If you don't want Tesco's
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Guam said:
Tesco Store at "Crusty Central" yep that was inspired 
Might as well have mobile stores at Glastonbury, or Sponsorship banners at Stonehenge for the Solstice.
That being said the reaction sets a dangerous precedent imho. We cannot have open anarchy on our streets, I dont believe we would like where this would lead
You mean there isn't already? When I was there in '98 there were stands or Orange amongst other providers.Might as well have mobile stores at Glastonbury, or Sponsorship banners at Stonehenge for the Solstice.
That being said the reaction sets a dangerous precedent imho. We cannot have open anarchy on our streets, I dont believe we would like where this would lead
Pothole said:
fergywales said:
NoNeed said:
fergy, sorry i'm on phone so cannot quote. I was onabout when they go ahead eith a store before permission is granted as they have done many times.
This store had correct planning and licencing confirmations in place, I attended a number of the hearings myself (as said previously, I was an interested party until not that long ago).
Don't know what I was thinking, letting facts cloud the potential of a good capitalist-bashing!elster said:
Pothole said:
do love a simplistic view...have you thought that Tesco perhaps undercut the local shops on purpose and are able to because of the economies of scale?
So people do prefer Tesco then as they offer cheaper prices.Mass buying power, if people really didn't like it they wouldn't use. That is a simplistic view, an accurate one also.
Tesco do well because they have, good management who give consumers whatthey want. They use their vast finacial might to expand constantly and we get the benefits of cheaper prices and of bigger ranges of products. On top of that they generate millions on income for the country.
In the Stokes croft area the protests where about tescos and the gist is that the squatters were going to petrol bomb the place, but once the poice moved in it went pete tong. This is on the egde of StPauls where we have had riots before and will again.
It is a balance really, I would like to see police go in hard and lock people up but by allowing the protesers scum whatever, it prolongs the action.
we cannot allow these types to dictate who can or cannot trade where they want. If people use the shop it will be because they want to.
I buy in locals shops in Chipping Sodbury as it is better quality and the vibrancy of the town would be changed if there were no shops there. Tescos is cheaper but you pay for what you get.
In the Stokes croft area the protests where about tescos and the gist is that the squatters were going to petrol bomb the place, but once the poice moved in it went pete tong. This is on the egde of StPauls where we have had riots before and will again.
It is a balance really, I would like to see police go in hard and lock people up but by allowing the protesers scum whatever, it prolongs the action.
we cannot allow these types to dictate who can or cannot trade where they want. If people use the shop it will be because they want to.
I buy in locals shops in Chipping Sodbury as it is better quality and the vibrancy of the town would be changed if there were no shops there. Tescos is cheaper but you pay for what you get.
Agree, what did the founder of Tesco Sir Jack Cohen say, “a business should follow what their customers expect, demand”, and that is why Tescos are so successful, and the new revamped store at Yate is long overdue.
If those in the Cheltenham Road area want to object against the new Tesco store in their area, then use their feet and just shop some where else, but I doubt they will, possibly doing the same as similar protesters across other parts of Bristol, Knowle, Horfield etc. and shop at the new Tesco stores.
If those in the Cheltenham Road area want to object against the new Tesco store in their area, then use their feet and just shop some where else, but I doubt they will, possibly doing the same as similar protesters across other parts of Bristol, Knowle, Horfield etc. and shop at the new Tesco stores.
spaximus said:
we cannot allow these types to dictate who can or cannot trade where they want. If people use the shop it will be because they want to.
If the majority of the local residents don't want Tesco, surely a boycott by all those that wish to participate will ensure the continued success of the existing shops and the early closure of the Tesco.
If on the other hand, the protesters are a vocal minority, they have no right to tell the less vocal majority where to go shopping.
Always thought we were the result of marketing shenanigans from the big supermarkets rather than them giving us what we want. Bit of manipulation. We have ended up in the unfortunate situation where we have little choice unless we think about it. I will rather shop in the local market for as much as I can.
jmorgan said:
Always thought we were the result of marketing shenanigans from the big supermarkets rather than them giving us what we want. Bit of manipulation. We have ended up in the unfortunate situation where we have little choice unless we think about it. I will rather shop in the local market for as much as I can.
Best get there before it shuts at 5... Oh, you finish work at 5? The reason supermarkets kick butt is purely down to convenience. We live in a capitalist society, and unless you want protectionism, then if the customer gets what they want, the rest will dwindle. Godzuki said:
jmorgan said:
Always thought we were the result of marketing shenanigans from the big supermarkets rather than them giving us what we want. Bit of manipulation. We have ended up in the unfortunate situation where we have little choice unless we think about it. I will rather shop in the local market for as much as I can.
