Does Anyone miss TESCO

[NoshowJones]

22 hours ago, Morch said:

Opposite experience here.

 

The larger branch upgraded itself, new stuff showing up more regularly, better choice of fruit, veg, alcohol. Staff better behaved as well.

 

But the main difference is the smaller branch, which completely transformed from a useless no-point-to-stop-there place to a decent option in between major shopping trips. Same staff, but also noticeably better service.

 

To be clear, neither is great. Just better than before.

 

In comparison, the two Big C branches went downhill, we hardly ever go there anymore.

Can't even buy a tin of baked beans probably about the most popular farang food in the BigC  near the crossroads in Nakhon Sawan.

[sirineou]

Wanted a few bell peppers today and feeling too lazy to drive to the morning market which is 10-15 minutes further, I  went to Lotu'ssssssssssss since I was driving buy, I would not mind paying a bit more for the convenience

Lotu'sssssss had  some small green ones , individually wrapped and 38 baht each 

you got to be kidding me I said. 

Went to the morning marker , where they sell them by the kg , and got nice big ones green, red, and yellow, came to about 10 bht each

I dont mind paying a bit more for convenience, but almost 4x 

[Goat]

7 hours ago, Drumbuie said:

No. I don't miss Tesco. One of the more predatory UK supermarkets

Yeah i am glad the Thais stooged them out of Thailand.

Lotuss is much better now.

[NoshowJones]

6 hours ago, The Old Bull said:

I have noticed that the unpasturised coconut milk is not sold at TESCO anymore. When I go to Malasia or Singapore I stock up on BOH tea, right now I still have Yorkshire Tea left but will check out Villa Market when I run out. They have the best selection of farang food.

and the most expensive, one reason why the staff nearly always out number the customers at their big store in Second Road Pattaya.

[Purdey]

My local Lotus's's's sells Yorkshire and Dilmah teas. No Cornish pasties unfortunately.

[NoshowJones]

28 minutes ago, Purdey said:

My local Lotus's's's sells Yorkshire and Dilmah teas. No Cornish pasties unfortunately.

My local Lotus only sells the Yellow Label Tea and that is more expensive than Lazada's PG Tips.

[Bangkokhatter]

1 hour ago, Goat said:

Yeah i am glad the Thais stooged them out of Thailand.

Lotuss is much better now.

You seem to make a habit of getting things wrong all the time, Tesco decided to pull of Thailand and sold their stores, nothing to do with getting Stooged out (whatever that means)

Personally i haven't seen any difference, still poorly managed with no guarantee what stock they will have from one week to the next.

[Serenity_Now]

4 minutes ago, Goat said:

Yeah i am glad the Thais stooged them out of Thailand.

Lotuss is much better now.

wrong mate

the branches in china failed so they sold them off job lot the Malaysian and Thailand operations were profitable
no one chucked anyone out.

the Malay branches i checked were the baskets was filthy you would not want to put any food items in there 
lazy,.. less respectful, clean etc than Thai people nothing rascist in that just observation.


i class Thailand as being more clean than Malaysia 

much like the uk you can see the demographic by what each store stocked
supermarkets stock what the locals buy
more upscale items richer area
baked beans workin class

Taiping in Malaysia an old British garrison and cemetery
so they stocked lots of British biccies Tesco shortbread cheap tasty
unlike the walkers pricey as hell but aint real shortbread
ginger snaps 

much the same if you go to Vientiane, Luang Prabang you'll find plenty of French wine ex French colony
baguettes ban me in Vietnam residuals from bygone years that seeped into the country and stayed
slag of tesco anything you like but in a way it kept many locals i think moreso in Malaysia in touch with what they were brought up with as kids.
of course there is a sad reality to that as well because its empire days days be it British French or Dutch.

that's life i guess we move on not always for the better.
 

