woolley Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 3 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: The fat is the flavour! I'd agree with you on lamb. I get told off for eating that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Any idea when the Victoria Road shop is opening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/10/2024 at 3:47 PM, IOM said: Are you serious ? Tesco are adding a premium of 5p-25p on the vast majority of Lake Road prices which will for sure translate to the converted stores . That’s before you add a further premium of 10-15% on for the Express stores . Tell me the advantages that brings ? They may have global reach but the only place it goes is into their profit pool currently about £2.7bn! I suspect when the conversions are complete the prices will be at or even higher than Shoprite it’s more a case of be careful what you wish for ! They aren't a charity. Until the Packet changes their pricing then everything will always be 20% dearer. See also 'building materials' 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) 22 hours ago, woolley said: This is true, but I am told that the Manx is 10% fat whereas the Tesco is 5%, and that's why we don't buy it. If there was a lower fat product, even if it was a bit more expensive, we would. Well each to their own. As Teapot says the fat in lamb is the flavour. I myself would pay a premium for 15% or more fat lamb. And marinade it with rosemary and garlic overnight prior to slamming it in the oven. Slow cooked, cannot be beaten. Same with pork belly but substitute the rosemary with mustard. Edited March 11 by The Voice of Reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Until the packet changes their pricing??? Untill the Island has a road bridge to the UK. Until we have a a tunnel. Until we have drone delivery...................... ........... we will always be an Island............??? We will always have advantages and dis-advantages We just have to suck it up and hope that Tesco will not take advantage of this??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Cold dried LMB FAT ON YOUR PALATE? Eugh! Great while you're eating it but later!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 4 minutes ago, Kopek said: Cold dried LMB FAT ON YOUR PALATE? Eugh! Great while you're eating it but later!!! Later, what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 56 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: They aren't a charity. Until the Packet changes their pricing then everything will always be 20% dearer. See also 'building materials' Are you comparing paving slabs with crisps? Get real 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/10/2024 at 10:53 PM, TheTeapot said: The fat is the flavour! Correct, beef/lamb/pork should always have a coating of fat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, CrazyDave said: Are you comparing paving slabs with crisps? Get real Activate your single brain cell for heaven’s sake 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 VOR, lamb fat always seems to coat the palate more than other animal fats, not good when it goes cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, Derek Flint said: They aren't a charity. Until the Packet changes their pricing then everything will always be 20% dearer. From regular experience Lake Road is about 3% more expensive than UK Tesco if you take advantage of a decent spread of Aldi price match and Clubcard offers which are exactly the same price (look back a few pages because we've been doing all of this). Others have said 5% but nowhere near 20% apart from the isolated item. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOM Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 12 hours ago, Derek Flint said: They aren't a charity. Until the Packet changes their pricing then everything will always be 20% dearer. So why were they able to exactly match the U.K. price at Lake Road on everything prior to the Shoprite acquisition? They were paying the freight costs then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 7 minutes ago, IOM said: So why were they able to exactly match the U.K. price at Lake Road on everything prior to the Shoprite acquisition? They were paying the freight costs then . They didn’t. Not on everything. There were always exceptions. And there isn’t a UK wide price, not even a GB wide price. There are pricing differences in Northern Ireland and Scotland when compared to England ( I don’t know about Wales ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 22 hours ago, thommo2010 said: Any idea when the Victoria Road shop is opening? Scheduled for the 27th March at present 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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