I first came across these mist cooling systems in France. There, they worked. When I came across one in Morrisons UK, it was making the veg wet and manky, especially some leeks.
The Carrefour near Avignon TGV has an automated pizza machine in the car park. You pay with a credit card and it gives you a cooked pizza within a few minutes.
Likewise - my local Tesco (Carnforth) is quite small, but still manages to offer a decent
Funny you should say that - I was in Morecambe today, so out of curiosity I popped into
The Morrisons local to me (five ways, Croydon) is not so bad BUT there are signs of decline. Bearable.Likewise - my local Tesco (Carnforth) is quite small, but still manages to offer a decent
selection and more impressively, almost always seems to have all checkouts manned,
so it's very rare to have to wait or queue (I hate the faff of self checkouts).
Funny you should say that - I was in Morecambe today, so out of curiosity I popped into
Morrisons to give it a try...
...and it was like going into a supermarket in a third world country! Firstly, I had to try
three trolleys before I got one which would go in a straight line without a struggle, then
once in the store there were numerous gaps in the shelves where stock of specific items
had run out and not been replenished, broken fridges and freezers, multiple lights not
working (or deliberately turned off to save money?) and just a general atmosphere of
neglect and malaise.
Are all Morrisons like that these days?
MARK
No l think was a short lived thing, the misting spray's on Morrisons vegetable displays
Hmm, we must be (exceptionally?) lucky with Wrexham Ruthin Road Morrison’s.Likewise - my local Tesco (Carnforth) is quite small, but still manages to offer a decent
selection and more impressively, almost always seems to have all checkouts manned,
so it's very rare to have to wait or queue (I hate the faff of self checkouts).
Funny you should say that - I was in Morecambe today, so out of curiosity I popped into
Morrisons to give it a try...
...and it was like going into a supermarket in a third world country! Firstly, I had to try
three trolleys before I got one which would go in a straight line without a struggle, then
once in the store there were numerous gaps in the shelves where stock of specific items
had run out and not been replenished, broken fridges and freezers, multiple lights not
working (or deliberately turned off to save money?) and just a general atmosphere of
neglect and malaise.
Are all Morrisons like that these days?
MARK
Yes, they were all rebranded to Expresses last year. Doesn't seem to have made any real difference to the lines they are carrying or the pricing, but then there was always quite a lot of variety across difference Expresses anyway.
I think it was longer ago than that; according to The Grocer magazine when the changes were announced, 89 were to become Express and the remaining 58 became normal Superstores.
I was under the impression that a lot of the customer benefits of a Metro store format were legacy, similar to the Sainsbury’s Central format which were scrapped some time before, such as Express never stocked the Value / Basics ranges, and offers like Clubcard Prices when first launched were only avaliable in Metro / Superstore / Extra branches and not the Express shops. But both of these examples are long lost, with the cheaper products being avaliable on a limited basis and of course Clubcard Prices avaliable across the estate.
Shame, as I always found their cafes decent, at least on a value for money basis. Also I know from speaking to one cafe manager in the Highlands that they employed quite a high proportion of disabled members of staff. They also had menus available in braille, which I think is the only place I've ever encountered a braille menu.
I agree about the cafes. I have always found them a good place for a coffee.
The obstacle courses of pallets, cages etc. aren't just confined to Morrison's, though; on my recent late-night visit to Tesco, I encountered exactly the same thing. I wouldn't have minded if it wasn't for the fact that I was regarded as an irritant rather than a customer.
Indeed, I went in my local Tesco superstore recently, around 2000 (shop is open until midnight). If I had been using a trolley rather than a hand-basket I would not have been able to get around without moving many cages, positioned ready for re-stocking staff.
I last went to my Aldi back in November. I visited on a Thursday just before 21.00 didn't need a lot, it was obviously quiet at that time of day buy many full pallets were completely blocking some aisles with a lot of stock not able to be reached. Wasn't great if you needed a bigger shop. Regarding Morrisons it's not surprising they are closing some cafes and counters following what the other big three have done in the last few years. I work in their Hinckley store, to be fair the are doing some repair and maintenance work I just wish they'd fix the car park lights as around half done work.
My local Morrisons is noticeably more cluttered late evening but istr was told they have less hours overnight. But it is sometimes a real obstacle course and it has got more noticeable but I am not sure whether it is me venturing in later in the evenings more often that I used to (usual time around 17:00 and OK then). There is generally more clutter these day however and a couple of times I have pointed out the rear fire exit is getting a bit restricted. It feels like they have been sent another sales display or whatever and have no where to shove it !. We do seem to get a lot of wet floors from chillers where there is no where for the condensed water to go (repeatedly blocked underfloor drains).
Yes. I vaguely recall the roll out of the veg misting and then gone so soon !. Always assumed it was a failed gimmick or perhaps a practical problem - running cost and/or where did the waste water go ?.
On the other hand, there's folk who go to use the only self service till that does take cash, then faff about attempting to make contactless payment using their phone, which payment method quite often doesn't work first time. Swings and roundabouts!
It's not too bad if they've got a decent number of cash ones - probably at least a third. I really dislike the Tesco trick of forcing you to go to the (largely unattended) till to pay cash, and wait behind the people dithering over lottery tickets or playing a game of "guess which cigarettes are behind door one".