[Seppius]

LotusFresh near me is a big improvement, added fresh meat/fish cabinet for one thing, my only gripe about this one, not very good at marking the prices properly, but they often have 200 grams of Anchor butter for B71 on a buy 1 get 1 deal

[NextG]

9 hours ago, The Old Bull said:

I have noticed that the unpasturised coconut milk is not sold at TESCO anymore. When I go to Malasia or Singapore I stock up on BOH tea, right now I still have Yorkshire Tea left but will check out Villa Market when I run out. They have the best selection of farang food.

No freshly squeezed coconut milk where you live? 

[Morch]

3 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

Can't even buy a tin of baked beans probably about the most popular farang food in the BigC  near the crossroads in Nakhon Sawan.

 

I would lament that, if it wasn't for Mrs. Morch who doesn't get the magic of baked beans.

[Fortean1]

The Lotus's in Pran Buri just south of Hua Hin has stopped stocking sour cream.  Bread is scattered in two or three areas around the store, and IMO prices went up after Mr. CP bought it.  The same with our Makro re no sour cream.  I found sour cream at Villa Market in Hua Hin at the same price of 107 baht.  My Thai wife of 50 years suggested I buy more than one and put these in our chest freezer.  I looked up freezing sour cream and found:

"Sour cream can be stored in the freezer for up to six months. To thaw, simply transfer the amount of sour cream you need to the fridge and allow it to thaw for several hours. You'll notice the texture will be a bit watery and separated. Simply whip it with a whisk to reach a smooth consistency.  Jan 5, 2566 BE"

 

Terry

( a few miles south of Hua Hin, near Khao Kalock )

[herfiehandbag]

On 1/25/2024 at 1:57 PM, OJAS said:

Whenever I suffer withdrawal symptoms, I just head on a flight back to the UK and assuage them through a trip to a Tesco store there. 

Bloody expensive way of sourcing a packet of ginger nuts!

[herfiehandbag]

2 hours ago, Serenity_Now said:

Taiping in Malaysia an old British garrison and cemetery
so they stocked lots of British biccies

Sort of defines commercial optimism really - stocking British biscuits because there is a British cemetery down the road!😉

[herfiehandbag]

"Tops" (Central Plaza) has a fairly good range of " British Items" . They have some sort of tie in with Waitrose.

 

I presume that Waitrose send them a regular container load which is then broken down and sent off around the country.

 

Fascinating to see what Waitrose regard as "essentials"!

[herfiehandbag]

13 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

I always buy Dilmah brand Sri Lanka tea from Lazada, nearest approximation I can find.

Yes, it is rather good. Big C stock it.

 

Cue all the professional northerners eeh bah gumming about how it is a nancy southern poofters brew!

[Peterphuket]

We know, only the 3 richest people manage this country with everything, including we farangs, what can we do?

But to be honestly it is now the same all over the world the multinationals control us, like Shell, Nestle, Unilever and many others, they call the shots, and we keep paying them.

[kickstart]

On 1/25/2024 at 2:51 PM, northsouthdevide said:

I can live on thai or essan food no problem. 

I dont miss english food one bit. 

But having recently run out of my english tea bags, ive been hunting around hua hin looking for even pg tips, but ive had no luck. 

Yes, tesco lotus had a great selection, but sadly no more. 

Even topps used to stock pg tips, but now not. 

I may be wrong, but i suspect all the main retailers in Thailand are now owned by the same group, which isnt good for consumer choice, but apart from the tea bags, it wouldnt affect me. 

For tea try Barrys tea look at their web site, they are in Dublin, they do a very good postal service, the tea is not bad.

That is about the only thing I miss from the UK.

Back to Tesco's they own tea was not bad, but like all Thai supermarkets they stock control is not good they run out of something and that is it for a long time, looking for a Pesto sauce at Big C today..............run out.

[Liverpool Lou]

On 1/25/2024 at 2:51 PM, northsouthdevide said:

Even topps used to stock pg tips, but now not. 

Yes, they do.

