Netto admits UK failure and sells its stores to Asda
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rb5230 said:
john_p said:
ASDA is an awful shopping experience but it is awesomely cheap. Also, mine has a McDonalds in it.
high wycombe?Also when I went back out to the car someone had run a shopping trolly against the rear bumper.
Asda is my nearest and most convenient supermarket and it really is full of the most absolute scummy knuckle-draggers in existence. Any supermarket where you have to put a pound in to get a trolley, to stop you nicking it, is not going to be somewhere I want to spend any time.
A case in point was a while back when I was preparing dinner and realised I was out of some fresh ingredients I needed. Shoot up to Asda and on paying, there is me with some coriander, garlic and fresh ginger.
Girl in front of me: about 20ish, wearing pyjamas, buying a bumper pack of babies nappies, a litre of cheap vodka and 4 tins of cider.
2 girls behind me: around 15-16, school uniform, buying a pregnancy test kit each and laughing and joking about one of them not finishing their exams if they are pregnant.
The other tell-tale sign is that whenever I've been up there during a weekday (I work from home alot, so have to now and then), it is always absolutely packed. Not with pensioners. Not with workers popping in to grab some stuff for lunch. Packed with your typical Lambert-smoking, cider-swilling knuckle-dragging parents and half a dozen kids straight from a Benetton advert.
What's worse is that what they offer food-wise, while cheap, is absolute crap! The fresh produce is terrible quality (the meal I mentioned above needed 5-6 large cloves of the garlic I bought to taste, in a meal for 2... what is this s
te cos it wasn't the garlic I'm used to!), the frozen stuff consists of pizzas and chips etc etc... there is no-way we would eat the crap in there on a regular basis.
On the Tesco point, I fully agree and disagree that all supermarkets are the same. Tesco has a very aggressive policy when it comes to money making. My old town is becoming a ghost-town since Tesco built a massive "one stop shop" at the end of the high street, which they only got planning permission for with some pretty significant backhanders (allegedly
). It is quite common for Tesco to pay for the upkeep of local roads and public spaces in return for being allowed to open new stores. I just don't see Sainsbury's, Morrison's et al operating in such a manner.
What I would say to everyone is to support your local stores. We use a lovely farm shop nearby where we can get practically all foodstuffs in the shop and butchers (where the meat is better and cheaper than the supermarket) and as such, I rarely use supermarkets these days.
A case in point was a while back when I was preparing dinner and realised I was out of some fresh ingredients I needed. Shoot up to Asda and on paying, there is me with some coriander, garlic and fresh ginger.
Girl in front of me: about 20ish, wearing pyjamas, buying a bumper pack of babies nappies, a litre of cheap vodka and 4 tins of cider.
2 girls behind me: around 15-16, school uniform, buying a pregnancy test kit each and laughing and joking about one of them not finishing their exams if they are pregnant.
The other tell-tale sign is that whenever I've been up there during a weekday (I work from home alot, so have to now and then), it is always absolutely packed. Not with pensioners. Not with workers popping in to grab some stuff for lunch. Packed with your typical Lambert-smoking, cider-swilling knuckle-dragging parents and half a dozen kids straight from a Benetton advert.
What's worse is that what they offer food-wise, while cheap, is absolute crap! The fresh produce is terrible quality (the meal I mentioned above needed 5-6 large cloves of the garlic I bought to taste, in a meal for 2... what is this s
te cos it wasn't the garlic I'm used to!), the frozen stuff consists of pizzas and chips etc etc... there is no-way we would eat the crap in there on a regular basis.On the Tesco point, I fully agree and disagree that all supermarkets are the same. Tesco has a very aggressive policy when it comes to money making. My old town is becoming a ghost-town since Tesco built a massive "one stop shop" at the end of the high street, which they only got planning permission for with some pretty significant backhanders (allegedly
). It is quite common for Tesco to pay for the upkeep of local roads and public spaces in return for being allowed to open new stores. I just don't see Sainsbury's, Morrison's et al operating in such a manner.What I would say to everyone is to support your local stores. We use a lovely farm shop nearby where we can get practically all foodstuffs in the shop and butchers (where the meat is better and cheaper than the supermarket) and as such, I rarely use supermarkets these days.
Wacky Racer said:
You lot make me sick, Sainsbury's this, Sainsbury's that, you're nothing but a load of bleeding snobs....
What do you expect Asda to do?....Employ armed guards at the entrance to turn people away....
"Sorry luv, you can't come in, you've obviously not had a wash for a week, have a tramp stamp, wear Adidas trackie bottoms probably nicked from JJB, live on the local council estate and have eight snotty nose kids in tow"
Tesco have taken steps to get rid of them What do you expect Asda to do?....Employ armed guards at the entrance to turn people away....
