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i used to be an avid fan of tescos...now because theyve put theyre prices up so much ive changed to asda....so much better. what are your views and what are your favorite supermarkets in lowestoft.
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Tesco (in town) is my “corner shop” for the basics but - whilst not a fan of supermarkets per se, I do my main shop at Asda. I have literally just returned from there - now calming down with a coffee + chocolate chip cookie (only 1, and I don't mean the packet!) - and the staff are much friendlier. Bought Wall’s Carte d’Or ice cream which is £2.97 - Tesco is now £3.45. I paid £2! It’s the lovely Mascarpone ice cream - ummm!
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We prefer Morrisons - prefer their bakery things and their meat is a lot nicer.
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They say the dog is man's best friend. I don't believe it - how many of your friends would you neuter?
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i found i saved over £7.00 on a shop of £50 compared to the others,which is a great saving to me. tescos are getting more and more expensive by adding 30-50p on some items,i expect a small price increase by not that much. i dont mind morrissons for some things,again like you the bakery bit....(.i must find where these places are as i dont know yet as only moving on sat.)i do enjoy the "thrill" of bargain hunting though in town,i will walk from 1 end to another to save a few pence!!!
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Morrisons is about two and a half miles south of the bascule bridge just off the A12 on the South Lowestoft Ind Estate.
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Morrisons is about two and a half miles south of the bascule bridge just off the A12 on the South Lowestoft Ind Estate.
There is talk of another Morrisons opening somewhere at the north end of Lowestoft in September, think it is where AHF is now.
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There is talk of another Morrisons opening somewhere at the north end of Lowestoft in September, think it is where AHF is now.
There was also talk i.e. rumour - that Sainsburys are supposedly interested in going there - I'll keep everything crossed that it's them and not another Morrisons in the town. Remember - variety is what is needed! 
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Tescos have outpriced itself for me apart from a few bits if passing. Asda mainly but Iceland in town is a lot cheaper on a lot of commodoties although it doesnt sell everythig, also Aldi and Lidl are good value if you have a car to get to them
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There was also talk i.e. rumour - that Sainsburys are supposedly interested in going there - I'll keep everything crossed that it's them and not another Morrisons in the town. Remember - variety is what is needed!
I have heard rumour that Sainsbury are going to go where Focus was in Lowestoft.
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I have heard rumour that Sainsbury are going to go where Focus was in Lowestoft.
Well - as long as they come into the town, I'll be there! 
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Asda is as good as any for freshness but not in the home shopping you often get sent things with a very short sell by date
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Well - as long as they come into the town, I'll be there!
Me too Trigger.
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Should we have a 'rumour' thread?
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that will soon be 100 pages long haha
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I use Lidle a lot. Good quality at low prices plus a lot of items we are used to buying in Europe.
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Should we have a 'rumour' thread?
Many pages seem to have rumours on them!
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i dont mind lidl for some things, but on others i dont know what half the ingredience's are and id hate to be eating kangaroo or horse or something else!
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actually lidl s meat is very good quality
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We have some Aldis here.I usually shop at the Commissary but I do go to Aldis for some things.Today they had cherries for $1.49 a pound whereas in other stores they are over 3$.
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i do like to get my meat from a butchers and friut and veg from local shops/farm shops,where i am at the moment i have my own chickens and turkeys,but alas i cant bring them with me,imagine the complaints id have from my new neighbours!!!
i prefer to shop in local town shops but some have had to put the prices up above my level,here cauliflowers are £1.29 on average.
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Just a note that might help Twacey on a thurs morning about 10.30 in the hospital grounds very close to you is an NHS fruit and veg van, they have fresh fruit and veg milk eggs etc at reasonable prices a lot of local produce well worth a visit
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fc a greengrocer opened in kirkly where goth shop was.i gather he selling home grown.when i get back to lowie i going shop there.supermarkets wish waitrose would open
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Going slightly off-topic -
"Shoppers Feel Squeeze As Food Prices Rise"
Cash-strapped consumers are increasingly turning to budget food stores and cheaper brands because of rising prices, according to a report. A nationwide survey from consumer watchdog Which? suggests shoppers have been forced to become more savvy at the tills.
Some 84% of people are worried about the cost of food, the study found. Nine in 10 said they had noticed an increase in the cost of food in the past year, and a third said they had reduced spending on groceries this year. Fewer people are willing to splash out on organic meat, and nearly half are cutting back on organic fruit and vegetables.
Richard Lloyd, executive director at ‘Which?’ said: "Despite inflation falling slightly in June, people are still feeling the squeeze from soaring food prices. People are changing their behaviour and becoming more savvy shoppers when it comes to groceries, but there's only so much they can do to cut back on the basics."