[Liverpool Lou]

On 1/25/2024 at 2:51 PM, northsouthdevide said:

I may be wrong, but i suspect all the main retailers in Thailand are now owned by the same group

Yes, you are wrong.

[Liverpool Lou]

On 1/25/2024 at 4:10 PM, retarius said:

The toilets suck. 

A surprising option.

[Liverpool Lou]

13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Whats wrong with Lazada, PG Tips, 40 bags for 100bht ..............................

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/pg-tips-tea-the-original-signature-taste-116g-116-i4209585079-s16576509785.html 

 

I prefer the Typhoo @ 100bht for 100 bags .................................... but sold out everywhere.

 

There's always Tetley tea bags @ 135bht for 100 bags.

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/tetley-original-tea-100-tea-bags-100units-i4991291375-s21055532132.html 

...and Yorkshire Tea.

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, Goat said:

the Thais stooged them out of Thailand.

What does that mean?  Tesco sold its Thai interests to CP Group for $10bn.

Edited January 26 by Liverpool Lou

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, Fortean1 said:

Bread is scattered in two or three areas around the store

That a deliberate strategy in that sort of business, it's not sloppy or bad planning, it gets you wandering around the shop into areas that you may not normally go with the hope that you buy more.

[NanLaew]

On 1/25/2024 at 3:27 PM, RayWright said:

Miss the Nearns Ginger Oaties. Also since the Tesco 'management' influence has gone, the store layout has become a game of hide & seek.

 

Since the what has gone? You think they had special English shelf restocking courses and how to leave trolleys stuffed full of folded up empty cartons blocking cross-aisles? English customer service training on not bothering to collect the empty plastic shopping baskets from the check-outs and putting them back where they're needed. The English ergonomics specialists who deemed that shopping cart pickup should be placed in the middle of the building so you need to walk past the entrance to get one before turning around and walking back to actually enter the store?

 

Tesco was abysmal before it became Lotus's.

 

Big C rocks!

[NanLaew]

6 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

and the most expensive, one reason why the staff nearly always out number the customers at their big store in Second Road Pattaya.

 

In correction, Villa staff outnumber the number of farang customers who, if you wait long enough, can be spotted among the more numerous and free-spending local Thai and Asian tourist customers.

 

And this is Udon Thani.

[snowgard]

Sure!!! With Tesco & also Carefour & also Family Mart the prices was much more cheaper. After tey was sold all Supermarkets, Hypermarkets & Wholesale Markets belongs to just 2 families. 

Everything in Thailand is going to monopol businesses.

After DTAC & True cooperated, the 1 year sim prices jumped up 700,- THB.

[Morch]

3 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

We know, only the 3 richest people manage this country with everything, including we farangs, what can we do?

But to be honestly it is now the same all over the world the multinationals control us, like Shell, Nestle, Unilever and many others, they call the shots, and we keep paying them.

 

Isn't it the same everywhere, though? Here you just pay less, but have less options for it. A fair trade, for most, I think.

[superal]

13 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

"Tops" (Central Plaza) has a fairly good range of " British Items" . They have some sort of tie in with Waitrose.

 

I presume that Waitrose send them a regular container load which is then broken down and sent off around the country.

 

Fascinating to see what Waitrose regard as "essentials"!

IMO , Tops association with acquiring and selling Waitrose products has been cut back or at least it has up here in Surin & Buriram . I used to buy Waitrose cod fish fingers and also their garden peas which were sweet and tasted the same as a newly opened pod of peas . Alas , both have been off the shelf for some time . Only peas that were previously available but not now were Talleys which I do not eat myself . Cod fish fingers are no longer available up here but maybe have in more populated places e.g. Pattaya , Bangkok ? 

Indeed , I have just been on the Tops on line page and the only items that are now imported from the UK to Thailand by Tops are biscuits and sweets . Also they do not even have an English pork sausage .

[RayWright]

20 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Since the what has gone? ....