Where do you shop?

purity

Sorry for missing quite a few stores in the poll, I am not trolling just curious to see what fellow board members think of our store availability and what stores are the best in our current recession.

where is your store preference for value,convenience and staff friendliness

themadchef

Who doesnt shop around these days?

Suspicious thread... just saying.

jam_mac_jam

Superquinn

stovelid

Doing a nixer. OP?

Minstrel27

You should have allowed multiple choice.

im invisible

tesco, self service till, in, out, minimal human interaction....

Coriolanus

Local SuperValu by a long mile.

purity

stovelid wrote: »

Doing a nixer. OP?

What do you mean?

FGR

Do Superquinn still have an ethos of quality vs low cost selling these days?

m.j.w

up north

purity

themadchef wrote: »

Who doesnt shop around these days?

Suspicious thread... just saying.

Nope just an ordinary user on boards:)

policarp

Harrods...

purity

ForegoneReality wrote: »

Do Superquinn still have an ethos of quality vs low cost selling these days?

Oops forgot poor superquinn:( Don't see many around

senorwipesalot

2 euro world

purity

im invisible wrote: »

tesco, self service till, in, out, minimal human interaction....

I agree with you therre:D

hondasam

marks and spencer

Jesus Wept

Aldi is the nuts.

Badgermonkey

Nevore wrote: »

Local SuperValu by a long mile.

It's the hypnotic quality of the strip lighting reflecting off the wet, sweaty ham.

Mmmmm.

ejmaztec

Mine arrives by parachute from the UN.

RichieC

Supervalue

admiralofthefleet

i mainly shop in supervalu but i follow all the symbols groups for their deals

BluesBerry

I dont have a particular shop I would always go to its between Tesco Aldi and lidl I like Aldi the best though

stovelid

purity wrote: »

What do you mean?

Is it a genuine question or a survey/fact-gathering post of some sort. Sounds like the latter.

Should be multiple choice as I use about 4 of them on a regular basis.

Jesus Wept

RichieC wrote: »

Supervalue

They spell it Supervalu, it's pronounced it Super-Val-ouuu

Carl Sagan

A mixture of Dunnes and Lidl. Buy mostly Eggs, milk, vegetables and chicken from Lidl, and anything else from Dunnes.

--LOS--

mostly tescos, best all-rounder, can get some stuff cheaper elsewhere but they just wouldn't have what I wanted.

ingtresting

maringo

I voted Aldi but I'm often a supermarket "hopper" to pick up the bargains going in the various shops. :P

Biggins

Should be a 'mixed' option 'cos thats what I do - as previous poster.

sdanseo

Poll should be multiple choice.

Day to day I shop in the local Centra but if I ever need proper things like meat I'll go to Superquinn. And if I'm on a cheap buzz I'll go to tesco because I'm always passing it - Lidl etc are just that bit more out of the way.

Korvanica

Boo at tesco winning... theyre ****e

senorwipesalot

Local Carryout off licence.I live on scrumpy and bacon fries.

Ruu_Old

Aldi does really well in the US, a lot of shops popping up every once in a while. $40 a week buys a heap of stuff for us, produce is normally decent as well.

Jesus Wept

Anytime I go to Tesco, I come out with **** all for how much I spend.
It's actually sh1te.

Their fruit and veg is generally dire quality.

Mike 1972

ejmaztec wrote: »

Mine arrives by parachute from the UN.

The way things are going................

The-Rigger wrote: »

Anytime I go to Tesco, I come out with **** all for how much I spend.
It's actually sh1te..

Tesco used to be good but over the last ten years have gone down the tubes. Free parking (in towns where theyre the only place doing it) is one of the few attractions now.

I kinda got out of the habit of going into Dunnes during the Strike (mid 1990's)

Sergeant

All of them, except for Tesco. Grim.

Ban Ki Moon

Superquinn

Aishae

i go to dunnes mainly. every now n again ill venture in to tesco but its rare, usually only go to accompany granny. only go to aldi when the folks are going so i hitch a ride out there, mainly to look at the 'stuffs' of the week aisle, you know the snorkles n so forth :pac:

siniman

The-Rigger wrote: »

Anytime I go to Tesco, I come out with **** all for how much I spend.
It's actually sh1te.

Their fruit and veg is generally dire quality.

Absolutely agree on the fruit and veg - last a day at most. though still go there every week as it is the only one in town i can park at. also am a total sucker for the bogof deals - wish they had the occassional one on a realitively heathly item.... why is it generally on sweets / crisps?

Jesus Wept

A lot of it looks manky in the shops, let alone lasting a day.

Autosport

Tesco for the big shop and Superquinn or Supervalu for the day to day stuff.

gurramok

If only Dunnes/Lidl have those Tesco/Spar type express shops, not one near me. Dunnes tend to be big supermarkets instead of the small local ones :mad:

I do find the meat in Spar(Euro that is) quite superior to Tesco/Dunnes but thats their only plus. Pricewise, Tecso/Dunnes have been matching each other for years, no change excuse the pun there. But then again, huge selection in the big stores!

And while we're ranting ...why oh why do the 3 Tesco's and the 2 Spars near me not stock McCain Roast Potatoes, its bloody frustrating having to travel miles to get them!!

hondasam

gurramok wrote: »

If only Dunnes/Lidl have those Tesco/Spar type express shops, not one near me. Dunnes tend to be big supermarkets instead of the small local ones :mad:

I do find the meat in Spar(Euro that is) quite superior to Tesco/Dunnes but thats their only plus. Pricewise, Tecso/Dunnes have been matching each other for years, no change excuse the pun there. But then again, huge selection in the big stores!

And while we're ranting ...why oh why do the 3 Tesco's and the 2 Spars near me not stock McCain Roast Potatoes, its bloody frustrating having to travel miles to get them!!

buy enough to last you the month, how many do you need ?

gurramok

hondasam wrote: »

buy enough to last you the month, how many do you need ?

About 5 packets! Tesco/Dunnes in Blanch/Finglas have them en masse but not the D4 stores, is it in the genes that they must not supply hob-nobs with quality roasts? :mad:

hondasam

gurramok wrote: »

About 5 packets! Tesco/Dunnes in Blanch/Finglas have them en masse but not the D4 stores, is it in the genes that they must not supply hob-nobs with quality roasts? :mad:

home made roast potatoes would be nicer.

gurramok

hondasam wrote: »

home made roast potatoes would be nicer.

Not good for us time conscious uneducated cooks who happened to be blokes

hondasam

gurramok wrote: »

Not good for us time conscious uneducated cooks who happened to be blokes

fast recipe

par boil for ten minutes and then roast.

or bake them in the microwave for five minutes and then roast.

the oven will be heating and you will not waste any time.

Aoifey!

I normally go to Tesco cause I'm lazy and Tesco is the closest.

KeithM89_old

Tescos - thanks to their online delivery, i havent needed to leave my house in 7 and a half years.

gurramok

hondasam wrote: »

fast recipe

par boil for ten minutes and then roast.

or bake them in the microwave for five minutes and then roast.

the oven will be heating and you will not waste any time.

That's too complicated for me:pac:

hondasam

gurramok wrote: »

That's too complicated for me:pac:

I'm surprised you are able to open the packet of roast potatoes all by yourself.

Try it and get back to me.

FGR

Where do I shop? Why my local Quickpick/Country Store of course.