Tesco C/D

Exactly. That makes me scared.

Tesco seems 'friendlier' than Morrisons, Safeway and Sainsbury's - but not as friendly as Asda.

Though maybe I shouldn't assign human traits to supermarkets.

I used to shop there on the grounds that it was my nearest supermarket, and cheaper than Sainsburys. "Well," I'd reassure myself, "at least they're not as evil as Walmart".

Tesco in Northampton South used to have massive photos of "Ye Olde Northampton when you walked out of the checkout. Was this a nationwide thing, or just a regional anomaly?

(Sainzburyx0rz cru reprazent)

EVIL despair

One of the Sainsburys in Edinburgh has big "ye olde Edinburgh" wall murals near the checkouts.

Sainsbury - too large and impersonal, confusing layout, overly orange

Asda - like shopping in a warehouse, poor lighting, ambience so poor it verges on the possiblity of triggering a major depressive episode.

(according to a personal survey carried out in the South London area)

Tesco will eventually become unstuck like all dominant market leaders. They were good when they were trying to establish themselves as clear #1 in the mkt - the 'one in front' campaign, the loyalty card etc. Now they're running out of ideas. They have peaked and they will be unable to grow profits further probably by the middle of next year or 2007 latest. Then a competitor will get their strategy sorted out and show that they want it more - Asda?

One friday night I was doing my shopping in Asda, this is going to sound sad as fuck, but they had loud upbeat tunes playing, Basement Jaxx etc, the atmosphere felt dead good and the amount of freebies on offer was such that I din't need to buy dinner that night....

So are their nappies.

They are the winners of my mother-in-law's Maidenhead baguette challenge though.

which other supermarket can you go in, and do the "deeleeleela da da" thing as you pat your bum?

And Asda is the only supermarket in the vicinity with one of those Coinstar Machines in the foyer.

even so, i've been sucked in by their £2 off coupons, and then every time we go there, more coupons, etc.

and they have a phonebox ad that i just don't understand. it has a picture of milk, and says 'islington. home of the chattering classes. here's something to talk about-- milk is 33p at tesco islington green'. isn't that somewhat insulting to their target market?

(and if I have to look at DEBBIE DE SOUZA MUM IN A MILLION once again I shall vomit forth bullets of bile)

Last time I was in Asda the pa was playing Annie's Heartbeat, if I hear Mia next time I'm in I'll know it's some Ilxor picking the tunes.

it's a shame there are so few large Co-op's these days cos their stuff is really good. lots of own brand fair trade stuff etc.

xpost, i have!

The source of the Porters' wealth is clear. Her father, Sir John Cohen, founded Tesco, which he named after his wife, Tessa Cohen.

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The one that services the entirety of Skye is pretty hot shit, possibly more so than it needs to be in that isolation. Pak choi in the Highlands, who'd a thunk it?

Tesco get a fair amount of my lunch money, being as they've carpeted Bloomsbury with Metros. And there's a Krispy Kreme kabinet. Major shops go increasingly to Waitrose though, as I've suddenly developed a half-assed conscience.

Liz, we go to that Waitrose too after years of the Angel Sainsburys and emergency Sunday trips to the DISCO DISCO TESCO (as was, due to its usage on Sundays by monged clubbers) that Colette goes to

Scotmid (ie, Scottish Midland Co-Op) used to have a big department-store-style branch in Edinburgh, but it closed down a few years ago. Half of it is a Lidl now.

Richard Littlejohn blames the Sixties.

Tesco PR chief Jon Church, who recruited daughters Nicola, 15, Gemma, 14, and 11-year-old Hannah, to help write the guide, said: “We have a very diverse workforce and customer base and in today’s fast-moving world there can be a communication barrier between generations

Ohh and child labour too!

can't they get any tory kids to work there then?

They all work at Waitrose.

Dud for not delivering my muesli this week.

Here on the smaller island, they're the only game in town for home deliveries, and my local delivery people are very friendly and will call me from the van to let me know within the half hour when they'll be arriving, rather than leaving me to sit around for two hours waiting for them.

I wish I had a decent local shop to buy stuff in, but I don't, and I feel (perhaps incorrectly) that it's better for the van to drive to me rather than me to drive to the supermarket. It's certainly better for my nerves.

that article sounds a little fishy to say the least!

That article is a c&p of a press release with enough adjectival change to transcend plagiarism charges.

alright, i'm going to go swing it on the flippity-flop

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is where the jazz butcher hang out and drink weird kinds of lemonade but when they export it to the states it will just not be the same.

Oh, great.

think tesco might make america a bad place?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/29/tesco.supermarkets1

"good food"

Yeah I hate Tesco all they sell is inedible muck, right?

tesco is shit....the tesco in bethnal green in particular is just a dump, stuff fucked everywhere and massive long queues at all times of day or night.

I like a big supermarket, it gives you space to think. sainsbury's mile end is where I shop lately, it's spacious and I like the way you can buy the ultra cheap basics stuff to counterbalance anything expensive.

waitrose is incredibly nice too but I don't have the money. Though I bought a steak there last week that was pretty much the greatest steak I've ever eaten.

Yeah, but vegetables and fruit are ridiculously expensive in supermarkets in general, herbs all come from israel, despite being entirely growable in this country, hideously overpackaged with yards of choking plastic and overall, I find that small family owned asian, chinese and african foodshops around the country are much cheaper for basics. I get milk and juice there and usually want to kill myself afterwards.

