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?

[EcclesCake]

Me.

I've had jobs where it is explicitly stated that I am not to shop at Tesco!

I appreciate the World Food aisle, the rest is loathsome.

[ummmm]

Who'd be prepared never to shop there ever again?

Not me.

[hc4361]

Why no compaign against Asda, now part of the gigantic American Wal-Mart group?

[Ninnynanny]

I have not shopped in Tesco for the last 19 months. They used their money and tactics to force through a planning application to build a huge store in our town that the residents did not want or need. It appears that they want to take over the world.

[gingejbee]

nanny; if the residents don't want it....I'm sure they won't use it.....and it will close.

[B00]

Hang on- where have you worked eccles, that have told you where not to shop? That's absurd!

And no, sorry diddly, I won't be joining your campaign.

[Postdog]

Aw, come on Boo, every little helps.

[jackthehat]

I intensely dislike the way that Tesco are able to steam-roller their proposed stores through Planning Departments.

But I could not truthfully say I would never use their shops again...

[souldriver]

Hate them with a passion, there used to be a decent view outside my front door. But in 2000 tesco bought up all the land and built an ugly 24 hour store. Parking outside my own house is a nightmare due to shoppers using the street as an overflow carpark. Theres tescorubbish every where as well as trollies that shoppers jus leave to blow about into peoples propertis and cars.

[gollysailor]

Just Tesco? I would guess that a goodly percentage of ABers shop there.

[EcclesCake]

During working hours and for business purposes it was a requirement of my contract to not use Tesco!

[Old_Geezer]

All supermarkets are a bit loathsome. The more price aware they are, the less pleasant they are to endure. It was a consequence of folk valuing price & convenience over a more pleasant shopping experience (or as pleasant as a shopping experience can ever be) and the subsequent demise of the local stores. But I can't afford to cross any supermarket off my list, there are not that many nearby me anyway. Bad enough I have to find time to get groceries as it is.

[hc4361]

Tesco lost out to Sainsbury's in my neighbourhood, so they don't always get their own way.

[B00]

Ahhh right, that's not quite what you said up there eccles, lol.

[ummmm]

Has shopping ever been a pleasant experience?

[wolf63]

I like Tesco - and all the others that we have in town.

I read the Daily Mail too.

I don't work and get benefits.

I am fat.

I am a crazy cat lady.



Does all this make me a bad person ?

[Barmaid]

I have stopped shopping there, but I can't say I would never shop there again.

[rowanwitch]

Not my local supermarket but as I don't drive I wouldn't have a lot of choice if it were,

[EcclesCake]

It's exactly what I said.

I am prepared to never shop in Tesco.

I have had jobs that forbid me from using Tesco.

I like the World Food aisle but am more than happy to go to the local Asian grocer.

I loath Tesco.

[DTCwordfan]

What job was that? Eccles.

Earlier in my career, I worked in Belgium and Luxembourg and I overthrew that policy "of Co only" as to a number of us in the retail petrol business.

This meant that the Co would accept the receipt off nominated staff as to the petrol/desel/LPG rebate they gave all staff (the only Co in the Group that did this). My argument was how in hell are we supposed to know what competition are up to if we dont see/feel/experience their service offerings?

To deny use of other supermarkets, assuming you were with a Sainsburys or Morrisons, or Asda, is a very myopic approach for marketers, Eccles.