Life without Tesco's. 6 months on...........

[Kay 3,709]

I am an electric gadget freak , if it comes with a carry case i have to buy it

 

the breads not to bad once cooked i must admit, and to be fair i have as yet only used a packet mix thing , not atually weighed anything in scales & added yeast but i am going to buy a loaf tin tomorrow & some flour & yeast so when i have got a recipe to follow & made some i will show the finnished result

 

I might even attempt some scones as well

Must admit to being partial to kitchen gadgets meself. The kenwood Chef is me baby It's fab and does all the hard work for me. I have made bread using the Kenwood, and although it wasn't the best, it was certainly better than any of the 5 or 6 times I tried with the bread maker....And it was at least edible.

Good luck with the scones. Made them a few times and they've been OK. The one thing that I've made recently though, that really has turned out delicious was all-butter shortbread. It's dead easy, too

 

I might even get some thick cream , do the job properly

[Missie 1]

I do keep trying to stop shopping at Tescos and I really have no excuse as although the local butchers that we had have mostly all closed we have a farm shop up the road and they do pretty much everything we could want for a weekly shop with a butchers attached bar one or two things that could easily be got elsewhere.

 

I really must make more effort.

 

Well done for sticking at it for 6 months.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

I'm finding it a bit difficult to get a handle on all this, personally. No disrespect. Only I've been here must be pushing three years now and have entered a Tesco three or four times max' in that time. Once was when I was loosing a tooth and could only eat Campbell's bloody meat balls ~ and I'd simply bought the local town out. Nothing for it but to try a horribly expensive taxi run to the 'Big Town' and their Tesco's. Pokey little shit hole of a place. Bought them out of meat balls too. (In case anyone gets to wondering; I ripped the f*cking tooth out myself in the end. That or starve to death as I was fast running out of meat balls!)

 

Another time was when I found myself running out of 'baccy at around one in the morning. The Tesco in the big town's 24 hours. Taxi!

 

Then I went in the one in the next county, a few weeks back. Dean was going over to Longford so I went along for the ride. It was sunday and about the only place open was Tesco. I bought some stuffed turkey breast because I was hungry. Seem to remember I also grabbed a tin of boot polish in that one too. And some curry powder. Again, because I'd bought the local town clean out of curry powder. Bought a f*ck off big bag (500g) today. In the local town. From the privately owned Whole Food shop. Bloke's managed to expand from a town down the road. Has two shops now, that I know of. Bag of organic curry powder; 9.50 Euro. Don't know how that compares to Tesco's poxy little pots at so much an enviromentally f*cking up throw. (Half filled pot of hard plastic. Land fill filler. B*stards) But his brown paper bag of stuff's sure to do as well.

 

My only dismay is that we have four butchers and not a greengrocer in town! Straight up! Wanted a hand full of spuds today. Not a loose spud to be had in town! Ended up buying a small sack of washed ones from one of the three outlets for a spud in town. Ironically, one's Spar, the other Centra, third is a Mace attatched to a garage - pricey f*kka, that one! But at least these places are run and managed by people whose familys have been here for centuries. Not some faceless Yids in a polished boardroom somewhere.

 

Anyway; Tesco? F*ck 'em. I reckon they have a hard time even just keeping their flag flying round here. Not 'round here' anyway. Miles away! Bloody stay there too.

 

Maybe that's ye simple answer, peeps? Think yeself into my Actual situation. Think: There Is no handy Tesco. Forget them and look for the next option.

 

Saying that; When I lived in an inner city and the nearest Tesco was almost a quarter the size Of that shit hole? I despised it for what it was and never went in there anyway!

 

Get over it. Ye won't make any differance to their turn over. But ye Can make your own lives - and those of the small businessmen - better

[Missie 1]

I see what you are saying Ditch.

 

Here its just far too easy to pop to Tesco or somewhere similar. Within 4 miles of here I have a Tesco, 2 Sainsburys, 2 Somerfield and 1 Tesco Express. The Tesco is about 500 yards up the road from me and its just laziness on my part because I tend to do my shopping at stupid times.

 

As I said, I am really going to try and make more effort to avoid the big stores!

[Kay 3,709]

I see what you are saying Ditch.

 

Here its just far too easy to pop to Tesco or somewhere similar. Within 4 miles of here I have a Tesco, 2 Sainsburys, 2 Somerfield and 1 Tesco Express. The Tesco is about 500 yards up the road from me and its just laziness on my part because I tend to do my shopping at stupid times.

