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what is the greatest british supermarket-your fave?
tesco?
asda?
morrisons?
sainsburys?
waitrose?

plz reply and help me complete my survey.
only vote once each.

in fact anyone who has been to britain can technically vote. just as long as you actually know where all of these places are. lol.

plz vote ppl!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanx to all u ppl who have voted so far!
it is much appreciated!

by voting u are doing me the biggest favour ever-i luv u all loverly ppl!

Netto. (Not really).

Sainsburys, I have to say. I haven't shopped in a waitrose for years.

Oh god SPAM.

(I voted Morrisons)

sainsbury's. but they all suck balls really

What do you define as British?

ty for all your comments.
british can be defined here as someone living within the british isles. also acceptable are those who have visited the country and at least 2 of these stores so a valid comparison can be made. basically ill leave it to u!

keep voting in the poll and keep posting ur views!

Well, I did vote, but in all honesty, they're kinda all the same to me, just a different bag when I leave.

fair point. just out of intrest wot did u vote for?

I would have voted Sainsbury because Tesco sounds like a cheap Spanish Tupaware knockoff.

lol sainsbury is renowned for its quality but tesco is by far the largest supermarket chain. did u not vote then? or are u not british?

I voted forWaitrosebut only because I use their online shopping service Ocado.

Both my local Safeways turned into Morrisons and seem to have be employing the living dead ever since.

I work above a Sainsburys, but they seem incapable of keeping basics stocked on the shelves or enough staff on the tills when they are needed.

There's no Asda near where I live or work.

Tescos are ok in the large and super size stores but there smaller stores really let them down.

lol sainsbury is renowned for its quality but tesco is by far the largest supermarket chain. did u not vote then? or are u not british?
I am not British.

I'd say Morrisons, closely followed by Sainsburys.

I voted forWaitrosebut only because I use their online shopping service Ocado.
hmm i forgot about waitrose. changing me vote. quality food.
they do this amazing shortbread caramel buscuit thing...mmmmmmmm


edit: you crazy northerners and your 'morrisons' :rolleyes:

Morrisons


(its not just northern - there is atlesat one within north london that i know of)

Morrisons


(its not just northern - there is atlesat one within north london that i know of)
london is north! ;)
(for me at least)

and all this talk of morrisons... i just voted for them in the poll by mistake :headbang:

my beef with them is that their marketing message with regard to their food is that it is cheap. i don't think food should be cheapened like that... which is why i like sainsbury's (quality) or preferably waitrose when i can afford it. or even better, farmers' markets, farm shops and the like :)
you can't get food much fresher and tastier than stuff picked that day :cool:

Tesco rulz!

though I would say Tesco is more of an ubermarket with all the stuff there

I voted forWaitrosebut only because I use their online shopping service Ocado.

Both my local Safeways turned into Morrisons and seem to have be employing the living dead ever since.


we use ocado now aswell its really wicked! otherwise we go to morrisons neerby. yes online services count as shopping in this poll.
also morrisons are still converting the safeways supermarkets into morrisons but they are employing the same people who they employed wen it was safeways. therefore the newly converted safeways are only morrisons in name as the majority of the staff are from the original safeways.

Asda isn't British, i vote it be struck of the list.

btw for those of u who think morrisons is only up north, it is expanding down south, primarily due to its complete takeover of safeways. i live almost as far south as u can get and there is a morrisons 20 mins away.

also thanx for voting ppl-ur posts are also appreciated as they make my day to read!:D ps ocado shoppers should vote waitrose.

admittedly asda is only a component of wal mart which is american but it is based in britain so im not taking it out of the survey. fair point though!

I voted Sainsubrys, because they offer good quality and selection, and Waitrose and M&S often lack on selection.

I vote morrissons. It's the closest to where I live and I know my way around it.

I don't know where all you people live, either Morrisons are invisible to me or there's a strange lack of them around the London-Surrey overlap area.

i agree-its always good to know your way around a shop.

im not sure about surrey. bear in mind that all safeways are in the process of becoming morrisons. there are more morrisons now in the UK than asdas!!!

london is north! ;)
(for me at least)

and all this talk of morrisons... i just voted for them in the poll by mistake :headbang:

my beef with them is that their marketing message with regard to their food is that it is cheap. i don't think food should be cheapened like that... which is why i like sainsbury's (quality) or preferably waitrose when i can afford it. or even better, farmers' markets, farm shops and the like :)
you can't get food much fresher and tastier than stuff picked that day :cool:

Morrisons is cheap AND good quality. In my experience, it's better quality than Sainsburys on most things. The only reason Sainsburys and Waitrose can charge as much as they do is because of the snobbery factor - people are willing to pay a high price for food because they think expense = good quality, even if that is not always the case.

