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saren
Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 70
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:43 am Post subject: What is the cheapest, chain supermarket in London? |
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What is the cheapest, chain supermarket in London? |
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TheLongWayHome
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:05 am Post subject: Re: What is the cheapest, chain supermarket in London? |
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saren wrote: |
What is the cheapest, chain supermarket in London? |
Asda? |
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Surfdude18
Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 651 Location: China
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:23 am Post subject: |
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Lidl. |
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Dedicated
Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 972 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject: Supermarkets in London |
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A lot depends on which products you wish to buy.
London is a big place so check out this website <www.somucheasier.co.uk/supermarkets-uk.html>
This gives you information about all supermarkets, and locations - just feed in your postcode. You can also order on-line via this link.
Don't forget large food stores such as Marks and Spencer drastically reduce food prices at about 10 minutes before closing time (otherwise they have to dump food, or send it to the Salvation Army). This is very popular with students, and they start queuing at about 30 minutes before closing!
Good luck! |
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EricBartholemew
Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 20
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:02 am Post subject: Lidl or Aldi or Asda |
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Lidl or Aldi or Asda depending on what you want ... |
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SueH
Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Ask your nearest impoverished ESL teacher, they'll probably know. For fresh veg you nearest market is probably the best bet. |
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lolwhites
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 158 Location: France
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Use markets as much as you can, they tend to be cheaper. |
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TheLongWayHome
Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Tesco's sarnies can't be beat though. |
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Will.
Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Hi Saren
You here still?
ASDA is by far the best when it comes to reductions.
After 6:30 until closing time if you plan coming back from work late.
I do, about once a week, it saves time going back out to go shopping
I recently brought about 7k of fish...... �10. At the end of play about 9:30pm, on a Monday as the weekend has gone and the fish is unsold, straight back home in top the freezer.
The markets at the end of the day 4/5 pm, as suggested, Borough market is a good one. A visit to the bigger commercial markets, Billingsgate new fish market is near the DLR |
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Surfdude18
Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 651 Location: China
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:24 am Post subject: |
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Wow. I bought fish here in China the other day and that was 8 RMB per jin (half a kilo). That works out to about 1.20 (pounds) per kilo, so not much cheaper than what you paid. And I bet the fish you got is much better quality compared with the bony fish here that tastes like it's been swimming around in sewage. |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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The problem with Lidl, (although I've been out of the UK for 7 years!) is that they only stock one (unknown) brand of everything. I found myself going to Lidl, then going to a regular supermarket to buy the things, like toilet paper, that I couldn't compromise on. I decided it was better to go straight to Tesco and buy own brands for the unimportant things. (peas, sugar, etc). |
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Phil_b
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 239 Location: Back in London
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mondrian
Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 658 Location: "was that beautiful coastal city in the NE of China"
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Will. wrote: |
Hi Saren
You here still?
ASDA is by far the best when it comes to reductions.
After 6:30 until closing time if you plan coming back from work late.
I do, about once a week, it saves time going back out to go shopping
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I agree. Some incredible price reductions at Asda here in London usually after 7 pm. You need to wait for the third reduction though! But you take what is on offer. Maybe one day it is fish, the next meat and the next bread and cakes.
You will put on weight with all the tempting offers (usually less that 50p)! |
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Pelican_Wrath
Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 490
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Morrisons also have some great deals at the moment.
Oi Mondrian I have a bone to pick with you about London fares. When I was on the verge of taking my wife back to London last summer, you said that one thing that would (rightly) make her angry were the 4 quid tube fares for a single stop.
You didn't mention that it's easier than saying "Ug" to get an oyster card which makes those fares considerably cheaper than that. |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2684 Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Pelican_Wrath wrote: |
Morrisons also have some great deals at the moment.
Oi Mondrian I have a bone to pick with you about London fares. When I was on the verge of taking my wife back to London last summer, you said that one thing that would (rightly) make her angry were the 4 quid tube fares for a single stop.
You didn't mention that it's easier than saying "Ug" to get an oyster card which makes those fares considerably cheaper than that. |
Well, with Boris as the mayor of London, I recommend using a bicycle, so that you will save your tube money and in the meantime Uncle Boris will be happy for the green environment of London and less CO2!! |
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