A bit council (Vol 3)
Discussion
Gary29 said:
austinsmirk said:
If it helps you feel better, we shop between Aldi, Asda and the farm shop for meat. No fashion dog though !
Round here, Lidl and Aldi are far less council than Asda, what a s
t hole that place is, don't know why it attracts such clientele as the prices are just the same as Tesco and Sainsburys, it's a mystery?captain_cynic said:
Gary29 said:
austinsmirk said:
If it helps you feel better, we shop between Aldi, Asda and the farm shop for meat. No fashion dog though !
Round here, Lidl and Aldi are far less council than Asda, what a st hole that place is, don't know why it attracts such clientele as the prices are just the same as Tesco and Sainsburys, it's a mystery?
V8mate said:
alorotom said:
Gary29 said:
Also, what about booking a taxi to collect you and your shopping from the front of Asda? Usually a middle aged woman with black greasy hair smoking a fag, neck tattoos and a swallow tattoo on her hand.
Taxi from the supermarket, always council?
Absolutely ... always broke but always money for a taxi ... god forbid they have to waddle anywhere under their own steamTaxi from the supermarket, always council?
kowalski655 said:
V8mate said:
Thing is... a weekly taxi home from the supermarket is cheaper than owning a car!
An internet delivery is even les, but marks you out as shopping at AsdaI really don't get internet food shopping. Why would I let the kind of people who work in supermarkets choose my food?
And I can only imagine that those who do shop in this way suffer with incredibly dull diets. They must eat the same stuff week-in, week-out. They get no real exposure to new products, or any visual cues on what is looking particularly fresh or tasty on a particular day. Even things as simple as bacon and steaks... I'll rifle through the lot looking for the perfect (for me) cuts.
Long live the supermarket I can visit!
V8mate said:
kowalski655 said:
V8mate said:
Thing is... a weekly taxi home from the supermarket is cheaper than owning a car!
An internet delivery is even les, but marks you out as shopping at AsdaI really don't get internet food shopping. Why would I let the kind of people who work in supermarkets choose my food?
And I can only imagine that those who do shop in this way suffer with incredibly dull diets. They must eat the same stuff week-in, week-out. They get no real exposure to new products, or any visual cues on what is looking particularly fresh or tasty on a particular day. Even things as simple as bacon and steaks... I'll rifle through the lot looking for the perfect (for me) cuts.
Long live the supermarket I can visit!
So Im stuck with actual shopping mostly-annoying as the nearest big supermarket(Asda,ironically) is an 80 mile round trip!
CharlesdeGaulle said:
captain_cynic said:
Asda are far less council than Aldi or Lidl.
So very wrong. The latter are proper 'everyman' shops; the former is generally a ghastly experience. Aldi/Lidl are the Skoda of supermarkets. Value for money and very similar to the main brands except for a bit of packaging here and there.
Asda is the Blue Badge Motability Peugeot or Vauxhall of Supermarkets, It works on buying the very cheapest, selling in volume, and is usually paid for by benefits
talksthetorque said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
captain_cynic said:
Asda are far less council than Aldi or Lidl.
So very wrong. The latter are proper 'everyman' shops; the former is generally a ghastly experience. Aldi/Lidl are the Skoda of supermarkets. Value for money and very similar to the main brands except for a bit of packaging here and there.
Asda is the Blue Badge Motability Peugeot or Vauxhall of Supermarkets, It works on buying the very cheapest, selling in volume, and is usually paid for by benefits
Asda was council from inception. And then Walmart took over and dragged it even further down.
I love the local Asda (Bedminster Bristol).....it's endless entertainment... And,stealing a phrase - where I go to feel rich & attractive......
Mobility chariots chock full of vaping hippos clog the car park, police constantly in & out of the security office, Asda FM drowned out my constant beeping from the security barriers and most of the clientele appear to have forgotten that this palace of crap consumerism also sells deodorant, soap & toothpaste....
Don't know why they sell tattoo mags though - a stroll around is like a catalogue.....
Love it - councilistas full house....
Mobility chariots chock full of vaping hippos clog the car park, police constantly in & out of the security office, Asda FM drowned out my constant beeping from the security barriers and most of the clientele appear to have forgotten that this palace of crap consumerism also sells deodorant, soap & toothpaste....
Don't know why they sell tattoo mags though - a stroll around is like a catalogue.....
Love it - councilistas full house....
well for us, the nearest (big) supermarket used to be a co-op. anything like asda, morrisons, tesco was always more of a trip.
Then they built a lovely big brand new Aldi in the centre of the nearest little town to us- spot on ! it's rammed fully of chelsey tractors and yummy mummies on the school run. It's been built right slap bang in the most expensive area in the entire city. Couldn't be less council if it tried. And for Aldi, look at the demographic and customer base they've now got. Wealthy people doing big shops. Not scratters buying 1 tin of beans and 4 cans of white lightning.
