Supermarkets - all changing
Discussion
NoIP said:
morgs_ said:
Interesting you mention the fruit and veg at Morrisons. That's where I usually shop, purely on the basis that it is the closest to me. I do pop in to some of the others on occasion if more convenient at the time and have found the F&V to be poor in comparison to Morrisons. Just figured I'd got unlucky, but sounds like Morrisons are just better than the competition when it comes to those products.
"The Market" is one of Morrisons' main attractions if you can call it that. It's always heavily promoted in any ads they run and rightly so because it's one of the things they do very well imo. Their fruit and veg is better quality than any of the greengrocers within a 5 mile radius of me and is nearly always cheaper too. It's just a pity that the rest of Morrisons' stores are completely filled with cakes and sweets, cakes and sweets and more cakes and sweets. If you like fruit and cake, then Morrisons is like all your birthdays and Christmas's have come at once 
.Europa1 said:
TooMany2cvs said:
But the world food aisle is where the good spices and big bags of rice and all the other "proper ingredients" are. And they're all missing from the Aldidl twins. Mind you, having said that, our nearest Sainsbury's didn't even have cous cous in the other day - let alone bulghar wheat or freekeh. Back to the market, then.
Sainsburys restocking of shelves does seem to be fairly poor. Their poor supply chain always used to be cited as one of the main reasons why Tesco used to outperform them.I am not sure that covers all the out of stocks they have though, would be interested to know more on the poor supply chain for Sainsbury because I did a study on the supply chain and was able to look as they introduced a new system to improve efficiency. Maybe like all systems it was poorly scoped and rushed in so just caused more problems!
Piersman2 said:
bloomen said:
I find you can't do a complete shop in Aldi or Lidl. There are many items they don't sell. I can't be arsed to trudge around two places and I've never been that impressed by what they have on offer.
Same impression/experience here. 
RC1807 said:
My wife's the Head of Domestic Operations, so she does the shopping. I can't be trusted as I always spend too much on wine, gin and stuff that's not on the list, etc.
That said, Aldi is, on the continent, a very s
t store. The UK version is much, much better.
Aldi is effectively two chains in one, and has two regions: north and south. Confusingly, the south operation covers most of northern Europe including the UK, and the north operation covers southern European countries. The south operation is a far superior one, this is why if you come across Aldi in France or Spain (north region That said, Aldi is, on the continent, a very s
t store. The UK version is much, much better. 
) it's usually st, as you say. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi
Globs said:
I object to self checkouts because if I use one, I'm enabling the company to make a person redundant.
People may not consider checkout work to be that great but compared to sitting at home on the social, it's a great job. It's also a lot more sociable than a machine and CCTV cameras, if shops move over to them completely or make the real checkout queues too long I'll just shop elsewhere.
It's part of the insidious march for profits over people which is undermining both our economy and society.
Do you refuse to buy products produced on a farm using tractors or in a factory using machines? We live in a society that constantly mechanises the low-skill jobs. The quality of life you enjoy today is because previous generations have made the same choices.People may not consider checkout work to be that great but compared to sitting at home on the social, it's a great job. It's also a lot more sociable than a machine and CCTV cameras, if shops move over to them completely or make the real checkout queues too long I'll just shop elsewhere.
It's part of the insidious march for profits over people which is undermining both our economy and society.
alock said:
Globs said:
I object to self checkouts because if I use one, I'm enabling the company to make a person redundant.
People may not consider checkout work to be that great but compared to sitting at home on the social, it's a great job. It's also a lot more sociable than a machine and CCTV cameras, if shops move over to them completely or make the real checkout queues too long I'll just shop elsewhere.
It's part of the insidious march for profits over people which is undermining both our economy and society.