I went for Tescos, nice stuff and good value.

Used to go to Asda but ever since Walmart took it over it's gone really downhill. They now tend to stock vast amounts of crap, empty the shelves then get something else in - no consistency and quality is really down.

Sainsburies near us is good but the shop manager gets board and changes the shop layout every 2 weeks. It's like a new challenge every time you go shopping to find everything.

(BTW: are you trying to rope us in for free market research?)

Morrisons is cheap AND good quality. In my experience, it's better quality than Sainsburys on most things. The only reason Sainsburys and Waitrose can charge as much as they do is because of the snobbery factor - people are willing to pay a high price for food because they think expense = good quality, even if that is not always the case.

although i musnt promote bias i have to agree with u. price doesnt always equal good quality and sainsburys has always been an 'upper-class' store.
it is interesting that u prefer morrisons produce to sainsburys. thanku for ur opinion.

(BTW: are you trying to rope us in for free market research?)

no im not trying to rope u into anything. although im kinda looking for research into markets so to speek. i need this data for a project im doing for my mathematics course. ur under no obligation to answer and im not gonna use any of this information except for in my exam. lol.
besides by voting ur doing me and the world a favour by letting it be known who is the super supermarket!!!!!!
just kidding lol!;)
i dont work for a supermarket though if thats wot u meen.

I can't beleive Aldi wasn't on the poll

Well the safeways near here turned into a morrisons which has now turned into a sainsbury's. The waitrose here is too small for any decent shop and it's too snobyish. Tesco's is big and cheap and we don't have an Asda nearby.
Talking about north/south divide, is booths only in the north? I only see one when I go visit my grandparents.

Used to go to Asda but ever since Walmart took it over it's gone really downhill. They now tend to stock vast amounts of crap, empty the shelves then get something else in - no consistency and quality is really down.

Ah, so that's why the chocolate digestive biscuits found in my local Pound City (bargain shop) are Asda-brand.

asda and tesco for booze, dvds etc

sainsburys for food

Co-op because the checkout assitant deals weed out the backdoor ;)

I put sainsburys cos it sells the nicest stuff and has the greatest variety of foods. its too damn expensive though. I have to shop at tesco but it pisses me off. its cold and they never have anything I want.

i think tesco, but i voted morrisons... LOL im an ejit!

Waitrose silly, it is awesome

I was born and raised in Britain, but since I've moved to the States, I can't in good conscience vote for any supermarket which doesn't have staff to bag my groceries and carry them to my car.

it has to be TESCO! Why? Because they employ me behind their lottery and cigarette kiosk, giving me plenty of money during my time as a student to go and spend on booze!

Plus sainsburys is poorer value than tesco, whilst morrisons food tends to be poorer quality. They also treat their workers like crap, make them wear APRONS and TIES and pay them poorly. Morrisons are also really stupid with their store layouts... when they bought up lots of safeway stores recently they redesigned them, even the modern stores, narrowing aisles and changing the fruit and veg sections into 'market places', with stupid fake carts of fruit and veg dotted all over the place and getting in the way. Shopping in morrisons just makes me angry!

what is the greatest british supermarket-your fave?
tesco?
asda?
morrisons?
sainsburys?
waitrose?

plz reply and help me complete my survey.
only vote once each.

man, who cares? I just shop in whichever one's nearest.

fair point. just out of intrest wot did u vote for?

Tesco. Because there's always one of those large superstores open 24/7.

I can't beleive Aldi wasn't on the poll
personally i dont class aldi as a major supermarket and ive asked many other people and neither do they. apologies but im not going to change the poll now and add it in. thanx for the comment though.

Well the safeways near here turned into a morrisons which has now turned into a sainsbury's.
Talking about north/south divide, is booths only in the north? I only see one when I go visit my grandparents.


ty for the info-i never knew that morrisons were selling stores to sainsburys, only thought it was tescos. also boots its a nationwide thing-there is one neer me and i live in the south.

