Somerfield, confusing prices

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Have to redress the balance slightly. I was in there this morning, slightly hungover, looking at a gap on the shelves where a rather good bargain on a bottle of wine was to be had. (Don't worry, it's for a gift, not an eyeopener, Annaj.)

All my brain could compute was that this was the bottle I wanted and that it wasn't there. I turned round to ask for help, and the guy who had been stacking beer, came back round the corner sporting The One and presented it to me. Man is either a genius or a complete mindreader or just felt completely sorry for me. Anyhow, brilliant service which offsets the slightly quirky pricing.

[tommy]

Will soon be turning into a Co-op, so maybe the pricing will be sorted out

[Sue]

Why's it turning into a co-op???

Maybe good news though, Co-ops sell good Fair Trade wine :)

:)-D

[bawdy-nan]

Co-op are trying to buy them up...

[Sue]

Thanks for the link :)

Hope it would be better than the Co-op pharmacy in LL, which I always find quite depressing on the rare occasions I venture in :-S

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

But the Coop is the only place in a two mile radius where one can buy grown up cook's matches (strike anywhere).

[Hest]

on this subject, read a really good article this morning - some of it not practical but the stuff about mulitbuys etc definitely worth thinking about... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/08/food.ethicalliving

[dulmum]

Co-op deal looks like signing today and completing in a couple of months. Subject to OFT clearances this will be changed into a co-op some time in the autumn.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Here we go Coop purchase Somerfield

The question is whether they keep the store or sell it to Waitrose?

There used to be Coop Supey on LL - I think where the Coop pharmacy is now. Could they merge onto one site or are they separate Coops?

[MitchK]

Well not just a choice between Co-op or Waitrose. Would not be surprised to see a Tesco Metro or Sainsburys local in there. I really don't think the store will be that attractive to Waitrose (too small, no car park) and they may look to go for other more attractive stores and let this one go.

[AcedOut]

Co-op it is!

[danrees]

Thank god. Hopefully Co-op's ethical dimension will improve the quality/price ratio at Somerfield LL.

Forget the big ones (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Waitrose etc) - Somerfield are the biggest rip-off supermarket I have ever come across.

And one of their staff had the cheek to tell me that my Five Pound Sterling note was no longer in circulation. I knew she was wrong. It was only when I checked Wikipedia at home that I realised that the Five Pound note was last revised in 2002. 6 years is a very impressive lifetime for an expired note!