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Can our supermarkets take on the banks?

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  • michaelboyd2
    michaelboyd2 Posts: 39 Forumite
    The more competition the better. All the best to them.
  • Dave101t
    Dave101t Posts: 4,157 Forumite
    isnt deregulation, building societies doing loans, banks doing mortgages etc what started the credit crunch?
    id love to see tesco taking peoples houses then turning them into express shops!
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  • Biggles
    Biggles Posts: 8,209 Forumite
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    Dave101t wrote: »
    id love to see tesco taking peoples houses then turning them into express shops!
    Personally, I'd love to see local councils taking over Tesco Express shops and turning them into decent housing!
    ;-)
  • Extant
    Extant Posts: 2,140 Forumite
    Dave101t wrote: »
    isnt deregulation, building societies doing loans, banks doing mortgages etc what started the credit crunch?

    In a word, no.
    What would William Shatner do?
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 120,039 Forumite
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    id love to see tesco taking peoples houses then turning them into express shops!

    Dont they indirectly do that anyway with the way they destroy communities?
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • willo65
    willo65 Posts: 1,012 Forumite
    Shouldn't the thread title be "Can the supermarkets take on the banks"?
  • simon_templar_2
    simon_templar_2 Posts: 960 Forumite
    Supermarkets like Tesco have their own consumer con going on with charging for so called recyclable bags. How come the 5p bags can be recycled yet the free ones cant? They should make the free ones out of the same material as the 5p ones.
  • CG19a
    CG19a Posts: 765 Forumite
    simon_templar wrote: »
    Supermarkets like Tesco have their own consumer con going on with charging for so called recyclable bags. How come the 5p bags can be recycled yet the free ones cant? They should make the free ones out of the same material as the 5p ones.

    The free bags can be recycled. Most stores have bag recycling units and if they don't, just hand them in at the customer service desk and they will send them for recycling. The free carrier bags are also made from a special material which degrades within 18 months or so compared to the tens of years normal carrier bags take.
  • simon_templar_2
    simon_templar_2 Posts: 960 Forumite
    The check out people in Asda regularly give out environmental lessons before they start scanning. Funny how the 5p bags have the supermarket name plastered all over them, not about the environment but money making.
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