmas

Woolworths slashes price on 140 items in lead up to Christmas

Woolworths ends Disney+ Ooshies promotion early due to high demand

Woolworths ends Disney+ Ooshies promotion early due to high demand

 Disney+ Ooshies launch in Victoria with two new ultra rare collectibles

Disney+ Ooshies launch in Victoria with two new ultra rare collectibles

How to make Dorito Chicken in your air fryer

How to make Dorito Chicken in your air fryer

Texan Chicken and Potato Gem Bake

Texan Chicken and Potato Gem Bake

A meat shortage is coming as panic buying sets in

A meat shortage is coming as panic buying sets in

Even tougher product limits at Coles and Woolworths as Melbourne enters Stage 4 restrictions

Even tougher product limits at Coles and Woolworths as Melbourne enters Stage 4 restrictions

  1. Home
  2. News

'Feeling ripped off': Woolworths rocked by 2 new chicken scandals

First mince, now chicken: 'So disappointing' - by Amy Sinclair
  • 04 Mar 2020
'Feeling ripped off': Woolworths rocked by 2 new chicken scandals

Two Woolworths shoppers have taken to Facebook to claim their chicken breast - purchased from the supermarket giant - were way under their advertised weights. 

The posts come after a string of complaints from shoppers sharing similar stories with their packets of mince - with one customer claiming her mince weighed nearly half of the supposed 500g weight. 

But now it seems two shoppers are claiming to have found similar problems with their chicken breast meat. In one of the Facebook posts, shopper Candice said she was shocked to find that she was charged for almost 3.2kg of chicken breast - only to find that it weighed almost a third of that, at just 1.2kg. 

She writes: ‘I was so excited to pick up my order today from Yeppoon Woolworths and thought my chicken seems light. 

‘So I weighed it, then saw the weight so double checked in my car in case I left a bag in there. I didn't. So disappointing. If my kids had of unpacked it they wouldn't have noticed.’

woolworths-supermarket-rocked-by-new-chicken-scandal-1

Candice thought her chicken package felt a little 'light' - but was disappointed to see it weighed nearly a third of what it was meant to.

Another shopper only hours earlier had revealed a similar story on Facebook, claiming her 1kg packet of Ingham’s diced chicken breast weighed in at just 866g at home. 

‘Feeling a bit ripped off,’ shopper Julie wrote. 

woolworths-supermarket-rocked-by-new-chicken-scandal-2

Julie weighed her 1kg pack of chicken breast at home, feeling 'ripped off' when she saw it only weighed 866g.

In the past, shoppers have been encouraged to return their meats to their local store to be weighed on professional scales, as home scales can sometimes be less accurate.

Speaking after the recent mince claims, a Woolworths spokesperson said: 'All of our pre-packed meat products are checked for their weight on scales that have been certified for trade use.

'If ever our customers are concerned about the weight of a product, we'd encourage them to return it to our store. This not only allows us to issue a refund, but also helps to ensure we have the product details we need to investigate further.'

New Idea Food has contacted Woolworths for comment. 

Amy Sinclair
Amy Sinclair
Amy Sinclair is a contibutor for New Idea Food.

Subscribe to New Idea-$12 for your first 12 issues!

Subscribe Now
Subscribe to New Idea

Subscribe to New Idea-$12 for your first 12 issues!

Subscribe Now
Subscribe to New Idea

Recommended to you

ALDI - DON'T DROWN IN ONE-OFF DISCOUNTS!
Watch 0:15

ALDI - DON'T DROWN IN ONE-OFF DISCOUNTS!

{headline}

{headline}

New: Woolworths staff forced to put up barricades to protect themselves from ‘angry’ toilet paper shoppers

New: Woolworths staff forced to put up barricades to protect themselves from ‘angry’ toilet paper shoppers

Warning: You should always texta out the barcode out on your Woolworths plastic bag. Always.

Warning: You should always texta out the barcode out on your Woolworths plastic bag. Always.

Breaking: 2 new Woolworths shoppers complain that their 500g mince weighs just 267g and 322g

Breaking: 2 new Woolworths shoppers complain that their 500g mince weighs just 267g and 322g

Amateur cake decorator reveals STUNNING Woolies wedding cake hack!

Amateur cake decorator reveals STUNNING Woolies wedding cake hack!

{headline}

{headline}

Woolworths announces "exciting" new change for shoppers

Woolworths announces "exciting" new change for shoppers

DIY wreaths using supermarket lamingtons - the Christmas baking hack of the year!

DIY wreaths using supermarket lamingtons - the Christmas baking hack of the year!

Tonkatsu Chicken Schnitty

Tonkatsu Chicken Schnitty

{headline}

{headline}

Woolworths slashes price on 140 items in lead up to Christmas

Woolworths slashes price on 140 items in lead up to Christmas

Woolworths ends Disney+ Ooshies promotion early due to high demand

Woolworths ends Disney+ Ooshies promotion early due to high demand

 Disney+ Ooshies launch in Victoria with two new ultra rare collectibles

Disney+ Ooshies launch in Victoria with two new ultra rare collectibles

How to make Dorito Chicken in your air fryer

How to make Dorito Chicken in your air fryer

Texan Chicken and Potato Gem Bake

Texan Chicken and Potato Gem Bake

A meat shortage is coming as panic buying sets in

A meat shortage is coming as panic buying sets in

Even tougher product limits at Coles and Woolworths as Melbourne enters Stage 4 restrictions

Even tougher product limits at Coles and Woolworths as Melbourne enters Stage 4 restrictions

NewIdeaFood
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Dietary info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Dietary info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Brands

  • New Idea
  • Better Homes and Gardens
  • Better Homes and Gardens Shop
  • All Recipes
  • Practical Parenting

Our Network

  • marie claire
  • Beauty Crew
  • Who
  • Women's Weekly Food
  • Bounty Parents
  • Girlfriend
  • That’s Life
  • Home Beautiful
  • 7plus
  • 7News
  • Health Engine
  • Starts at 60
  • The West Australian
  • Perth Now
  • Airtasker
  • Society One
© 2021 Are Media PTY LTD
Get more from New Idea Food

Magazine Subscription Offer

Subscribe to New Idea-$12 for your first 12 issues!

Shop This Offer
Subscribe to New Idea