Iceland eyesore

[tiger ranks]

MAYBE SALLYW

Seems like you may have strayed from your se21 post code!!!! LOL

iceland is ok if you are in need of a few reasonable priced items.

you have got rip off sainsburys up near the plough and the co op supermarket next door to barclays bank

IF YOU DONT LIKE ICELAND DONT GO THERE... SIMPLE

[DulwichFox]

Well the Title of this thread is 'Iceland Eyesore'

So the Iceland Logo is a bit Brash...

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSlKEgze03lnu1zK_7Hb8i_dsRsgtI1fzdUhGdLAV197WMQncrKg

Or a little better

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRM4K_Ei-lBV1Sv5XOumzzmyMQ9sU52Zvbsk5FVVXgwwPB6-SXB

Why not design your own prefered logo and post it here.

[Fly]

Just glad it's not another Sainsburys. We're surrounded.

[Fly]

Just glad t's not another Sainsburys. We're surrounded.

[Aries]

Get over it!! It's all about catering for the community, you want Waitrose etc, get on bus or use your car and head off to Kensington or Chelsea...

[Sue]

Aries Wrote:

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> Get over it!! It's all about catering for the

> community, you want Waitrose etc, get on bus or

> use your car and head off to Kensington or

> Chelsea...

xxxxxx

Yes, well said, sadly some people seem to think the ED community consists only of people who can afford to shop at Waitrose.

[Ridgley]

My point exactly Sue

[AlexC]

w00t - this thread is back! Nothing like the age old Iceland vs Waitrose debate to liven up a Tuesday.

[DulwichFox]

Iceland doesn't just sell Frozen Food.

It sells.. Bread...Biscuits... Crisps... Sweets.. Chocolate... Soft Drinks... Cakes...

Lots of things.. and is cheaper than the other shop on the corner of North Cross rd.

and it has a small car park at the rear.

...and provides some local jobs...

... and there are always people in there...

... and it has survived a long time... unlike some other shops...

Fox.

[sukhik]

its alright for some people they got enough to buy at m&s sainsbury but some people cant like the aged and poor should shut down m&s waitrose were they rip of people just thank god you got these shops like iceland people abroard cant have this much.

[AlexC]

sukhik Wrote:

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> its alright for some people they got enough to buy

> at m&s sainsbury but some people cant like the

> aged and poor should shut down m&s waitrose were

> they rip of people just thank god you got these

> shops like iceland people abroard cant have this

> much.

eh? :))

[Lenka.Z]

I'm in.... I think Waitrose would be the best!

[Salsaboy]

How about a Starbucks?

*puts tin hat on and hides under the stairs*

[donohoe]

Iv lived and was born here, I love waitrose and go to Bromley, I like M&S Igo to Walworth Rd or Lewisham dont you know some people have been here all their lifes but can only afford Iceland so whats your problem why did you choose to move here if you dont like shops take your sad little life back to where you come from which I guess is Iceland free

[Bic Basher]

So if Iceland goes, should we get rid of Favourite Fried Chicken for being out of character? Or Londis and the other convenience stores as they don't sell trendy produce?

May I suggest to the OP that she moves to Beckenham which may be more along the type of shops she can spend her cash at instead.

[swagstar]

Iceland also has cheap jelly sweets - Haribo for ?1. Surely worth it just for that...

[Vilmos]

The only time I have bought cheese that was mouldy, or cucumber that was rotting or yoghurt where the pot was cracked was when I shopped at Waitrose. You don't pay for extra quality at places like Waitrose and M&S, you pay for the name. Food at Iceland is just as good and wholesome as it is in the up market supers, so long live Iceland on Lordship Lane.

I use it (Iceland on Lordship Lane that is) quite often actually.

[northlondoner]

peterstorm1985 Wrote:

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> northlondoner Wrote:

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> > I think Richfish is implying it's crass to have

> a

> > chest freezer. I have three.

>

> Where? You must sure have a big house. Or are they

> down in the basement where you keep the other

> tools of the trade?

