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@azureline** wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:
"I had opened each of the items, including a carton of ice cream and spread the contents out on the checkout table, demanding to know why I was unknowingly supporting Islamic ventures."

Since when do checkouts have 'tables'?

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wouldn't you go to the service desk, outside the supermarket entry?

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Yes, that is where you go if you take products back( faulty, out of date) and request a refund. Checkout persons don't do refunds.

I have had instances where an error was made at checkout and not noticed til after the transaction was completed, I had to go to the service desk and wait in line.

I wonder if he is telling the truth at all?

If you have been overcharged at the checkout and notice it after you have paid you do have to go to the service desk to get the amount refunded.

Imagine the hold-ups in checkout queues if checkout staff did refunds! (especially for returned items).

I wonder if he is telling the truth at all?

Something not right in that tale.

Dick Smith Foods has been made aware of information that is currently being circulated which claims to quote Dick Smith.

The emails and Facebook posts refer to Halal food certification and actually misrepresent Dick's view on this subject.

We have received a number of letters from people asking if we will be putting the Muslim Halal logo on our food.
 
To acquire Halal certification, payment is required to the endorsing body and involves a number of site inspections of both our growers and processors in order to ensure that our practices comply with the conditions of Halal certification. It is important to note that this does not reflect the quality of the food being processed or sold – it only means that the products are approved as being prepared in accordance with the traditions of the Muslim faith.
 
We are aware of an increasing number of large companies both in Australia and overseas, such as Kraft and Cadbury, who have obtained accreditation to use the Halal logo. We don’t believe they have done this because of any religious commitment but rather for purely commercial reasons. Perhaps these large organisations can afford to do this. While we have a choice however, we would prefer to avoid unnecessarily increasing the cost of our products in order to pay for Halal accreditation when this money would be better spent continuing to support important charitable causes where assistance is greatly needed.

http://www.dicksmithfoods.com.au/media/news/halal-certification-our-food

This part, reposted on many blogs & sites (including Pickering Post) was not from Dick Smith or anyone associated with that brand.

We point out that we have never been asked to put a Christian symbol (or any other religious symbol) on our food requiring that we send money to a Christian organisation for the right to do so. 

well, contact them 🙂 as posts can't just go because a poster doesn't agree or like your post, it has to contravene some rule, doesn't it?

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@am*3 wrote:

This part, reposted on many blogs & sites (including Pickering Post) was not from Dick Smith or anyone associated with that brand.

 

We point out that we have never been asked to put a Christian symbol (or any other religious symbol) on our food requiring that we send money to a Christian organisation for the right to do so. 

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Thanks, Am. The more I read statements like that, the more I realise that there must be people out there who spend their entire lives searching for things to be outraged about.

Do you buy Sanitarium products?

It's very easy to post smaller images that are easier to load and don't require scrolling to view.

Hello, everyone. This discussion is getting a little heated. Could we please communicate with a more civil tone. Thanks!