PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Imagine trying to be rough in Waitrose! I'd die of shame.
Sainsbury's are going down the pan
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Baron Sainsbury gave the lib dems 8 mill and for that they are forever damned. To Jo Swinson's lib dems at that.
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
I gave Sainsbury’s my best years and then they sacked me on the spot for conduct unbecoming.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
there was a waitrose between bromley and grove park - the staff there seemed to have a clear 'are you bromley / middle class enough for me to be polite to you, or are you downham / pleb'? attitude to customers
the building is now a lidl
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Is Carplay that weird sex thing they do in David Cronenberg’s Crash?
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
There is no Waitrose in Preston. The nearest is just over the border in the Walton area of South Ribble council.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Have a bit of a soft spot for them as I worked there for a couple of years as a teenager (and now live quite close to that branch after decades elsewhere) but only shop there for stuff I can’t get in Aldi (currants, veggie sausages, more interesting pasta than the four varieties stocked in Aldi).
The price match thing is utter bollocks though, I’ve seen it claimed on products that are more clearly more expensive than Aldi (pizza and soya milk), so actual misleading bullshit and I feel resentful of them doing this dishonestly.
They also do discounts for Nectar card holders, which pisses me off as I don’t have one. I did have one a while ago, only the account got cancelled by them after I stopped using it for a while, despite having over £50 in credit (£40 of which was for opening a utilities account for gas/electric). They basically just took the money and shrugged when I enquired about it. Thieving cunts.
The price match thing is utter bollocks though, I’ve seen it claimed on products that are more clearly more expensive than Aldi (pizza and soya milk), so actual misleading bullshit and I feel resentful of them doing this dishonestly.
They also do discounts for Nectar card holders, which pisses me off as I don’t have one. I did have one a while ago, only the account got cancelled by them after I stopped using it for a while, despite having over £50 in credit (£40 of which was for opening a utilities account for gas/electric). They basically just took the money and shrugged when I enquired about it. Thieving cunts.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
What did you do?
AverageJoe
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I kind of like shopping in Sainsbury's as it's more peaceful than the overcrowded mess that our local Tesco is since it's refurbishment. The bread is decent and they have good kippers rather than those boil in the bag abominations. Missus not happy about the latter as apparently they stink up the house for hours.
mx wcfc
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We use Sainsbury's most of the time as it's easiest to get to.
Lately, they've installed barriers so you have to go through a till to exit, which is both mildly vexing, and a bit odd, because everyone round here is well off so we don't have shoplifting.
But we still have to go to Waitrose sometimes, as Sainsbury's doesn't stock mrs mx's favourite Earl Grey Tea, nor M-i-L's preferred chai. It's not an issue as the doctors surgery is upstairs from Waitrose, and the three of us are there an alarming amount of the time these days. There was a time when Waitrose was the only place here that sold green Tabasco, but they have it in Sainsbury's now thankfully. I was pissed off when the Lloyds Pharmacy pulled out, but I use one of the online things these days.
One way or another, big business is going to take our money off us.
Lately, they've installed barriers so you have to go through a till to exit, which is both mildly vexing, and a bit odd, because everyone round here is well off so we don't have shoplifting.
But we still have to go to Waitrose sometimes, as Sainsbury's doesn't stock mrs mx's favourite Earl Grey Tea, nor M-i-L's preferred chai. It's not an issue as the doctors surgery is upstairs from Waitrose, and the three of us are there an alarming amount of the time these days. There was a time when Waitrose was the only place here that sold green Tabasco, but they have it in Sainsbury's now thankfully. I was pissed off when the Lloyds Pharmacy pulled out, but I use one of the online things these days.
One way or another, big business is going to take our money off us.
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
What did you do?
I was captured on CCTV selling a colleague an eighth in the car park.
lazythursday
Averagely-Known Member
I usually go to Sainsbury's once a month when I've been paid. It simply has a better range of food than Tesco, which is my closest and most used supermarket.
Can't say I've really noticed any drop in quality though my local store is starting to feel a bit tatty.
Can't say I've really noticed any drop in quality though my local store is starting to feel a bit tatty.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
There was a build up of trapped customers in the self-service pen earlier this week cos the gates wouldn’t open when they scanned their receipts. A visibly stressed member of staff was trying to help several customers at the tills and they advised the trapped customers to just push them open. Nobody did, so I had to squeeze through and do it. Most followed behind me but a couple of customers remained in the pen, looking confused.
I guess if you treat people like livestock, some will behave like them.
I guess if you treat people like livestock, some will behave like them.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I go to a couple, there's one in Stamford Hill , Hackney which is eerily quiet on a Saturday , so great to shop in (it's a very Jewish area) . Sometimes go to a large one in Loughton, Essex which is usually fine. I avoid scab tills where possible & you can at both . Never had to show a receipt to escape from a Sainsbury's.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Can walk to both Sainsbury's and Waitrose in under 5 minutes, favour Sainsbury's as the aisles are wider and even though they do keep moving stuff around, it's still easier to find shit than at Waitrose. For our 'big shop' we get a Tesco delivery, saves a fair bit on the two local shops.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
That's deliberate to encourage impulse buying, once you've learned where everything is you go straight to what you want. If you have to wander about for a bit you're more likely to spot something and think "Oh I need that"
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
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This.
Seems to be a lack of any re-investment into the fabric of their estate. Escalators/travelators always bust and the decor is looking very mid-90s; lots of bit and pieces taped down with gaffer.
Silas Loom
Hated by both sides
They should have been allowed to merge with Asda. It was a much better deal for consumers than letting the petrol forecourt VC spivs take over from Walmart.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Sadly not I imagine. Love Crash, though.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Maybe. The reason I've stopped going in there is because their "Discounted member's price" was the same as Iceland's normal price across the street. I'm not handing all my data over just so I can get the same price as the other supermarkets near me. (I totally will to get a real discount) I understand they're leading the market in terms of self-checkouts that you can't exit without scanning a barcode too, and that would just do my head in so better I've boycotted them now than before I get to see that shit going on.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
I hope you gave them points on their Nectar card.
Bingoman
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Just heard the reporter on sky saying some customer were due deliveries today now have to the supermarket them selves and some say the will how shop a tesco or Morrison.
What happens to the payment for the online shopping?
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Not for a while. Zaytoun is still available on line, we had some delivered only yesterday.
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