Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

Strange that the same people who complain about the monopoly of Coles and Woolies (which is actually a duopoly, but never mind) are the ones who have no problem with Tesco's own monopoly in the UK. I never ceased to be amazed by this peculiar double standard; a classic case of cognitive dissonance. :confused:



Sod off, Mr Cohen.

When we want a total supermarket monopoly which drives farmers into bankruptcy and relies on the exploitation of the Third World for its cheap, shoddy clothing, we'll all move to the UK and visit your shops. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield

Hi, I have just heard that Tescos are building a new supermarket at Kawana Waters (Nicklin Way), this is indeed good news.

Has anyone else heard this news?

Originally Posted by toon williams

I hope not, we are moving to Australia to get away from Bloody Tescos!!!!! :D :D

Originally Posted by Swerv-o

True, but you have to remember that Tesco has achieved its market position by working the market - ie providing exactly what customers want - Choice, value and convenience. They havn't achieved it by getting together with Asda et al and creating a virtual cartel with price fixing etc where the wants of the consumer is the last thing on their mind...

Tesco may well be a big monopolistic mutinational that screws over the farmers and everybody else that it deals with, but at least it does offer the end consumer choice and value for money.

Coles is also a big monopolistic company that screws over the farmers and everybody else that it deals with, but they don't even have the decency to offer the economies of scale through to the common person.

They just get screwed like the rest...

Along with the fact that Stevie Wonder plans their store layouts for them. Is there any logic to it?

S

Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield

Really??
Have you experienced Woolworths and Coles then?

Originally Posted by northernbird

No but I have. Woolies and Coles are not as good as Tescos but do you seriously think that if Tescos opens up on your street corner then they are suddenly going to be able to import all the same stuff that is on the shelves in England. I don't think so.

Originally Posted by northernbird

No but I have. Woolies and Coles are not as good as Tescos but do you seriously think that if Tescos opens up on your street corner then they are suddenly going to be able to import all the same stuff that is on the shelves in England. I don't think so.

Originally Posted by paulrachel

I preferred ASDA anyway.

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

Auchan thats a blast from the past..

Originally Posted by northernbird

No but I have. Woolies and Coles are not as good as Tescos but do you seriously think that if Tescos opens up on your street corner then they are suddenly going to be able to import all the same stuff that is on the shelves in England. I don't think so.

Originally Posted by northernbird

We used to load our F reg vauxhall cavalier full of cheap plonk and those little small bottles of beer that we struggled to get up the hill out of Dover, happy days.

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

My first car was a F reg. It ended up 'F'ed around a lamppost 10 odd years ago.
Auchan - mine was in France - in the Alsace - Lorraine area.

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

See your point, Stevie Wonder would prefer narrow isles, so he can fumble down them easier. I go to the supermarkets in Australia and buy food. I'm happy in that regard. There were whole aisles in the UK I'd never need to venture down and it was a real time waster to have to walk past them.