The great big Tesco just off Infirmary Road has large signs saying 24 hour. Does anyone know what days it's actually 24 hour as a few weeks back a friend of mine said he went and they were closing up at around 8pm??

I've been on the Tesco website but they don't have an option to find your nearest store or opening times.

:thumbsup:

Not sunday

and 'yes they do' but it's bluddy hard to find.

I'll look for you :thumbsup:

There you are:

http://www.tesco.com/storelocator/

Originally posted by Strix
There you are:

http://www.tesco.com/storelocator/

Strix . . you is da wo - man! :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Lestat
Strix . . you is da man! :thumbsup:
:suspect: I 'ope not :shocked: :hihi:
*Flutters girlie lashes*

Originally posted by Lestat
Strix . . you is da wo - man! :thumbsup:
Neat editing :thumbsup:

shuts at 10pm on a saturday night, opens 10am-4pm on sunday
then opens from 8am on monday(iirc) and stays open till 10pm sat

but be warned - if you are looking for late night cigarettes they shut up their tobacco counter at 10pm, and only open an "emergency box" by request - that features such lovely tobaccos as Amber leaf ( :( ) - my recommendation - the 24hr petrol station on netherthorpe rd

Hello,

I did my shopping tonight - very good as there were no other customers, although some lines were out of stock.

I did manage to buy a vaccum cleaner for less than £20 too :D

What a shop!

I regularly call in inbetween deliveries to browse the £9.77 cd's (incidently just bought new Elbow album during a quiet time tonight - must limit self to 2 CD's a week), anyway i've never bought cigs from there but at the Abbydale Rd Tesco they open up the ciggie booth if you ask nicely. Is it not the same at the Netherthorpe one?

I like the store in general, friendly security guy on over night and the self service checkouts which are great when not clogged up by cardigan wearing fools who wouldn't know a bar code from a tin of cat food.

-PK-

I shop at Tesco on infirmary road all the time,friendly staff and plenty of choice.
Just to say the chinese lady on the check out is the most friendly person I have ever met:thumbsup: she is a star.

Am I right in thinking you cant buy booze 24 hours?

Yeah, booze is only sold until 11, but I think the supermarkets are trying to get 24 hour licences. :clap:

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Shame about the selection...

You mean the selection of goods? Well that should improve as they are building an extention.

That Tesco seems to have more special offers than the one at Abbeydale Road too :thumbsup:

I'm pretty sure that I've been to this supermarket in the small hours, and that you are required to check-out your own items.

If you are adept at avoiding the miscreants who populate the area, and rather fancy avoiding checkout-staff too, this could work to your advantage.

Originally posted by merit

If you are adept at avoiding the miscreants who populate the area, and rather fancy avoiding checkout-staff too, this could work to your advantage.

Would you care to share your knowledge and experience on this issue? :suspect: :heyhey:

He means using the self service tills, not robbing the stuff (i hope) :suspect:

But whenever I've been, there's been one "real" till open, but people just buying a few items are encoraged to use the self-service checkout.

Originally posted by Andy
You mean the selection of goods?

I think belperite is referring to the selection of ale, which is very poor compared to when it was Safeway! :rant:

The selection in general isn't great, but this is mostly due to size constraints. Hopefully the new extension will improve the situation, but not entirely sure what they are going to do with it. Hope they won't fill it with a cafe...

I always use the 'help-yourself' till!

I was told that they plan to move all the CDs, Cards and that kind of thing into the new section, to make more room in the main store for food. But that could have been a lie. :suspect:

\whenever I've been in (and I was in at 4am Christmas Eve- beat the queues!) there has been at least one normal till operating, but the self service tills are a breeze, when you get a hang of them. And I've never had a problem getting hubby's baccy as they open the kiosk for you rather than lose business.

I much prefer this store as a Tesco to the 'Morrisons/Safeway' thing that it used to be.

I even nominated one staff member in the 'who's the best member of staff' thread.

I know that this is off the thread but ive seen a plan today showing that tesco is wanting to build a new store at parson cross....(chaucer school ) anyone know owt about this...?

Surely Tesco can't build more stores? shouldn't monopolies and mergers have a word???

Infirmary Rd Tesco is across the road from my work and a 3 min drive from my house so I use it for big shops. But Tesco would not be my choice of supermarket were it not for the convenience factor.

Still, it IS better than Safeway (but then I used to work for Safeway (In Grimsby) so I would say that)

Sometimes those auto scan machines go wrong, they are not always that convenient to use.

Not entirely sure what happened to the extension?

They closed part of the car park and erected some tents as if they were about to start building something.
A few months later its all gone and Tesco is still little... :confused:

I always just assumed they were resurfacing that part of the car park... and making it yet harder for mobility-impaired people who don't quite qualify for a Blue Badge to get parked anywhere near the shop.

I always just assumed they were resurfacing that part of the car park... and making it yet harder for mobility-impaired people who don't quite qualify for a Blue Badge to get parked anywhere near the shop.
You are kidding aren't you? I've never seen a shop where solo, able-bodied people are made to feel so unwelcome in the parking stakes. If you've not got a disable badge or a child with you, you can't get near the entrance. Not that the few extra yards bother me, it's just I feel discriminated against.

I have to agree - the number of disabled / parent and child spaces seems totally out of proportion for the car park. They are usually half empty.

Well that should improve as they are building an extention.
There isn't going to be an extension.
I thought the same but asked one of the women working there. They were having their warehouse at the back re done and the tent thing out the front was a temp warehouse for them.
Don't know of them building a new Tesco near Chaucer, my daughter goes to that school and nothings been said about it.

