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Top Tier

1. Waitrose
2. M&S
3. Wholefoods
4. Ocado

Middle Tier:

5. Sainsburys
6. Lidl
7. Asda
8.Tesco
9. Co-op

Lower tier:

10. Aldi
11. Iceland
12. Morrisons

Non league

Budgens
Farm foods
Heron Frozen Foods

Tesco?

Wholefoods pisses all over waitrose which has gone downhill. It is miles better than anything else. There are just hard to find.

Christ knows how I forgot Tesco

The lack of Wholefoods locations and size of the product range were reasons it got marked down. As for product quality by square foot of shop floor I make you right, it's better

Is Lidl any better than Aldi, they both seem to be pretty much on a par with each other?

That's a cracking league, however I think M&S barely qualifies as a supermarket nowadays. It's a decent foodhall, but lacks a variety of products.

I like Morrisons and would rate them higher than Tescos , just wish there was one nearer to me

Lovejoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:29 am Is Lidl any better than Aldi, they both seem to be pretty much on a par with each other?

Controversial.

Aldi is 100 times better.

Lovejoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:29 am Is Lidl any better than Aldi, they both seem to be pretty much on a par with each other?

Lidl's fresh bakery range is far superior, a lot of Aldi's still don't have fresh bread/pastries on site.

Aldi's are plagued by long queues also. Lidls also suffer from this somewhat but mitigate it better with the use of Self checkouts and the cashier who scan at the speed of light and don't smalltalk

Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:34 am That's a cracking league, however I think M&S barely qualifies as a supermarket nowadays. It's a decent foosball, but lacks a variety of products.

I'm inclined to agree actually.

I think I overly weighted for food quality and range and neglected other household essentials in my ranking

Iceland for me as I don't own a car and it's nearest.

Their home delivery suck though,so I don't use it.

Good exercise,thank you Iceland.

How nice it would be if the majority not minority could afford to shop at those Top 4

Good look at me I can afford posh nosh thread though

Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:56 am

Lovejoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:29 am Is Lidl any better than Aldi, they both seem to be pretty much on a par with each other?

Lidl's fresh bakery range is far superior, a lot of Aldi's still don't have fresh bread/pastries on site.

Aldi's are plagued by long queues also. Lidls also suffer from this somewhat but mitigate it better with the use of Self checkouts and the cashier who scan at the speed of light and don't smalltalk

I can see where you are coming from regarding the instore bakery in Lidl. Lidl are also plagued by long queues at the both the manual and self service checkouts. The three nearest to here would arguably be Walthamstow, Stratford and Ilford and there are always queues. Some of Aldi's products are superior to Lidl, deluxe pizzas, pesto, chicken sausages to name a few.

Lovejoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:22 am

Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:56 am

Lovejoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:29 am Is Lidl any better than Aldi, they both seem to be pretty much on a par with each other?

Lidl's fresh bakery range is far superior, a lot of Aldi's still don't have fresh bread/pastries on site.

Aldi's are plagued by long queues also. Lidls also suffer from this somewhat but mitigate it better with the use of Self checkouts and the cashier who scan at the speed of light and don't smalltalk

I can see where you are coming from regarding the instore bakery in Lidl. Lidl are also plagued by long queues at the both the manual and self service checkouts. The three nearest to here would arguably be Walthamstow, Stratford and Ilford and there are always queues. Some of Aldi's products are superior to Lidl, deluxe pizzas, pesto, chicken sausages to name a few.

Aldi's commitment to imitating established brands is its USP I suppose. That can be seen as either a positive or a negative.

It's easily the cheapest weekly shop available though

Turning to facts instead of prejudice and opinion.

A league table based on results

Tesco 27.3

Sainsbury's 15.8

Asda 14.9

Morrisons 10.3

Aldi 7.9

Co-op 6.0

Lidl 5.9

Waitrose 5.0

Iceland 2.3

Symbols & Independent 1.6

Other Outlets 1.7

Ocado 1.4

spen666 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:48 am Turning to facts instead of prejudice and opinion.

A league table based on results

Tesco 27.3

Sainsbury's 15.8

Asda 14.9

Morrisons 10.3

Aldi 7.9

Co-op 6.0

Lidl 5.9

Waitrose 5.0

Iceland 2.3

Symbols & Independent 1.6

Other Outlets 1.7

Ocado 1.4

Which outlet do you use and why?

Lovejoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:22 am

Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:56 am

Lovejoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:29 am Is Lidl any better than Aldi, they both seem to be pretty much on a par with each other?

Lidl's fresh bakery range is far superior, a lot of Aldi's still don't have fresh bread/pastries on site.

Aldi's are plagued by long queues also. Lidls also suffer from this somewhat but mitigate it better with the use of Self checkouts and the cashier who scan at the speed of light and don't smalltalk

I can see where you are coming from regarding the instore bakery in Lidl. Lidl are also plagued by long queues at the both the manual and self service checkouts. The three nearest to here would arguably be Walthamstow, Stratford and Ilford and there are always queues. Some of Aldi's products are superior to Lidl, deluxe pizzas, pesto, chicken sausages to name a few.

In order, I shop mainly at .......Lidl, Tesco, Aldi, Sainsburys.
As to Lidl and Aldi products, Lidl for me are better plus it has a bakery, small baguettes are a bargain at 22 pence, very fresh and if you are lucky you can catch them as they have just come out of the oven. Not so many queues at the Harlow Lidl compared to Aldi, also a far bigger car park than the Harlow Aldi which is quite often full or nearly full. Best time to shop for less customers in most supermarkets is around 3pm, or 8pm approx. If you want to shop at a very quiet Lidl's with not many customers, try Waltham Abbey branch, so few customers compared to the one up the road at Waltham Cross which is nearly always very busy. Shopping at Lidl and Aldi is so much cheaper than the bigger supermarkets, especially when compared to Waitrose and M@S. Give them a try and you get to know what particular products you like. Amongst other things, yesterday at Lidl I purchased 500 gram of basic Spaghetti for only 20 pence and a kilo of nice medium sized brown onions for only 39 pence ( special offer at the end of the vegetable section ) also tomato seeds, 80 seeds per packet, for only 29 pence, all amazing value.

BIGRON wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:36 am I like Morrisons and would rate them higher than Tescos , just wish there was one nearer to me

Isn't there a Morrisons at Stratford?

My cousin lives at Woodford, she is lucky, she likes shopping at Waitrose and there is one within a short walking distance of her house !
I have seen on tv that Houses that are near to a Waitrose are more expensive to buy !

spen666 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:48 am Turning to facts instead of prejudice and opinion.

A league table based on results

Tesco 27.3

Sainsbury's 15.8

Asda 14.9

Morrisons 10.3

Aldi 7.9

Co-op 6.0

Lidl 5.9

Waitrose 5.0

Iceland 2.3

Symbols & Independent 1.6

Other Outlets 1.7

Ocado 1.4

Where's this from?

spen666 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:48 am Turning to facts instead of prejudice and opinion.

A league table based on results

Tesco 27.3

Sainsbury's 15.8

Asda 14.9

Morrisons 10.3

Aldi 7.9

Co-op 6.0

Lidl 5.9

Waitrose 5.0

Iceland 2.3

Symbols & Independent 1.6

Other Outlets 1.7

Ocado 1.4

Basing it on market share/profits is no valid measure. Biggest is not best - rarely has been and rarely shall ever be.

This thread is weirdly entertaining

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:55 pm My cousin lives at Woodford, she is lucky, she likes shopping at Waitrose and there is one within a short walking distance of her house !
I have seen on tv that Houses that are near to a Waitrose are more expensive to buy !

That's right.it's posh,innit?

Howling Mad Murdock wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:48 pm

Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:55 pm My cousin lives at Woodford, she is lucky, she likes shopping at Waitrose and there is one within a short walking distance of her house !
I have seen on tv that Houses that are near to a Waitrose are more expensive to buy !

That's right.it's posh,innit?

I am quite lucky when it comes to local supermarket shopping. Tesco, Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury all within 1 1/2 miles of where I live, two big Tesco's and one smaller one at the Town Centre. The 2 big Tescos and the Sainsbury all have huge free car parks and both Aldi and Lidl have car parks as well.

I find Asda very good value for money when we shop there. Tesco and Sainsburys are becoming more expensive lately.
Aldi are fast coming up though, the new shop in East Barnet is a good example of how a complete shopping experience
should be. Also Lidl, with their fresh meat, poultry and fish products are also good value for money.