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over a year ago
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so what do you go for, are you an M&S/Waitrose upmarket shopper, a Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons/Asda middle of the road or do you plump for Aldi/Lidl for the bargains? |
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"so what do you go for, are you an M&S/Waitrose upmarket shopper, a Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons/Asda middle of the road or do you plump for Aldi/Lidl for the bargains?"
Aldi then Morrisons. Aldi's stuff is good and it is far better priced. People who go to Waitrose probably find Fortnum and Mason's cheap.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"M&S all day the rest are for paupers really
Haha, yuppie!
I actually did use to do all my food shopping in M&S in the mid eighties....
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No I just believe you get what you pay for in this world and m&s is the best I know you agree |
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"M&S all day the rest are for paupers really
Haha, yuppie!
I actually did use to do all my food shopping in M&S in the mid eighties....
No I just believe you get what you pay for in this world and m&s is the best I know you agree "
But more and more shoppers are opting for Aldi and Lidl which have grown their market share hugely in the past couple of years, which has led to a huge profit warning from poor old Morrisons this morning whose shares along with Tesco and Sainsbury have fallen some 20% since the start of the year, while the flotation of Poundland yesterday saw the shares rise by a third. A price war beckons and there will be more blood on the high street, all good for the consumer if not the shareholders! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"M&S all day the rest are for paupers really
Haha, yuppie!
I actually did use to do all my food shopping in M&S in the mid eighties....
No I just believe you get what you pay for in this world and m&s is the best I know you agree
But more and more shoppers are opting for Aldi and Lidl which have grown their market share hugely in the past couple of years, which has led to a huge profit warning from poor old Morrisons this morning whose shares along with Tesco and Sainsbury have fallen some 20% since the start of the year, while the flotation of Poundland yesterday saw the shares rise by a third. A price war beckons and there will be more blood on the high street, all good for the consumer if not the shareholders!"
You can't argue with that but that's because there are more poor people to be fair  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"M&S all day the rest are for paupers really
Haha, yuppie!
I actually did use to do all my food shopping in M&S in the mid eighties....
No I just believe you get what you pay for in this world and m&s is the best I know you agree
But more and more shoppers are opting for Aldi and Lidl which have grown their market share hugely in the past couple of years, which has led to a huge profit warning from poor old Morrisons this morning whose shares along with Tesco and Sainsbury have fallen some 20% since the start of the year, while the flotation of Poundland yesterday saw the shares rise by a third. A price war beckons and there will be more blood on the high street, all good for the consumer if not the shareholders!
You can't argue with that but that's because there are more poor people to be fair "
It is people from all backgrounds who are changing their habits, seems no matter who you are we all love a bargain. Is it the end for the middle of the road guys?? |
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over a year ago
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I'm a waitrose man. Much nicer shopping experience. Will go to most places but I certainly find shopping stressful at asda. Seems to have a manic atmosphere. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Morrisons ......... big loos too lol 
nice coffee in ours too  "
and cheap as chips ....actually thinking about it chips are probably dearer ... whod a thunk that eh |
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Aldi is by far the best compared to Lidl Been using it now for about 6 weeks for all shopping and used for 7 years prior for bit and bargains . Now saving over £20 a week . And no compromise on quality . |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Morrisons ......... big loos too lol
nice coffee in ours too
and cheap as chips ....actually thinking about it chips are probably dearer ... whod a thunk that eh "
Ohhh I'm hungry now and I'm going there after work  My fridge is bare  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Morrisons ......... big loos too lol
nice coffee in ours too
and cheap as chips ....actually thinking about it chips are probably dearer ... whod a thunk that eh
Ohhh I'm hungry now and I'm going there after work My fridge is bare "
Hot chicken Tiger bread and some pasta salad from the bar yum yum yumy yum |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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24 hour Asda.
M&S customers round here dress up and are pompous snobs
Lidle customers round here are in a rush
Tesco is over priced and staff are miserable
Aldi same as lidle
Morrisons used to be good
Sainsburys very nice staff
So it's Asda for me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"24 hour Asda.