They also treat their workers like crap, make them wear APRONS and TIES and pay them poorly. Morrisons are also really stupid with their store layouts... when they bought up lots of safeway stores recently they redesigned them, even the modern stores, narrowing aisles and changing the fruit and veg sections into 'market places', with stupid fake carts of fruit and veg dotted all over the place and getting in the way.

its ok that u have a problem with the layout of the store, but u cant really blame morrisons for changing the layout to that of their own. after all, safeways in essence failed. And morrisons havent been doing too badly up till now, financially at least!
Morrisons are just putting their own mark on the place. if they didn't do that, they would fail instantly and become a non-entity. just like a morrisons store neer where i live.....

This is just one more reason to shop at morrisions.

I don't do much shopping. But when I do, the closest three branches to me are Sainsburys, Tescos and Asda. Sainsburys tries to be a premium market brand, and in a couple of cases succeeds (and keeps out all those piffy lower class yobs ;) ). But Sainsburys rarely has the stuff I want -- they're almost always out of stock. My aunt works in my local branch though, which may explain the inefficiency :).

Asda is cheap and has an enormous variety (in my local branch, anyway) of stuff. But it's always crowded -- you can barely move! They've extended the branch, but it's just allowed even more people to get crammed into it.

Tescos, then, is the best in my book. It has everything I want, it's not too expensive, and it's nowhere near as crowded as Asda.

Normally, though, I screw them all and get someone else to go shopping for me -- I hate shopping. For anything. It's not a man's sport, shopping. It just doesn't work -- we'd much rather be out with a spear hunting something down and slaughtering it. Buying pre-killed food seems a little dull in comparison.

Sainsburys, mainly just because it's smaller than most of the others. And it's easy to get served there. :p

i have to say, i hate tesco and asda. i know they're probably only SEEM more corporate-giant than, say, waitrose... but i hate them anyway. and asda's clothes are really nasty.

Bleh, they're all crap. If there were ANY local shop around where I live then I'd use them as they'd be a) closer b) better quality on the stuff I really care about c) cheaper. I so wish I still lived in a Turkish area. The bread they do make is so good and doesn't melt in your mouth like a skip (the crisp, fool) like supermarket breads do.

Asda - I don't like having to squeeze through an isle barely big enough for one person with an fat ass full of change.
Sainsbury's - for the upper class wannabees
Waitrose - ridiculously expensive
Tesco - I'd rather not have to wade through ten isles of DVDs, Books and clothing before I get to the fruit and veg.
Morrisons - Why didn't they keep Safeway's fruit and veg suppliers?! They were actually good. Plus it's too low brow to carry a decent selection of some of the items I want. And, no, I don't mean pies. >.<

All that being said I actually shop at Tesco's because they're my nearest grocer/green grocers.

And the comment about people packing your bags. Some supermarkets offer that now, but I always refuse, because I don't want some low paid idiot packing things in any old how. Bag packing is a craft. I like items with like. Cold with cold so they don't melt as much. The bathroom stuff with the bathroom stuff so I can just chuck that bag into the bathroom when I get home and forget about about. And the impulse buy bag with the things I want to eat now... c.c

I didn't mean to rant... honnest... I really didn't know I cared that much about supermarkets. crud.

i have to say, i hate tesco and asda. i know they're probably only SEEM more corporate-giant than, say, waitrose... but i hate them anyway. and asda's clothes are really nasty.
No, Tesco does have a far larger share than necessary to get investigated by the Monopolies Commision (Around 40%? I don't know exactly, I gave up economics last year.:p ), btu they've judged that it's not actually using that against the public interest, so they're allowed to continue to grow.

No, Tesco does have a far larger share than necessary to get investigated by the Monopolies Commision (Around 40%? I don't know exactly, I gave up economics last year.:p ), btu they've judged that it's not actually using that against the public interest, so they're allowed to continue to grow.

yes, tesco has been investigated for its excessive share of the market and wish to continue expanding but apparently they are allowed to continue building supermarkets-in the form of tesco extras, and the little mini tescos which ive forgotten the name for. apparently the commitee believes that these are not supermarkets and tesco have not been prosecuted-therefore they are allowd to expand further with this trickery.

by the way i think the percentage of the market owned by tesco is over 40%.
around 50 maybe?
im open to suggestions.

i have to say, i hate tesco and asda. i know they're probably only SEEM more corporate-giant than, say, waitrose... but i hate them anyway. and asda's clothes are really nasty.

also i dont know how u can call asda a corporate giant...

