paulb Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 have another look there are plenty of good offers on too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 You can read a lot more on Tesco here http://www.shetlink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2241&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryop Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I can not thank Tesco enough!Feeding a family of 3 kids is no easy task, and used to cost a fortune, but since tesco came it has saved me a fortune.I for one welcome the new tesco extension as it will give us more choice of products at an afordable price the same as the mainland.The streeet retailers need to take a long hard look at themselves and adjust to the 21st century and provide products and a service, to service the needs of a new era of buyers. we will no longer put up with the crap offered on the streets of shetland now or for the forseeable future of us the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I have noticed that over the last few month there have been some 'interesting' pricing in Tesco's. Feel free to add to my list Bell's Scotch Pies - Cheaper to buy 2 2-packs than a 4 pack This is not just a tesco's thing. The coop, and indeed local shops (the "branded" ones, lifestyle etc) often have "offers" that are more expensive then regular prices, but for some reason people snap them up. Recently the coop were selling 2x450g Tomato Sauce for "only" £3, right next to the 1.2kg bottle at £2.89, yet the 450's were always sold out. 12 pack of tennets lager, £10, shelf empty. Right next to 2x15 packs for £18. Currently standard 18 packs of walkers crisps are £2, but 26 packs are on "offer" for £4.29, so people are buying those. Weird... Or do I pay too much attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeksy Posted May 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 Weird... Or do I pay too much attention? You are only paying too much attention if you aren't buying the products... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mucklejo Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 I usually get the tesco high juice (blackcurrant) as it's like ribena but way cheaper. You can now get a litre bottle for 99p or 2 for £2. So you can spend an extra 2p wahay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest metallica man Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 I for one welcome the new tesco extension as it will give us more choice of products at an afordable price the same as the mainland.The streeet retailers need to take a long hard look at themselves and adjust to the 21st century and provide products and a service, to service the needs of a new era of buyers. we will no longer put up with the crap offered on the streets of shetland now or for the forseeable future of us the buyer. +1 on that! Harrys & Bolts Electrical etc should get out now while the going's good!! I do hope that Tesco's in lerwick do the Tesco Direct like they do on the mainland & ditch the surcharge that they have in place when the new store opens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banzai Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 do you not realise the local shop have to pay a small fortune for delivery of goods coming to the island? how can they possibly keep prices as low as the mainland considering this? buy locally yeah it a bit more expensive,but its supporting local shops and local families who are trying to make a living,i do agree some shops locally are way over priced but not all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 do you not realise the local shop have to pay a small fortune for delivery of goods coming to the island? how can they possibly keep prices as low as the mainland considering this? buy locally yeah it a bit more expensive,but its supporting local shops and local families who are trying to make a living,i do agree some shops locally are way over priced but not all Then they should up their service levels to add something to the experience. I'm more than happy to spend a few more quid to buy locally if the service warrants it. If the service is no better than that which I experience online then I'll buy elsewhere. I agree that not all local stores are massively overpriced and I accept and support the use of local suppliers, but some of them don't exactly help themselves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 spending more just to support local maybe a nice sentiment but just paying more for the same goods is not viable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banzai Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 teeAyBee totally agree some of the service is terrible but there is still nice friendly shop assistants around my opinion is spend the money locally it generally stays in shetland supermarkets it end up back down the road,bottom line is some folk determant to bad mouth local shops,the way i see it local shops employ alot o folk which is worth supporting if the shops close local folk loose there jobs, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest metallica man Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 My Sony telly was £750 from Argos & the same one in Bolts was £1225... My Makita Table Saw is £649 delivered from a small company south & Garriock Bros wanted £720! Hmmm I wonder if I should spend more money here to keep people in work or keep that money in my pocket!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 spending more just to support local maybe a nice sentiment but just paying more for the same goods is not viable. Hence there needs to be the value added service, the fact that you can get it fixed / replaced / upgraded / whatever. A delivery perhaps, installation, and various other things. Some firms up here have it, and as Banzai says, a friendly shop assistant helps a lot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 My Sony telly was £750 from Argos & the same one in Bolts was £1225... My Makita Table Saw is £649 delivered from a small company south & Garriock Bros wanted £720! Hmmm I wonder if I should spend more money here to keep people in work or keep that money in my pocket!? If in these cases there are no benefits to doing so of course you'd keep the money in your pocket. In the unlikely event of your Makita Table Saw going wrong (yeah I know, it's Makita so it is *very* unlikely) will that small company you made a 10% saving with help you? Will the local help you'd get be worth 10%? These are all questions that only you can answer for yourself at the time. I don't mind paying a *few* quid more for good service and support, but the examples you cite are pretty clearly a fair bit more than a few quid. I was not advocating blindly giving extra money to local business, but suggesting that there could be some kind of incentive of sufficient value to the consumer to balance a modest additional cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banzai Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 well said TeeAyBee, metallica man obviously your not gonna spend that much extra thats just stupid but as teeaybe says where you gonna go if it does break? garriock? thought so,and if you worked in a local shop would you want that shop to shut so you lost your job? didnt think so.just went on tesco direct for a laugh 55 quid to get a kitchen appliance delivered bargain eh;).. and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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