A Bleak Christmas for Tesco ?

geordie_joe

A._Badger wrote: »

Will I pay more to shop somewhere more congenial? A little, yes - and many would do the same.

I can confirm that. I work for a diy store that (imo) is not a cheap as many of it's rivals, but most of our customer come because of the service they get.

Scritti

roddydogs wrote: »

Tesco take credit cards, and give points worth 1%, more if you do deals, so thats at least 2% cheaper than Aldi & Lidl for a start (I have Cap1 which gives 1% back)

Seriously??


No wonder they get away with such high prices if there are customers out there who think like this.


That doesn't make them "at least 2% cheaper".


If their stuff is 30% more expensive in the first place (as an average) then it just makes them 28% more expensive instead.


I think I give up.

catkins

A._Badger wrote: »

Clearly, the environment matters and, personally, I find Aldi and Lidl pretty cheerless and inhospitable. Asda, too, for that matter. Will I pay more to shop somewhere more congenial? A little, yes - and many would do the same.

I too think the environment matters which is one of the reasons I don't like Asda. I have been to Asda stores which are better but the two close to me I don't like.

The Aldi and Lidl close to me used to be pretty cheerless places but both have been refitted and now are just like any other supermarket.

Danjames

Come on guys calm down. Each to their own, some people are just too stubborn or are unable to change. Live with it.

Edwardia

I live in a town of 50,000 people which doesn't have a Marks and Spencer, Waitrose or Aldi. My mother lives within ten miles of a town double the size which doesn't have an Aldi or Waitrose either. Both towns have Lidl, ASDA, Sainsbury's, Iceland, Tesco Extra and Morrisons though.

It doesn't seem to me like competition between supermarkets is drivin prices down really

Doc_N

Once you've started shopping at Aldi (or Lidl), realised that their 'brands' are every bit as good as the main brands or Tesco own label, and got used to the more limited range, you'll never go back to Tesco again - you simply won't want to pay around 30% more for the same things, produced by the same companies.

Aldi saves a lot of time, a huge amount of money, and if there are top-ups needed you can well afford to buy them from Waitrose with the savings.

Who needs Tesco? That's the question the Tesco CEO ought to be asking himself.

Edwardia

Who needs Tesco ? No idea, myself. But with 3.51m regular customers, obviously a lot of people DO.

Overall, if only 20% of customers shop around, that means 80% of customers don't - which seems shocking. Is it laziness ? Maybe they don't feel they need to save money :eek: which seems unlikely in a recession.

paulineb_2

geordie_joe wrote: »

Yep, they fit the accepted definition of a supermarket, so they must be supermarkets.

Unlike the description of aldi which I read earlier, that was more like the accepted definition of a jumble sale!

My local aldi is clean, well stocked and you go through the checkout quickly, nothing like a jumble sale.

Ive regularly had dreadful customer service in tesco and at times its taken ages to go through the checkout because the cashier is so slow or talking to the person they are serving for 10 mins.

Ive never ever had any problems in aldi.

paulineb_2

Edwardia wrote: »

Who needs Tesco ? No idea, myself. But with 3.51m regular customers, obviously a lot of people DO.

Overall, if only 20% of customers shop around, that means 80% of customers don't - which seems shocking. Is it laziness ? Maybe they don't feel they need to save money :eek: which seems unlikely in a recession.

I do think a lot of people are wary of swapping to what they think might be inferior brands but it amazes me when I see so many people shopping in tesco in my area. However my local aldi does well and home bargains is always jam packed so a lot of people are saving money.

EllieWellie

Edwardia wrote: »

Who needs Tesco ? No idea, myself. But with 3.51m regular customers, obviously a lot of people DO.

Overall, if only 20% of customers shop around, that means 80% of customers don't - which seems shocking. Is it laziness ? Maybe they don't feel they need to save money :eek: which seems unlikely in a recession.

You don't have to change supermarkets to make savings - you can stay with the same one and make savings by changing shopping habits and eliminating waste. I've done my main grocery shopping at Tesco for years and my average spend has barely changed. Their online delivery service has been excellent for us, and I see no reason for us to change. Not everything in Aldi/Lidl is 20-30% cheaper than the big stores.