New Tesco opening on Monday

[Isambard]

No Yeo Valley organic yoghurt though

You'll have to ask my dad for that, he's got a mate who gives us stuff when a crate accidently falls on the floor. It's lush!

 

[WasGeri]

I believe Ocean Spray is a cooperative of cranberry farmers. Own brand no doubt undercuts this cooperative and puts ever more power in the hands of the supermarkets.

I did not know that. But Tesco's own is 66p and Ocean Spray is £1.54 - that is a big difference if you don't have money to burn.

You'll have to ask my dad for that, he's got a mate who gives us stuff when a crate accidently falls on the floor. It's lush!

I know, I buy the kilo sized pots!

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Haven't checked it out yet (got nothing to withdraw!), but I'm guessing it'll be a Tesco's own brand cash machine.

yer most likely right there

having their own cash machines means they can recycles their own cash from the tills and save on cash handling fees, risk, number of cash van runs needed etc blah

 

[Idaho]

I did not know that. But Tesco's own is 66p and Ocean Spray is £1.54 - that is a big difference if you don't have money to burn.

Tesco's dominance and malign control of the UK food market is fuelled by these little justifications. What price ethics?

 

[Isambard]

Not saying it is good Idaho but people living on low incomes don't have a huge ammount of choice and for many people there is no real choice to buy food from independents either.

 

[WasGeri]

Tesco's dominance and malign control of the UK food market is fuelled by these little justifications. What price ethics?

88p in my case!

 

[Isambard]

Although Ocean Spray might be a co-op of farmers in most cases it is the same big multinational companies who make the brands who churn out the own-brand stuff.

Tesco might be pants but I'm not going to lose a whole lot of sleep over the wellbeing of Unilever either.

 

[Idaho]

You do what you will - providing you take some of the responsibility for the direction of the food industry.

 

[gentlegreen]

I did not know that. But Tesco's own is 66p and Ocean Spray is £1.54 - that is a big difference if you don't have money to burn.

Isn't the Tesco own brand made with artificial sweeteners rather than proper sugar ?
My favourite is the Cranberry and Raspberry .. but they're all deadly calorie-wise - I really need to develop a taste for it watered down

 

[WasGeri]

Isn't the Tesco own brand made with artificial sweeteners rather than proper sugar ?

Hopefully.

I shoudl really get off my lazy arse and walk down to St Marks Road to get pomegranate juice - it's much better than all of them!

 

[boskysquelch]

Not saying it is good Idaho but people living on low incomes don't have a huge ammount of choice and for many people there is no real choice to buy food from independents either.

The Metro's in Bristol ARE more expensive than Independents..by and large...depends on what you buy...some things are cheaper...somethings are a tad more expnsive...they don't clear the tills very quickly so you stand in a queue and people duck in and out spotting something else while they wait...they are VERY clever...do they have Tescos in Germany?...I live on less than £50 a week...£25ish on bills,,,£25ish on food...I buy sensibly but Metros are not for the low-incomed AFAICS..they are for the busy professional...go Lidls/Aldi for cheapness innit?

 

[butterfly child]

Hopefully.

I shoudl really get off my lazy arse and walk down to St Marks Road to get pomegranate juice - it's much better than all of them!

You'd rather buy Tesco's own cranberry juice because it's cheaper... yet you're going to buy pomegranete juice?!

How expensive is pomegranete juice?! I almost fainted when I saw the price of it in the shops!

 

[WasGeri]

You'd rather buy Tesco's own cranberry juice because it's cheaper... yet you're going to buy pomegranete juice?!

How expensive is pomegranete juice?! I almost fainted when I saw the price of it in the shops!

But it's bloody gorgeous!

 

[WasGeri]

The Metro's in Bristol ARE more expensive than Independents..by and large...

I disagree. Tesco Metro is more expensive than Tesco in Eastville, say, but still cheaper than most independent/local shops. Besides, in Broadmead and around by the new Tesco Express, there are no other shops (apart from Marks & Spencer).

 

[fat hamster]

In fact..heh heh - just wait until I find out what time they do the out-of-date reductions!

Okay...I can now inform you that on a Saturday evening the chilled stuff goes down to 10p shortly after 8 p.m. I just got back with three bags full of ready meals, salads and other goodies for the grand total of £2.10.

Had the whole "Tesco-next-to-the-Bus-Station Experience", mind, as they grappled some drunken would-be shoplifter to the floor and held him there bleeding, right by my feet, until the police arrived. Poor bastard tried to walk out of the shop with a load of Ferrero Rocher chocolates stuffed up his jumper. I mean - why?

 

[Callie]

cos theyre really tasty?

 

[Sunspots]

Poor bastard tried to walk out of the shop with a load of Ferrero Rocher chocolates stuffed up his jumper.

"-Ambassador: with these headlocks, you are really hurting me."