Annabel Smyth wrote:
On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 at 21:52:16, Greg Hennessy wrote:

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 20:27:35 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote:


Aren't Express/Compact/Meetro stores more expensive?


Sainsbury's are, by miles. I don't go to them if I can help it.


They are a veritable Lidl when compared to Waitrose.

Well, that's true. But Waitrose is *always* expensive,

OK, I'm going to dispute this on Waitrose's behalf. :-)

I have a choice of Waitrose within 5 mins' walk, Sainsburys within 10
mins' walk, and Tesco within 20 mins' walk. When I need a lot, I choose
Sainsburys (I would prefer Tesco but it's too far). However, most of my
shops are done at Waitrose even though I'm far from well off - that's
partly because it's more convenient. That's not the only reason -
Waitrose may generally be more expensive than Sainsburys but their stuff
is also *much* nicer compared to the extra expense - so I make it better
value for money than Sainsburys. Waitrose also have some decent special
offers and some very reasonably-priced own brand products.

and Sainsbury's
only is in their "Local" format.

Sainsburys is neither here nor there. I personally think the quality is
no better than anything Tesco have to offer whilst the prices are
higher. I'd choose Tesco in an instant but it's further away. Last year
I sometimes took a bus to get to Tesco rather than walk to Sainsburys.

Mind you, it's dearer than Tesco,
which in turn is dearer than Lidl (we have both in our street, so I go
to Lidl unless I want stuff which Lidl doesn't sell, like cut flowers,
in which case I go to Tesco. Lidl is nearer and its coleslaw & potato
salad are much nicer!).

Never been there. I like Tesco; I like them more after having worked for
them one summer!

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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London