Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

curl_girl

Jeremiah_T_Stone wrote: »

Thank you curl girl :A

It was most enjoyable, but I was a bit embarrassed to find I was the only one that dressed up

Nothing to be embarrassed about, I would be proud if I were you. I bet your daughter was.

As long as you weren't in fancy dress, dressing up then yes, you should be embarrassed. :rotfl:

Morning peeps.

marmitelovemehateme

Good morning......still grey skies.....a bit of breeze and yet more rain forecast.......Improvements on the horizon:j:j

Confirmed this morning that Sainsbury and Asda will merge.....Initial comments are that they will continue much in the same format as now.....Hopefully that will mean no changes to APG/Nectar....I'm sure there will be the inevitable streamlining with store closures and job losses......Sainsbury's say that this merger will be good for the consumer with a 10% fall in prices.....Do we believe this.......?

curl_girl

JTS I thought you said you were going to see your daughter in a play?

michaels

marmitelovemehateme wrote: »

Good morning......still grey skies.....a bit of breeze and yet more rain forecast.......Improvements on the horizon:j:j

Confirmed this morning that Sainsbury and Asda will merge.....Initial comments are that they will continue much in the same format as now.....Hopefully that will mean no changes to APG/Nectar....I'm sure there will be the inevitable streamlining with store closures and job losses......Sainsbury's say that this merger will be good for the consumer with a 10% fall in prices.....Do we believe this.......?

Saints at the moment don't attract customers based on prices and I can't see that changing. Asda might go for competing on price with the discounters - let's hope apg is not a casualty of the cost sqeeze. You have to ask if it's value as a marketing tool outweighs the cost of the scheme....

curl_girl

marmitelovemehateme wrote: »

Good morning......still grey skies.....a bit of breeze and yet more rain forecast.......Improvements on the horizon:j:j

Confirmed this morning that Sainsbury and Asda will merge.....Initial comments are that they will continue much in the same format as now.....Hopefully that will mean no changes to APG/Nectar....I'm sure there will be the inevitable streamlining with store closures and job losses......Sainsbury's say that this merger will be good for the consumer with a 10% fall in prices.....Do we believe this.......?

No......
I don't think it should be allowed.
Choice will be limited, bit like the B&M merger with Heron :rotfl: only on a bigger scale.
Better for them but worse for the customer.

TrulyMadly

Morning paw sniffers:D

Just had a morning giggle at JTS:rotfl:

Thanks William for your reply.:D I haven't been on Zeek so unsure.

I think I'm only here in body and not in spirit as Day 3,987 of the new kitchen continues ......well it seems like it:o

Will someone give me a prod if I turn into a muggle

Off to get a catch up on the merger nnouncement:)

marmitelovemehateme

Marmie:D
Are you ok?
Have you been away?[/QUOTE]

Hellooooo bubbles.....Not been away...just been a bit busy lately.....Holidays in June.......Had to book my boy in the doggie hotel......Not looking forward to leaving him.....We haven't been separated in 8 yrs.....We share the same birthday too....I didn't know this until I got his kennel club record.....Celebrations for us in a week:j

emerald21

marmitelovemehateme wrote: »

Marmie:D
Are you ok?
Have you been away?

Hellooooo bubbles.....Not been away...just been a bit busy lately.....Holidays in June.......Had to book my boy in the doggie hotel......Not looking forward to leaving him.....We haven't been separated in 8 yrs.....We share the same birthday too....I didn't know this until I got his kennel club record.....Celebrations for us in a week:j[/QUOTE]

And meeeeeee on the 10 th

Good Morning all

marmitelovemehateme

emerald21 wrote: »

Hellooooo bubbles.....Not been away...just been a bit busy lately.....Holidays in June.......Had to book my boy in the doggie hotel......Not looking forward to leaving him.....We haven't been separated in 8 yrs.....We share the same birthday too....I didn't know this until I got his kennel club record.....Celebrations for us in a week:j

And meeeeeee on the 10 th

Good Morning all [/QUOTE]

Morning Emerald

Anon

michaels wrote: »

Saints at the moment don't attract customers based on prices and I can't see that changing. Asda might go for competing on price with the discounters - let's hope apg is not a casualty of the cost sqeeze. You have to ask if it's value as a marketing tool outweighs the cost of the scheme....

In the past APG may have had value for marketing, now I am not so sure as they hardly mention it? Most customers probably don't bother/aren't aware it is still running.

Will they continue APG? If they do continue, will A match S? Would they roll it out into S too? Are the claimed 10% lower prices actually a cover in the press for APG? These are the important aspects not mentioned in their news release .

Anon