Are Tesco finished in Ireland, do you shop there anymore?

Ms. Pingui · 06-12-2013 09:30PM

taxus_baccata wrote: »

I just hate the corporateness of Tesco, all the advertising, clubcards, Tesco insurance, money, phones etc. It's like they want to own the customer. I foolishly joined their baby club and some of the so called advice in their booklet was shocking:eek:.

Admire the lidl and aldi model - no gimmicks,bar the special buys, but at least most of the products stay at the same price and there's no faffing about with clubcards and tokens for pots or pyrex!

What kind of advice do they give in the baby club booklets? I joined while I was pregnant but never really looked through the booklets. They seem to be all advertising so I bin them!

jjbrien · 06-12-2013 09:31PM

I live in Mulhuddart and the Tesco here closed down 2 months ago just before Aldi opened its doors. The Aldi down the road has a far better trade than that tesco ever had even the spar beside it was busier.

But for me its Dunnes/Superquinn and Aldi id go to the first two first then Aldi for the little things. Tescos cheese always gave my wife the runs. They seem to cut corners on stuff. The Tesco down in Roselawn however is busy.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 06-12-2013 09:32PM

Used to do weekly shop in tesco, switched to dunnes one week and couldn't believe how cheaper it was.

Rarely go to tesco now.

Bit late for them dropping prices now, when they get the customers back they'll sneakily put them back up as usual

sue_me · 06-12-2013 09:34PM

Tesco is the second largest retailer of its kind in the world after walmart , its far bigger than either aldi or lidl

sue_me · 06-12-2013 09:35PM

Mar Mar Marmalade wrote: »

Mark's and Spencer's is class but it's really more of a 'bits' shop. Never done a full shop there.

whats so great about it ?

seriously , ive never been in their grocery section

humbert · 06-12-2013 09:35PM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Everybody is calling Tesco brand stuff horrible even though it's all Irish haha

It being from Ireland is just a question of agricultural regulations and perhaps the desire to support local farmers. After that every country produces good quality produce and shit. Just a question of whether a retailer is willing to pay for the quality or whether they're willing to flog the shit.

ThisRegard · 06-12-2013 09:36PM

Only in After Hours would you have a thread asking if a current market leader in a retail segment is finished.

taxus_baccata · 06-12-2013 09:36PM

It was a lot of poor advice re: breastfeeding and introducing solids. They featured 3 mothers and not one of them had successfully breastfed so really the purpose of the article was to sell formula.

There was zero mention of baby led weaning for introducing solids and just a ton of ads. No money off vouchers for anything i would ever buy, lots of vouchers for jars of stuff, saying that what did I expect?!

Herb Powell · 06-12-2013 09:38PM

€1.85 bottles of O'Hara's Stout does the trick for me

Mickey H · 06-12-2013 09:44PM

Always liked Tesco and do my shopping there.

Can't see them being finished in Ireland to be honest.

What's this "Dealz" that everyone's on about? I saw one in The Omni in Santry a while back and now there's one beside Tesco in Galway. I haven't ventured in yet. Can anyone enlighten me?

Mar Mar Marmalade · 06-12-2013 09:49PM

sue_me wrote: »

whats so great about it ?

seriously , ive never been in their grocery section

Ah but they do some great food, they can be a tad bit expensive though. I love the crispy bacon you can get there. Mmm lovely.

Voltex · 06-12-2013 09:51PM

I my opinion..the discounters are riding the crest of a wave right now. The model worked... in order to get the cheapest prices from suppliers. But the manner in which they do this is susceptible to a serious flaw...and that's there will be no investment into this model by suppliers.

Using cost leadership of existing products into an existing market will work for a time...but all products have a life cycle that require them to become obsolete over time. Without long term supplier/customer relationships, innovation, the lifeblood of any sustainable competitive advantage just wont be there...

As someone who knows the mechanics of the trade I can say that Tesco and Dunnes have figured out comparative strategies.

Geomy · 06-12-2013 09:52PM

I had a bad experience in Tescos lately, decided to start going to Dunnes and it's much better and the layout and displays are easier on the eye. ..
Give me green over red blue and white. ...

denismc · 06-12-2013 09:59PM

The thing I hate about Tesco is the self-service check outs, they rarely work without some assistance from the staff. Also the staff in there all look depressed.

looksee · 06-12-2013 10:04PM

There's an awful lot of griping about Tesco considering that the poll seems to suggest they are second after a double act of Aldi and Lidl. I shop in Tesco, the only thing I agree about is their own-brand kitchenware is rubbish, and i buy most meat in the local butchers, otherwise I shop there. I try to avoid even going into Dunnes having seen some of their messing with suppliers.

AlanMcC23 · 06-12-2013 10:11PM

I work for tesco and have to say they have got a little bit expensive but people saying the own brand stuff is crap dont realise that its the same as the big brand stuff its made by the same big brand names

2 stroke · 06-12-2013 10:21PM

I avoid tesco as much as possible for a number of reasons.
They treat all customers as potential thieves, I've never seen security tags on potatoes anywhere else.
They champion replacing employees with machines. They could instead provide quite a bit of partime employment.
They can't be trusted to match the prices at their tills to the prices on their shelves.
Their masive new stores have led to the closure of a lot of smaller retailers.

