On 13/04/2013 17:40, Tim Watts wrote:
On Saturday 13 April 2013 15:40 The Natural Philosopher wrote in uk.d-i-y:

On 13/04/13 15:34, stuart noble wrote:
On 13/04/2013 14:51, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 13/04/13 12:46, alan wrote:
On 12/04/2013 19:34, polygonum wrote:

If they want us through faster, handle the tills as quickly as Lidl
do.


I like the no nonsense approach of Lidl and Aldi.


its their no quality approach that leaves me cold.



Her indoors is of the opinion that quality is standard across all the
supermarkets, and prices are determined solely by the number of staff
standing about waiting to be helpful. In that respect I think
Sainsburys have too many chiefs and far too many Indians.
her indoors had to be told that yes, at Waitrose the price per
gram/100g/kilogram/sheet of bog paper is displayed below every item so
you can easily see that 'green' washing up liquid is 3 times as
expensive as green washing up liquid..so I wouln't trust her judgement
on anything.

"Oh look she said "They do instant coffee in bags to refill your jar"
"yes, but its more expensive than in the jar"...sigh.

And she still thinks that 30% off £4 is a bargain, whereas paying £2 is
not.

I walked round LIDL and ALDI looking at basic stuff. It was all more
expensive than waitrose.


I did email Ocado that I wished they would have a "sortby" price/unit
(including taking into account the special offers).

They did not implement it...

I agree - some offers are actually very good - yes, I will buy 3 months of
washing liquid or dishwasher powder if it is really the cheapest per wash.

However, if it means buying 3 lots of fruit that will die before anyone east
it, it's a waste.

I have often pondered whether some of the offers are what they seem. A
classic is something like washing-up liquid with 750 ml for the price of
500 ml. But is it really the same? Or is it watered down 500 ml WUL in a
larger bottle?

I have no idea about industry standards, etc., but I somehow doubt
anyone would be sure.

(And the way shops mix up price per 100 ml, per litre, per 500 g, etc.
Comparisons may be possible, but why keep changing the units? Definitely
not to our benefit.)

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Rod