Four products off

On 11 January (proof of purchase below), I bought my monthly groceries from Checkers Hyper in Centurion Mall. We are a two person household, so I usually bought my groceries from Woolworths to ensure that it lasts. But, as we all know, times are tough - so I decided to rather go to Checkers twice a month a buy smaller batches. Biggest mistake of my life. The first issue came when I opened the R52 ham on 12 January. It was sticky and sour. I threw it away. The second issue happened when I opened the cauliflower rice on 13 January (which is actually the sell by date on the pack). It was brown and smelled SO BAD - I had to deal with flies and an odor hanging in my house. And then - I cute the watermelon on 13 January as well - worms came out of the watermelon as the flies landed on the stinking piece of pink flesh. I thought this was it - everything that could be off. But no. Last night (18 Jan) I defrost a packet of extra lean mince which I also bought on 11 Jan and froze on 11 Jan.... I mixed it into my 2 x fried onions, 3 x fried tomatoes and 1 x yellow pepper (all wasted ingredients now) - the smell that rose from my mixture was **********. I had to take the full pan of food and throw it away. So - trying to save money by shopping at Checkers cost me more than Woolworths. Now I have to drive up and down to get refunds. I have to find the time to do so. I have to buy new products. I have to expose myself to Covid unwillingly. Consumers are struggling and retailers need to step up and provide the quality for what we are supposed to get. This is not okay.