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Lidl and Aldi are seen as cheaper, but their product range is extremely limited and also my local Lidl in particular has had a lot of empty shelves for about a year now, even the basics are always out of stock. This is driving customers away from the discounters and back to the likes of Tesco and Asda. I'm expecting Tesco to announce fairly strong results, my local Tescos are always busy, it's like there's no cost of living crisis - the car park is always packed out.
could not agree more. i seldom go in aldi now because of the same reason and theres no continuity of goods, ie scotch pies today and none for months. i dont know much about profits and shares going up and down but my local store is absolutely bouncing with customers, also the staff are always very helpful so that must help eh.
i think it has a lot to do with all the fantastic offers they have and such a wide range of products in stock.
the tesco Clubcard is a bonus aswell cutting even more off the bill. (quack quack lol).
i think all the supermarkets and staff do a fantastic job all year round but i have to asy my favourite has to be tesco every time.
i disagree regarding the clubcard. I dont see it as knocking money off the bill but I see not having one as adding money onto the bill so it forces me to shop elsewhere. As a consumer who just wants the best value, i dont want to be forced into signing up to a clubcard and i know a lot of others who feel the same way and dont shop at tesco because of that reson
Dave, clubcard is very popular, most of their customers have one, and yes, it does save them a lot of money - most of Tescos offers are linked to clubcard - example, £3.50 for sandwich meal deal without clubcard, and £3.00 with a clubcard.
its not saving you money, it shouldnt be £3.50 in the first place. Its a £3 deal being sold for £3. its like a black friday deal. I get that they lower the price for things with a clubcard but a lot of shoppers think well I will just not go to tesco and get my shopping for a fair price elsewhere without being forced to sign up for a clubcard
Dave, fetch a calculator and we'll go through the prices as you appear to have trouble with basic mathematics. A meal deal sandwich costs £2 - £3, a drink costs £1 - £2, a snack costs £1 - £2 so you're getting upto £7 worth of stuff for £3.50 (without a clubcard) and £3 (with a clubcard). A regular costa coffee costs £3.20 in Costa, but in Tesco you can have the same sized Costa coffee from the in-store Costa machines as part of the sandwich meal deal. So if you have a clubcard, you get a Costa, sandwich and a snack all for £3 (20p less than the coffee alone costs in costa coffee shops). Whichever way you try and spin it, their sandwich deals are bloody great value.
maybe that one particular deal might be good value, you'd have to put a gun to my head to eat a tesco sandwich so i wouldnt know if that was good value but other things arent for example i saw doritoes massively overpriced without a card and then brought back in line with a clubcard. I could sell you a £10 note and say its £50 without a clubcard or a £10er with one it doesnt mean youre saving £40. The fact is people are shopping elsewhere, the customer isnt seeing value in the clubcard so are spending money elsewhere hence the share price! If they did away with the clubcard I would use tesco more and I know many others that feel the same, people dont want to sign up to something to not get ripped off on their shopping bill when they can go elsewhere. The shareprice doesnt lie
and youre not getting £7 worth of stuff, them sandwiches will cost about 30p to produce, a bag of crisps does not cost £2 in any kind of situation other than the on you have just written down. I bet youre that person who falls for all the black friday deals arent you. Ive got some magic beans for sale that are normally £1000 but if you sign up to the david elliott special card where i get all your data you can have them for £100 so youre saving £900.... see how this works yet
Dave, you're clearly shorting the stock - or possibly you're an ex employee who got fired for stealing. As for the sandwich deal, it's cheaper and better value than any of their competitors, that's the part you forget to mention. Aldi and Lidl have £2.50 sandwiches on sale (no deal) would cost you £4 minimum for the same items in either of the discounters. Sainsbury's and Morrison both do deals but both are more expensive than Tesco and offer far less choice.
no im not, im actually wanting a good entry point to get in here and im definitely not an ex employee - but the subject is the club cards. nothing else matters and the truth is you only save yourself from over paying with one, im out of this conversation because for some reason your turning it personal have a good day.
i aggree i tripple my clubcard points every year , last year i got a £300 watch for a hundred but really i got it for nowt cos the points are free.
tesco for me everytime.
Lol David Lol - the debate over a meal deal. If you could easily get that meal deal elsewhere for far less - people would. Or, buy the multi deals (ending soon) and make your own for the week.