MRnotlob606 · 06-12-2013 10:22PM

it might strange to some but i hate the tesco self service units,where i have to check out my own and the employees stand there idle,bought a pack of elastic bands there and one of them wasn't even completed

Voltex · 06-12-2013 10:22PM

looksee wrote: »

I try to avoid even going into Dunnes having seen some of their messing with suppliers.

Have to disagree with you there...they may have done in years gone by, but they are a lot better than the discounters today. I know...I supply both. Id chose Dunnes any day!

06-12-2013 10:29PM

I never liked tesco, I go an odd time mostly for special offers on beer.

Vast majority or my shopping was and is done in supervalue.

FizzleSticks · 06-12-2013 10:34PM

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wandatowell · 06-12-2013 10:35PM

Tesco's is very expensive

Fred Swanson · 06-12-2013 10:41PM

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miss no stars · 07-12-2013 12:15AM

Superquinn. Occasional bits elsewhere. Disagree that lidl and aldi are miles cheaper and better. If you buy fresh stuff it's about the same. Much more tempting to pick up "luxury" goods though. I think it's a nicer experience, staff are actually useful and I find generally friendly and they have a wider range of fresh goods. Big shop? They pack your bags for you. Plus, the crux of it is that I cannot get everything I need in lidl or aldi. Just can't do it. Shampoo? That Cien paintstripper? No thanks. Toilet rolls very rough, they don't have rice milk (soya very bad for you and can't drink milk), and then a lot of the bits and pieces that fill presses. They're grand when I want a set of thermal underwear, but the crux of it is that I'd be burning more petrol to get to a supermarket that offers minimal actual discount on fresh goods (none on meat) and don't even stock everything I want. Any saving is eaten up by having to go elsewhere for the items I can't get there and it then takes more time.

But tesco? No thanks. They're ****s to Ireland. Hike the prices up here, treat people like crap and try to pass off UK meat as Irish, probably because it was packed up north. The more Irish products you buy in Irish owned shops the better, cos if its imports in foreign shops then you're doing the country no favors.

sue_me · 07-12-2013 12:27AM

FizzleSticks wrote: »

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every section in Tesco is huge compared to every other supermarket

zenno · 07-12-2013 12:31AM

miss no stars wrote: »

Superquinn. Occasional bits elsewhere. Disagree that lidl and aldi are miles cheaper and better. If you buy fresh stuff it's about the same. Much more tempting to pick up "luxury" goods though. I think it's a nicer experience, staff are actually useful and I find generally friendly and they have a wider range of fresh goods. Big shop? They pack your bags for you. Plus, the crux of it is that I cannot get everything I need in lidl or aldi. Just can't do it. Shampoo? That Cien paintstripper? No thanks. Toilet rolls very rough, they don't have rice milk (soya very bad for you and can't drink milk), and then a lot of the bits and pieces that fill presses. They're grand when I want a set of thermal underwear, but the crux of it is that I'd be burning more petrol to get to a supermarket that offers minimal actual discount on fresh goods (none on meat) and don't even stock everything I want. Any saving is eaten up by having to go elsewhere for the items I can't get there and it then takes more time.

But tesco? No thanks. They're ****s to Ireland. Hike the prices up here, treat people like crap and try to pass off UK meat as Irish, probably because it was packed up north. The more Irish products you buy in Irish owned shops the better, cos if its imports in foreign shops then you're doing the country no favors.

Sure Irish pig-meat is not Irish, and every-one thinks they are eating pure Irish meat but in fact it is from another EU country...

Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/dna-results-show-half-of-pigmeat-tested-is-not-irish-1.1601213

Uberbeamerman · 07-12-2013 12:32AM

Lidl all the way….products are good quality and cheap, staff are cheerful (and very helpful) and the service is very efficient….tesco? hate the bloody place, staff are rude and you can never find what you're looking for while listening to 'customers, you can now take advantage of our latest offer which involves screwing either you the customer, the local economy, or our suppliers…..Tesco, every little thing helps'

Cienciano · 07-12-2013 12:33AM

SV wrote: »

Ah it's all about Aldi.

Lidl is not in the same category as Aldi, Lidl can feck off.

No way, Lidl is way better. OK, Aldi has better steaks, but I prefer shopping in Lidl.

General General · 07-12-2013 12:34AM

Love Tesco, especially now the plebs have moved to Aldi/Lidl.

It's like the new M&S... M&S, by the way, has become quite overrun with commoners.

fussyonion · 07-12-2013 12:39AM

I used to only ever shop in Tesco but a few years ago I started shopping in Aldi, tried the majority of their stuff and loved it.
I used to spend around €130 in Tesco on shopping every week for two adults, but since I've switched to Aldi, I only spend about €50 for two, and that's including meat and cheese and tinned stuff.

I'm really impressed with their stuff, including their burgers (in a black box, Angus I think), tinned tomatoes and orange juice, amongst other things.
I do still shop in Tesco but only for a few things like Heineken and other branded stuff I can't get in Aldi.

One thing I don't like about Aldi is their veg. It's never fresh and never lasts more than a few days, whereas the Tesco veg lasts and lasts.
All in all, my main shop is done in Aldi and a few bits in Tesco and it's really saved us a few bob this year.

BUT I was still buying those Tesco Savings Stamps during the year and have now completed four cards worth, which equals €200 so you can guess where I'll be doing my Christmas shop

Are Tesco finished in Ireland, do you shop there anymore?

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