 

As I said, I am really going to try and make more effort to avoid the big stores!

 

same as me the nearest tesco is about 3 miles from me & i wont pay nearly 3 quid for a return ticket on the bus , so i use the shops in the village

[Tis TM 8]

I would LOVE to be able to buy everything local, ... my other half has a butchery business, which buys from local abbatoirs, so thats covered, but the problems comes to veg, and all the other things you need for a family of six.

I have 4 sproggits, age 8, 7, 21 months, and 9 months.... The thought of having to drive to 3 or 4 different shops to get all I need fills me with dread!

I live in a small village that has one shop (Londis), and its a bit hit and miss as to wether they have everything you need anyway....

I'm awaiting getting enough £££'s saved to buy me a poly tunnel to grow my own veg, which I cant wait to do !!

I rear my own ducks and chickens for meat (even though it would cost less for my significant other to bring them home)

Have my own fresh eggs...

and I do grow my own herbs...... so, am I part of the way there???......

 

We do have a few "local produce" shops around but they have really jumped on the comercial bandwagon, for "local products" and seem to think they can exploit this, and charge the earth for it. Deff more expensive than ASDA.

Lobbs farm shop at Heligan is one, and Kingsley village is another.... shame on them Anyone else experienced this?

 

Toni

[Kay 3,709]

Tis the going from shop to shops what i like, i find the local gossip out

[Tis TM 8]

Tis the going from shop to shops what i like, i find the local gossip out

 

LOL if I got the chance to talk that'd be great..... But two fussing babies normally put pay to that

 

P.S, I even thought about doing my shopping on line a few weeks ago, but then I realised I'd become a total recluse If I did that!!

[Lilyferret 0]

The thing is as well is that not only are you supporting local independent shops that could so easily go out of business due to the supermarkets keeping their prices lower. But it's so much nicer to have a friendly face behind a counter. Take today for instance. Last week I'd asked my local butcher if they could save me 12 lambs hearts and 4 rabbits from their next delivery (they sell out fast apparently) and sure enough, when I called in there this afternoon, I got my 12 hearts. Apparently the rabbits were due in this afternoon, but didn't arrive and are coming tomorrow instead. I said it's unlikely I'd get down there tomorrow, but he's perfectly happy to put 4 in the freezer for me until I go in next week. Now, I couldn't get that kind of service from my local Morrisons, or any other supermarket for that matter. So' it's a win win situation for us both

Edited February 21, 2008 by Lilyferret

[Elmerfudd 5]

I would LOVE to be able to buy everything local, ... my other half has a butchery business, which buys from local abbatoirs, so thats covered, but the problems comes to veg, and all the other things you need for a family of six.

I have 4 sproggits, age 8, 7, 21 months, and 9 months.... The thought of having to drive to 3 or 4 different shops to get all I need fills me with dread!

I live in a small village that has one shop (Londis), and its a bit hit and miss as to wether they have everything you need anyway....

I'm awaiting getting enough £££'s saved to buy me a poly tunnel to grow my own veg, which I cant wait to do !!

I rear my own ducks and chickens for meat (even though it would cost less for my significant other to bring them home)

Have my own fresh eggs...

and I do grow my own herbs...... so, am I part of the way there???......

 

We do have a few "local produce" shops around but they have really jumped on the comercial bandwagon, for "local products" and seem to think they can exploit this, and charge the earth for it. Deff more expensive than ASDA.

Lobbs farm shop at Heligan is one, and Kingsley village is another.... shame on them Anyone else experienced this?

 

Toni

 

We had loads of problems trying to find good farm shops. They're a complete rip off % of the time. We'll settle for a greengrocer that sell seasonal British produce, local if possible. There's one in Perranporth and a reasonable farm shop that grow their own near Hayle. We got our new polytunnel yesterday, so it looks like the weekend's gonna be busy! We also rear our own Chooks for eggs and the table as well as a turkey and a couple of geese. (chicks and goslings available soon!) We have also just got a couple of porkers to try.

 

It doesn't matter if you stop using supermarkets all together, or just make a point of buying just one item locally (we started with eggs, before we got our chooks), if enough people do it, it will make a difference!

 

And to those who don't care about our countryside and the people who look after it for us, fair enough, but I thought that out of anyone, the people on this site would've had a vested interest!

