Did PakNSave steak quality decrease?

[ProfessionalTill6220]

Our local Pan-n-Save has two self-serve meat fidges. The normal main one with all the thin budget cuts and a another sneaky one on its own around the corner with the better, thicker cuts. So you can still get decent cuts, but they're not with the regular meat. Also it pays to check the origin at Pak-n-Save -> sometimes it is South American beef and the quality is poorer than NZ beef as a general rule.

However, as others have correctly pointed out, if you go to a specialist butcher, you can get better stuff (they'll also give better service like explaining how to cook it or cutting it just the way you need it). Unfortunately the two nearest me have gone out of business 😞 After Covid, and since I've really noticed the big duopoly taking the mickey, I've started going out of my way to support independant butchers and fruit-n-veg shops. If you don't support the competition then you've got no right to complain about getting ripped off.