"Sorry luv, you can't come in, you've obviously not had a wash for a week, have a tramp stamp, wear Adidas trackie bottoms probably nicked from JJB, live on the local council estate and have eight snotty nose kids in tow"
Tsippy said:
Wacky Racer said:
You lot make me sick, Sainsbury's this, Sainsbury's that, you're nothing but a load of bleeding snobs....
What do you expect Asda to do?....Employ armed guards at the entrance to turn people away....
"Sorry luv, you can't come in, you've obviously not had a wash for a week, have a tramp stamp, wear Adidas trackie bottoms probably nicked from JJB, live on the local council estate and have eight snotty nose kids in tow"
Tesco have taken steps to get rid of them What do you expect Asda to do?....Employ armed guards at the entrance to turn people away....
"Sorry luv, you can't come in, you've obviously not had a wash for a week, have a tramp stamp, wear Adidas trackie bottoms probably nicked from JJB, live on the local council estate and have eight snotty nose kids in tow"
wiggy001 said:
A case in point was a while back when I was preparing dinner and realised I was out of some fresh ingredients I needed. Shoot up to Asda and on paying, there is me with some coriander, garlic and fresh ginger.
You sound really posh (or ghey). We called in at an Asda that was nearby a hospital we'd been visiting at. There was a large crowd of people milling about in the entrance and some nervous looking security men.
I asked one of them was going on and he said "they're waiting for 4 o'clock". As he said it, some staff wheeled out those upright cages full of dated stuff that was on its last day. Pandemonium ensued and we felt lucky to escape alive.
Deva Link said:
wiggy001 said:
A case in point was a while back when I was preparing dinner and realised I was out of some fresh ingredients I needed. Shoot up to Asda and on paying, there is me with some coriander, garlic and fresh ginger.
You sound really posh (or ghey). We called in at an Asda that was nearby a hospital we'd been visiting at. There was a large crowd of people milling about in the entrance and some nervous looking security men.
I asked one of them was going on and he said "they're waiting for 4 o'clock". As he said it, some staff wheeled out those upright cages full of dated stuff that was on its last day. Pandemonium ensued and we felt lucky to escape alive.
A large Tescos got built in my town, right next to the Rugby stadium they built, I have watched/read they do that stuff a lot of throw up their hypermarkets.
Aldi is great value and top quality fresh fruit and veg. Tescos sell krispy kreme
Sorry to hear Neto has gone but the discount market is well catered for. In a documentary I saw on discount markets it said that if they get 5% of the market share it means bad news for the big boys, and showed that Aldi and Liddl have that share already and are growing. So much so that the big boys were copying the discounters
Aldi is great value and top quality fresh fruit and veg. Tescos sell krispy kreme
Sorry to hear Neto has gone but the discount market is well catered for. In a documentary I saw on discount markets it said that if they get 5% of the market share it means bad news for the big boys, and showed that Aldi and Liddl have that share already and are growing. So much so that the big boys were copying the discounters
work in retail auditing and so spot the odd bargain in various shops, sainsburys for the quality food, asda and tesco for the cheap booze and pizzas, lidl for the german meats and cheap stuff like cereals and coffee that have a different label, but are a lot less than uk brand names
was chatting to a trucker who works at asda, a lot of the food is left outside in storage bins, rats have a nice time...
was chatting to a trucker who works at asda, a lot of the food is left outside in storage bins, rats have a nice time...
Scraggles said:
was chatting to a trucker who works at asda, a lot of the food is left outside in storage bins, rats have a nice time...
They all do it. I think some may give it to local charities? Not sure. But people can get their weekly shopping by seeing what the big chains throw out everyday. They/we waste a lot!I don't do a lot of shopping, but here are a few of my observations:
I've bought cooked ham in Lidl twice and both times I was disappointed. Rubbery and tasteless junk. They don't even sell fresh bread. Good range of chocolate, biscuits and cakes though.
Asda does very nice cashew nut butter, but last time I shopped there they had run out of lettice.
Sainsburys fresh Harvest Grain loaves are delicious and they do proper freshly made donuts, not like Tescos ones which are cooked from frozen. They do tend to run out of bread in the evenings.
I've bought cooked ham in Lidl twice and both times I was disappointed. Rubbery and tasteless junk. They don't even sell fresh bread. Good range of chocolate, biscuits and cakes though.
Asda does very nice cashew nut butter, but last time I shopped there they had run out of lettice.
Sainsburys fresh Harvest Grain loaves are delicious and they do proper freshly made donuts, not like Tescos ones which are cooked from frozen. They do tend to run out of bread in the evenings.
hardly any supermarkets do proper freshly baked bread anyway I just figured its an odd thing to mention as a major downside. Lidls bread is fresh in that it arrives from the bakery every day. Most supermarket bread that youd consider "fresh" is actually older than the stuff in the packets on the shelves. It comes in part baked and sits in a chiller in the back until its needed (ofetn it'll be there for a good few days) then its heated up for 10 minutes in a steam oven to rehydrate it and crisp it up a bit.
