WARNING: Lemar Karaoglanoglu selling off meat

kprnc1


Joined: 26/08/2011
Posts: 215

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 11:07

Went to lemar yesterday to get some mince, got home & unfortunately it was off, smelt so bad.



So if your buying meat from Lemar be careful or just dont buy it from there at all.

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
Posts: 1202

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 11:23

TAKE IT BACK!!!



Contact the health authorities here and tell them.

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 11:30

Same thing happened to us a couple of years ago.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 11:55

Did you take it back ?

kprnc1


Joined: 26/08/2011
Posts: 215

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 12:19

Did indeed got my money back but more importantly wanted to know how they could sell meat so bad. Was just told sorry.



Such a big company that i think reporting them to authorities will solve nothing, MONEY talks in Cyprus, so thought it best to warn people instead.

astro941


Joined: 22/05/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 12:25

Kprnc1 You don't mince your words do you.

kprnc1


Joined: 26/08/2011
Posts: 215

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 12:27

lol thats a good one astro

BoTanica


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 714

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 12:48

Thats the trouble with mince - they mix the old with the new, I only get it at Supreme now as they mince it in front of you to order.

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 13:00

TC friends had the same experience a couple of weeks ago with mince from Tempo.

eXtendAgent


Joined: 02/02/2012
Posts: 99

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 13:03

I always get my mince, cubed beef, lamb shish and chicken from the Chicken shop next to the Lemar in Karakum. Always fresh and very good. The mince etc is from Kibet which is the best meat.

Barking


Joined: 07/02/2012
Posts: 51

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 13:03

Buy it in the south 4.9 euro per kilo ! =11.80 TL !

Barking


Joined: 07/02/2012
Posts: 51

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 13:04

Buy it in the south 4.99 euro per kilo ! =11.80 TL !

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 14:04

Plus petrol and insurance to get there.

chinaeyes


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 425

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 14:12

The lads that own Fast Food in Alsancak have a butchers shop at the Lapta end of the village,get your mince from there.Nothing on display ,all meat is in the fridge till needed then they always mince it in front of me.Never had a problem there,lovely family always helpful.

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 14:47

Once bought a frozen pizza at Lemar from a cabinet marked "Sale Prices". When I opened the packaging at home the pizza was mush. When I complained, I learned that the freezer cabinet had broken down, and the item had been refrozen. The response was "what do you expect at sale price".

Last week, I opened a packet of prawns (bought the day previously) to defrost them at room temperature to find another glutenous, foul smelling, mush. Can you remember the Government spokesman's advice to the retail food industry when they complained regarding the recent rise in electricity prices ? It was "turn your refridgerators off at night". The mind as well as the taste buds boggle !

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 15:56

I watched the guy at Tempo spraying the mince with a red dye to make it look fresher - that was 5 years ago and I've never bought meat there since.

tarry67


Joined: 16/05/2008
Posts: 1053

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 18:15

If you walk over the south there's no extra cost. Been today to the small Orphanedes, mince beef 4.95 per kilo & chops 3.98 kilo & prepared while I stood there.

I would still buy it here if it was priced right as I have never had a bad (excuse the pun) experience yet.

horselover48


Joined: 09/09/2010
Posts: 65

Message Posted:
17/03/2012 18:31

Message 1 try the "fast food" butchers in Alsancak village on main road just outside main village, I ask for topside mince they cut it fresh infront of you and even ask how many times you would like it through the mincer definately the best we have had.

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 12:49

We don't touch any meat from here, buy in the south where the food is regulated.

slimmer


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 56

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 13:04

Hi extendagent what chicken shop do you mean?

ataturk


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 712

Message Posted:
18/03/2012 19:02

Not sure what you mean by reguated blade but I was in Carrefour recently and you could smell that the fish was off before you walked in. As we passed the fish counter you could see that the fish was foul and definitely off. Not sure how they regulate this but fish is cheaper in the North if you are buying seabass or seabream or fresh salmon.

Ommedra


Joined: 12/03/2012
Posts: 6

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 00:04

I always get the meat the butcher ... even the shops do not smell like meat. very clean. because they only sell meat

The4emms


Joined: 04/03/2012
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 10:47

RE Message 17, where is 'small Orphanedes'? on Ledra Street pls?

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 11:04

Ataturk, i do agree i don't buy from carrefore either as i don't like the smell of either their meat or fish counters.

What i mean is in the EU we have rules and regs about animals, meat, slaughter and care of food.

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 11:08

Mary,straight up Ledra street,about 200m,small KFC on your left,take left turn,50m,turn left it's on the right hand corner 20m away.Closed Sundays



Mike

sylvie


Joined: 12/03/2008
Posts: 1081

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 11:30

mince meat has to be mince in front of you never buy it already minced or mince it yourself - it is so dangerous !!!

meryrob


Joined: 01/04/2008
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 13:17

I agree that Supreme is a good place to buy meat but even there you have to be careful. The butchers there often have a piece of older worse qulality mince tucked away at the top of their machine which they pop in when they think you're not looking. Two ways to be careful:- 1: The piece they cut off to mince for you should be wighed before it's minced. So if that piece weighs, let's say 600g then the mince at the end can't possibly weigh 750g unless they've added a) the mince that was already in the pipes of the mincer (and likely of a lesser quality) or b) he bunged in a piece from the top of the machine. This is standard and routine practice so the buyer must beware.

I had this problem a couple of times, complained like mad and now they know me and don't try it on any more.

We deserve what we pay for, nothing more, nothing less.

(Oh and importantly, you'll again know if they have done this because the mince that doesn't belong to your cut piece will be a different colour).

chr1ch


Joined: 02/06/2011
Posts: 51

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 14:39

I went shopping in Lemar Karaoglanoglu once and they would not take the stirling I had.

So I just left all the shopping with her at the till saying "never had a problem with stirling before" I just drove to the next one and started again.



I don't shop there anymore, there are plenty of other shops/supermarkets about.

bigjuss


Joined: 09/09/2010
Posts: 221

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 14:47

beware of the cooked chickens in lemar........

me and two mates bought a chicken and salad.....was shi**ing and throwing up for 4 days!!!!!!

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 15:05

chr1ch/Msg 28:



Perhaps if you'd offered them 'Sterling' instead of 'Stirling' you'd have had no problem.



Having shopped at Lemar [Karaolanoglu] for 7 years I've never had them refuse to take/change 'Sterling'!

timaloy


Joined: 30/06/2011
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 15:38

Im know the greeks are to blame but im struggling with the connection here (msg 30 well impressed with your spelling bee dimplomas,you sorted that out ok) please excuse spellin misteaks

The4emms


Joined: 04/03/2012
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 16:24

Thanks lapta Mike

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 17:37

they served raw chicken in the little cafe last year

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
19/03/2012 19:34

If the chicken was shi....g and throwing up for 4 days, I doubt it was cooked properly !