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Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Bigiron - 11-02-2022
The weighing instruments at FairPrice’s NEX and AMK Hub branches, which have been in the spotlight recently over labelling discrepancies, have been inspected and verified to be accurate, says the Weights and Measures Office.
https://cna.asia/3sB5PHq
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - klat - 11-02-2022
Of course lah, previous night already checked and set correctly. sure okay one lah
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Instinct - 11-02-2022
The responsibility and ownership must remain with NTUC to ensure the accuracy of the weight of goods sold. If they are caught supplying short, then they ought to be punished. Just like people who got caught for shoplifting, can they just pay for the item and walk away unpunished??
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - debono - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 04:01 PM)Instinct Wrote: The responsibility and ownership must remain with NTUC to ensure the accuracy of the weight of goods sold. If they are caught supplying short, then they ought to be punished. Just like people who got caught for shoplifting, can they just pay for the item and walk away unpunished??
Well said, I like your analogy............
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Huliwang - 11-02-2022
FairPrice should be a quality management certified organization, so I guess regular calibration of all measuring instruments should be in their work process...........
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Blin - 11-02-2022
did ntuc use 3rd party packaging.?
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Blasterlord2 - 11-02-2022
Hahaha they think we're stupid. Of cos they'd have checked everything before the verification by the weights office.
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Sharexchange - 11-02-2022
Then its human error. Sack those ah tiong or jiuhukia!
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - RiseofAsia - 11-02-2022
Could it be another weight scale?
Once reputation tarnishes, nobody will believe what they say?
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Clyde - 11-02-2022
If every label on the pack of meat is heavier by XX grams, that means the staff there is helping NTUC to earn more money. He/she could have put something together with the meat to weigh and print the label. Just like when I bought those cut whole chicken which later found missing parts.
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Huliwang - 11-02-2022
I ever bought fresh red snapper from fair price at the cost of sea bass which is half the cost of red snapper. I think the weighing staff at the fish counter must have made the mistake. In this case the mistake was to the advantage of the customers.......
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - talky - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 04:01 PM)Instinct Wrote: The responsibility and ownership must remain with NTUC to ensure the accuracy of the weight of goods sold. If they are caught supplying short, then they ought to be punished. Just like people who got caught for shoplifting, can they just pay for the item and walk away unpunished??
v strong n valid argument
gd rebuttal
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - talky - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 04:52 PM)Blasterlord2 Wrote: Hahaha they think we're stupid. Of cos they'd have checked everything before the verification by the weights office.
this school cleanliness is infamous v dirty.
when the minister visited n was v satisfied on all
of course b4 arrival extra manpower needed to clean nrepaint the walls.
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - debono - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 05:57 PM)Huliwang Wrote: I ever bought fresh red snapper from fair price at the cost of sea bass which is half the cost of red snapper. I think the weighing staff at the fish counter must have made the mistake. In this case the mistake was to the advantage of the customers.......
That is human error in which you benefitted. You get the fish at a good discounted price. But here we are debating about the weight of items printed on the label which has short-changed the consumer..........
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Instinct - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 07:08 PM)debono Wrote: That is human error in which you benefitted. You get the fish at a good discounted price. But here we are debating about the weight of items printed on the label which has short-changed the consumer..........Yes it's impt for NTUC to take ownership of the weight accuracy problem otherwise thousands of customers everyday will be short change by NTUC.
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - debono - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 07:15 PM)Instinct Wrote: Yes it's impt for NTUC to take ownership of the weight accuracy problem otherwise thousands of customers everyday will be short change by NTUC.
Glad we are on the same page.......
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Huliwang - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 07:08 PM)debono Wrote: That is human error in which you benefitted. You get the fish at a good discounted price. But here we are debating about the weight of items printed on the label which has short-changed the consumer..........
I am not sure but I think to maintain 100% weight accuracy could be problematic as weight of fresh products on the shelves should become lesser as they dry up during the display period. I dunno what is the market standard but think an allowance for weight variation should be considered............
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Sticw - 11-02-2022
For the sliced meat, chances are they weigh and print but worker might just stick wrongly lah.
I don't think NTUC or any establishment out there will wanna cheat that few cents...
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Scythian - 11-02-2022
NTUC trying to sneak away
Customer is always right
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - debono - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 07:33 PM)Sticw Wrote: For the sliced meat, chances are they weigh and print but worker might just stick wrongly lah.
I don't think NTUC or any establishment out there will wanna cheat that few cents...
I believe your are right, NTUC would not want to cheat a few cents. So where does the error happened.....
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - starbugs - 11-02-2022
Most likely some staff tried to take short cut. They weighed and printed the stickers for a few packs using batch process, then paste the stickers randomly on the packs. Save time for them, but some packs will have understated weight and some overstated.
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Instinct - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 07:31 PM)Huliwang Wrote: I am not sure but I think to maintain 100% weight accuracy could be problematic as weight of fresh products on the shelves should become lesser as they dry up during the display period. I dunno what is the market standard but think an allowance for weight variation should be considered............Less by a few % can still accept but anything exceeding that or 10% is no go.
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - debono - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 07:31 PM)Huliwang Wrote: I am not sure but I think to maintain 100% weight accuracy could be problematic as weight of fresh products on the shelves should become lesser as they dry up during the display period. I dunno what is the market standard but think an allowance for weight variation should be considered............Taking into consideration that the pasted wt. may be heavier than the actual wt. the difference will not be so large....In the petrol stations practice, the amount of petrol in the tanker is given a 1% as evaporation loss.......
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Yin yang - 11-02-2022
Some of u expect perfection in a supermkt with more than 10K SKU s on display in bigger stores throughout 24 hours around the clock 365 days . V labour intensive with high turnover
Sufficient quality staff is sine quo non..
How about using accurate dependaple robots to replace error prone humans ...tink china is setting the trend
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Bigiron - 11-02-2022
Mean their management system fail
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - debono - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 08:58 PM)Bigiron Wrote: Mean their management system fail
That is the crux of the saga........
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Oasis - 11-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 04:01 PM)Instinct Wrote: The responsibility and ownership must remain with NTUC to ensure the accuracy of the weight of goods sold. If they are caught supplying short, then they ought to be punished. Just like people who got caught for shoplifting, can they just pay for the item and walk away unpunished??
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Oasis - 11-02-2022
Well said. Equal treatment should be given.
RE: Weighing instruments at 2 FairPrice outlets verified to be accurate - Bigiron - 12-02-2022
(11-02-2022, 04:15 PM)Huliwang Wrote: FairPrice should be a quality management certified organization, so I guess regular calibration of all measuring instruments should be in their work process...........
Weights and Measures Act 1975 - Singapore Statutes Online
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/WMA1975