Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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There is a sudden seasonal influx of strawberries onto the supermarket shelves and of course very popular they are too..and very good for you it seems. I went to Tesco, that giant of commodity trading, and bought a 454g punnet for £1.99. The labelling gives the impression that the price has been slashed to rock bottom.
Tesco are forever telling us about their low prices and how much they are always helping us out, commercial TV stations would probably go bust without them, but little Somerfield have whacked them for six this time by selling the same thing at 4p less. Thats it £1.95.
So when you next here the slogan
"Every little Helps"
think Somerfield.
I need to tell you I hate tesco - from the tips of its annoying screen-ads in its aisles to the top of its money grabbing customer ignoring corporate greedy steam rolling money printing discourteous green belt gobbling community slashing toes.
DT1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 15 Apr 2008
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Well put Bern. I hate what supermarkets (in particular Tesco) are doing. On prices, it's possible to beat them everytime from grocers butchers etc. The quality of the goods is so poor (especially their sweaty meat) I'm not sure why anyone bothers.
The continued expansion of Tesco and other large supermarkets will eventually kill town centres and the kind of socially rich activities that happen in them. I'm not sure what we are thinking wanting another? Yes, jobs are created but the end result will be that most of the money in the locality is spent in the supermarkets, leaving the locality and heading straight back to the shareholders. As soon as the town centres are dead Tesco, Asda etc will hold the monopoly. It's ironic really the notion that capitalist models and a free market should lead to individualism and choice.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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'Strawberry Field's Forever', I've got a bountiful supply of wild strawberries in my garden, we get a bumper crop every year. They're small but organically tasty, eat your heart out Tesco!
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Tesco are a deeply unpopulare organisation. Its obviously got something to do with their massive profits (on oil company scale) and of course also as said above, the way they steamroller over both the countryside and small business. There is no aspect of business they havent stuck their nose in..they're even in the 'compare' website market now.
But for the moment back to my financial yardstick. I have just returned from a foray through the rain to Marks & Spenser and if you have deep deep pockets you can buy your strawberries in there.
M&S for some reason always feel the need to charge far more than everyone else..in some cases their quality justifies it, but not always.
And if you part with £2.49, M & S will give you just 400 g of strawberries. So poor value, the strawberries are no better than anyone elses.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Talking about the price of strawberries, get ready to fall off your chairs, chaps and chappesses, at Ascot racecourse last year the going rate for a 'bowl' of strawberries was £85.00 with a glass of champagne or £65.00 without
Guest 666- Registered: 25 Mar 2008
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Still desperate for Strawberries?
On the road that the Duke of Yorks Military school is on there are two MASSIVE signs for 'pick your own'.
Cut out the middlemen and get fit too....just FYI
Oh Boy!, That'll be the day.........
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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good post buddy, on my side of town we have a farm on the folkestone road, not pick your own, but good local produce
that you select personally.
the place has it's own bakery and butchery on site.
in our small town, it is fairly easy to get to a farm, in most cases easier than getting to tossco.
if you cannot get to a farm, the town centre and the london road provide some excellent butchers, greengrocers and
bakers.
strange that we have no fishmongers though, here on the coast.
That's the one with the cider as well, isn't it Howard? It's great!!!
P.S. - a fishmongers would be fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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correct bern, they bottle all sorts of local produce.
it is also a great place for a free morning/afternoon out.
a land army museum, a good selection of animals to get friendly with, plus real chickens that walk about a bit and make a noise.
anyone with kids or grandkids, no excuse, the bus stops right outside or if you go by car, free parking.(just like tesco)
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
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You can get your Free Range Chicken and Duck eggs cheaper from Crabble Corn Mill Shop than you can in Supermarkets such as Tesco. We cut out the middle man and get them straight from the farm.
£1.20 for 6 free range chicken eggs
£1.40 for 6 free range duck eggs.
You can also get bread made by Vains Baker with our own flour plus there are a lot of other "Local" items such as chutneys, jams, honey, cider, apple juice here at the Mill. 11am to 4.30
Tesco I hate them avoid the place like the plague.
H
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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i shall make a point of popping up to the mill when i get the chance harry.
sounds like the eggs and cider will be of interest to me.
not in the same glass though.
With you there Howard! I didn't realise the Mill sold local produce.
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
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It is early days for us at the Mill with our shop but we are trying to do local produce. We are also happy to take constructive comments on what we can do to improve things.
The shop is in the yard along side the Mill and you can drive into the yard.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I've posted on here many times about the Mill and the produce there (not for a little while admittedly) - perhaps I should do a reminder.
Crabble Corn Mill are members of the Dover Loyalty Scheme and offer 10% discount to loyalty-card holders on mill-tours, food and drink in the tea-room and any produce bought in their Farm-shop.
It's a great place to visit and shop - and with a discount too.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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i do remember now roger.
it is always best to emind us about the mill, as it is something people do not walk past in the normal course of events.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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17 October 2009
21:0130805Why do tescos have all those tasteless, cold storage, imported apples on their shelves, whilst passing various orchards in Kent on the train, we see all those apples laying on the ground, or left rotting on the trees. Is Brussels still paying farmers not to pick them???
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
18 October 2009
01:0430819As a Private Eye reader, I have long ago stopped every buying anything from Tesco!
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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18 October 2009
08:1130827To be fair to Tesco though with regard to local produce...since the start of the year they have pushed this new much favoured initiative of buying local produce. You can see it on the bags of potatoes and apples and so on...from such an such an area of kent. This has encouraged me to buy more stuff there of the fruit and veg variety.
So two things here...this is really a marketing move because..
1. people want their produce where possible to be green aware. if the produce comes from down the road, the planet wont be affected in quite the same way. less truck/shipping mileage etc.
2. people just like the idea that they are buying from local farmers. Its good marketing by Tesco. The farmers market comes to Tesco kind of thing. Its therefore fresher and so on.