That's Asda price. I liked Safeways but they got bought T_T

come on-lets keep voting ppl!
remember how big a favour u are doing me- and the world!

there is one bright side to the takeover of safeways at least!
its one less thing to vote for in a poll!!!!
lol

keep them votes and comments a comming in!
ill reply to them as soon as i can.
luv ya all
mort-ton!

the title says it all really...;)

I've never been to Morrison or Waitrose, and judging by the adverts Asda is for idiots, so it's a choice between Tesco and Sainsbury for me. Sainsbury has irritated me more (especially when I was in Cambridge, where it closed on random days), so I'll go for Tesco.

thanx for ur input!

plz evry1-it only takes a minute to vote.
and surely its worth it for the huge favour ur doing me???
;)

pretty plz vote with a cherry on top?
go on.
ill really like u.
it can be ur good deed for the day.
:p

u are setting the standard for evry1 else!

Strange, no one likes Asda, it's always been my second favorate supermarket. I hate tesco though.

Strange, no one likes Asda, it's always been my second favorate supermarket. I hate tesco though.

i thought asda wood be popular 2 because it is so cheep!
ah well the voters never lie!
rite?

im back on-so does any1 have anything to debate?
concerning the topic of my thread iof course...
or not.
thats ur choice not mine.;)

btw does anyone know if there are other supermarkets in the us other than wal-mart?
just curious...

:headbang: y is no1 voting?

as i always say: every little (vote) helps.
lol not to sway u in any way.
of course...

btw does anyone know if there are other supermarkets in the us other than wal-mart?
just curious...

There are dozens of other supermarket chains in the US. The problem is, with the US being so large, you will find very few national Supermarket chains. Most are just statewide or regional.

There are dozens of other supermarket chains in the US. The problem is, with the US being so large, you will find very few national Supermarket chains. Most are just statewide or regional.

interesting-ty for the info.
am i right in saying though that wal-mart is the largest nationwide chain?
and if not who is?
btw are u american?

No, Tesco does have a far larger share than necessary to get investigated by the Monopolies Commision (Around 40%? I don't know exactly, I gave up economics last year.:p ), btu they've judged that it's not actually using that against the public interest, so they're allowed to continue to grow.
Firstly, it's the Competition Commission (one of the few things I remember from A Level Economics. That and the Consumption Function. Whoever named those things was a legend). Secondly, Tesco currently has a 30.6 - 30.8% share of the grocery market, which is still enough to be investigated - the technical definition of a monopoly is owning over 25% of the market. I have a stack of Grauniads on my bed from the last week that I could go through to find out the exact details, but I just can't be arsed. Sorry.

I voted Waitrose - it has the best quality food, and the best ethical record.
I don't shop at supermarkets if I can help it - I get an organic veg box delivered to my door each week, and use the local market for other things (more cheese, basically). I'm vegetarian so I don't worry about meat, but I'd get that from the market as well if I were, and there's a lovely little health food shop I know that has a massive range of vegetarian products - soya, tofu, quinoa, cous cous, houmus, etc.




My, my, you all look so small from up here on the moral high ground :p :D

Secondly, Tesco currently has a 30.6 - 30.8% share of the grocery market, which is still enough to be investigated - the technical definition of a monopoly is owning over 25% of the market.

From what I remember from Economics, the definition of monopoly is a 100% market share - but the government operates in its own, wicked way. However, is an experience with British supermarkets in other parts of Europe a valid reason to answer the poll? I thought they were disappointing - are they all the same all over Europe?

IT's the best of a bad lot here unfortunately.

Asda always feels dirty and cheap oh and overcrowded

Morrisons peddles cheap tat and treats its staff badly

Sainsburys, noticing other shops peddle cheap tat are beginning to do the same. Oh and feels more expensive than Tesco

Waitrose, highest quality but you pay more for it and less choice.

Tesco the best balance between the negatives but treats its suppliers like crap.

This is of course MY OPINION. Do we still have free speech in the UK since President Blair rose to the top?

I say, ASDA is owned by some colonial types now and thus should not be on the list.

Somerfield counts as a supermarket does it not? Then I would vote for them, because they were a laugh to work for and didnt fire me for turning up pissed off my face :D

From what I remember from Economics, the definition of monopoly is a 100% market share - but the government operates in its own, wicked way. However, is an experience with British supermarkets in other parts of Europe a valid reason to answer the poll? I thought they were disappointing - are they all the same all over Europe?
I'm sorry, I should clarify.
In England, under current competition rules, a monopoly is defined something along the lines of 'when a company has a sufficient share of (x) market to distort and/or control the market beyond its means'. So, under the rules of the Competition Commission (:p ), controlling over 25% of the market share constitutes a monopoly.

