to be dreading going to ASDA

[Kariba29]

i dont like the place too big, too busy and one that i tried to go to several times a few years ago was a bit dirty so eventually gave up.

Now DH wants us to do our monthly shop there as he used to before we met, and he thinks they offer good value for money and he just doesnt understand why i have such loyalty to my current supermarket but i have been using them since i started living on my own nearly 10 years ago and i really dont want to change but i promised him i will give it a try for April's big shop and now im dreading it, so am i being a teensy weensy U?

posieparker snap! thought you were decribing the Asda near me but we live miles apart. Same experiences though......

So does coming back from the supermarket in a taxi Riven.

The Asda near me (Gloucester) is pretty crap - always queues to get in.

I do not find it any cheaper than orther supermarkets - tbh it may well be cheaper if you but findus crispy pancakes and stuff, however the fruit and veg and fresh meat isn't particularly cheap anyway, and goes off.

Sainsbury's just as cheap for raw ingredients I find and less busy so a better shopping experience. And a lot cleaner.

Asda better for customer service though - the people at the Gloucester one are incredibly friendly and helpful.

I have not been to our Asda for ages - do they still have those people at the entrance with mikes, telling you about the latest offers etc?

you van generally get codes for free delivery so no not £4 or £4.50 as it is here. I only online when theres a code doing the rounds.

Gosh your OP sounds so silly. I'm not sure what all these horrible things lurking in Asda are. Granted I've only been to two, but they've both been fine. Clean and LARGE.

Nappyzone, they're probably the same jars. I can remember my mam being horrified when they increased the price from 5p to 12p. She hasn't commented on any increase lately, so maybe they've not gone up here (Newcastle).

I love asda ..easter eggs for a quid...whats not to like .

I agree with jooly. Why actually GO to the shops!!

Although, TBH, all supermarkets ar generally the same. The sell food. End of. The 'packaging' may be different, but meh. Everyone needs to shop so people go where they can afford. I wish people wouldnt be so judgemental on appearances.

I like to browse and buy the reduced items ...[tight]

YANBU.

ASDA is grim.

Bumpsoon - indeed it is.

I don't like roundabouts.

ASDA wasn't too bad this afternoon, lots of very cheap Easter Eggs, and I also got some special offer compost and pots for the garden.

Only got snarled at once by grumpy old person for having a small boy who tends to get underfoot a bit.

I agree with someone else above about the tantrums, I never worry about taking my children to ASDA as there will always be somebody else's child having a worse one.

Shops are shops I go where things are cheap and the checkouts are manned.

I refuse to use self service checkouts, they are depriving people of jobs and are they going to charge me less for my shopping because I did it all myself, no thought not.

yabu i would love an asda, but being in london we don't get them (well unless you're a bit far out not central), so i am jealous of your asda especially if it has a big george
just go, you might learn to like it :p

Yes I don't understand why more people don't shop online - is it really the delivery charges putting people off? £3-4 isn't that much when you consider that you have no petrol costs/public transport costs getting to the store, you can buy the huge bulk packs of things, because you don't have to lug it home yourself, also because you don't have to fit it all in the car or carry it, you can do a month's shopping in one go, you can compare offers etc more easily, no (OK, less) impulse buying, especially with pressure from children etc.

And that is not to mention the time and stress saved. I tend to order just my cupboard stuff online TBH and then just pop in for fresh stuff every few days. But it means an average supermarket trip is 10-15 minutes and I can transport it all home on the buggy rather than it taking an hour or more and having to work out what to do with the buggy while I manhandle a trolley.

Asda is fine though. I don't notice a lot of difference between the supermarkets. But our local Asda have friendly security guards who told me DS was very well behaved

Oh but OP, YANBU, I think that brand loyalty to a supermarket is very strong - I really missed some things that only Tesco do when I first moved here.

I can tolerate some ASDAs in small dose, though rarely go in, since my husband works near one and just grabs stuff on his way to and from work. I can never find anything I want for a full shop there, though.

Same with Tesco, to be honest. Far too much factory farmed and imported meat and the fresh fruit and veg at our local Tesco Extra is usually really manky. Given that I find the store so loud and confusing that I tend to want to murder someone by the time I'm halfway around, plus I hate the way the company seems to be trying to permeate everywhere, I avoid it unless we're stuck.

So, it's a bit of a drive to shop at Sainsburys and M&S for us. Waitrose came to the area and then left again, a few years ago. There's no OCADO online for us and Sainsburys online seems to offer a really poor choice, locally. There's also that thing where I like to look at and feel the fresh food I'm buying. I'd do that at an independent store if there was such a thing, here, but there isn't (if you don't count the 3 almost identically badly stocked with a few manky tins and loads of puffy sliced white bread corner shop type shops our village has to offer).

YANBU not to want to shop at a supermarket that you can't stand and take your money elsewhere, in my view.

My local Asda is like the entering the 'Star Wars' Bar.

My local Sainsburys is chock full with OAPs checking the sell by dates on each piece of cheese.
I dont know which is worse.