New Co-op Store - Better or Worse?

[qotsa79]

Overall the service is exactly the same. Below average.

Every time I walk into that store, the first word that springs to mind is USELESS

[Sue]

I've found the waiting time and service a lot better than it was when it was Somerfield.

[woofmarkthedog]

It's..

Like saying "Do you want to be stung by a bee or a wasp ? "

It's as crappy as before but in a slightly different crappy way

The Dog

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[sophiesofa]

Today I got cashback and had a horrible deja vu from last year in Somerfield. The lady gave me the cash then signed the receipt using the point of her fingernail I presume because she knew she didn't have a pen. Maybe it's just me but I find that very odd and quite disgusting, although I spose it is just a fingernail but still definitely odd.

[thebestnameshavegone]

davidh Wrote:

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> sadly, it is the same old rancid cack. the only

> way with this store IS closing down and reopening

> as waitrose or M&S

I hope another 5 Icelands open just to spite you.

[Callie]

I'm disappointed with the new Co-op, especially lack of stock, they are always out of plain houmus & cucumber dip when I've been in or they'll have 3 different types of tinned potato(!) but no butterbeans. At the fresh chicken shelf they have packs of exactly identical looking chicken pieces, all for the same price but each is from a different country & none from UK which I find very confusing & annoying. I miss the special discounts on minced beef. I now shop more at Sainsburys even though it's not as convenient for me.

[Nero]

On the plus side, there is a fair bit more British fruit and vegetables - spinach, apples, pears, celery, watercress etc. Ultimately, it's a fair-to-middling supermarket. We are not going to get that holy grail of the EDF - an M/S or W'rose, so let's just put up with it.

[Callie]

A lot of fruit & veg is much cheeper next door in Iceland.

[katie1997]

Does anyone else hate it when you get to the checkout and you have to pack your bags on the right hand side but if you pay by card you have to move (okay, its only a little bit) over to the left (but basically right beside someone else who is trying to pack their bag)? :-S

[ontheedge]

life is tough

[Sue]

Went in today and hallelujah, lots of full shelves, got everything I wanted, hopefully this will last and is not just a fluke :)

[katie1997]

Sue Wrote:

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> Went in today and hallelujah, lots of full

> shelves, got everything I wanted, hopefully this

> will last and is not just a fluke :)

Hurrah!!

Did they ever reply to your letter yet Sue?

[Sue]

katie1997 Wrote:

> Hurrah!!

>

> Did they ever reply to your letter yet Sue?

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No, but if things continue to improve I won't bother chasing it up. If they go downhill again I will :)

[Callie]

The cartons of fruit juice (the long life ones) are behind a pillar! You have to wreck the shelf, pulling everything out to see what there is :-$ only to find they don't have it (tomato juice)No surprise there :-S. Next time I looked, they did have tomato juice but only their own watery rubbish brand (6)

[Mrs TP]

Popped in the other day and picked up a loaf of bread, a packet of crisps and some grapes. The cashier asked me for ?5.89. I nearly fell over and asked them to check the prices of each item. The grapes were ?4. The neighbouring cashier told me I could buy twice the amount of grapes in Sainos for ?3 - so I put theirs back and got double the amount in Sainos on my next trip, thanks v. helpful cashier.

[HonaloochieB]

Mrs TP Wrote:

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> Popped in the other day and picked up a loaf of

> bread, a packet of crisps and some grapes. The

> cashier asked me for ?5.89. I nearly fell over

> and asked them to check the prices of each item.

> The grapes were ?4. The neighbouring cashier told

> me I could buy twice the amount of grapes in

> Sainos for ?3 - so I put theirs back and got

> double the amount in Sainos on my next trip,

> thanks v. helpful cashier.

?1.89 for a loaf an' a crisps?

Certainly tek de misery out of expensive cris' san'wich for I man.

Irie!!!

One Loaf.

[ruffers]

Callie Wrote:

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> The cartons of fruit juice (the long life ones)

> are behind a pillar!

Shelf space is valuable - what should be behind the pillar?

[Callie]

Maybe you Ruffers! only joking :))

Go see for yourself next time you're in there & you'll see exactly what I mean.