Best get there before it shuts at 5... Oh, you finish work at 5? The reason supermarkets kick butt is purely down to convenience. We live in a capitalist society, and unless you want protectionism, then if the customer gets what they want, the rest will dwindle. My local offy/hardware shop/mini market was walking distance...until Tesco opened 1.5 miles away.Most local shops have shutdown as a consequence and now gangs of lads
/pregnant chavettes congregate there instead,smoking fags and drinking.It used to be very convenient and I don't believe the shopowners knew the meaning of the
word protectionism.Ridiculous thing to say.
goldblum said:
Nope.
My local offy/hardware shop/mini market was walking distance...until Tesco opened 1.5 miles away.Most local shops have shutdown as a consequence and now gangs of lads
/pregnant chavettes congregate there instead,smoking fags and drinking.It used to be very convenient and I don't believe the shopowners knew the meaning of the
word protectionism.Ridiculous thing to say.
You not everyone lives that close to a shop, don't you? And what is wrong with the word protectionism? If you want to remove aspects of the business community to protect others, that is protectionism. So everyone shopped at the Tesco's instead of the local shops... There, that is capitalism, as I said. That's how capitalism works. My local offy/hardware shop/mini market was walking distance...until Tesco opened 1.5 miles away.Most local shops have shutdown as a consequence and now gangs of lads
/pregnant chavettes congregate there instead,smoking fags and drinking.It used to be very convenient and I don't believe the shopowners knew the meaning of the
word protectionism.Ridiculous thing to say.
Godzuki said:
jmorgan said:
Always thought we were the result of marketing shenanigans from the big supermarkets rather than them giving us what we want. Bit of manipulation. We have ended up in the unfortunate situation where we have little choice unless we think about it. I will rather shop in the local market for as much as I can.
Best get there before it shuts at 5... Oh, you finish work at 5? The reason supermarkets kick butt is purely down to convenience. We live in a capitalist society, and unless you want protectionism, then if the customer gets what they want, the rest will dwindle. Busa_Rush said:
Lost soul said:
Busa_Rush said:
It's just a pity a lot of what they sell is sh*t. Much of their food is tasteless, even their fresh fruit. They don't sell fresh, they sell frozen mush, reconstituted this, re-hydrated that.
What a total load of old bollax 
There is nothing wrong with Tescos or any of the other main supermarkets , we dont all want to eat Unicorn buttocks
we just want what we want and we want it now and Tescos delivers that
It is just plain stupid talk to say what you say above ,, its like a 12 year old talking
Busa_Rush said:
Maybe it'll stir them into action to try some real food
I don't believe that anybody who has eaten at a good restaurant or been to France and sampled the wonderful food they eat, can ever shop at Tesco.
But having said that, Tesco has reached critical mass . . . they have made it so easy to shop there - massive car parks, fuel, all types of food, tv's for the kids, kitchen utensils, laser printer paper - I can understand why some people do give in and give Tesco their hard earned.
I'm not singling out Tesco either - Sainsbury's, Morrisons and ASDA are all the same, Tesco might be slightly worse but they are all at the bottom end of the scale.
Well, I've eaten in Nigeria, Gabon, Saudi, India, South Africa, Eritrea, the DR Congo, and I can tell you that Tesco is sublime to some of the crap you get in these places. personally, I don't see why you cannot get the ingredients for a perfectly good meal at any supermarket. You don;t HAVE to buy the crappy TV dinner, you know!I don't believe that anybody who has eaten at a good restaurant or been to France and sampled the wonderful food they eat, can ever shop at Tesco.
But having said that, Tesco has reached critical mass . . . they have made it so easy to shop there - massive car parks, fuel, all types of food, tv's for the kids, kitchen utensils, laser printer paper - I can understand why some people do give in and give Tesco their hard earned.
I'm not singling out Tesco either - Sainsbury's, Morrisons and ASDA are all the same, Tesco might be slightly worse but they are all at the bottom end of the scale.
Busa_Rush said:
Maybe it'll stir them into action to try some real food
I don't believe that anybody who has eaten at a good restaurant or been to France and sampled the wonderful food they eat, can ever shop at Tesco.
Yes I'm sure that supermarket customers have never been abroad or eaten at any remotely decent restaurants, ever. It's just for the proles and people that clearly don't know any better.I don't believe that anybody who has eaten at a good restaurant or been to France and sampled the wonderful food they eat, can ever shop at Tesco.
Jesus christ, the snobbishness on this site is staggering sometimes.
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