I’m just going to put this out there. Marks and Spencers isn’t bad you know. Their 12e Dinner For Two offer was the talk of the town last year. They’ve made a pledge not to put any weirdy additives/weird stuff in general into their food, so it is comforting to shop there too.
The Asian supermarket is perfect for bargains of course – once you get over the sheer volume of indecipherable thingies on their shelves. Massive bags of frozen fish and meat you can make many dishes with and freeze or invite 25 people round for an impromptu party. Random advice: shop every day, and only for what you need. Shop 15 minutes before the shops close, to avail of discounts. Random recommendation: Buy India Knight’s The Thrift Book. It’s BRILLIANT!
Living in Blackrock close to two shopping centres means I’ve been pretty spoilt over the years.
Superquinn was always the shop of choice for me. I wasn’t very price-conscious but it never failed me on selection, and I love the frills, such as Superscan, nice friendly staff that have been there since I was a kid and, like you say, great bakery and fruit & veg departments.
But since M&S has moved in across the road, it has gone steadily downhill. Product variety has been sacrificed for big displays of discount food and the introduction of ready-meals that compete with M&S.
I understand that price is important but for me, time is just as valuable, if not more so. And the fact that I can rarely get all the ingredients I need for a dish in one supermarket really frustrates me now.
Wednesday 14 January, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I’m just going to put this out there. Marks and Spencers isn’t bad you know. Their 12e Dinner For Two offer was the talk of the town last year. They’ve made a pledge not to put any weirdy additives/weird stuff in general into their food, so it is comforting to shop there too.
The Asian supermarket is perfect for bargains of course – once you get over the sheer volume of indecipherable thingies on their shelves. Massive bags of frozen fish and meat you can make many dishes with and freeze or invite 25 people round for an impromptu party. Random advice: shop every day, and only for what you need. Shop 15 minutes before the shops close, to avail of discounts. Random recommendation: Buy India Knight’s The Thrift Book. It’s BRILLIANT!
Monday 19 January, 2009 at 10:36 am
Living in Blackrock close to two shopping centres means I’ve been pretty spoilt over the years.
Superquinn was always the shop of choice for me. I wasn’t very price-conscious but it never failed me on selection, and I love the frills, such as Superscan, nice friendly staff that have been there since I was a kid and, like you say, great bakery and fruit & veg departments.
But since M&S has moved in across the road, it has gone steadily downhill. Product variety has been sacrificed for big displays of discount food and the introduction of ready-meals that compete with M&S.
I understand that price is important but for me, time is just as valuable, if not more so. And the fact that I can rarely get all the ingredients I need for a dish in one supermarket really frustrates me now.