Rate the shops: posh or not

[Codswallop20]

I will start you off.

Level 1

Lidl, farmfoods

Level 2

Aldi, Iceland,

Level 3

Asda, Tesco

Level 4

Morrison's, Sainsbury's

Level 5

M&S

Level 6

Waitrose, Booths

Level 7

Harrods

Level 8

Fortnum and Mason

Discuss.

(Entirely light-hearted and for entertainment purposes only, couldn't actually care less and have no aspirations of posh!)

Inspired by the other posh thread, and FYI ferrero rocher are still posh enough to make me feel somewhat inadequate.

Also realised I missed off the co op and probably loads more!

Tesco is more posh than Sainsburys and Asda.

And Morrisons.

It should be Tesco Sainsburys Morrisons Asda.

@MiddlesexGirl

Tesco is more posh than Sainsburys and Asda.

Maybe that's because we have an old and grotty Tesco here!

I think of Lidl and Aldi as pretty much on a par with each other.

I would put aldi and lidl in tier 2, iceland and farm foods in tier 1.

Next tier Asda and Morissons, then Sainsbury's and Tesco together.

Also need a farmers market/organic veg van tier

I would put Lidl above Iceland and Morrison’s below Asda Tesco, but it’s probably more to do with the area those shops are in for people rather than just the shops.
Coop down with Iceland

No way is Tesco above Sainsbury’s!

I'd say the top posh 4 for the vast majority are
1 Waitrose

1. Sainsbury

3.Tesco 4.Morrisons Harrods and Fortnum & Masons are a whole different type of shop.

In my town Aldi and Lidl are full of shoppers and Tesco and Asda are full of shoplifters, so I'd adjust on that basis.

I've been to Harrods a few times but been too intimidated to go in Fortnum and Masons so I agree with you on that .

Sainsburys is an interesting one.

When I was a kid it was definitely NOT posh, certainly not to my Nanna and all the other old ladies in Stepney who used to push their shopping prams down Watney Street to the local one...

I also used to shop there all the time as a student in Cambridge.

But in recent years the prices always seem on a par with Waitrose, and it feels they're going for a more 'select' market than Tescos, Morrisons etc.

Aldi and Lidl aren't posh per se but I do know a lot of very wealthy people who shop there in preference to Waitrose.

Asda and Morrisons are about on a par, Tesco slightly above.

You need to add Whole Foods in there too. Level 6.5?

Camomila has it spot on

Least posh to most posh
Heron foods/farm foods
Corner shop
Iceland
Aldi/Lidl
Asda/Morrison’s
Tesco
Sainsbury’s
Waitrose
M&S
Harris’s
Fort bum and mason

M&S above Waitrose purely because I’ve never heard of anyone regularly shopping there, it’s always for bits. Sainsbury’s poshest of the regular shops because it’s so bloody expensive

Marks and Spencer is posher than Waitrose
Lidl and Aldi together at 2
Iceland Asda (ours is grim) and farm foods at 1

Can't decide is sainsburys is posher than Tesco but it's definitely more expensive

Coop is a funny one because it’s extortionate but normally more of a convenience shop

Iceland got rid of palm oil and do more recyclable packaging, as well as animal welfare and other ethical concerns than Asda. So although it's a freezer shop, it's wherever Asda is, or possibly above. But you won't see the posher people in there because Iceland have lots of delivery slots. Sainsbury's isn't what it was.

If you discount Fortnums and Harrods, the 'posh' food shops are Waitrose and M&S.

Tesco and Asda are full of shoplifters

So true! I used to work near a town centre Tescos, my office was in a street that ran alongside. Regularly used to look out of my window and see some local scumbag sprinting up the road carrying a case of lager/bottles of spirits etc with the security guard in hot pursuit.

Our local Asda is also well known for it.

I think Lidl should be higher than Aldi.

And Morrisons down to at least level 3 or possibky even 2

Harrods is more "designer" than truly posh.

Tesco and Asda are not the same. Tesco is posher but not as much as Sainsb's 😂

Can I add Whole Foods above Waitrose but below Harrods and Fortnums. There's also Harvey Nicks food hall...Selfridges too...

No way M&S is posher than Waitrose! M&S is complete aspirational middle class, whereas Waitrose is upper middle/gentry.

I'll get my coat

@FelicityBeedle

Least posh to most posh Heron foods/farm foods Corner shop Iceland Aldi/Lidl Asda/Morrison’s Tesco Sainsbury’s Waitrose M&S Harris’s Fort bum and mason

M&S above Waitrose purely because I’ve never heard of anyone regularly shopping there, it’s always for bits. Sainsbury’s poshest of the regular shops because it’s so bloody expensive

Corner shops are really expensive so I can't add them for the purposes of my completely made up research, however I cannot really argue M&S v Waitrose because we haven't got a Waitrose. But I have read the 'overheard in Waitrose' threads and they seem quite posh