M&S customers round here dress up and are pompous snobs
Lidle customers round here are in a rush
Tesco is over priced and staff are miserable
Aldi same as lidle
Morrisons used to be good
Sainsburys very nice staff
So it's Asda for me"
That cause m&s is the best |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs 
OMG I'm engaged to a snob. You do remember proposing yesterday don't you.......  "
I do but having second thoughts if you don't shop at m&s lol x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs "
Your fibbing no one from Manchester can afford to shop at M+S its a fact and besdies which when Ive been in its loads of pensioner chavs buying one reduced thing then taking carrier bags to take there lidl stuff home in so the neighbours think they got a few bob
tut Lancastrians never change |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I hate Tescos because I loathe the way they conduct their business...
sainsburys generally for own brand and fresh because I like the quality...any other except tescos for brands depending where the offers are... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I hate Tescos because I loathe the way they conduct their business...
sainsburys generally for own brand and fresh because I like the quality...any other except tescos for brands depending where the offers are..."
Most supermarkets conduct and treat there suppliers like Tesco, for me the fairest one of them all is Morrisons, and i work in for a large food manufactuer, on the account level  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
Your fibbing no one from Manchester can afford to shop at M+S its a fact and besdies which when Ive been in its loads of pensioner chavs buying one reduced thing then taking carrier bags to take there lidl stuff home in so the neighbours think they got a few bob
tut Lancastrians never change "
Lol have you been drinking blue nun this afternoon I am always in M£S don't know which one you go in |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
Your fibbing no one from Manchester can afford to shop at M+S its a fact and besdies which when Ive been in its loads of pensioner chavs buying one reduced thing then taking carrier bags to take there lidl stuff home in so the neighbours think they got a few bob
tut Lancastrians never change
Lol have you been drinking blue nun this afternoon I am always in M£S don't know which one you go in "
Well it wouldnt be one in Manchester its always raining brrrrrrrrrr and BLUE NUN !!!!!!!!!! No thats what chavs drink |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
Your fibbing no one from Manchester can afford to shop at M+S its a fact and besdies which when Ive been in its loads of pensioner chavs buying one reduced thing then taking carrier bags to take there lidl stuff home in so the neighbours think they got a few bob
tut Lancastrians never change
Lol have you been drinking blue nun this afternoon I am always in M£S don't know which one you go in
Well it wouldnt be one in Manchester its always raining brrrrrrrrrr and BLUE NUN !!!!!!!!!! No thats what chavs drink "
Lmao I will have you know it's bloody beautiful here today sorry didn't notice you was from Sheffield you must drink merry down cider lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
OMG I'm engaged to a snob. You do remember proposing yesterday don't you.......
I do but having second thoughts if you don't shop at m&s lol x "
Fine  # throws cheap tacky M&S engagement ring back and flounces off  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
OMG I'm engaged to a snob. You do remember proposing yesterday don't you.......
I do but having second thoughts if you don't shop at m&s lol x
Fine # throws cheap tacky M&S engagement ring back and flounces off "
Come on beautiful we can't be having are second argument into days just to show I care I will goto tesco tonight |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
Your fibbing no one from Manchester can afford to shop at M+S its a fact and besdies which when Ive been in its loads of pensioner chavs buying one reduced thing then taking carrier bags to take there lidl stuff home in so the neighbours think they got a few bob
tut Lancastrians never change
Lol have you been drinking blue nun this afternoon I am always in M£S don't know which one you go in
Well it wouldnt be one in Manchester its always raining brrrrrrrrrr and BLUE NUN !!!!!!!!!! No thats what chavs drink
Lmao I will have you know it's bloody beautiful here today sorry didn't notice you was from Sheffield you must drink merry down cider lol "
Assume when you say beautiful you mean its stopped snowing ...... hey you better hurry off to Netto they close early oh and dont forget your M + S bag to bring your stuff home |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
OMG I'm engaged to a snob. You do remember proposing yesterday don't you.......
I do but having second thoughts if you don't shop at m&s lol x
Fine # throws cheap tacky M&S engagement ring back and flounces off
Come on beautiful we can't be having are second argument into days just to show I care I will goto tesco tonight "
If you really cared, you'd go to Lidl  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
OMG I'm engaged to a snob. You do remember proposing yesterday don't you.......
I do but having second thoughts if you don't shop at m&s lol x
Fine # throws cheap tacky M&S engagement ring back and flounces off
Come on beautiful we can't be having are second argument into days just to show I care I will goto tesco tonight
If you really cared, you'd go to Lidl "
Come on that's taking the biscuit if someone seen me coming out of their my social life would be over x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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God I wish we had a choice... !!
We have a small tesco and a small aldi. That's it unless you travel for more than an hour ...
