it's cracking me up this one.

L, I remembered the numbers in my head from the last time you mentioned. I decide to go to Waitrose; just to buy the ethically farmed free range eggs that you supply to them. :thumb:

Lol, I just go and get some off my neighbour, you'll not taste better.:D

Going to be getting some chickens myself in a few months, so ditchmyster freerange here we come, watch out Mr Sharrat.:lol1:

When Sainsbury's was mainly in the S, SE it was deemed "better".

now it's not...but Waitrose is.......go figure.

It's poncey southerners is what it is......

And this stuff about decent butchers is so much crap too.

been there, tried that, our LOCAL butcher's meat is no better than Sainsways, and his award winning suasages aren't a patch on sainsways pork

We loved having hens they are quite comical too, eat nearly anything but ruin the garden lol. Sadly ours had to go but I would have them again if I could.

No bearing probably, but when we were in Zambia we bought supermarket meat ( there was only one super market at the time ) for convenience

and then ( before they ran out )the local butcher with less westernised cuts/ animals , just across the road , at much better prices per kilo

i thought they were slaughtering out the back ( smelt like it ) but apparently not :)

For meat, you are better going to a butcher, but its worth looking into theyre background in terms of how long established they are.

I prefer Waitrose choice more than anything else. You'll always get a wider variety of potato/fruit/veg to choose from across any given store in the area (in my case at least) than the equivilent Tesco/Etc. Shopped at the latter for years but switched to Waitrose, largely through work. Still prefer to use local butcher as local beef/pork are very good quality and from 5 miles to farm. We're also very lucky to have a couple of good quality local bakeries. It's not as convenient as a supermarket but then when it's just two of us and a dog it is far easier to shop this way. We probably wouldn't have time with nippers in tow!

I don't think there is a marked difference in the quality as such as they are all aiming at the same marketplace, it's just subtle tweeks to choice that set them apart and I prefer that as a chef that I don't see from the others. I also like that I'm treated as a regular in both the Cirencestervand Stroud stores, whereas I never ever got that from years and years with Tesco prior to that. I also get a free coffee everytime I shop with Waitrose and their home delivery service is very good. Well has been for me at least. Just my 2p from experience with them.

And don't forget the real purpose of Sainsbury, Tesco etc is to keep the riff raff out of Waitrose :lol1:

Or the real purpose of Waitrose is to keep the heads up their own arses brigade away from the rest of us. ;)

So your local butcher is no good, try another then. Meat in my butcher comes straight from slaughter to the slab in his shop. It has no added water, phosphates or other crap unlike most supermarket meat. It is also dry aged for a lot longer than supermarket meat.

We have them all locally, cant abide Tescos, Sainsburys is default as it is nearest and easiest to park, go to Waitrose occasionally but it doesnt astound me, we find the best steak for example comes from Aldi, their fillet is amazing, its about £5.60 a piece so they arent giving it away but it is fantastic.

The one where I notice a difference, where you get the impression they take a great deal of care in how things taste is M and S, a cut above all the rest in my opinion.

A shame their sarnies contain more fat than a lump of lard.

Yes, had one once, wasn't nice, but then most pre-packed sandwiches are awful, was clearing our my grandparents garage (grandad passed away, grandma moved) and was starving, got a sandwich from the petrol station nearby and got massive indigestion, it was revolting

Still, got a piece of Ham for Christmas from Aldi, was like ten quid and was enormous, was a bit concerned it might be disgusting, didnt cook it over Christmas, did it the other day, got two nights meals from it and some left over, for five people, was some bits still left in the fridge, and some left over Costco par-baked baguette (that had gone out of date), lashed that in the toaster, bit of butter, bit of American Mustard (sorry, no english left) and put the ham on it, absolutely awesome.

A smaller piece of ham (two thirds the size) in Sainsburys yesterday was £18, Aldi and Lidl have caught the other supermarkets napping in the same manner Apple caught Nokia resting on its Laurels, I was amazed when they put one in Knutsford which is an uber posh Cheshire town, didnt think it would work but its amazing, it isnt full of those who cant afford to shop elsewhere, car park is always full of expensive cars.

I do remember shopping at Aldi back in about 2000 when it was just down to being skint, they have raised their game a lot since then.

If M&S sandwiches are considered unhealthy, I'd love to know how Asda's or Tesco's rate :Suspiciou

Generally much lower in fat; M&S ones are unusually high. Not sure why; and they do taste good! But eating one daily would be bad news for your health.

Look, you all should make your own butties a night before your work day. If you're to use salads in it, then just stick them in, in the morning while you have the kettle on. You're calling supermarket sandwiches this-and-that, whereas you know that you don't have to buy them in the shops / supermarkets at first place! Your first mistake is that you don't DIY. Second is you buy them out there because you can't be asked to make your own. Buying sandwich out there once in a blue moon is ok, but you should integrate good habits in your daily life e.g. make your own healthy sandwiches. It's not hard, believe me.

Turbo; we work from home and make our own lunch most of the time (apart from an occasional pasty). I'd hate to have to rely on shop bought cack most of the time.

I appreciate that, but even those who don't work from home can make their own, if they want. I don't always work from home, I visit my office as well as travel quite a bit with my work. Even then I prefer to make my own sandwiches as they're so much healthier and tastier. My son and daughter do the same, so does Mr. T. Son's home made lunches / dinners are more expensive than buying sandwiches out there with him eating meat, meat and meat and fresh salads all the time, but I think I, in particular do save money as well as my health by not buying readymade sandwiches. I know which ingredient I can go easy on, and which to increase. it really is simple to make your own. One can rise above thinking that one looks like a right destitute because one's opening his / her own lunch box to eat his / her own butties, and believe that he / she is more enlightened than ignorant, rat race sandwich buyers.

i buy these , when thyre reduced by 50% plus

red cheese and onion

still a rip off , but saves washing up on a sunday afternoon

I think Tesco make tasteful cheese and onion sandwiches, but the amount of cream they use to make it tasty is unnecessary. When you make it yourself, you can still use nearly the same ingredients, but you can control them as per their effect on your body.

I've also noticed how much of unnecessary butter gets applied in the sandwiches that the cafes make. Erm, hexcuse me, butter is a smoothing agent, not the filling itself, so don't stuff people with it. It's not healthy. Sandwich buyers are falling for the conspiracy trap thrown by the governments to control population. Supermarkets, unhealthy sandwich, pizza / pasty makers and the governments are in it together. :mad: That's the reason why that 20p pasty tax got abolished. I would have increased it to 50p myself. Now bring on conspiracy theorists. :luxhello: :D

Seriously, it doesn't cause you to wash up too much if you make your own sandwiches, dpb.

I believe that LIDL food is better than waitrose.
Waitrose - The most overrated supermarket in UK.

I would also say that Lidl is the best quality supermarket with really good own brand products. I like Waitrose as well as the customer service is good and so a pleasant retail experience plus a free coffee!

"You wanna fwuckin cwaaawfee?!"

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Post 7. Go figure.

Suppose at Waitrose they trust the customers to not steal the trolleys or at least put them back.no chains and £1 coins.....:-)

And butcher all the way.....

Now everyone will throw waitrose trollys into rivers, years ago I saw a 3 wheel co-op trolly in a river.