Link to article.
Apart from the noticeable price rises - there are also the “hidden” ones where, for example, the pack remains the same size, the price remains the same - but the contents are reduced e.g. 500gms now 425gms.
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fc a greengrocer opened in kirkly where goth shop was.i gather he selling home grown.when i get back to lowie i going shop there.supermarkets wish waitrose would open
SD I told you all about this a few weeks back I was telling Twacey about something that is close to where she lives
The new greengrocer in Kirkley has some good produce and is a nice man albeit not very experienced in retail bt hopefully if he is well supported that will come
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twacy you lucky thing chickens and turky you going to miss them.i toyed with idea of two chickens but as you say would not win popularity contest if got them
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Chickens arent a problem SD many people keep a couple in their back garden, cocks would be and turkeys too
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thanks for the info on veg van,i will look into that. thing is with the increase in prices is you can only cut back so much,then you have to start not buying certain things,and with us at the moment,the added cost of the fuel to get it,as local shop is stupid,like £1.37 for a bag of sugar! his view is "pay my prices or travel 10 miles to get it for 98p",hence moving (2 days to go!) to a more populated area, my daughter/hubby have got college courses booked up for sept, i home educate my 14 yr old son, we will use the car so much less,so enableing us to have more money in the long run!
yes i will miss the chickens,just has 9 chicks hatched, and (bella hen) has just hatched 4 more, i have 5 turkeys,they just wander round the garden chasing the cat!
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where you wll be living is literally a stones thown from the shops unfortunately they probably wont seem cheaper but the local nhs van has very competative prices and you get a card stamped each visit nd i thnik after 6 you get about £2 off all helpful incentives
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as i dont drive we chose the house because it was so close to everything,and i think they look nice aswell. i know its gonna be a big change from living the rural life,but hey-ho needs must! just by moving to town we should have a better life style its just finding the shops and supermarkets ect,and those other things like markets. i think if i have others points of view on the best in that area it can only be a positive!
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The new greengrocer in Kirkley has some good produce and is a nice man albeit not very experienced in retail bt hopefully if he is well supported that will come
I have yet to find his shop open. Not good for any retailer.
Perhaps he should join LOL and blatantly promote his business as others do.
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Well I ve bought from there most days so far although he has been shuting about 3 as he found that he wasnt getting anyone in after then
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supermarkets treat us like the mugs we are. I'd love to boycott the lot of them but it would be hard to do so. I class tesco as the worst abuser of our intelligence. Asda have been the cheapest all-round supermarket for 13 years running according to the annual Grocer survey. Tesco never will be as long as their points system is subsidised by their pricing. I have a Tesco points card and they usually pay for a weekend away in the autumn. It would be difficult to put those saved pennies from Asda away every week to do that.
In my view the supermarkets are more expensive than the butcher is for meat and the f&v shop is for f&v. We should try to buy only the stuff from supermarkets that is truly cheaper than anywhere else and not be conned into buying everything from them which is their aim. Unfortunately we can't complain when the local shops close because we don't use them. What will happen to supermarket pricing once they are the on ly shops left?
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They'll still be in compertition with each other.
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Australia has great shopping centres which dwarf ours but there food quality I fond to be excellent The strange thing I found was that most of there products seemed to be half as big again as ours. So super markets are not all bad and if managed correctly can be excellent.
One of the great pity's is that they are gradually forcing branded products out of the market place & many of those are of high quality, but when it come to vegetable they are produced in quantity they are very presentable and appear to be of good quality, but many of them turn out to be rubbish, they go rotten in no time and it annoys me.
Like wise I went to the vegetable stall on the old market plain and was very disappointed with what I bought I should have refused them.
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I would have to say Asda, simply because they have the best prices and do a price comparison on your shopping to ensure they are the cheapest if they are not 10% cheaper they give you a voucher which is helpful. I would also say that there fresh fruit and veg are long lasting.
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...not if you have them delivered, they have a very short shelf life
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Tesco have a total inability to source fresh tangerines (all versions). I don't know how they always manage to have tangerines for sale that are totally on their last legs. If you manage to buy them fresh it is at least three weeks before they get to that state. I think, like in other food groups within the shop, they screw the supplier down to such a low price that he gives them the worst he has.
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I went to Tesco recently and they had beef joints at half price. i looked at a piece of topside of average size which was 11.99 and in a pre-pack. I went to the butchers down the road and got a gi-normous piece of topside which did our family of 6 for three meals. It was local beef and cost 14 quid.
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I never buy my joint in Tesco. For some reason they just don't look right.
Apart from that they are all the same size and just have a slab of fat tied to it.
I go to Longworths in the high street. Nice people and nice meat.
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