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by scottishtv
Thu 17 Jul, 2025 19.47
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread
Replies: 857
Views: 733263

Re: The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread

Years ago Somerfield (remember them?) launched a campaign that they had no loyalty scheme because their prices were low in the first place.
I'm pretty sure Safeway said the same thing when they ditched their Added Bonus Card (ABC) in the early 2000s.

I agree with others that it's pretty easy to ...
by scottishtv
Sat 05 Jul, 2025 01.10
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2174
Views: 1438946

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

There's a lot of crappy plastic tokens around, but every now and again... 😀

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/157147290086
by scottishtv
Fri 04 Jul, 2025 12.05
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1280248

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Have recently listened to a few episodes of the Toast podcast on BBC Sounds. Whilst it can be a bit quick and light on detail (25 mins per episode), they've covered the histories and downfall of the likes of Homebase, Woolies, phones4u, Safeway, Our Price etc. as well as other business types ...
by scottishtv
Fri 04 Jul, 2025 11.59
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board
Replies: 215
Views: 272772

Re: The TSB & Lloyds Bank relaunch news and information board

Recounting the sad state of her local High Street, my mum told me last week that it's "even worse now the Trustee Savings Bank has left town too".

Took me a while to realise that's what TSB originally stood for.
by scottishtv
Tue 03 Jun, 2025 11.11
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?
Replies: 33
Views: 52885

Re: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?

Just another little shrinkflation report. I noticed Tesco have got the chocolate sweets tubs out for Father's Day. Quite clever really as I think this is the first time I've bought a tub of Quality Street outside Christmas.

Anyway, they've changed them so the purple one (that was moulded to look ...
by scottishtv
Sun 30 Mar, 2025 11.31
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2592
Views: 1676954

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

After a seemingly endless "closing down" sale, the former Homebase near me has become The Range.co.uk with Garden Centre by Homebase. I don't think the store actually closed at all during the transition.

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by scottishtv
Fri 28 Mar, 2025 14.26
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2273
Views: 1280248

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Never really warmed to WH Smith on the High Street after they took over John Menzies.

And yet all these years later, both will have finally found their respective niches - working side by side at airports, albeit doing different things.
by scottishtv
Thu 27 Mar, 2025 11.23
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2174
Views: 1438946

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

As for the self-checkouts, turns out they are rolling out updates after announcing a new deal with NCR Voyix last year.

The overhead camera in the pole/flag keeps an eye on what's happening in the scanning area, and also allows for produce recognition, called Pick List Assist:

https://youtu.be ...
by scottishtv
Wed 26 Mar, 2025 09.31
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Yet another Morrisons thread
Replies: 1200
Views: 848906

Re: Yet another Morrisons thread

WillPS wrote: Tue 25 Mar, 2025 23.55Which rotisseries are closing? I can only see Market Kitchens, which are a different thing.
Ah, my apologies. I thought Market Kitchen was another name for the hot food counter. The changes are perhaps less sweeping than I initially thought. Good.
by scottishtv
Tue 25 Mar, 2025 11.40
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Yet another Morrisons thread
Replies: 1200
Views: 848906

Re: Yet another Morrisons thread

Looking forward to the new jingle:

🎶 Fewer reasons to shop at Morrisons 🎶

Seriously though, the fish and hot food counters are/were the main reason I'll occasionally take a trip to a Morrisons. Seems nobody wants to sell me a hot rotisserie chicken any more.
by scottishtv
Mon 24 Mar, 2025 09.45
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2174
Views: 1438946

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

Never really understand why people kick off at supermarkets for bringing in anti-theft measures (see also scanning receipts to exit). Are they supposed to just… accept loss?
Not against the exit gates - just the ones at my local store don't work well. I thought I just didn't have the hang of ...