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Supermarkets in Shetland - prices, ethics and experiences


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I think if you look at it in terms of what they pay for a single item, then no, they probably don't make a profit on that particular pack. However, the chicken is produced so cheaply and in such quantities that they've already factored in this 'lost' chicken as something they'd expect to discard anyway. Its line price was already covered by the frazillion other packs they sold. If someone buys it at 60p then weyhey, extra profit!

 

One thing is for sure: Supermarkets are unlikely to lose a penny by throwing away food. These losses are carried by the producers and customers. Overstock, bogoffs and such are standard practice.

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"Also the dirty tricks campaign with the tokens is just not nice and it's very underhand. I don't care if 'its what's done down the road' it's not the way Shetland people go about there business, well not in my experience anyway. "

 

A retail God like Tesco could never be ripping people off, they only make a fraction of the profit that the normal dishonest Shetland retailers make.... Wink

 

Jeez Shetland business will take off of there fellow islanders as much as they can get away with...." Sorry it's so expensive Magnie....it's the freight you know"

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"Also the dirty tricks campaign with the tokens is just not nice and it's very underhand. I don't care if 'its what's done down the road' it's not the way Shetland people go about there business, well not in my experience anyway. "

 

A retail God like Tesco could never be ripping people off, they only make a fraction of the profit that the normal dishonest Shetland retailers make.... Wink

 

Jeez Shetland business will take off of there fellow islanders as much as they can get away with...." Sorry it's so expensive Magnie....it's the freight you know"

 

I'm sure there are some retailers on the island that do try to make the most out of the customer as they can but i'm also sure there are some honest retailers who do their best to help out the Shetland consumer and try to keep prices low but also to make a reasonable profit to run a business and all that comes with it!

 

It's all down to choice where you spend your money. I know there are certain retailers in the town where I know I can get good, decent prices and great service to go with it. You can find good deals locally if you can be bothered to look.

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"Also the dirty tricks campaign with the tokens is just not nice and it's very underhand. I don't care if 'its what's done down the road' it's not the way Shetland people go about there business, well not in my experience anyway. "

 

A retail God like Tesco could never be ripping people off, they only make a fraction of the profit that the normal dishonest Shetland retailers make.... Wink

 

Jeez Shetland business will take off of there fellow islanders as much as they can get away with...." Sorry it's so expensive Magnie....it's the freight you know"

 

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Thank you Salmon for ending my day with a smile on my face.

I assume that your statement:

" Sorry it's so expensive Magnie....it's the freight you know"

Is the new Tesco slogan for Shetland.. :wink:

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" Sorry it's so expensive Magnie....it's the freight you know"

 

In fact Salmon. Just as a little bit of extra info for you on the freight costs.

Many Shetland businesses, when they order something for you from south, will actually include in their bill a receipt for the freight costs. Albeit, that is only honest businesses, not supermarkets.

Would you, as the obvious local representative for Tesco, consider doing the same, so that we can see what percentage of the price difference between Tesco prices in Shetland, and the rest of the UK, can be attributed to freight costs ??

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Would you, as the obvious local representative for Tesco, consider doing the same, so that we can see what percentage of the price difference between Tesco prices in Shetland, and the rest of the UK, can be attributed to freight costs ??

 

If someone will post some Tesco prices from the Lerwick store I'll check them against my Tesco.com account and see if there's a noticeable markup.

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" Sorry it's so expensive Magnie....it's the freight you know"

 

In fact Salmon. Just as a little bit of extra info for you on the freight costs.

Many Shetland businesses, when they order something for you from south, will actually include in their bill a receipt for the freight costs. Albeit, that is only honest businesses, not supermarkets.

Would you, as the obvious local representative for Tesco, consider doing the same, so that we can see what percentage of the price difference between Tesco prices in Shetland, and the rest of the UK, can be attributed to freight costs ??

 

Tesco has given Shetland residence the same advantages as any mainland customer residing at the end of a mainland motorway....the north sea is not a factor...it's treated as a mainland motorway....ERT..transport is absorbed into the business overall costing,.....the same as mainland breweries have done for years but Shetland publicans have bleated that the price of a pint is due to the high frieght costs to get the barrels delivered into Shetland...Daddy Cow Poo....and we have all believed it for decades.

 

 

 

Times are a changing

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So then salmon your prices are due to greed rather than transport costs.

Re a previous post tesco buys at <60p sells at £1.35 cheaper than the local shop but with a hell of a lot higher mark up.

two for one offers of sharn you don't need and 100+% mark up on the stuff you do need.

how to get rich and screw folk.

The local shop keepers (and I use the word keepers deliberately because they are only keeping it till the next keeper comes along) mostly want to make a living not get rich.

believe me or not that is your choice, but I'll guarantee that if any of the local shop keepers now retired had invested the same amount of money in tesco shares that they put in to buying their buisness, then worked 80+ hours a week for an employer and put all their overtime pay into tesco shares they would be retired now with a hell of a lot more money than they have.

So why do they do it lots of reasons but mostly because they think they can provide a good service to their local community and be rewarded for it.

 

Shop at tescos if you want but don't bitch when that is the only choice you have and you find yourself living in a soulless society.

but my preference would be if you want to shop at tesco sausage of south an shop at sausage all but bloody tesco to your hearts content

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....the same as mainland breweries have done for years but Shetland publicans have bleated that the price of a pint is due to the high frieght costs to get the barrels delivered into Shetland...Daddy Cow Poo....and we have all believed it for decades.

 

But,,, I thought drink was cheaper in Shetland than it was south... well it was the last time I got ripped off in an Aberdeen pub..

So how to hell can you say Shetland retailers are a rip-off...

Go preach your bullsquash elsewhere....

Having said that, every time you post something, you just make Tesco look worse,,,, So Please Carry On..... :wink:

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Shetland publicans have bleated that the price of a pint is due to the high frieght costs to get the barrels delivered into Shetland

 

I was always under the impression that Shetland publicans bleated because one particular wholesaler has a stranglehold on the market and can pretty much dictate the prices, no?

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I see the Co-op's refit is gathering pace.... was in yesterday and was plesently surprised at the room available in there now.

 

Add into the mix new freezers, chills, and spanking brand new shelving and it seems to be looking good!

 

Obviously in aint the finished article yet but at least theres a vast improvement in the place at last...... :D

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^I'm just waiting for new baskets. They cannae come too soon!

 

As for tesco absorbing transport costs... their prices crept up to be the same as the CO-OP. So show the CO-OP some of your Kool-Aid guzzling love Salmon as they're obviously absorbing the same costs as tesco. Either that or you're spouting garbage.

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Right, It's about time that something was said, and I know the Mods won't like it, but here goes:

 

As a family forum, Shetlink has on many occasions stated that they will not tolerate abuse of their terms and conditions. That is only fair, and on many occasions I have been guilty of overstepping the mark of decency, and in fact I have on the odd occasion been guilty of being a complete as*hole.

BUT, I consider the posts by Salmon to be an abuse of the basic terms and conditions of humanity.

Why should people who visit a website be forced to put up with religious claptrap from a deciple of their percieved God?

Why should any God, such as Tesco be given more exposure on this site than any other God? (Thor is my personal favourite at the moment, as he doesn't shop at Tesco) :wink:

 

I'm not very good at wording things like this but, please Mods, for the love of any God that you may consider worthy of worship, limit Salmon to posts on a religous thread.

 

PS,

My coat's already on. :arrow: :arrow:

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