There will also be a Lidl opening soon- within 1/4 mile. I suspect that'll be exactly the same. I'm looking forward to parking and free charging of the wife's electric car too.
back to the main thread- dealt with a bloke yesterday who thought we were most unjust that we are not finding/building or converting him a 6 bed house, so he, with a pile of children, can now live with new lady and her pile of children.
I do love saying, well imagine going into an estate agent and demanding the same, in the exact area you want to be and advising you expect to pay exactly "nil" for such a home. And you'd like it now.
Then they built a lovely big brand new Aldi in the centre of the nearest little town to us- spot on ! it's rammed fully of chelsey tractors and yummy mummies on the school run. It's been built right slap bang in the most expensive area in the entire city. Couldn't be less council if it tried. And for Aldi, look at the demographic and customer base they've now got. Wealthy people doing big shops. Not scratters buying 1 tin of beans and 4 cans of white lightning.
There will also be a Lidl opening soon- within 1/4 mile. I suspect that'll be exactly the same. I'm looking forward to parking and free charging of the wife's electric car too.
back to the main thread- dealt with a bloke yesterday who thought we were most unjust that we are not finding/building or converting him a 6 bed house, so he, with a pile of children, can now live with new lady and her pile of children.
I do love saying, well imagine going into an estate agent and demanding the same, in the exact area you want to be and advising you expect to pay exactly "nil" for such a home. And you'd like it now.
V8mate said:
O/T
I really don't get internet food shopping. Why would I let the kind of people who work in supermarkets choose my food?
And I can only imagine that those who do shop in this way suffer with incredibly dull diets. They must eat the same stuff week-in, week-out. They get no real exposure to new products, or any visual cues on what is looking particularly fresh or tasty on a particular day. Even things as simple as bacon and steaks... I'll rifle through the lot looking for the perfect (for me) cuts.
Long live the supermarket I can visit!
I suppose the trick is to do a bit of both. 90% of what I order on line I don't need to be there to hand pick it. Tea bags, shampoo, toothpaste, milk, beef mince, chopped tomatoes, rice, condiments, cleaning products etc. You can get that sort of stuff delivered and nip out for what you want to hand pick like cuts of meat and loose vegetables, I can do that on foot so get a bit of exercise walking to the supermarket or pick it up bits the way home from work. I really don't get internet food shopping. Why would I let the kind of people who work in supermarkets choose my food?
And I can only imagine that those who do shop in this way suffer with incredibly dull diets. They must eat the same stuff week-in, week-out. They get no real exposure to new products, or any visual cues on what is looking particularly fresh or tasty on a particular day. Even things as simple as bacon and steaks... I'll rifle through the lot looking for the perfect (for me) cuts.
Long live the supermarket I can visit!
CharlesdeGaulle said:
captain_cynic said:
Asda are far less council than Aldi or Lidl.
So very wrong. The latter are proper 'everyman' shops; the former is generally a ghastly experience. I stopped at McDonalds outside Kings Lynn for a small person emergency pit stop.
While waiting in the car I saw the drive through. A Peugeot 206 (I think) with:
Driver. On her phone. Shouting at kids.
2 children in passenger seat (4/5yrs old ish)
Adult passenger in back. No seatbelt.
2 babies (12-18 months) in the back, no child seats being held.
3 other small kids in the back, no belts, some crammed in the footwell.
So 8 in one car with no hope in a crash. Max council and very sad to see.
While waiting in the car I saw the drive through. A Peugeot 206 (I think) with:
Driver. On her phone. Shouting at kids.
2 children in passenger seat (4/5yrs old ish)
Adult passenger in back. No seatbelt.
2 babies (12-18 months) in the back, no child seats being held.
3 other small kids in the back, no belts, some crammed in the footwell.
So 8 in one car with no hope in a crash. Max council and very sad to see.
Tim-D said:
I love the local Asda (Bedminster Bristol).....it's endless entertainment... And,stealing a phrase - where I go to feel rich & attractive......
Mobility chariots chock full of vaping hippos clog the car park, police constantly in & out of the security office, Asda FM drowned out my constant beeping from the security barriers and most of the clientele appear to have forgotten that this palace of crap consumerism also sells deodorant, soap & toothpaste....
Don't know why they sell tattoo mags though - a stroll around is like a catalogue.....
Love it - councilistas full house....
If you go in there first thing in the morning it is relatively ok, as I assume most of the regulars are still tucked up in their pits. The nearer it gets to lunchtime though, the more it fills up with people who appear to have nowhere else to go. The instore McDonalds is a particular highlight and really does need to be seen to be believed. I like their choose your own topping pizza's and it is also it is also on our way home, but my wife refuses to go inside and sits in the car with all the doors locked. Mind you, she did see two young Mums fighting over the last parent and child parking place once Mobility chariots chock full of vaping hippos clog the car park, police constantly in & out of the security office, Asda FM drowned out my constant beeping from the security barriers and most of the clientele appear to have forgotten that this palace of crap consumerism also sells deodorant, soap & toothpaste....
Don't know why they sell tattoo mags though - a stroll around is like a catalogue.....
Love it - councilistas full house....
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