also true

supermarkets stock in accordance with the local demographic.

For example Tesco`s in Bury St Eds sell smoked salmon sarnies but not Jock Sausauge.

But if you go to Glasgee try buying anything that isn`t covered in batter.

Bit of an extreme example but that`s how it works

Posted By: emmaroyds on January 8th 2013 at 16:44:47

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re: waitrose axing delia in favour of heston blumenthal (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:08:20
- I shop in M&S, Waitrose, Morrisons, and Sainsburys (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jan 8, 16:36:13
  - all those and Booths (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jan 8, 16:37:21
    - Booths is outstanding for ales, local cheeses and their pork pie. Have you tried their (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:41:53
      - Yes they are tops !! (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jan 8, 16:46:01
    - been in one of those (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 16:39:09
      - They are nice especially thier flagship store at Lytham . (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jan 8, 16:41:53
        
        are they Local (only ever seen them in the Lake) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 16:46:35
        
        Nope, independent and limited to North West. Started in Preston (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:49:05
- i shop at m&s (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:26:02
  - I don`t shop anywhere (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 16:28:49
  - its a myth that their food is the best (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 16:27:55
    - well it is the best (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:29:03
      - strange that...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:32:02
        
        We did a job for an orange juice company that supplies Sainsbury. The juice (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:38:23
        
        is this true? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 17:06:15
        
        Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 17:15:40
        
        tis often the case (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 17:14:54
        
        the items i buy in m&s i've never seen in supermarkets (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:37:25
        
        fucking hell..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:41:01
        
        also true (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 16:44:47
        
        no, no they don't! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:43:25
        
        haha! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:46:01
        
        Indeed, buying pasta pots ffs. Pasta is such a piece of piss to cook. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:50:32
        
        as are sandwiches to make! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:53:30
        
        Salad, bought fresh from the store the night before. It's called planning (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:55:58
        
        what the fuck are you on about (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:59:24
        
        you probably buy economy shite too (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:48:02
        
        sweary mikey (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 17:05:05
        
        true I know for a fact that (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 16:35:11
        
        exactly....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:38:23
        
        chocolate lol (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:37:49
      - disagreed (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 16:31:36
    - If he liked food he's buy from greengrocers and butchers (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:28:35
      - i don't eat meat (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:29:44
  - and work in iceland (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 16:27:13
  - Do you have a blue rinse and a fake fur coat? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:26:55
- Really? I thought tht was M&S foodhall. Maybe that's why we don't (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:19:32
  - we have both mozzers and waitrose where i live.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:22:33
    - ^^^^ jealous (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 16:24:30
      - why? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:25:14
        
        of the prada wearing women (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 16:26:50
        
        With their inflated orange faces? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 16:40:11
        
        orange faces: like walking through the ground floor of debenhams! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:41:59
        
        Why do women in huge numbers, do this to themselves? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 16:43:12
        
        the more orange they are, and the more horrible they smell.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:44:52
        
        i dont like prada. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:29:00
        
        Me too. I prefer seeded wholemeal tbh. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:31:04
        
        You dirty old bastard (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 16:40:33
    - We don't have people like that. Cambridge had loads, one of the reasons (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:23:46
- People who think they're better than they are will go in there too (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 16:15:05
  - Tesco and Morrisons are for plebs (General Chat) - Ben, Jan 8, 16:22:37
    - Colchester Aldi is excellent and is popular with the Lexden middle classes in their 4x4s (n/m) (General Chat) - col canary, Jan 8, 16:39:13
    - Mozzas is trying to go all upmarket recently (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 16:38:37
    - morisons is nowhere near tesco standard (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 16:25:17
    - I would hate to think where that puts ASDA then (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 16:24:34
    - vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:24:21
    - Don't even get me started on Asda. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 8, 16:23:59
      - Asda always seems to be full of special needs people - (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:25:04
        
        in gloucester asda you need to step over the used syringes outside to enter the store. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:26:06
        
        and wear a gas mask (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 8, 16:41:32
        
        Crikey, that sounds like a right common place. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:27:42
        
        its nasty (asda there) - muggings outside the shop door! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:29:39
        
        Blimey, sounds grim darn sarf (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:31:51
        
        gloucester isnt "sarf". (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:36:14
        
        Sounds a bit extreme, couldn't you have just moved? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:45:59
        
        i did. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:47:06
        
        Ah well, by that reasoning Lancashire isn't North but North West (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:45:12
        
        iceland too (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 8, 16:25:41
        
        iceland is for scumbags (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:27:22
        
        bit cold there for me (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jan 8, 16:26:12
  - How do you measure if people are not as good as they think they are? (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 8, 16:21:07
    - Walk round Marks and Spencers (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 8, 16:36:35
  - better at what? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:20:06
  - and they pay approx 20% more for the same food they could buy at Mozzers. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:19:53
    - Ah see, that's not the same as Booths (although not for everything) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:22:31
- tho his Christmas pud was jolly good! (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 8, 16:10:35
- Heston is a bit of a twat too (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 16:09:49
  - thats a bit of a risk! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 8, 16:16:50
  - a twat how? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:11:33
    - making giant food things and calling it a TV programme (General Chat) - duke of york, Jan 8, 16:36:30
      - he's a legend (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 16:46:23
    - he looks like a dork and has a silly name (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 8, 16:17:12

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