I work at Woolworths [who despite my complaints, don't care too much about the products they sell] as a checkout chick and all too often I have customers who buy cage eggs.
These are people who can afford to buy free range eggs but choose not to because they are careless, and I feel absolutely revolted when I scan these eggs - but I'm not sure what I can say :/
Customers complain and so on, and I'm not sure what I can do to stop someone buying cage eggs.
I've tried the following:
"Oh, I always thought these weren't cage eggs...I won't be buying these anymore"
"Are cage eggs cheaper than free range? Oh ok, because I didn't understand why people would buy these instead."
BUT THEY ALWAYS GIVE AN EXCUSE OR PRETEND TO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. Any ideas or suggestions?
I like the comments you have been trying, very subtle. Hehe. You should get some cage egg info flyers from Animals Australia and secretly slip it into their bags.
I like the comments you have been trying, very subtle. Hehe. You should get some cage egg info flyers from Animals Australia and secretly slip it into their bags.
Or you could slip graphic battery hen pictures inside or ON the cartons!
I work at Woolworths [who despite my complaints, don't care too much about the products they sell] as a checkout chick and all too often I have customers who buy cage eggs.
These are people who can afford to buy free range eggs but choose not to because they are careless, and I feel absolutely revolted when I scan these eggs - but I'm not sure what I can say :/
Customers complain and so on, and I'm not sure what I can do to stop someone buying cage eggs.
I've tried the following:
"Oh, I always thought these weren't cage eggs...I won't be buying these anymore"
"Are cage eggs cheaper than free range? Oh ok, because I didn't understand why people would buy these instead."
BUT THEY ALWAYS GIVE AN EXCUSE OR PRETEND TO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. Any ideas or suggestions?
Have you tried getting permission to leave flyers next to the egg section? You could explain in a polite and well informed manner how as part of the "woolworths family" you really believe it's their responsibilty to keep the customers informed about their purchases. Free range is more expensive than caged so woolworths ought to be turning out a bigger profit from those purchases anyway. You could even try asking about whether woolworths could make a free range homebrand so all the profits go to them. Mention how coles has moved forward and you would like to see the same for them if the rest doesn't work, you could even mention you have been offered a job at coles and you are deeply considering it, any of that could help. hold on tight!
I like the comments you have been trying, very subtle. Hehe. You should get some cage egg info flyers from Animals Australia and secretly slip it into their bags.
As much as I like that idea, this person works at woolies, and if caught would be liable for slander and could very well lose their job. I used to rip the specials tickets off the caged eggs to make the free range look cheaper, but I wasn't working there. Used to stand outside woolies and hand flyers until I was asked to move on hehe
Anyway my point is this person is liable for their behaviour more so than an average non-working consumer. I think the permission approach is probably safer.
You could even ask to have flyers at the checkout and how animals australia would be more supportive of promoting woolies if this was allowed.
All slight bending of the truth but certainly a safer option!
just a bit of an update: I've kind of been dropping the comments here and there and yesterday one lady said to me she thought what she was buying was free range as it said "farm fresh". after searching the box I showed her where it said cage eggs and she was shocked, saying "You feel so bad, when you see those ads on TV, especially that pig one."
I know the feeling. I don't work at Woolworth but it really upsetting to see people leaving with bags full of cheap cage eggs and cheap meat. I want to say something but I'm not brave enough and worry about coming across as rude. Raising awareness is the best thing we can do.
hold on tight! 
