Which supermarket/s do you shop in?

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Thrilling thread, I know

We have a Lidl at the bottom of our road but we don’t like it, never enjoyed their own brand stuff and their fruit and veg goes off really fast (in our store). Instead, we drive to Aldi which we love in our town but not really walkable with shopping. If we need branded stuff then we pop to our local Tesco, again a drive but local. We also pick up snacks in Home Bargains. Where do you buy your shopping?

If there’s an ASDA store near me, I’m going there. I actively look out for an Asda store cos years ago when I was new in the country, they gave me a job with no UK experience. I’ve since moved on to a better paid job, but feel indebted to them.

I go to M&S foodhall because it’s 120yards away. I take my shopping trolley. The shelves were quite empty the other day though. We have no large supermarkets left nearby. None. They’re all being redeveloped into 100s of flats. We lost Morrisons a couple of years ago and the Sainsburys is soon closing for the same reason, it was like Armageddon the last time I went, being run down and chaotic. Because we live in London zone 2 it is deemed that we don’t “need” big supermarkets. I use Tesco for online shopping maybe once a month because it was the only supermarket I could get a slot with during Lockdown despite being ECV. The others did catch up but I’ve held it against them!

all of these
asda mostly
tesco secondly
waitrose certain things
lidl when passing
sainsbury when passing
coop evening pop in

Coops - 2 in walking distance - v clean, good quality, ethical standards and own brand very cheap.
Aldi match on range of more commonly sold goods, excellent members' deals.
Support local foodbank and a range of other local groups for children, OAPs etc. you can choose from.
1.2 million extra members in last year unsurprisingly.

Lidl weekly, Sainsburys monthly for the stuff we can’t get in Lidl, M&S when I’m feeling fancy

Tesco and a little Co-Op are the only supermarkets in the nearest town. It's a drive to get to them as it is (I live rurally), so I'm not going to go much further on a weeknight!

If I'm in the nearest (small) city, I might pop into Morrisons for the fish counter and clothes, or Sainsbury's (it's huge and goes on forever...), but I give ALDI a wide berth. Every ALDI that I've ever been in is rammed and it gets a bit much. I always breathe a sigh of relief when I'm on my way home and the world goes back to being full of sheep and fields!

As for online food shopping, we're limited because a lot of supermarkets don't deliver out to the sticks! Nor do takeaways (except for the one where you have to book the day after off in advance, because it has a reputation for causing dodgy stomachs), which keeps us a bit richer and healthier, I suppose...

Iceland, Lidl and Sainsbury's. Or I did, then our Iceland closed down last year so they could expand the Lidl (next door), and the new Lidl hasn't opened yet. So just Sainsbury's at the moment, but I'm looking forward to going back to Lidl. Sometimes I go to Aldi, Asda or Tesco but never a full shop. And we have a Co-op around the corner for emergencies.

DM went to Tesco all my childhood but when DH and I went to uni the only supermarket nearby was Sainsbury's, and we've stuck with it ever since. We've got a lot of Nectar points!

I’m not loyal to any supermarket in particular.

I shop regularly in Aldi, Morrisons, Asda and Sainsbury’s. If I’m in town, I’ll pick a few bits up from M&S.

I like Aldi for certain things, it’s probably the most interesting in terms of what they offer. The Burrata cheese is a recent find. It’s very, very good.

Asda is my least favourite but it’s convenient so I still shop there.

Tesco or Sainburys for a big shop. There's an Asda a bit nearer so I pop in there for bits for convenience sake.

DH has decided he likes Aldi and Lidl recently but I think Lidl is a faff to get to and Aldi has the worst car park in town.

Sainsbury’s and Lidl.

Sainsbury's, M&S, and occasionally Morrison. I like Aldi and Lidl but not a big fan. They are too small for me.

We only have Sainsbury's in our small town. Other supermarkets 10+ miles away.

Tesco delivery by default because they were the only supermarket who gave us priority delivery slots during the pandemic as Dh of extremely clinically vulnerable. Despite all the rest claiming they would.🙄

For in store I use Waitrose and M&S Food mainly but we have most of them nearby so it depends what I need and what's in stock.

Aldi the majority of the time even though it's five minutes further than Lidl in my town. I find the fruit & veg lasts longer from Aldi plus I love their crisps & chocolate! Occasionally local big Tesco & M&S If I'm feeling flush. TBH I like how quickly I can get round Aldi even on Saturdays. Also home bargains on a regular basis for bits & the company shop about once a month.

Used to love Morrisons but their stores have gone rapidly downhill in recent times which i find quite sad.

Mainly Lidl, don’t drive, find them ok for most stuff, their fruit and veg, has a freshness guarantee , mine small but good.
Use butcher bits of meat, don’t spend much tho, I buy mainly eco cleaning stuff in bulk, or use health food shop ,I stick largely to my favoured brand.
Sometimes order from Tesco online, found I wasn’t planning well, and some of it overpriced, so with limited energy, thanks to Parkinson’s, I do it every few days.
Cat food from Aldi, my friend picks it up as not local, some stuff I do order online, not keen on Amazon

I found milk and more, milk often off, deliveries not great, I tried, it failed.

Big home bargains fan, then Aldi/Lidl (for theif 1.50 8am fruit and veg boxes.

And Farm foods.

What an interesting thread this is OP.

A simple question but fascinating answers.

I used to think like that! First tried Lidl in 2010, when it was heavy snow, just cautious about walking further into town.
Now my walking, and tremors with Parkinson’s, makes large supermarkets tough, my local Lidl is great, ranges much improved over the years,staff lovely, a nearby Sainsburys if I need it.
Another town about 4 miles away, has a m & s, and a waitrose, handy to a bus stop, and live near one too.

Aldi for general grocery shop. I know exactly what I'm getting, what I can cook with it, and where to find it on the aisles. Sainsbury's at weekends for treats but that's because it's near to us. Would use Waitrose or M&S for the same treats if they were us instead of a Sainsbury's.

Tesco and Lidl. I like a lot of things in Lidl but there’s always something I can’t get so I go to both (they’re both walkable from home)
I generally prefer Tesco as a shop but they’ve really annoyed me the last couple of years by taking some of their own branded stuff off the shelves, leaving a choice of several much more expensive brands. I don’t understand why they do that to customers (it’s not a supply issue as the products are available at other tesco stores)

Aldi and Booths, usually both in the same trip (they are handily right next to each other!).

I go religiously to Home Bargains then Asda every week. I wd prefer Tescos but too pricey for me.

I did a £40 online shop of Waitrose the other week and was very underwhelmed by their own brand tea bags and soya milk. Ds did not like the taste of their orange juice either. We were both surprised at this. They used to be really good years ago.

Sainsbury’s for essentials as it’s 2 minutes away, Asda for weekly shop( rollback prices save a bit) and Aldi for the rest
I live in a small town in Wiltshire which has more supermarkets than the nearest city( Bath)