I frequently experience autistic melt down in supermarkets, especially Tesco,
in our Teco Metro they have installed automated check outs, I tried them a few times, thinking that avoiding contact with till staff could be an advantage for me, but the till NEVER do what you think they are going to do, and insist on telling you things have happened which haven't or haven't happened which have, so I always end up having argument , or narrowly avoiding an argument with the supervisor, and have given up of them, only to find that if there is a queue at the staffed checkouts the supervisors come round and start hassling me to use the automatic ones, you just can't win!
On the other hand I quite like shopping online with Tesco, and have never had any problem with getting refunds on returned items, I'm registered with Tesco, Sainsburys and Asda for online shopping, as is my wife and we get a £5.00 or £10.00 off voucher from one or the other almost every week.
Another thing I hate abot supermarkets is when they move the shelves around and I either have to walk round for ages looking for something or force myself to ask urrrrgh!
And I can get quite obsessive about collecting Tesco clubcard points, I know its a con, and they are just trying to squeeze money out of you, but I just get hooked....
On the other hand I quite like shopping online with Tesco, and have never had any problem with getting refunds on returned items, I'm registered with Tesco, Sainsburys and Asda for online shopping, as is my wife and we get a £5.00 or £10.00 off voucher from one or the other almost every week.
Have you (or anyone else here) ever used a box order scheme?
I haven't I keep meaning to (executive disfunction again!), but a colleague at work does and regularly brings in the things she gets but doesn't like (a big disadvantage is you get whatever's in season, whether you like it or not, but not such a big disadvantage for me as I like all fruit and veg!!)
The cheese counter, not necessarily Tesco.
Y'know how the cheeses are different weights and prices, does anyone else have a 'thing' about buying cheeses that end in round numbers, i.e. not £1.41, £1.42, £1.47, etc., but it has to be £1.40? I have to go through all the cheeses to find one ending in '0'. :oops:
The only time I shop in tesco is to buy the Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar version of Kettle Crisps. They had a buy 2 for £2 offer on the 150g bags and ever since I have been hooked :grin: . Alldays (some sort of post office Coop hybrid) is currently doing the same offer but not with the balsamic vinegar :evil: .
Stella wrote:
It is one of those Tesco Metro outlets - medium sized - rather than very large - so the chances of becoming lost or simply being swallowed up by strange shopping lanes, or ambushed by unfamiliar displays of goods, or crushed beneath a toppling mountain of canned goods seem much smaller.
My nearest Tesco Metro won't sell groundnut oil or coconut milk, and they've devoted a ridiculously large amount of shelf space to Christmas goods since September.
I tend to agree with Sjongfrau on this one. Tesco Metro is smaller, but in my experience often busier, more cramped, more subject to change and generally more chaotic than the larger branches. Given the choice I'd go to a large branch at a quiet time and take things slowly.
I have an Tesco 'Express'-- even smaller than a Metro -- at the top of my road, which is quite useful, I know what they have and where they keep it (although some of the lines the do and don't stock are a bit confusing screw lightbulbs but not bayonets for instance! (and no energy saving ones...)) and a large Morrisons (formerley Safeways about a quarter of a mile away) it was very stressful using the Morrisons after they rebranded and changed everything around but as I get used to the new lay out its not too bad.
Does anyone use Lidl? Some real bargains, fewer confusing choices and some really good quality goods, I bought my partner a 6 megapixel digital camera for her birthday for £99.99! They have really good 70% dark chocolate for about 50p for 200g, extra virgin olive oil for £1.99 a litre, and german rye bread for about 60p, and they deliver a really clear comprehensive list of their weekly offers door to door.
I love to go to Tesco when its very quiet, no sound but the low hum of regrigerators and blower fans, the light falling evenly on the long shopping lanes where you can stand and look at interesting products for as long as you like and no one will ever bother you.
Today I was standing and looking at a display of cheese when my eye fell on a rectangular block of such a strange orange colour that I had to look away for a moment before I could read its label, which said "Ilchester Mexicana."
"The first plastics were made from cheese," I said to the lady behind the counter.
"Well, I never," she said. "I thought it looked a bit funny."
"Yes," I said. "Yes, it does."
"Would you like to have a taste?" she said.
"I'd rather not," I said.
"You're Stella, aren't you?" she said.
"Yes I am," I said. "I must go now."
"Bye Stella," she said. So off I went.
Outside it was raining, so I decided to buy some ham hocks to make pease pudding.
Stella
Is Stella your real name/how did she know what it was? :?
What times does Tesco open to? the nearest one near me,closes at 5:30 but some are open 24/7 aren't they?
That's why I like going to the local ASDA (opposite the Trafford centre) when my sister gets her boyfriends' car,we've gone at 12am before,it's nice to not get stressed out with the place when it's full of people who can't control their trolleys and quite a novelty being able to buy anything from TVs to PCs to clothes to food at that time as well. :lol:
Sjöjungfru, I actually enjoy my frequent visits to Tesco, and being able to look at all the products. I shouldn't have nearly so much fun if I had to order online. I like being able to choose my tomatoes and other veggies individually, and look at all the long lines of different coloured bottles and cans. And I don't suppose they have a half-price shelf online either, an important factor in my small budget! And I always look at the stainless-steel kitchen equipment too!
I don't think I should go if they had a Santa though, as I wouldn't feel safe.
Stella
My favorite apples are Royal Gala. When someone else selects apple or just buys them prebaged I can't stand them, they just don't taste right. I can instantly tell how an apple is going to taste by its smell and look. Normaly there is only 6 or less desent apples on display.
Sjöjungfru
I would like to try more types of apples but the supply is not great. I think there is a farmers market which is not to far to travel but that's only once a month. There is green grocers very near by which may be worth a look. Thou I prefer supermarkets as there is more space and less talk. It is a bit restricting just liking one apple type so I think I will brave the enclosed confines of the local shop.
Stella
I only have Baked Potatoes occasionally because the inconsistencies of the results, thanks for the tip on shape. I did not think of that. :smile:
I knew my suspicions about vicars were correct, this is a picture I took on full moon outside a church:
:shock:
I've got a coxes orang pippin tree in my garden...
I'm not keen on Tesco. I find Tesco cheap, bland, colourless, and impersonal.
By the year 2020 we will have taken over the earth.
Tesco, every little helps.
I really like the ICA Maxi stores in Sweden, loooads of variety, pleasant staff. I miss 'em :wink: