Leith Green Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 When I was growing up (in Gilmerton, about as far south as you can go in Edinburgh) there was a wee local supermarket called Kibbies. Utterly shite and about twice the size of a large Sainsburys local. The manager used to sit up in a raised open office type thing and scan the place for wee b*****ds like us who went in to chorie cans of juice. It was so badly designed and had so few staff that that it was almost ridiculously easy to evade the p***k I can say without a word of a lie that none of our wee gang ever got caught. Unsurprisingly it doesnt operate as a supermarket any more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, tamthebam said: Where they do take the piss is that stuff in the small stores- Tesco Metro- is often dearer than if you buy the same stuff in one of their bigger stores. Tesco in St Andrews is supposedly the most expensive in the UK. Does not do hardly any of the meal deals, or 2 for 1s, or bogoff or even the white label cheap shit beans and boggroll etc. Fuckk the Tax dodging students is official policy. Edited January 21, 2022 by superbigal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Some supermarkets are definitely at it - Tesco in particular with their 'loyalty' clubcard. Their adverts bleat on about the great savings with the clubcard but with massive cuts to loads of items they're not offering loss-leaders. They'll still be making their great profits. In effect they're making even more money when those without a clubcard shop there. I avoid all Tesco and shop in Lidl where the quality and variety of fruit & veg is really good (and not all wrapped in plastic), the bakery goods are excellent, and their specials can sometimes be well worth the money. Thinking on the Ben Bracken 16yo Islay Single Malt here. I've avoided Tesco for years. I could never work out their pricing, in among all the 'special offers', 3 and a half for the price of one... etc. Not too surprised when it came out a few years back that in addition to screwing the customers, they also had their suppliers over a barrel, and falsifying accounts. Great for the shareholders, till it was found out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, beefybake said: Not too surprised when it came out a few years back that in addition to screwing the customers, they also had their suppliers over a barrel Yeah, their treatment of milk, fish and beef suppliers is a disgrace. I make a point of using a local butcher and getting fish from a fishmonger in Arbroath. I guess shopping in local independents and cutting out the supermarket where possible is maybe the way to go, at least for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 5 hours ago, tamthebam said: Where they do take the piss is that stuff in the small stores- Tesco Metro- is often dearer than if you buy the same stuff in one of their bigger stores. not just the wee stores,if they think theres not much competition locally theyll rip the piss too.tesco are dreadful imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Thorongil said: Lidl shops are hovels compared to Aldi but is Lidl any cheaper? I’ve wondered in the past about the Lidl aesthetic. much better for getting through the checkouts,though.aldi are awful in this respect 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, highlandcowden said: much better for getting through the checkouts,though.aldi are awful in this respect True that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 hours ago, tamthebam said: Where they do take the piss is that stuff in the small stores- Tesco Metro- is often dearer than if you buy the same stuff in one of their bigger stores. You mean Express, Tesco Metro stores don't exist anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, highlandcowden said: much better for getting through the checkouts,though.aldi are awful in this respect My local Lidl has about 6 checkout tills, but I think I've seen three of them used at most. Usually the queue will be the length of an aisle before they open the third one. There is no "I'll quickly nip in for X", and it's genuinely quicker in the long run for me to walk to the shop further away for a loaf or whatever. I don't know what Lidl's love affair with train stations is, but there have been numerous times where I've gone in for a beer or something 15 mins before a train is due at ~7pm, and had to leave the shopping in there to get back out in time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Machina Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: You mean Express, Tesco Metro stores don't exist anymore. There's still a Tesco Metro in Dalgety Bay iirc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Noticed that the yellow price timetable has been adjusted. Furious (Dundee). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 40 minutes ago, ListerRRFC said: There's still a Tesco Metro in Dalgety Bay iirc. There's a wee Tesco at the far end of nicol Street in kirkcaldy as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 45 minutes ago, ListerRRFC said: There's still a Tesco Metro in Dalgety Bay iirc. The signs might say Metro, but the format doesn't exist anymore: Tesco to rebrand Metro stores as Express format - Retail Gazette 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: You mean Express, Tesco Metro stores don't exist anymore. 46 minutes ago, ListerRRFC said: There's still a Tesco Metro in Dalgety Bay iirc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 54 minutes ago, ListerRRFC said: There's still a Tesco Metro in Dalgety Bay iirc. Now billed as a Superstore for some reason. 12 minutes ago, philpy said: There's a wee Tesco at the far end of nicol Street in kirkcaldy as well Called an Express, there's a similar sized Express on Aberdour Road Dunfermline. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 46 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: Noticed that the yellow price timetable has been adjusted. Furious (Dundee). Happy memories of my first job. Thanks Albert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB93 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Thorongil said: Lidl shops are hovels compared to Aldi but is Lidl any cheaper? I’ve wondered in the past about the Lidl aesthetic. Eh? They’re virtually identical shops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, RawB93 said: Eh? They’re virtually identical shops. Nope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I blame the staff. Especially the ones in Tesco. Specifically the Kingsway Branch in Dundee. I blame everyone who voted for Brexit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: My local Lidl has about 6 checkout tills, but I think I've seen three of them used at most. Usually the queue will be the length of an aisle before they open the third one. There is no "I'll quickly nip in for X", and it's genuinely quicker in the long run for me to walk to the shop further away for a loaf or whatever. I don't know what Lidl's love affair with train stations is, but there have been numerous times where I've gone in for a beer or something 15 mins before a train is due at ~7pm, and had to leave the shopping in there to get back out in time. Have you noticed there’s always a TK Maxx next to train stations too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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