Tesco customers disgusted by 'gross' poo smell which has plagued store for SIX YEARS
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2023-07-20
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Shoppers have been left disgusted by a vile sewage stench which has been plaguing a Tesco supermarket for the last six years.
Customers at the Warndon superstore in Worcester say they have been left feeling sick by the 'gross poo smell' which lingers throughout the branch.
Complaints were first made about the smell of raw sewage wafting throughout the shop back in 2017, which was believed to be down to drainage issues.
But locals have noticed it again more than usual in the last couple of months and say it's putting them off buying their weekly fruit and veg.
Disgruntled shoppers say they have to hold their noses while they shop to stop them getting a whiff of the overpowering pong.
Peter Vanderweele said he boycotted the supermarket after the first outbreak and had only just started going back when he noticed it again.
Peter, from Worcester, said it now stinks throughout the entire store and added: "It puts you off - full stop.
"You would not go in a pub with that smell, but it appears to be worse as they are selling food, not just food in tins and jars but fresh food.
"When it happened before, I stopped going there, and it took years for me to go back.
"They don't even have something on the door which says it smells horrible.
"It hangs over all the store. I just thought it could not go on like this."
Joanne Hardwick, 53, of Warndon, said: “I’ve noticed the smell, it hits you as you walk in.
"It smells like drains and they don’t even offer any discounts to compensate.
“I notice it all the time, especially near the veg and fruit.
“It's not particular hot either today. It’s been smelling for a month. I'm thinking if it was hot it would make it worse.
“I still go as it’s convenient for me. It does need to be sorted. It's not nice at all.”
Jean Jones, 66, of Warndon, said the smell puts her off buying fresh food on her weekly shop.
Jean said: “You have to hold your nose as you shop. I’ve been going to this store for over two years and have noticed it before.
"There needs to be some investigations done by Tesco but I still want to shop there.
"It does smell like sewage. I could smell it near the vegetables and the fruit. It's near the toilet.
“It does put me off buying the fruit and veg there.
"It could be the farmers spraying the fields. You should really shut the store and investigate it.”
Tim Potter, 41, of St John's, Worcester, said: "It's like a gross poo smell. Nobody wants to do their shopping with that lingering around. I'll go elsewhere now."
Mike LeRoy, 72, of Warndon, said: "As long as the items you pick up to buy don't smell horrible then I reckon it's ok.
"My wife does the shopping anyway so she can put up with the smell."
Chris Mander, 62, said she had no choice but to put up with the stench as it was the only shop for miles.
She said: "When you walk in you really notice the sewage stench. But even with the sewage smell it's the nearest shop we know from my grandkid's home.
Customers at the Warndon superstore in Worcester say they have been left feeling sick by the 'gross poo smell' which lingers throughout the branch.
Complaints were first made about the smell of raw sewage wafting throughout the shop back in 2017, which was believed to be down to drainage issues.
But locals have noticed it again more than usual in the last couple of months and say it's putting them off buying their weekly fruit and veg.
Disgruntled shoppers say they have to hold their noses while they shop to stop them getting a whiff of the overpowering pong.
Peter Vanderweele said he boycotted the supermarket after the first outbreak and had only just started going back when he noticed it again.
Peter, from Worcester, said it now stinks throughout the entire store and added: "It puts you off - full stop.
"You would not go in a pub with that smell, but it appears to be worse as they are selling food, not just food in tins and jars but fresh food.
"When it happened before, I stopped going there, and it took years for me to go back.
"They don't even have something on the door which says it smells horrible.
"It hangs over all the store. I just thought it could not go on like this."
Joanne Hardwick, 53, of Warndon, said: “I’ve noticed the smell, it hits you as you walk in.
"It smells like drains and they don’t even offer any discounts to compensate.
“I notice it all the time, especially near the veg and fruit.
“It's not particular hot either today. It’s been smelling for a month. I'm thinking if it was hot it would make it worse.
“I still go as it’s convenient for me. It does need to be sorted. It's not nice at all.”
Jean Jones, 66, of Warndon, said the smell puts her off buying fresh food on her weekly shop.
Jean said: “You have to hold your nose as you shop. I’ve been going to this store for over two years and have noticed it before.
"There needs to be some investigations done by Tesco but I still want to shop there.
"It does smell like sewage. I could smell it near the vegetables and the fruit. It's near the toilet.
“It does put me off buying the fruit and veg there.
"It could be the farmers spraying the fields. You should really shut the store and investigate it.”
Tim Potter, 41, of St John's, Worcester, said: "It's like a gross poo smell. Nobody wants to do their shopping with that lingering around. I'll go elsewhere now."
Mike LeRoy, 72, of Warndon, said: "As long as the items you pick up to buy don't smell horrible then I reckon it's ok.
"My wife does the shopping anyway so she can put up with the smell."
Chris Mander, 62, said she had no choice but to put up with the stench as it was the only shop for miles.
She said: "When you walk in you really notice the sewage stench. But even with the sewage smell it's the nearest shop we know from my grandkid's home.
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