Ex-Tesco worker shares what 'secret code' means on bags of vegetables
dailyrecord.co.ukA former Tesco employee has shared just how shoppers can find fresher packets of vegetables in-store by looking at a secret code on the bag.
Let's face it, as good as it is for our health, picking up packets of fresh vegetables at the supermarket can be a bit of a hit or miss, especially as many of them don't have any 'use by' or 'best before' dates on them.
This can lead to you purchasing a packet that looks fresh, only for them to go off within a few days of being opened. Luckily, one supermarket worker has shared just how the 'secret code' on the front of the front of the bag actually tells you how fresh the product inside is.
Sharing the clip under her TikTok handle @financegirlbargains, she explains that the letter and number on the bag represent how long the product will last.Sharing the video clip that showed a range of Tesco branded mangetout as an example, she captioned the clip: "Tesco staff training taught me the higher the number the fresher the product."The clip has since been liked by nearly 30,000 shoppers, with many commenters agreeing that the numbers on the front of the packet are called a 'Julian Code', which means that the letter stands for the month and the number is the date.
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