Tesco

[diddlydo]

Anyone else here feel like joining a nationwide campaign to stop greedy Tesco taking over the world? Who'd be prepared never to shop there ever again?

[Old_Geezer]

I think Tesco tends to be singled out because they, more than the others, appear to have a policy of expansion as a means to dominate, rather than expand because they've done well so far. Although I think they all do that sort of thing to an extent.

As I see it the problem is more the lack of choice when every grocery outlet is a supermarket you need a car or bus to get to. Change is not always for the better. In this case the retailer has managed a power grab and screws the producers yet doesn't always have what the customer is looking for. Sign of the times.

[hc4361]

And let's be honest - a supermarket is not obliged to raise or donate money to charity.
Tesco should be applauded for raising £70 MILLION for CLIC.

[snags]

In answer to the original question, no. It's convenient and cheap... my local independent stores are grubby, overpriced and have limited choice.

[paddywak]

I'd be more then happy If I never went in a Tesco again but unfortunately
it's nearly a 20 mile round trip to the nearest Morrison's or Asda

[hc4361]

So you'd prefer your money to go the American Wal-Mart, paddywak?

There was a very interesting documentary on tv not so long ago about Wal-Mart and the negative effect it has on American small town businesses and residents.

[paddywak]

Actually hc I'd prefer to go to a few well run local shops, the likes of which you used to see on every village or town high street, unfortunately most can't compete with the large national companies and they've gone to the wall.

[rowanwitch]

Agree about local shops ...many of them in my area are dingy and uninviting with out of date or short date stock, budget manufacturers but at brand leader prices and an unnerving smell of either sour produce or incense.. but the alkies can get a bottle of white cider at 6 am

[andrew1707]

The meat from the butcher down the road is better for the same price as supermarkets.
There are really good greengrocers about a mile away
The asian supermarket 2 miles in the other direction is great.
Wilkinson, a mile away in another direction is good for non food stuff.
and the local Londis has cheap booze and all the basics for reasonable prices.

But who has time for all this shopping?

I'm not really a fan of any of the major supermarkets (especially Morrison's in the same way I have never liked ITV) but they do supply a very good range of goods in one place.

Sadly.

[China Doll]

Tescos gave me £40 free credit for my phone this month. And they're the only supermarket that consistently sells my orange papers. I like tescos.

[hc4361]

Small independents haven't got the buying power of the huge supermarkets so the mark up is higher, of course.

Apart from lack of choice in these smaller shops, I find it very hard to return anything I am not happy with, whereas I wouldn't think twice about complaining to a multi national. I have taken wine back and got a refund without question in Tesco's.

[cazzz1975]

I dont get why someone would refuse to go tesco, but then go to asda, morrison's, aldi, lidl or sainsburys which in my opinion are no different??!

[4candles]

A few years ago every supermarket chain in the UK had either already stopped selling battery eggs, or were in the process of phasing them out - except Tesco.

They'll have to manage their world domination without any help from me.

[China Doll]

It's liquorace rizzla papers. I smoke roll-ups :c)

[hc4361]

Nor me, Cazz, at least Tesco is British

[Francis Asis]

I like Tesco.

[Chunkles]

You can have all the principles in the world but most people tend to go to their nearest supermarket even if it's one that they don't like. I have a Tesco six miles away and a Waitrose three miles away. It is heaper for me to go to Tesco because Waitrose is so expensive. I would have to drive fifteen miles to either Asda, Sainsbury's or Morrisons. So the point is that most people go to their nearest supermarket regardless of their feelings.

[Buenchico]

Tesco?

Is that the company which is committed to providing LOCAL shops (through their Tesco Express and Tesco Metro outlets), selling food at PRICES which we more impecunious members of society can afford, at the TIMES when we want to shop?

Tesco is to be applauded for its business expertise and customer service. Indeed, I've recently written to their head office pointing out that our small town would be an ideal location for a Tesco Express store, and providing details of a new commercial site (on the High Street) which will soon be available.

Chris