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Many Birds with One Stone
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:37:45 +0100, 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, and Sainsbury's only is in their "Local" format. But then is *spitefully* expensive. Say 20-25% more expensive than ASDA. Mind you, it's dearer than Tesco, Produce OK. ready meals poorer tha Sainsbury's which themselves are poorer than Marks's 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!). Probably due to their German origin, there was a time for 15 years after the war, when the Germans could not afford to eat fresh meat so sausages and salads became the order of the day, as the years went by this morphed into high quality sausages and salads. AIRI There was no tradition for high quality salads in the UK. My mother did used to buy radishes and spring onions, but my wife has been known, whilst walking through the market to buy a lettuce and then say "Right, I've got me salad". Nowadays meat in Germany is just as affordable as in .UK .FR or .IT DG |
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Many Birds with One Stone
On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 02:58:09 +0100, Derek * wrote:
But then is *spitefully* expensive. Say 20-25% more expensive than ASDA. That's an understatement. One has opened locally replacing a Safeway, there is no way I'd do a weekly shop there. Their prices are wholly unacceptable. 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!). Probably due to their German origin, there was a time for 15 years after the war, when the Germans could not afford to eat fresh meat so sausages and salads became the order of the day, as the years went by this morphed into high quality sausages and salads. Lidl's salads, cooked meats and cheeses are a revelation in terms of taste and quality. greg -- Es ist mein Teil - nein Mein Teil - nein Denn das ist mein Teil - nein Mein Teil - nein |
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