I'm becoming used to online shopping for even basics for the kids like new pens as so little choice.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
Your fibbing no one from Manchester can afford to shop at M+S its a fact and besdies which when Ive been in its loads of pensioner chavs buying one reduced thing then taking carrier bags to take there lidl stuff home in so the neighbours think they got a few bob
tut Lancastrians never change
Lol have you been drinking blue nun this afternoon I am always in M£S don't know which one you go in
Well it wouldnt be one in Manchester its always raining brrrrrrrrrr and BLUE NUN !!!!!!!!!! No thats what chavs drink
Lmao I will have you know it's bloody beautiful here today sorry didn't notice you was from Sheffield you must drink merry down cider lol
Assume when you say beautiful you mean its stopped snowing ...... hey you better hurry off to Netto they close early oh and dont forget your M + S bag to bring your stuff home "
Stop it know I can't stop laughing your killing me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Come on people it has to be m&s or your not worth knowing you chavs
OMG I'm engaged to a snob. You do remember proposing yesterday don't you.......
I do but having second thoughts if you don't shop at m&s lol x
Lmao
Fine # throws cheap tacky M&S engagement ring back and flounces off "
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Morrisons are going to be "investing" £1billion in price cuts over the next couple of years, which means everyone else will follow. Probably bad news for farmers and suppliers but good news for consumers as all the big chains will be fighting for custom. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I hate Tescos because I loathe the way they conduct their business...
sainsburys generally for own brand and fresh because I like the quality...any other except tescos for brands depending where the offers are...
Most supermarkets conduct and treat there suppliers like Tesco, for me the fairest one of them all is Morrisons, and i work in for a large food manufactuer, on the account level "
I'm aware of that and that isn't the issue I have with them... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sainsbury's and Tesco mainly, depending if I am going from work (t) or home (s).
Waitrose does have the nicest food, but is a 30 min drive away, so have to make the effort if we want to go there.
M&S for bits and pieces if I am near, but there is not a big enough selection in ours to make it worthwhile going for a full shop.
Aldi at Christmas for their bits that the English supermarkets don't stock.
as for the rest:
Asda - not keen on the food, staff or cliental
Lidl - not got one
morrisons - the one near here seems grubby, the floor does not look clean so no thanks |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
Aldi - get some bits from Sainsburys which Aldi don't stock. But the main shop is always Aldi. Saves me more than £100 a month - that's £1200 a year - not to be sniffed at. Especially as I am saving to return to Oz next year. |
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He shops at Morrisons and Aldi (and the Co-op for little bits as its not as far away as the other two)
I shop at Asda, Tesco and Aldi - I'm quite fortunate to have an Asda and Tesco within a 5 minute drive.
Never M&S or Waitrose, we're not rich enough!! |
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"Aldi - get some bits from Sainsburys which Aldi don't stock. But the main shop is always Aldi. Saves me more than £100 a month - that's £1200 a year - not to be sniffed at. Especially as I am saving to return to Oz next year."
That is a big saving when you tot it up like that. I've been in a couple of times but it always looks and feels a bit like a jumble sale! |
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Ive signed up to Tesco Clubcard in the last few weeks but trying not to go out my way just to get the rewards of the card. Its for petrol really seeing as Esso accept the clubcard.
Asda - 75%
Morrisons - 20%
M+S - For curries or x2 for £10 offers.
If I can spend under £10 each visit I have done well, Im like Jack (beanstalk) |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Aldi - get some bits from Sainsburys which Aldi don't stock. But the main shop is always Aldi. Saves me more than £100 a month - that's £1200 a year - not to be sniffed at. Especially as I am saving to return to Oz next year.
That is a big saving when you tot it up like that. I've been in a couple of times but it always looks and feels a bit like a jumble sale!"
That is because you have been conditioned to luxurious shelving, etc, in the big supermarkets. It is just a ploy to get you to part with more money. They cut the costs without cutting the quality of the goods.
Having spent a fair bit of time in Germany shopping in Aldi in the past I am a little more pragmatic. I need to buy certain things to survive - I don't need to pay for a 'shopping experience'. German supermarkets are simply functional - we would do well to learn from this. |
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"Aldi - get some bits from Sainsburys which Aldi don't stock. But the main shop is always Aldi. Saves me more than £100 a month - that's £1200 a year - not to be sniffed at. Especially as I am saving to return to Oz next year."
Just wait for a tornado, that's how Dorothy got there. |
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"so what do you go for, are you an M&S/Waitrose upmarket shopper, a Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons/Asda middle of the road or do you plump for Aldi/Lidl for the bargains?"