[Kay 3,709]

The thing is as well is that not only are you supporting local independent shops that could so easily go out of business due to the supermarkets keeping their prices lower. But it's so much nicer to have a friendly face behind a counter. Take today for instance. Last week I'd asked my local butcher if they could save me 12 lambs hearts and 4 rabbits from their next delivery (they sell out fast apparently) and sure enough, when I called in there this afternoon, I got my 12 hearts. Apparently the rabbits were due in this afternoon, but didn't arrive and are coming tomorrow instead. I said it's unlikely I'd get down there tomorrow, but he's perfectly happy to put 4 in the freezer for me until I go in next week. Now, I couldn't get that kind of service from my local Morrisons, or any other supermarket for that matter. So' it's a win win situation for us both

 

Well thats just what you need a butcher who will do that for you, makes you more likely to keep using him

[Lilyferret 0]

Well thats just what you need a butcher who will do that for you, makes you more likely to keep using him

They're smashing Kay. I'm in there at least once a week, so they've got to know me, and will even get things in for me that they don't normally sell

[Kay 3,709]

Well thats just what you need a butcher who will do that for you, makes you more likely to keep using him

They're smashing Kay. I'm in there at least once a week, so they've got to know me, and will even get things in for me that they don't normally sell

 

Our butchers the same he is very keen to please his customers

[Tyla 3,179]

I'm finding it a bit difficult to get a handle on all this, personally. No disrespect. Only I've been here must be pushing three years now and have entered a Tesco three or four times max' in that time. Once was when I was loosing a tooth and could only eat Campbell's bloody meat balls ~ and I'd simply bought the local town out. Nothing for it but to try a horribly expensive taxi run to the 'Big Town' and their Tesco's. Pokey little shit hole of a place. Bought them out of meat balls too. (In case anyone gets to wondering; I ripped the f*cking tooth out myself in the end. That or starve to death as I was fast running out of meat balls!)

 

Another time was when I found myself running out of 'baccy at around one in the morning. The Tesco in the big town's 24 hours. Taxi!

 

Then I went in the one in the next county, a few weeks back. Dean was going over to Longford so I went along for the ride. It was sunday and about the only place open was Tesco. I bought some stuffed turkey breast because I was hungry. Seem to remember I also grabbed a tin of boot polish in that one too. And some curry powder. Again, because I'd bought the local town clean out of curry powder. Bought a f*ck off big bag (500g) today. In the local town. From the privately owned Whole Food shop. Bloke's managed to expand from a town down the road. Has two shops now, that I know of. Bag of organic curry powder; 9.50 Euro. Don't know how that compares to Tesco's poxy little pots at so much an enviromentally f*cking up throw. (Half filled pot of hard plastic. Land fill filler. B*stards) But his brown paper bag of stuff's sure to do as well.

 

My only dismay is that we have four butchers and not a greengrocer in town! Straight up! Wanted a hand full of spuds today. Not a loose spud to be had in town! Ended up buying a small sack of washed ones from one of the three outlets for a spud in town. Ironically, one's Spar, the other Centra, third is a Mace attatched to a garage - pricey f*kka, that one! But at least these places are run and managed by people whose familys have been here for centuries. Not some faceless Yids in a polished boardroom somewhere.

 

Anyway; Tesco? F*ck 'em. I reckon they have a hard time even just keeping their flag flying round here. Not 'round here' anyway. Miles away! Bloody stay there too.

 

Maybe that's ye simple answer, peeps? Think yeself into my Actual situation. Think: There Is no handy Tesco. Forget them and look for the next option.

 

Saying that; When I lived in an inner city and the nearest Tesco was almost a quarter the size Of that shit hole? I despised it for what it was and never went in there anyway!

 

Get over it. Ye won't make any differance to their turn over. But ye Can make your own lives - and those of the small businessmen - better

 

Thats all well and good, i would love to use smaller stores but as i work 6.30am - 4.30pm and spend the weekends with the dogs and OH the only thing open is the evil faceless supermarket!

[madmac 0]

Think I have found a compromise that suits me. Working stupid hours like lots of folk plus three kids and five dogs I do shop on the net.

But I found a local delivery service for veg /fruit boxes and organic meats. They work direct with the farms and give me a choice of in season fruit and veg and enough meat for my family in one visit.

Not in the habit of advertising so if you want to know who it is pm me. The taste is fantastic and the cost seems ok so far, considering how much you can pay for crappy tasteless stuff from the supermarkets who you know have ripped off the farmers in the process.