Tesco the worst supermarket in UK

[Old Cruser]

tesco's came  at the bottom  of nine major chains because of it's pricing, store envireoment, quality of fresh produce and customer service , scoring 45% - whilst aldi came second and Lidl third, beating Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda
Waitrose however scored 82 % in the Poll so off to waitrose then --- where is it  q?

[Slacker]

Self-scanning makes it easier to get through checkouts though

[Pete]

We should all try and do less supermarket shopping anyway. In light of the horsemeat scandal, for example, we have stopped buying meat from supermarkets and have started to go to our local butcher.

If folks don't start to use local small shops we will lose them and then we will all be hooked in to the big supermarkets and all the nasty business practices that some of them have, like screwing suppliers until there is no margin left for them.

At the risk of repeating myself, I want this country run by elected politicians not big business.

[Old Cruser]

Self-scanning makes it easier to get through checkouts though

Ask my bro Slacker --- he hates the self check out refuses to use them - says they put people out of work 

[Old Cruser]

We should all try and do less supermarket shopping anyway. In light of the horsemeat scandal, for example, we have stopped buying meat from supermarkets and have started to go to our local butcher.

If folks don't start to use local small shops we will lose them and then we will all be hooked in to the big supermarkets and all the nasty business practices that some of them have, like screwing suppliers until there is no margin left for them.

At the risk of repeating myself, I want this country run by elected politicians not big business.
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One can but Dream Pete

[Alsatian]

@OC - you shopping at Waitrose, didn't realise that you're a posh bird!

[Old Cruser]

@OC - you shopping at Waitrose, didn't realise that you're a posh bird!

I'm not - don't even know where there is one

[Fly]

One in Sheffield. Just up the road from the bottom of Bramall  Lane 

[Alsatian]

One in Sheffield. Just up the road from the bottom of Bramall  Lane 

Was that a Safeway some time ago?

[Fly]

Not sure on that one Alsatian.

But I think your right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_%28UK%29#Morrisons_takeover

[Old Cruser]

One in Sheffield. Just up the road from the bottom of Bramall  Lane 

Ahhh Fly is the posh one!

How big are the waitrose supermarkets?

[Fly]

I'm not posh. I once took a regular customer there.
Sadly she died in a terrible accident at her farm 
Never been in the place.

[Stuart]

Self-scanning makes it easier to get through checkouts though

You'd have thought, but pick up a "slow" phaser and you're blatting away at your item like someone at a Star Trek convention before the bloody thing bleeps and registers. Self-packing as you go round is great - them someone at the self-scanning checkout turns everything upside down to make sure you haven't stolen anything, so you get home (as I did yesterday) with a milk jug that has a punctured top, and somewhat less milk in it then when I picked the thing up. I'm not yet convinced that it is really any quicker than going through a traditional checkout.

[Pete]

Must admit I'm in favour of old style check outs. It's a job for someone and it stands in the way of the total automation of the sales process. Call me old fashioned but I like people more than machines.

[Old Cruser]

I wouldn't like to put our main shop through myself much prefer to chat to the assistant who is scanning it