Yikes, M&S reopen on Wednesday.

[Jangleballix]

 

[felonius monk]

Longer opening hours too.

 

[Rushy]

I am surprised at quite how much love there is for M&S food hall. I've nothing against it at all and the enthusiasm on here is making me look forward to seeing what they've done. I've only ever shopped at the Brixton one but I've always thought it relatively pricey and "treaty". What is it that folk love about it?

 

[Pickman's model]

I am surprised at quite how much love there is for M&S food hall. I've nothing against it at all and the enthusiasm on here is making me look forward to seeing what they've done. I've only ever shopped at the Brixton one but I've always thought it relatively pricey and "treaty". What is it that folk love about it?

people love treats

 

[nagapie]

I am surprised at quite how much love there is for M&S food hall. I've nothing against it at all and the enthusiasm on here is making me look forward to seeing what they've done. I've only ever shopped at the Brixton one but I've always thought it relatively pricey and "treaty". What is it that folk love about it?

Their food often isn't even nice. But I go in for a few key bits that you can't get elsewhere.

 

[two sheds]

My sis often used to get me M&S tokens for birthday and christmas hoping I'd buy clothes with them.

The actually have nice port, and duck & orange pate

 

[emanymton]

I am surprised at quite how much love there is for M&S food hall. I've nothing against it at all and the enthusiasm on here is making me look forward to seeing what they've done. I've only ever shopped at the Brixton one but I've always thought it relatively pricey and "treaty". What is it that folk love about it?

I used to use the M+S food hall quite a lot. Pricing was weird. Some things were insanely expensive. But a lot wasn't. Oftern things would be a little more expensive than other supermarket own brand stuff but way cheaper than branded stuff will being better quality than both. You just had to be careful as you could get realy stung on some things.

Fresh fruit was the big draw for me it was around the same price as other supermarkets, (sometimes cheaper than Aldi) but always much nicer.

Then the fuckers went and clossed my local one down.

 

[brogdale]

I used to use the M+S food hall quite a lot. Pricing was weird. Some things were insanely expensive. But a lot wasn't. Oftern things would be a little more expensive than other supermarket own brand stuff but way cheaper than branded stuff will being better quality than both. You just had to be careful as you could get realy stung on some things.

Fresh fruit was the big draw for me it was around the same price as other supermarkets, (sometimes cheaper than Aldi) but always much nicer.

Then the fuckers went and clossed my local one down.

The fruit quality difference is real. i used to work at East Kent Packers (EKP) in Fav and the M&S lines were always those that took the best quality inputs and attracted the closest management supervision. There was always the fear of losing the M&S contracts.

 

[Sweet FA]

You can get BOGOF steaks too when using the scab till.

 

[nagapie]

Agreed on the quality of the fruit, much nicer.

Probably the meat is also much better quality but so expensive.

 

[ouirdeaux]

M&S have, or had, a ready meal with meatballs made out of pork and beef. I normally detest this combination, but liked this. However, I rarely eat ready meals these days, even superior ones, so don't know if it still exists.

 

[clicker]

The fruit quality difference is real. i used to work at East Kent Packers (EKP) in Fav and the M&S lines were always those that took the best quality inputs and attracted the closest management supervision. There was always the fear of losing the M&S contracts.

That makes sense. I've always wondered if I'm imagining it.

If I'm in an M&S foodhall, which isn't that often, I know I can get good fruit/veg, cheeses, bread and chutneys. They also do these great pickled onions in balsamic vinegar that literally sing from the jar.

 

[ChrisSouth]

I am surprised at quite how much love there is for M&S food hall. I've nothing against it at all and the enthusiasm on here is making me look forward to seeing what they've done. I've only ever shopped at the Brixton one but I've always thought it relatively pricey and "treaty". What is it that folk love about it?

Percy Pigs

 

[Rushy]

Percy Pigs

Nailed it

 

[Fez909]

The fruit quality difference is real. i used to work at East Kent Packers (EKP) in Fav and the M&S lines were always those that took the best quality inputs and attracted the closest management supervision. There was always the fear of losing the M&S contracts.

I've posted about this before, but it's also true of their crisps. I worked in a crisp factory and M&S were the only brand that brought in their own spuds, and had additional people for QA etc.

 

[brogdale]

I've posted about this before, but it's also true of their crisps. I worked in a crisp factory and M&S were the only brand that brought in their own spuds, and had additional people for QA etc.

Absolutley; when the M&S inspectors were in everything had to be ping-pong. The young women doing the the "144" line of lemon boxes really did take every one of the 144 fuckers out of the box and out of their wrappers to check for "blues".

 

[Happy Tree]

Last time I ate M&S it must have been in the mid-80s. The way my mum went on about it you'd think their pies were made by Moses himself.

 

[Rushy]

M&S have, or had, a ready meal with meatballs made out of pork and beef. I normally detest this combination, but liked this. However, I rarely eat ready meals these days, even superior ones, so don't know if it still exists.

I hardly ever eat ready meals either but recently found myself needing to buy dinner late at night at a petrol station with an M&S shop. I've had a few of their lasagnes since then!

 

[felonius monk]

Absolutley; when the M&S inspectors were in everything had to be ping-pong. The young women doing the the "144" line of lemon boxes really did take every one of the 144 fuckers out of the box and out of their wrappers to check for "blues".

I've heard the same about ready meal production lines where M&S took particular oversight where several supermarket own labels came out of the same factory.

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Just spent nearly an hour looking for this thread. I cant contain my fucking excitement. Ethel in Middlesbrough.

 

[Not a Vet]

Just spent nearly an hour looking for this thread. I cant contain my fucking excitement. Ethel in Middlesbrough.

I thought the boro M&S in the town centre closed down?

 

[skyscraper101]

I've posted about this before, but it's also true of their crisps. I worked in a crisp factory and M&S were the only brand that brought in their own spuds, and had additional people for QA etc.

I was just coming on here to recall that you had first hand experience of the M&S crisp production line

 

[editor]

It was totally rammed yesterday, with queues going all the way back to the door.

In photos: big crowds flock to Brixton’s Marks and Spencer store after seven month closure

After seven months of extensive refurbishment, Marks and Spencer made a highly anticipated return to Brixton yesterday, reopening their doors to eager shoppers.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[ouirdeaux]

I really don't get things like that. Nobody likes crowds, do they? At least not unfocused ones; if you're all at a concert or cheering on a team, I can just about get the appeal, even if it's not for me. But in a shop other people are just hindrances. Maybe you might do it to get a bargain, if you're hardy enough, but surely if you were pining for M&S that much while it was closed, all you had to do was go to another one of their shops. Why not go the next day, when it will probably be much quieter?

 

[skyscraper101]

Have to say it looks very nice inside, and outside. I like the cavern-like Frozen Food, Wine, Bakery etc sections. Very fancy.