One in the master bedroom, another in the maid's quarters and a third in the dungeon.

Re the perpetual Waitrose thing....I'm not convinced. I think we'd be better served by a Gulfstream dealership.

Fly like a G6.

[tallulah71]

Holds sides, laughs and points at OP

[richfish]

Chest freezers and Iceland - I think its an association from childhood, the 70's hey day of bulk buying massive tubs of ice cream, big bags of chips and burgers etc etc. That's the Iceland brand in my mind and its sort of stuck. But I remember that as what I think you would call 'aspirational' now; modern families eating exotic foods like frozen lasagne and prawn cocktail. My mother thought chest freezers were a danger (risk of falling in) so we had a tiny upright and hence never went to Iceland. Having three of them must be a significant risk, have you alerted your insurers?

And its still an ugly building - and it will still be an ugly building if it housed some uber cool trendy farmer's market, Waitrose or Lidl - and yes I shop in all 3, the latter with equal frequency.

[Senor Chevalier]

How do you monitor frequency - after a few delicious suppers do you sigh to yourself as it's keep it real time again..?

[AlexC]

Vilmos Wrote:

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> The only time I have bought cheese that was

> mouldy, or cucumber that was rotting or yoghurt

> where the pot was cracked was when I shopped at

> Waitrose. You don't pay for extra quality at

> places like Waitrose and M&S, you pay for the

> name. Food at Iceland is just as good and

> wholesome as it is in the up market supers, so

> long live Iceland on Lordship Lane.

>

Surely you noticed those foodstuffs where not of the right quality when you put them in your basket?!

p.s. you do pay for extra quality at Waitrose. Maybe there are some idiots out there who just shop there for the name, but generally it's because it stocks premium products as well as the normal branded groceries you get at most other supermarkets. I'd have to disagree with you when you say Iceland is just as good quality-wise!!!

EDIT: ....and for your reading pleasure:

Exhibit A: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/08/uk-waitrose-idUKTRE75743320110608

Exhibit B: http://myretailmediablog.com/2011/09/15/iceland-foods-auction-at-risk-as-vulnerable-financial-markets-prevail/

...who knows what could happen :D

[JessieW]

I would love a Waitrose!

[RosieH]

I like Iceland. I like Vimto and their coconut milk is half the price of that in Sainsbury's and their crumpets are dead cheap and if ever I fancy fish fingers they're good and toilet roll is often on special offer.

I like Waitrose. I like rillettes (no other major multiple seems to stock it and when the deli did it was ?6 for a jar), and they make good pies and their figs are currently half price and their prepared food is usually (though not always) nicer tasting than Sainsbo's or Tesco.

I also like big butts and I cannot lie.

[Damian H]

AlexC Wrote:

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> Vilmos Wrote:

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> > The only time I have bought cheese that was

> > mouldy, or cucumber that was rotting or yoghurt

> > where the pot was cracked was when I shopped at

> > Waitrose. You don't pay for extra quality at

> > places like Waitrose and M&S, you pay for the

> > name. Food at Iceland is just as good and

> > wholesome as it is in the up market supers, so

> > long live Iceland on Lordship Lane.

> >

>

> Surely you noticed those foodstuffs where not of

> the right quality when you put them in your

> basket?!

>

> p.s. you do pay for extra quality at Waitrose.

> Maybe there are some idiots out there who just

> shop there for the name, but generally it's

> because it stocks premium products as well as the

> normal branded groceries you get at most other

> supermarkets. I'd have to disagree with you when

> you say Iceland is just as good quality-wise!!!

>

> EDIT: ....and for your reading pleasure:

>

> Exhibit A:

> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/08/uk-waitro

> se-idUKTRE75743320110608

> Exhibit B:

> http://myretailmediablog.com/2011/09/15/iceland-fo

> ods-auction-at-risk-as-vulnerable-financial-market

> s-prevail/

>

> ...who knows what could happen :D

Anyone who says that Iceland is as good quality-wise as a Waitrose or M&S is simply talking keek or has absolutely no capacity to assess foodstuffs.