I'm sorry, I should clarify.
In England, under current competition rules, a monopoly is defined something along the lines of 'when a company has a sufficient share of (x) market to distort and/or control the market beyond its means'. So, under the rules of the Competition Commission (:p ), controlling over 25% of the market share constitutes a monopoly.

At least competition is wanted in England. But what about British supermarkets in other parts of Europe? Are they the same as in Britain?

the Competition Commision in Norway = The Norwegian Competition Authority. Is that a better name?

[QUOTE=Yultus]From what I remember from Economics, the definition of monopoly is a 100% market share - but the government operates in its own, wicked way.QUOTE]
yes i also thought that a monopoly situation was when one company owned the entire market. in fact each government can decide to alter this rule if it wishes to suit its own peoples needs and wants!

I say, ASDA is owned by some colonial types now and thus should not be on the list.

this proposal has already been answered. Asda stays on the list as it has stores based in britain.
keep up ppl!!!!

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what is the greatest british supermarket-your fave?
tesco?
asda?
morrisons?
sainsburys?
waitrose?

plz reply and help me complete my survey.
only vote once each.

I don't help Chavs.

Bit of Trivia here, the first ASDA started in my house!

Bit of Trivia here, the first ASDA started in my house!
You mean you live in aflat above the ASDA?

Tescos rocks, especially the Tescos value stuff, 20 frozen sausages for £1!!! 20 fishfingers for 18p!!!

Tescos rocks, especially the Tescos value stuff, 20 frozen sausages for £1!!! 20 fishfingers for 18p!!!

Wow, those must be some crappy sausages.

Wow, those must be some crappy sausages.
thats what i thuoght when i was buying them but then i tried them and they're actually pretty good

thats what i thuoght when i was buying them but then i tried them and they're actually pretty good

*wishes we had super-cheap sausages*

I don't help Chavs.

Wow i've got to say, I don't often think of chav's as people who go round doing supermarket popularity surveys. Well you never know do you!! Thats broken my mindless stereotyping!

What about kwik-save???!!!!
They have got to be the best supermarket because they are the only one that sells "broken biscuits"!

But seriously, Sainsburys is the best, because its the only quality supermarket around for me. Waitrose is only down south I think, and M&S supermarkets arn't very big. But I usually shop at Tesco because I'm a student and it's cheaper but still reasonable quality.

"Broken biscuits"? What the fuck!?

Wow i've got to say, I don't often think of chav's as people who go round doing supermarket popularity surveys. Well you never know do you!! Thats broken my mindless stereotyping!

Chav.

I don't help Chavs.
omg u silly little boy!
i bet u dont even know what a chav is!
grow up and smell the coffee.
coz im not a chav!

[QUOTE=Roparth]Wow i've got to say, I don't often think of chav's as people who go round doing supermarket popularity surveys.QUOTE]

thats because most chavs don't and i am certainly not a chav.
so get real ppl and stick to the topic of the poll!!!:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

the message says it all...

get ur votes in quick!

thanx evry1 for voting. it is very much appreciated.:D
all ur comments were great 2! thanx loads everybody! :p
its been really wicked!!!!!
all good things though must come to an end, and this is no exception.
cya soon ppl!!!!
greatest thanx!
mort-ton

"Broken biscuits"? What the fuck!?
Ok. They're biscuits, right? But, y'see, and here's the clever bit, they're broken. Got it? Cool.
Basically, in the manufacturing process, some biscuits get broken, sadly. So they thought, "'Ang on a sec...if we bag these up, and put 'broken biscuits' on the label, we might be able to sell the li'l buggers!"

interesting-ty for the info.
am i right in saying though that wal-mart is the largest nationwide chain?
and if not who is?
btw are u american?

Yes, I am American.

You could, possibly, consider Wall-Mart the largest supermarket. It is the largest retailer in the USA. The problem is that only a small portion of the wallmarts carry food products. Most of them are just large department stores.

Honestly, besided the "Wall-Mart Superatores", I can't think of another nationwide supermarket chain.

Bah.. I do all my food shopping at the M&S down teh road.

Bah.. I do all my food shopping at the M&S down teh road.
woah, you must be raking it in if yo ucan afford to do all your food shopping at M&S

wow you managed to miss any of the supermarkets I can go to off the list.....

in Aberystwyth we have a somerfield and a co-op that as a student I can go to

definitly co-op

fair trade and cheap all good

also lidel and aldi are missed off

as well as marks and spensers