I would know, I worked in a Tesco bake off for years when I was at uni. Some of the larger supermarkets do still have proper bakeries however but theyre few and far between these days, theres no point when customers dont know the difference between one of them and a bake off anyway. Lidls have started rolling out bake offs in some of their newer stores however.
I would know, I worked in a Tesco bake off for years when I was at uni. Some of the larger supermarkets do still have proper bakeries however but theyre few and far between these days, theres no point when customers dont know the difference between one of them and a bake off anyway. Lidls have started rolling out bake offs in some of their newer stores however.
hornet said:
I have an enormo-ASDA, a Tesco Extra and "normal" Sainsburys local to me. I've always found ASDA ok as long as you get the timing right. After about 10pm it's pretty empty and a perfectly reasonable experience. Markedly less expensive as well. Dislike Tesco with a passion, especially as the whole store is permeated with the smell of Krispy Kreme.
Lucky you 
My local ASDA closes at 10 (retarded if you ask me), the Tesco is 24/7 but is ALWAYS full of chavs, and Sainsburys is till 10 or 11, depending on which one.
I tend to always go to Tesco at silly o'clock for the larger shopping, and pop in early evening for some fresh bread from the bakery (mmm @ salt and pepper baguettes)
hornet said:
I have an enormo-ASDA, a Tesco Extra and "normal" Sainsburys local to me. I've always found ASDA ok as long as you get the timing right. After about 10pm it's pretty empty and a perfectly reasonable experience. Markedly less expensive as well. Dislike Tesco with a passion, especially as the whole store is permeated with the smell of Krispy Kreme.
Krispy kreme is the food of the Gods you foulmouthed troglodyte!!!The only 'supermarket' I've ever thought worth spending any time in is Booths (as found in North Lancs/Cumbria). All the rest are just infested with crap, branded goods and the sheep who can do nothing more imaginative than buy them.
I prefer to shop with local businesses where the produce is fresh, of good taste and quality and the pricing no worse than you'd find on the shelves of a supermarket. You also then circumnavigate the need to tramp around aisles full of mongs and carparks full of uber mongs.
It's worth walking around 3 or 4 different shops just for the reduced stress level.
I prefer to shop with local businesses where the produce is fresh, of good taste and quality and the pricing no worse than you'd find on the shelves of a supermarket. You also then circumnavigate the need to tramp around aisles full of mongs and carparks full of uber mongs.
It's worth walking around 3 or 4 different shops just for the reduced stress level.
Edited by 10 Pence Short on Saturday 29th May 10:14
deevlash said:
hardly any supermarkets do proper freshly baked bread anyway I just figured its an odd thing to mention as a major downside. Lidls bread is fresh in that it arrives from the bakery every day. Most supermarket bread that youd consider "fresh" is actually older than the stuff in the packets on the shelves. It comes in part baked and sits in a chiller in the back until its needed (ofetn it'll be there for a good few days) then its heated up for 10 minutes in a steam oven to rehydrate it and crisp it up a bit.
I would know, I worked in a Tesco bake off for years when I was at uni. Some of the larger supermarkets do still have proper bakeries however but theyre few and far between these days, theres no point when customers dont know the difference between one of them and a bake off anyway. Lidls have started rolling out bake offs in some of their newer stores however.
I worked in a Sainsburys ISB while I was at college. I would know, I worked in a Tesco bake off for years when I was at uni. Some of the larger supermarkets do still have proper bakeries however but theyre few and far between these days, theres no point when customers dont know the difference between one of them and a bake off anyway. Lidls have started rolling out bake offs in some of their newer stores however.
The bakers used to come in at 3am to start mixing the dough for baking that day. Strangely, it was only their more expensive 'French' styled bread that they brought in pre-made.Freshly baked crusty bread is a must for me. I didnt know that was how they did it in Tescos. The system seems to work quite well, but I always did think Sainsburys bread had a slight edge, especially the Harvest Grain
Ah... those were good times. All the smarties a man could eat to get him through a long shift.
It's not where you shop, it's what you buy that counts ASDA and Waitrose, or any other supermarket for that matter, still sell similar 'premium' items (Tropicana, Thornton's Chocolates, Ben & Jerry's etc) However it is a known fact that cheaper doughnuts always taste better than the up-market ones you get in Waitrose
ASDA and Waitrose, or any other supermarket for that matter, still sell similar 'premium' items (Tropicana, Thornton's Chocolates, Ben & Jerry's etc) However it is a known fact that cheaper doughnuts always taste better than the up-market ones you get in Waitrose Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff