Tesco

[diddlydo]

Anyone else here feel like joining a nationwide campaign to stop greedy Tesco taking over the world? Who'd be prepared never to shop there ever again?

[pdust]

whats tesco done? dont go in there very often but they have some right bargains sometimes....

[pdust]

ok so i just read through... you want people to not shop at tescos because they are springing up all over the place?

[EcclesCake]

I'm not going to say who I work for but it's not a supermarket. Rather more a wholesome, organic, animal welfare focussed, reforming, future looking....group of clients.

[chaptazbru]

Crikey, what's wrong with Tesco ?

[ummmm]

They are taking over the world.

[gingejbee]

chap: apparently they're British and make money.

[DTCwordfan]

well there is going to be supermarket blood on the street if they are "taking over the world."

Walmart (Asda) are hell-bent on that too.

[Barmaid]

Well the reason I stopped shopping there was because I was fed up with poor quality and poor customer service - I'm afraid I'm too selfish to consider their potential world domination.

[maggiebee]

Diddlydo, when Tesco announced they were dropping the "Race for Life" charity campaign and giving money to the "charity" Gay Rights, I vowed never again to shop in Tesco and I never have. Cutting off my nose to spite my face maybe but I hate their ethics and their greed.

[joggerjayne]

Waitrose is much smaller and friendlier.

And, outside our Waitrose, there's a tree where you can chain your mountain bike.

So I don't mind avoiding Tesco.

Although I do do the occasional online Tesco shop.

Hmm ... I'm not sure now.

[pdust]

same here trigs..... we were without a supermarket here for nearly 5 years until recently, and now tesco have apparently been given the go ahead to build one a stones throw from my house... yayyy is all i can say.

[jackthehat]

In fairness, maggiebee, people did attempt to correct your misunderstanding of that particular issue.

[chaptazbru]

My Mum is over the moon, they're building a new one in her home town.

[wolf63]

I don't understand what was wrong with Tesco changing the charity to a Gay Rights charity.

I still like Tesco.

[cazzz1975]

all retailers are the same, if they are given enough profits they will seek to expand. why single out tesco? because they have succeeded?

[maggiebee]

I know JTH, but it didn't alter the outcome - less money for cancer research and more for Gay Rights which to my mind isn't a charity. My personal choice and I respect other people's opinions.

[hc4361]

maggiebee, the cancer v gay rights charity issue was discussed at length at the time.
As I said to you then, Tesco raised £70 million for CLIC cancer charity and donated £30,000 to sponsor Gay Pride.

So the £70 MILLION means nothing to you? The £30k for Gay Pride would have been very cheap advertising for Tesco.

As I also said, Tesco did not drop CLIC for Gay Pride. It wasn't an 'either or', but a totally different scenario.
I despair that people can be so swayed by red top headlines without looking at the facts.