[Mrs TP]

HonaloochieB - I was so stunned by the grapes I never thought about the bread and crisps. It was regular sliced hovis 50/50 type bread and a regular packet of skips - ?1.89. (However that is a huge bargain in comparison with how much I spent at the fair on Peckham Rye yesterday. Oh dear I have been in London 20yrs but my northern roots still shine through when I start moaning about the price of things in 'that London'.)

[HonaloochieB]

Mrs TP Wrote:

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> HonaloochieB - I was so stunned by the grapes I

> never thought about the bread and crisps. It was

> regular sliced hovis 50/50 type bread and a

> regular packet of skips - ?1.89. (However that is

> a huge bargain in comparison with how much I spent

> at the fair on Peckham Rye yesterday. Oh dear I

> have been in London 20yrs but my northern roots

> still shine through when I start moaning about the

> price of things in 'that London'.)

Seen, Mrs TP.

Sometimes dem Lon'on prices is purest Babylon on poor conscious men an' sistren.

If one 'llow it, a man could get vex an' mad.

But a chalice and a reasonin' wit' bredrins sekkle a man mind, an' peaceful 'im up.

Irie.

One Love, Sista.

[cate]

Mrs TP Wrote:

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> HonaloochieB - I was so stunned by the grapes I

> never thought about the bread and crisps. It was

> regular sliced hovis 50/50 type bread and a

> regular packet of skips - ?1.89. (However that is

> a huge bargain in comparison with how much I spent

> at the fair on Peckham Rye yesterday. Oh dear I

> have been in London 20yrs but my northern roots

> still shine through when I start moaning about the

> price of things in 'that London'.)

Lidl has grapes for ?1.79 for 500g.

[missus]

I am shocked at the price increase although the quality seems OK. The staff, I have personally found, to be most unhelpful, very impolite on occasions and generally a bit clueless ( I had to stand and explain what celeriac was for 5 minutes to two different staff members just the other day...)!

I really can't understand if it is just this Co-op that is so poorly coordinated or if it is all of them?! My local one back down in Exeter seems to suffer from the same problem.... Coincidence?

[HonaloochieB]

missus Wrote:

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> I am shocked at the price increase although the

> quality seems OK. The staff, I have personally

> found, to be most unhelpful, very impolite on

> occasions and generally a bit clueless

( I had to

> stand and explain what celeriac was for 5 minutes

> to two different staff members just the other

> day...)!

So was the explanation carried out to the two staff members, individually or simultaneously?

I'd like to know whether your standing explanation took 5 or 10 minutes.

I like to keep an eye on such matters.

Also, what is celeriac?

In fewer than 200 words if you please.

[HonaloochieB]

cate Wrote:

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> Mrs TP Wrote:

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> > HonaloochieB - I was so stunned by the grapes I

> > never thought about the bread and crisps. It

> was

> > regular sliced hovis 50/50 type bread and a

> > regular packet of skips - ?1.89. (However that

> is

> > a huge bargain in comparison with how much I

> spent

> > at the fair on Peckham Rye yesterday. Oh dear

> I

> > have been in London 20yrs but my northern roots

> > still shine through when I start moaning about

> the

> > price of things in 'that London'.)

>

>

> Lidl has grapes for ?1.79 for 500g.

Cheers Cate, I'm so round the Acre lane branch tomorrow.

[cate]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> cate Wrote:

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> > Mrs TP Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > HonaloochieB - I was so stunned by the grapes

> I

> > > never thought about the bread and crisps. It

> > was

> > > regular sliced hovis 50/50 type bread and a

> > > regular packet of skips - ?1.89. (However

> that

> > is

> > > a huge bargain in comparison with how much I

> > spent

> > > at the fair on Peckham Rye yesterday. Oh

> dear

> > I

> > > have been in London 20yrs but my northern

> roots

> > > still shine through when I start moaning

> about

> > the

> > > price of things in 'that London'.)

> >

> >

> > Lidl has grapes for ?1.79 for 500g.

>

> Cheers Cate, I'm so round the Acre lane branch

> tomorrow.

So Lidl in Peckham isn't good enough for you? M&S usually has tasty grapes as well - I prefer the purple ones. I have no idea of the prices there as haven't been in ages. Don't forget to nip into the Tesco and do a price and taste comparison for us.