johnsonp Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Waitrose obviously, reasuringly expensive Anyone who votes Tesco's is liable to food poisoning as they clearly don't realise they repackage the dates an their meat products after the sell by date has gone, that and I once found maggots in my mince The man speaks sense. By far the best wine and booze selection... Cracking wine section. Also their range of meats is the best of any supermarket although I am partial to a M&S shop every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 30, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2008 Morrisons. I used to not like them as they seemed a bit depressing and drab. But then I compared prices with my alternative (Sainsburys) - massive difference. And over the last couple of years Morrsions have improved their ranges a lot - their fresh produce is better than Sainsburys. The stores vary wildly, some are still crap, but my local one is excellent. That said, they are local here (Leeds) so there are a lot more of them than any other. I don't like Asda, I hate the Tescopoly, and Waitrose and Marks are just ridiculously overpriced. Ken Morrison all the way for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzombies Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 go to sainsburys for food & asda if need kids clothing nappies etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 go to sainsburys for food & asda if need kids clothing nappies etc.which is worrying as you are a single bloke living by yourself .................... :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Sainsbury's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMarlon Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Morrisons. But when I am in lazy mode I like Tesco's online service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Morrisons for me (Lichfield). Used to be Asda at Minworth but not any more. Don't like Tesco at all. Quite like Sainsburys but haven't been in a while. There is a Waitrose right by me (Mere Green) but not been in yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I find english supermarket food very poor, and have done for the past 10 years. Would rather get meat from a butchers, veg from a market etc, Getting the odd chicken maybe ok, but getting a decent steak or leg of lamb? Agreed that waitrose comes out better than most, but there's a lot of tosh in those stores. Support yout local retailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrobo1 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 totally agree Gringo, I get my meat from the local butchers and whilst price is slightly higher the quality is far far far better, notably in all meats far less watery ! as for the veggies, the majority s from the lcal greengrocers (owned by teh same butcher and clevely call Melon n cauli get it ???) far better produce, pick your own and no horrible and unwanted packaging Asda I must admit is excellent value for clothes, of course most from China and funnily enough love the bread. But when you go to say Madrid and browse the shops and markets there you can see how we have been sold a con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenz Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Asda is by far the best value for money.... really should get my vote. But the shelves are always empty. I've got 2 in a 2 mile radius. But to get a weeks shopping I have a 8 mile round trip to Great Bridge... the only one thgat regularily stocks the shelves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrobo1 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 you obviously are close to Merry Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellberg21 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Aldi aka economy central, jippo lane, healthy food, salt is good, sugar is better, got any spare cash mate?, i'll take that, our bouncy castles won't kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 31, 2008 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2008 There is a Waitrose right by me (Mere Green) but not been in yet. Don't bother, possibly their worst store in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcgrathsknees Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Asda shopper (me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 This is just a "what supermarkets are near your house?" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hev Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I aternate my weekly shop between Sainsburys and Tesco (for a bit of a change) - but if I need something in between, I usually nip to Morrisons from work(all at Shirley) - I like Sainsburys the best of the three but they are all OK for different things. Occasionally go to Asda too but the other side of that big Island is a bit too near Blooz ground for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Aldi for me ..top quality normally apart from the Milk and bread... I like Co-op too as it's fair trade and I'm a member.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I do a fortnightly shop in Lidl, Morrisons and the Co-op. Anything on the days in between is bought from Somerfield or Waitrose (the two within walking distance). Basically, whichever shop is cheapest on a particular product (pennies are tight and there are some ludicrous discrepancies!). Won't buy meat from Waitrose - absolutely appalling quality (for beef especially) and very poor value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturdaygig Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Hmm, sad to say this is an area of expertise for me; Tesco - mega stores are too big and smaller shops are too small. They sometimes move all the stock to different parts of the store to make you hunt around which is the last thing I want to do. Also stock lots of own brand wine which is mostly pretty dodgy. Rating - 3 Asda - stores tend to be a bit bigger than I like (takes longer to get the shop done) and they mix up food with other products on adjacent isles. Tends to attract 'day out' shoppers who amble around the store and have long discussions about what brand to buy while straddling the isle with their trolley. Nothing better to do with their lives I guess. On the plus side the range is good and its lowest price overall. Rating 6 Sainsburys - all stores are laid out alike and logically so its easy to find stuff and quick to shop and you don't miss items out. Medium sized stores mostly which I like. On the down side they're high end for price and they have conveyors both sides of the tills which puts you under a lot of pressure when packing - they'd get a higher score if they sorted that out.Rating 7 Morrisons. Stores are laid out sensibly and the store sizes are good. Range is decent and only a little behind Asda on price. No downside I can find. Rating 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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