Do you have a favourite supermarket?

[Electric_Andy]

Lidl I find great for fruit, veg and meat. Very good quality and good prices. Plus I always buy something I don't need in the middle.
Sainsburys is ok but quite expensive and too far away from me to be economical.
Tesco is the largest superstore and has a great range of ethnic food. I find their meat pricey though. Too far away to use all the time though.
ASDA can p*ss off, not a fan of their food even though it's cheap. Always full of chavs.
Morrison's is my local, does a good range of gluten and dairy free stuff, their meat is mostly British and very good value.
Co-op, nice stuff but over-priced and they don't have much selection for my intolerances.
Corner shop is closest but as Pale Rider said, only good for beer and crisps (and energy drinks).
I do love Waitrose when I'm feeling flush, but 7 miles away (and a £2 bridge toll) is not worth it. Their own brand things like beans and chopped tomatoes are delicious

 

[gbb]

Asda for decades...but accepting it's far from perfect.
Fruit and veg are always slightly disappointing, I'm not sure it's as fresh as it could be. Prices generally though are very keen, I remember comparing prices at Tesco once, we didnt get 3/4 way round and it was already more expensive...Tescos isnt Sainsburys or Waitrose so how they get away with the pricing I dont know.
Sainsburys if I want a small quiet shop, just so much more civilised in there but the range is much smaller and inevitably more expensive.
Aldi or Lidl, I have nothing against either, prefer Aldi but we've never been able to do a full weeks shop there, some stuff is just not to our taste.
But Asda let themselves down with their lack of Covid controls and the shop is a bit of a mess but I suspect that's maybe the clientele they get in, it is a bit 'wild west' in there sometimes.

 

[Edwardoka]

Here, Sainsburys. Not through any particular loyalty - just proximity. Morrisons is dire, as is Asda. Tesco is generally ok, though.

I basically lived out of LIDL when I was touring. Good quality, dependable, cheap. And usefully signposted, unlike the infinite numbers of "INTERMARCHE 100KM" signs.

LIDL was also the source of some minor entertainment when the one I was in was evacuated.

 

[Trickedem]

I have 4 supermarkets in walking distance.
Morrisons is very badly run and understaffed. They often run out of things and put damaged goods on the shelves. For several months they had broken freezers that still had food in them. I try to avoid at all costs, but occasionally will use them for something that I cannot get elsewhere.
Our Asda is only a local one, so limited stock, but generally very well run.
Our Tesco is a bit run down and since Covid they have reduced the number of product lines.
Finally we have an Aldi. Far and away the best of the lot, with great choice and quality products and the best prices. I sometimes detect an air of snobbery when people say they don't like Aldi.

 

[Chromatic]

Aldi...... but mainly because its handy and I am allowed in at 0750 when there are only, maybe, 10 customers in.
I don't rate their raw meat......looks very fatty. There basic cheese is ok but their so called "better" cheeses are naff.
Lidl bread etc is superb but its a pain for me to get to.
I don't fancy Tesco or Asda while Covid is raging.

Très Bon.

 

[Moon bunny]

Aldi for non-perishables, Booths for greengroceries and meat, town fishmonger for fresh fish.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Aldi for me, I go to the same one every time as I know the layout, which saves time shopping.
Lidl are good aswell, their croissants are extremely good as is most of their bakery range, but there's not one that close to me.

 

[sheddy]

The nearest one.

 

[BrumJim]

I guess I take my supermarket cues from my mother. She won't set foot inside a Tesco due to Shirley Porter's gerrymandering. She won't shop at Asda because Wal-Mart sell guns in US supermarkets, and she very nearly had to stop shopping at Sainsbury for the same reason. But there's nothing remotely appealing or ethical about Tesco or Asda anyway.

So usually Sainsbury deliveries for us, occasional forays into Co-op or Waitrose. Local veg box once a week, staples from the zero waste shop round the corner, milk delivered twice a week, six month's worth of ethical bog roll ordered at a time, dishwasher tabs and cleaning product refills delivered as required.

Asda is no longer part of Wal-Mart.

Used to have the local veg box, but having a small child made it a little trickier to make something he will eat from what we got. Hoping to start up again some time, but the last two that we chose both died (the person, as well as the scheme), so I'm not too sure I can take the responsibility of choosing someone else.

Zero waste shop was an option for us, but during the lockdowns they won't allow you to bring your own containers except for liquids. Will certainly go back when restrictions are eased.

So many bog roll options now. Getting difficult to decide.

 

[Archie_tect]

Since the first Covid lockdown we go to our local Sainsburys- it has most things we need. Fresh breadcakes [and occasional custard tarts and cheese pasties] from the local bakery and fruit and veg either from Sainsburys or the greengrocers- all within a mile's walk. Nearest Lidl or Aldi is about 8 miles away so never use them.

Hoping Mrs A_T won't go to the nearest large supermarket [Tesco- about five miles away] ever again [hate the place]. Once a year we go to Costco for large bulky stuff but you have to be careful as it isn't always cheaper.

 

[BrumJim]

The local one in walking distance.

Used to be a Co-op, but is now a Morrisons, which I really like.

Given the change of ownership of ASDA, there are none that we would actively avoid now, other than Lidl. They wanted to close and knock down a local fitness centre and blowling alley (still financially viable) to build a supermarket. Locals objected. Council allowed it, but was then forced to change their mind as a local facility was being lost (nearest Lidl was nearer than the next nearest fitness centre). So they bought the land, knocked down the fitness centre, and are waiting for a few years until they put the planning application in again. Leaving us with a plot of unused and boarded land.

This is despite a number of derelict sites in the local area where they could build instead. Corporate vandalism.

 

[keithmac]

Aldi for us, new store built 3 years ago and it's massive. Plenty of choice and can easily do a weeks shop.

Never packed and always decent number of spaces in car park.

 

[Adam4868]

Lidl,Aldi or when I'm flush M and S 😁

 

[Yellow Fang]

I used to go to Sainsbury's because it was local and I don't have a car, only I am have lost my temper twice there because they don't have enough people on the tills. I hate the speak your weight machines. So I stopped going there. I also bear a grudge against Tesco's, because I went for a warehouse job there and the manager told me I seemed drunk when I went for the interview. So I don't shop there neither. I shop at Iceland, which is a bit chavvy. However, I read they don't use palm oil in their products, so I would be inclined to shop there anyway. I also shop at Marks and Spenser's, but they are expensive and I often can't find what I want. My favourite supermarket is probably Morrison's, but that is a bike ride.

 

[Fnaar]

I live near a Lidl and a Morrisons and Home Bargains. I've been a Lidl advocate for years, and mostly go there, but use the others when I can't get a certain item in Lidl.