Do you refuse to buy products produced on a farm using tractors or in a factory using machines? We live in a society that constantly mechanises the low-skill jobs. The quality of life you enjoy today is because previous generations have made the same choices.People may not consider checkout work to be that great but compared to sitting at home on the social, it's a great job. It's also a lot more sociable than a machine and CCTV cameras, if shops move over to them completely or make the real checkout queues too long I'll just shop elsewhere.
It's part of the insidious march for profits over people which is undermining both our economy and society.
But, apart from that reason, they're a right f'ing PITA. They take longer to use. There's the inevitable "unexpected object" or other error. When it has a sulk, you have to wait your turn for the one remaining member of staff to get round to coming over to you and soothing the damn thing's fevered brow. The mechanisation has no benefit at all for ME...
silobass said:
Cotty said:
Sainsbury's deliver, I have not been to the store since November.
Does shopping online not take a fairly long time? I think I'd rather go than sit in front of the screen to pick things but could be tempted....Edited by Cotty on Tuesday 27th June 14:02
My wife hasn't worked for 25 years and takes her home making role very seriously looking after our now grown up daughters and me.
You could she's lucky and had time on her hands and doesn't need to do the weekly shop in one place.
We buy some stuff from Tesco, Costco, Morrisons, Waitrose and M & S. she buys what she thinks is best from each place.
A new Lidl opened up last year which we have added to our roster of places to shop. There are some things in Lidl that are better than any of the others. Very good bakery and fresh fruit and veg. Also a few strange brand salty snacks that we like.
We are very happy to use Lidl.
My Mrs, being a Petrol head, said "there was an Audi R8 V10 in the Lidl car park the other day. I think they were lost"
You could she's lucky and had time on her hands and doesn't need to do the weekly shop in one place.
We buy some stuff from Tesco, Costco, Morrisons, Waitrose and M & S. she buys what she thinks is best from each place.
A new Lidl opened up last year which we have added to our roster of places to shop. There are some things in Lidl that are better than any of the others. Very good bakery and fresh fruit and veg. Also a few strange brand salty snacks that we like.
We are very happy to use Lidl.
My Mrs, being a Petrol head, said "there was an Audi R8 V10 in the Lidl car park the other day. I think they were lost"
littlebasher said:
crankedup said:
with zero special offers to side track us..
If you didn't finish your first visit to Aldi with a table saw, air compressor tools or some Caravan shampoo - you can turn in your man card !FiF said:
littlebasher said:
crankedup said:
with zero special offers to side track us..
If you didn't finish your first visit to Aldi with a table saw, air compressor tools or some Caravan shampoo - you can turn in your man card !Im a store designer, not entirely sure what the op is getting at.
Aldi/Lidl and the multiples have different USPs, problem the multiples have is their USP is outdated its weighed down in its own infrastucture, they do however have the buying power and money to drive Aldi/Lidl out of business, they wont do it but they can.
Both groups have different USPs that aren't the same market share, but with the way the economy and peoples perceptions shift, people are dipping their tow into lower economic groups shopping experience.
My mind goes to the a certain pulp song.
even the multiples have different USPs to each other to give them distinction, the marketing tries to play on our baser need for peer acceptance, or sense of community. I personally think we are beyond that now.
Aldi/Lidl and the multiples have different USPs, problem the multiples have is their USP is outdated its weighed down in its own infrastucture, they do however have the buying power and money to drive Aldi/Lidl out of business, they wont do it but they can.
Both groups have different USPs that aren't the same market share, but with the way the economy and peoples perceptions shift, people are dipping their tow into lower economic groups shopping experience.
My mind goes to the a certain pulp song.
even the multiples have different USPs to each other to give them distinction, the marketing tries to play on our baser need for peer acceptance, or sense of community. I personally think we are beyond that now.
Monkeylegend said:
You get a better class of people in Sainsbury and Waitrose.
Couldn't disagree more. In Lidl/Aldi people always seem to offer to let you in front at the checkout if you only have a few items and they have a full trolley. never seen that in so-called "upmarket" supermarkets.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff