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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
isem are you trying to say tesco and asda dont have low stock levels? every single week I have substitutes due to out of stock  |
I have no idea whether you're referring to the stores or online ordering however I pointed out that the likes if Lidl and Aldi carry relatively few stock lines and because their stores tend to be small with hardly any stockroom space, what they have on the shelves tends to be all they have until the next delivery. We have 3 Lidls and an Aldi store within a reasonable distance and at certain times when deliveries have been delayed for whatever reason, ALL of them have suffered with lots of empty shelves and freezer/chiller cabinets, sometimes ridiculously so to the point where we've walked out.
I have never seen that at a major supermarket, except during freak weather events etc. where deliveries of things like bread and milk have been badly affected. If your Asda or Tesco runs out of Heinz baked beans or Perrier water at least there'll be several alternatives (branded and own label) available and that you won't find in a discounter - you'll find an empty shelf and have to buy processed peas instead of beans. You pays yer money and takes yer choice but you can't really compare apples and pears.
The fact remains that the discounters stock a small fraction of the lines carried by a decent sized supermarket so if you value choice that's where you get it.