Are you a supermarket snob?

I try to avoid visiting supermarkets these days and use home delivery when I can. I find most are split between an artificial forced brightness like a painted smile without the service behind it when you actually need it, or bland dead feeling especially Morrisons. We tend to use Sainsbury's the most due to the balance of quality and price and the home delivery experience has been a bit better than Tesco and Asda (as long as you disable substitutions on everything*) but I always feel like with a little more effort it would make the difference between good and great with them.

* Used to get quite high amount of, and poor alternatives, substitutions with Sainsbury's often seemingly trying to change stuff out for things which weren't selling, disabling substitutions on everything and magically so far almost always get everything ordered.

2Thumbs said:
Customers in Sainsbury's seems to get very confused when they see someone walking around in a competing uniform. Once I had someone ask me where something is, I only pointed at the logo on my top and smiled. I think they were on auto pilot!
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I've had this a few times in Sainsbury's while in work uniform, not in a competing supermarket uniform even, I've never experienced it elsewhere except once in a mini Coop but the person immediately realised their confusion in that instance.
 
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I used to shop at Aldi almost exclusively (despite working for a competing supermarket, though not with groceries) as it was generally cheaper even with discounts etc.

But I started to find that Aldi prices crept up due to inflation and was no longer cheaper. I've not shopped there since I did my last minute bits of Christmas shopping last year!

Sometimes I do consider switching to having it delivered, as I can't stand food shopping, but by doing that I could miss out on new things, or bargains!
 
lakitu said:
I'm a snob, I don't like the colour scheme or the uniforms in ASDA. Tesco's is too bright and their finest range is not good enough. Sainsbury's near me never has staff on the checkout and is too small and why is everything orange?

Luckily we have Booths which costs a lot more but has the best staff who take their time at the checkout and a nice colour scheme and their products are similar to M&S and Waitrose. It's an enjoyable experience and I place value in that as it's my time being spent. It's expensive though and I do go to Tesco's 50% of the time, aint made of money!
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Was brought up to shop at Booths due to living in the area, but they are nothing like they used to be. They used to be a normal Supermarket for normal people which sold good quality goods at the right price. Now, they are generally empty due to them trying to compete with places like Waitrose and M&S and the NW of England is not that sort of place. Booths unfortunately are on the way out - the Media City one shut down recently due to lack of business and that’s where all the proper snobs are isn’t it?
 
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Barry Smalley said:
Was brought up to shop at Booths due to living in the area, but they are nothing like they used to be. They used to be a normal Supermarket for normal people which sold good quality goods at the right price. Now, they are generally empty due to them trying to compete with places like Waitrose and M&S and the NW of England is not that sort of place. Booths unfortunately are on the way out - the Media City one shut down recently due to lack of business and that’s where all the proper snobs are isn’t it?
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All I can say is the one in Clitheroe has recently had a makeover and added a cafe and it's always busy. I really think people around here appreciate the escape from the other supermarkets and there is certainly enough wealthy folk. I hope it lasts anyway!
 
Warning about Lidl's new self scans

The Lidl I went to earlier on had changed their self scans. They are bad. Does not recognise the weights on bagging area on these things - reduced stickers, produce charged by weight, produce charged per unit (aubergine, single red peppers)

Though this does not affect me but all the new self scans are card only. This means people who don't pay with card and got a few bits has to queue up behind customers with overflowing big trolleys.
 
lakitu said:
All I can say is the one in Clitheroe has recently had a makeover and added a cafe and it's always busy. I really think people around here appreciate the escape from the other supermarkets and there is certainly enough wealthy folk. I hope it lasts anyway!
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Do you live in Clitheroe? We visit very regularly for Cowman’s and Byrne’s and Exchange Coffee.
 
robfosters said:
I read another article the other day reporting that Waitrose were starting to seriously lag behind M&S on revenue. M&S is better, plain and simple, their best ever tikka masala is as enjoyable as a takeaway curry
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The thing is M&S have their niche, it's not my thing, a bit pricey for me plus there isn't one anywhere near, but they do lots of meals that are almost like ready meals, kinda, but nice. You know, you can buy the lamb joint, it's already pre seasoned, then next to it you can get the trimmings to go with it, and they are all prepared and ready to go as well.

So it will appeal to people who are maybe professionals who want nice meals but don't have the time or effort, but it's not a take away either, it's good quality food that you still cook at home. To be fair they generally sell good stuff all round.

Where as Waitrose is just a regular supermarket, really, they see themselves as a bit higher class, and yes the stuff is generally good quality, they don't sell cheap horrible ****, but you need to remember the likes of Tesco etc have their "finest" range or equivalent, which cuts into Waitrose selling point, and Waitrose is expensive.
 
While we are on about supermarkets, does your supermarket of choice have a designated "stingy woman" on the rota at the make your own pizza counter? You know, that one woman who when you see she is on duty at the pizza counter your heart sinks as you know you are about to get no more than half the normal amount of toppings that *all* the others give out, especially when compared to the happy cheerful "anti-stingy-woman woman" who seems to chuck toppings on like they are going out of fashion? I had her today, and by that I mean she was on the pizza counter. And yes, it was as if she has to pay for the toppings out of her own wages. She is a right old misery guts too.
 
I wish they would all do away with their rewards and points and apps.

Just get rid of all that **** and charge everyone the same price/drop prices slightly across the board with the savings made from maintaining all that rubbish.

God life was so much simpler before the internet.
 
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