Really, at this stage, Tesco is just the illusion of cheapness. It's pretty shite value really, it's just that most people only compare it to the other supermarkets and the difference between them all is pretty negligable.

"'It all comes down to customers. There was the example of tomatoes, which in British supermarkets are generally tasteless. Tesco thought why not invest in making a brilliant tasty tomato, but when they tried it people made clear they preferred the tasteless one, so they went back to that. They follow the basic advice: listen to the customer and don't act too quickly. As the sales figures show, they have still got their finger on the pulse of the British consumer."

Wah?

I want nice tomatoes, supermarket ones are crap, but so are local grocer ones up here.

I think Tesco's stock a lot of good value frozen stuff the the big 1kg bags of chicken breasts, mixed veg, runner beans, etc...

Sounds filthy:

Tesco has started selling fish finger sandwiches, complete with lettuce and ketchup, to be eaten cold. The move comes as fish finger sales soar - with sales up from £584m to £610m in the past year as the recession eats into family budgets.

Tesco product developer Laura Fagan, who came up with the idea, said, "The inspiration for the sandwich came from my own student days - it really was survival food back then.

"I realised that every now and then I was getting a hankering for one - and guessed I wasn't alone. Nothing makes us feel better in difficult times than comfort food. We're thinking of developing other classic sandwiches - we'll see how well this one does."

I realised that every now and then I was getting a hankering for one

But couldn't be bothered tearing off a piece of lettuce, finding a bottle of ketchup, and putting it all between two pieces of bread.

ketchup no mayo/tartare/similar yes

Tesco currently v dud since their van fridge broke down when delivering our groceries yesterday but they aren't returning phone calls or emails inquiring whether they are going to refund us or redeliver the fridge/freezer stuff. It's not that hard a question.

I had one of these Tesco fish finger sandwiches an hour ago and it was delicious.

it didn't taste 'evil' to you?

It was weird because it was cold - fish fingers should be hot and the butter should be melted. But that weird feeling soon went. Plus I couldn't decide which flavour crisps to have with them, don't think salt & vinegar really worked.

They should obviously include crisps with the sandwich, to save their customers the excruciating trouble of finding and opening a separate package.

subject line of pr email received today:

Tesco launches the UK's first lad's granola

i dare not open it

i really hope it's called GRANOLADS

MANGRAN

LAUNCH OF UK’S FIRST LAD’S GRANOLA
The first ‘lad’s granola’ breakfast cereal has been launched in the UK.
FUEL is a delicious chunky breakfast granola packed with vitamins and minerals essential for keeping men fighting fit. It is being sold exclusively in 459 Tesco stores.
FUEL is aimed predominantly at active, healthy males – or men who are aspiring to be – and comes in two varieties: 70% Chocolate Chunks and Fruit Loaded.
Containing only natural ingredients, FUEL, whose brand strapline is “One Life – Live It”, is rich in Vitamin B and E, high in fibre and contains guarana extract. It is a blend of both slow release and fast release energy.
The aspirational packaging tells customers to: ‘Throw off the shackles, sail away from the safe harbour, climb to the peak of your ambitions. Whoever you are and whatever you choose to do in life, be it jumping for joy, trekking the Amazon or chasing that business dream, you need the right FUEL to give you the boost that will get your day off to a great start.’
Barney Mauleverer of FUEL said: ‘Men are fed up with the lack of choice in the breakfast cereal market. We wanted to create a fantastic tasting new cereal just for guys which has all the energy a man needs to get his day – and evening - off to a great start. But we’ve also heard that lots of women like it too.’
FUEL will be sold in 400g packs with a retail sale price of £3.69. It is on special offer in Tesco during November for just £2.49.

WHERE DO YOU EVEN START

assuming FUEL stands for File Under: Energetic Lads

lol @ "men who are aspiring to be"

i'm sure 70% chocolate chunks will help them in that regard

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Get Matt Cardle to advertise it. I'm sure he's not doing anything at the moment.

Actually the silhouette on the box looks like Alan Partridge shouting "ah HA!"

Can't really spot from the photo what makes it so different from any other cereal. Maybe you pour beer over it instead of milk?

the DAY on the packet looks like GAY

The fruity one looks like...

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There's something fishy going on. Last month, the respected journalist Sarah Editor at Simply Woman magazine reported on the launch of this breakfast sensation.

At that time, Barney Mauleverer was quoted as saying it wasn't just men who were fed up with the lack of choice in the breakfast cereal market but people generally. Attracted as I am by the call to throw off the shackles, sail away from the safe harbour, climb to the peak of my ambitions, I need to be confident that this product is really aimed at me. If the odd manly woman happens to like it, despite it not really being designed for them, as is now claimed, that's one thing, but I don't want granola turned into some gender-bending free-for-all.

Simply put, I don't like fudge for my breakfast, Barney.

Is Barney an Apprentice candidate, by any chance?

Awsome from Tescos

This is a weird story.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/22/tesco-halts-production-at-chinese-factory-over-forced-labour-claims-christmas-cards

Makes me feel guilty for buying that box of Lemsip from there last night.

“help i’m stuck inside a fortune cookie factory indeed” :(

that said is it so different from all the zillions of US prisons with big mfg contracts? not that that makes it better obv

Yes, prisoners are used for cheap labour all over the world surely?

how the US prison population manages to dwarf China's with a fraction of the population is another matter!