Aldi and Lidl are for the poor, less affluent in our sick society, sorry
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"Aldi - get some bits from Sainsburys which Aldi don't stock. But the main shop is always Aldi. Saves me more than £100 a month - that's £1200 a year - not to be sniffed at. Especially as I am saving to return to Oz next year.
That is a big saving when you tot it up like that. I've been in a couple of times but it always looks and feels a bit like a jumble sale!
That is because you have been conditioned to luxurious shelving, etc, in the big supermarkets. It is just a ploy to get you to part with more money. They cut the costs without cutting the quality of the goods.
Having spent a fair bit of time in Germany shopping in Aldi in the past I am a little more pragmatic. I need to buy certain things to survive - I don't need to pay for a 'shopping experience'. German supermarkets are simply functional - we would do well to learn from this."
It depends if you place any value on the "experience". I used to live virtually next door to a Tesco which was invariably packed with staff who were unpleasant and I would come out feeling stressed and irritable, so chose to drive 5 miles to a Sainsburys which was invariably quieter, with nicer staff and I would come out happy. May have cost me a bit more but was worth every penny! |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
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"so what do you go for, are you an M&S/Waitrose upmarket shopper, a Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons/Asda middle of the road or do you plump for Aldi/Lidl for the bargains?
Aldi and Lidl are for the poor, less affluent in our sick society, sorry
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I wouldn't consider myself poor. Just frugal so that I can splash the cash elsewhere. |
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"I'm a waitrose man. Much nicer shopping experience. Will go to most places but I certainly find shopping stressful at asda. Seems to have a manic atmosphere. "
Same here!! I like the customer service at Waitrose. ...as I have a really busy job so often rushing around so don't have a lot of time to spend ages looking for something. Waitrose staff are well trained and make the experience so much easier and quicker. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
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"Aldi - get some bits from Sainsburys which Aldi don't stock. But the main shop is always Aldi. Saves me more than £100 a month - that's £1200 a year - not to be sniffed at. Especially as I am saving to return to Oz next year.
That is a big saving when you tot it up like that. I've been in a couple of times but it always looks and feels a bit like a jumble sale!
That is because you have been conditioned to luxurious shelving, etc, in the big supermarkets. It is just a ploy to get you to part with more money. They cut the costs without cutting the quality of the goods.
Having spent a fair bit of time in Germany shopping in Aldi in the past I am a little more pragmatic. I need to buy certain things to survive - I don't need to pay for a 'shopping experience'. German supermarkets are simply functional - we would do well to learn from this.
It depends if you place any value on the "experience". I used to live virtually next door to a Tesco which was invariably packed with staff who were unpleasant and I would come out feeling stressed and irritable, so chose to drive 5 miles to a Sainsburys which was invariably quieter, with nicer staff and I would come out happy. May have cost me a bit more but was worth every penny!"
My local Sainsbury is located in student central - so is always packed and not great to be able to just get in and out of. It's not a pleasant experience shopping there. |
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"Aldi - get some bits from Sainsburys which Aldi don't stock. But the main shop is always Aldi. Saves me more than £100 a month - that's £1200 a year - not to be sniffed at. Especially as I am saving to return to Oz next year.
That is a big saving when you tot it up like that. I've been in a couple of times but it always looks and feels a bit like a jumble sale!
That is because you have been conditioned to luxurious shelving, etc, in the big supermarkets. It is just a ploy to get you to part with more money. They cut the costs without cutting the quality of the goods.
Having spent a fair bit of time in Germany shopping in Aldi in the past I am a little more pragmatic. I need to buy certain things to survive - I don't need to pay for a 'shopping experience'. German supermarkets are simply functional - we would do well to learn from this.
It depends if you place any value on the "experience". I used to live virtually next door to a Tesco which was invariably packed with staff who were unpleasant and I would come out feeling stressed and irritable, so chose to drive 5 miles to a Sainsburys which was invariably quieter, with nicer staff and I would come out happy. May have cost me a bit more but was worth every penny!"
I also can't stand Tescos. Their attention to staff training seems low in their priorities and that seems reflected in the atmosphere and general air of unhelpfulness. Or at least that has been my experience at the Tescos where I have lived over past few years. |
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"so what do you go for, are you an M&S/Waitrose upmarket shopper, a Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons/Asda middle of the road or do you plump for Aldi/Lidl for the bargains?"
Everyone should shop at waitrose you'll taste better when I eat you. .... |
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