Something seems to have gone wrong here (Picture: Facebook)

There are a lot of people angry with Tesco right now, saying that they served up a ‘rotten, rancid’ turkey on the big day.

Social media was swamped with people complaining the meat they bought tasted terrible, some describing it as ‘bleach’ or ‘acid’.

One woman said it caused an argument, as she blamed her husband’s feet for the bad smell.

People complaining said they were left with no meal altogether or had to order in emergency takeaways after discovering their Tesco turkeys had gone off.


Some customers abandoned their turkey dinners before even putting the birds in the oven as a result of the smell.

We're sitting waiting on a Chinese coming after @Tesco ruined #ChristmasDinner. Thank the lord for @JustEatUK. Think this is the first time I've ever spent money on christmas day. What else you gonna do with 8 hungry mouths and a rotten turkey. Think I'll send Tesco the bill… — Jase (@SappninBitton) December 25, 2017

Others said they didn’t notice until they had started digging into their Christmas meal.



They then spent Christmas day complaining to the supermarket on Twitter and Facebook about the turkeys, which cost up to £59 in the store’s Finest range.

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One man said he’d been forced to order in an emergency Chinese takeaway for his family in Glasgow after he discovered their turkey was rotten.

Kirsten Shore from Stafford wrote: ‘Snap! We had the same problem!

‘Our first time hosting and a rotten turkey from Tesco ruined our day! I’m devastated!’

‘£250 wasted. An awful meal and eight sick people!’

Thanks @Tesco for selling me a gone off turkey & wrecking my 1st xmas day cooked at my home! £250 wasted, an awful meal and 8sick people! — Kirsten Shore (@Kirsten_Shore) December 26, 2017

She later added on Facebook: ‘I was very excited and worked super hard to make and prepare Christmas dinner for my family for the first time ever but thanks to Tesco I served them a rotten, rancid turkey that was inedible.

‘Not only that – the gravy was made from the turkey so that resulted in everyone’s meal ending up in the bin. Thanks Tesco!’

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Kelly Greaves from Norton, Stoke-on-Trent, wrote: ‘The turkey smelt/tasted like bleach! Sadly with us making the gravy from the juices, and pouring it all over our vegetables and potatoes – the whole table of eight went hungry!

‘We literally had NO Christmas dinner except a Christmas pudding.’

@Tesco my husband has had d & v after we had a Tesco turkey yesterday. He has been unwell since eating it. It smelt a bit funny when cooking, not appetising at all. He was the only person who ate the leg. Purchased from Tesco Carlton and was within date when cooked. — KB (@mrskbryan) December 26, 2017

@Tesco Turkey tasted awful, couldn't eat and left terrible taste; still with me now. No receipt please advise. — Marcus Newby (@marcusonewby) December 26, 2017

Jane Plant from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire contacted Tesco to tell them she had been blaming a strange smell in the house on her husband’s feet, only to discover it was yet another rotten turkey.

She said: ‘I’d actually smelt a funny smell in my house for the last couple of days and actually blamed my husband’s feet.

‘We now have to have a completely different family Christmas meal so a big thanks Tesco for ruining our family Christmas meal and furthermore making me apologise to my husband for blaming his feet.’

Can someone @Tesco please contact me about a mouldy Christmas turkey you sold to my pensioner mother (Liverpool City Centre store) and basically ruined our Christmas dinner. Customer service is awful and it’s put a downer on our day. — Terry (@therealefc) December 25, 2017

A Tesco spokesman said: ‘We’ve sold hundreds of thousands of great quality British turkeys this Christmas.

‘We have exceptionally high standards so we will look to address the small number of complaints in recent days.

‘We will get in touch with each customer so we can investigate how these instances may have happened.’