Ask your kid if they still use the top building....you'll probably find they don't and thats the site ear-marked for the site of the new Tesco - the staff at the existing one all know about it - one or two are wingeing about having to move location. The store at Herries Road is woefully poor in range.

Originally posted by hotphil
You are kidding aren't you? I've never seen a shop where solo, able-bodied people are made to feel so unwelcome in the parking stakes. If you've not got a disable badge or a child with you, you can't get near the entrance. Not that the few extra yards bother me, it's just I feel discriminated against.
I think you may have misinterpreted my post. I was saying something similar to yourself. In order to get anywhere near the entrance you have to have a kid or a blue badge. Which means that able-bodied people like you and I, and mobility-impaired people WITHOUT a blue badge have to park miles away from the entrance.

Originally posted by hotphil
You are kidding aren't you? I've never seen a shop where solo, able-bodied people are made to feel so unwelcome in the parking stakes. If you've not got a disable badge or a child with you, you can't get near the entrance. Not that the few extra yards bother me, it's just I feel discriminated against.

So you feel that people with disabilties have an easier time than you? You should try living with a disability and then find out what discrimination is.

Originally posted by JFKvsNixon
So you feel that people with disabilties have an easier time than you? You should try living with a disability and then find out what discrimination is.
I live with a disability - not mine, but my girlfriend's. I know how hard things are for her. She can't walk more than about a mile and a half a day, as her legs are badly twisted and the weight distribution is screwed, meaning her knees point inward at 45 degrees when her feet point forward, and the weight doesn't go directly through the knees like it should. In addition to this, her low body weight means she can't take the cold, and her knees lock up, making it very difficult to walk. Through the winter, she is constantly dependent on knee supports under her three layers of clothing and still finds it difficult.

Despite all of the above, she does not qualify for a blue badge. So she has to park miles away from the entrance and stagger to the door into the relative warmth. If that isn't discrimination, I don't know what is.

Ask your kid if they still use the top building
The top building hasn't been used for years.
Funny place to put a tesco as it's really still within the school grounds as such.
Totally agree with you about the one on Herries Road, I remember when I was little they even used to sell clothes in that one...god's knows where they found the room to put the stuff.
I used to like it when Tesco were down Hillsborough and they had the store where Wilkinsons is now.

Originally posted by RichD
I live with a disability - not mine, but my girlfriend's. I know how hard things are for her. She can't walk more than about a mile and a half a day, as her legs are badly twisted and the weight distribution is screwed, meaning her knees point inward at 45 degrees when her feet point forward, and the weight doesn't go directly through the knees like it should. In addition to this, her low body weight means she can't take the cold, and her knees lock up, making it very difficult to walk. Through the winter, she is constantly dependent on knee supports under her three layers of clothing and still finds it difficult.

Despite all of the above, she does not qualify for a blue badge. So she has to park miles away from the entrance and stagger to the door into the relative warmth. If that isn't discrimination, I don't know what is.

You are right it does sound wrong, she should be able get a disabilty parking pass. However all I was trying saying that people with disabilty should be able to park closer to a supermarket than more able people.

After all as you well know, what is a minor inconvienence of walking an extra 50 metres for someone is a major hurdle for others.

Originally posted by JFKvsNixon
You are right it does sound wrong, she should be able get a disabilty parking pass. However all I was trying saying that people with disabilty should be able to park closer to a supermarket than more able people.

After all as you well know, what is a minor inconvienence of walking an extra 50 metres for someone is a major hurdle for others.
Indeed. I myself don't mind walking a bit further (unless it's pouring rain, in which case I'll go home and come back at a less busy time).

I just think there should be some provision for those whose disability is slightly less severe, and those who are injured (sprained ankle, perhaps).

I think the issue is the sheer number of spaces, half of which are often empty.

I assume you mean the sheer number of disabled spaces?

I'm not so bothered by them, but I have harsh opinions on Parent & Child spaces. I'll be in for a roasting if I explain my views on here...

Both disabled and parent & child.

Originally posted by RichD
I'll be in for a roasting if I explain my views on here...

Oh go on! :clap:

So you feel that people with disabilties have an easier time than you?
No I don't. I just feel that in this particular location the number of disabled/parent-and-child spaces is disproportionately large. I'm all in a favour of a sensible number of 'priority' spaces, Tesco just seem to have gone overboard - to the point where the restriction/recommendation is ignored by a lot of people (stand there for a few minutes and look at all those who have no badge/child who park in the spaces).
The sensible idea to provide 'priority' parking to assist a minority of customers who may genuinely benefit from it has been blown up to a proportion whereby the majority feel it is a joke and ignore it.

Originally posted by Meaks
Oh go on! :clap:
Okay, you've twisted my arm. :)

First: a disclaimer. I know there are exceptions to every rule, and that generalisations leave quite a few people upset. But in general, here's the way I see it.

1) If a child is not old enough to walk, and requires a pram or pushchair, they do not belong in a supermarket. Yes, there are people who have no alternatives - nobody else to leave the child with, but most can leave the child with a partner, other family member or neighbour, or make use of a major supermarket's home delivery facility.

2) If a child IS old enough to walk, and be brought in the car without needing personal wheels of any kind, they are (generally) fit enough to walk the length of a car park, and then some. If not, refer to point 1.

Therefore, Parent & Child spaces should be at the opposite end (or just the opposite side) of the car park, away from such dangers as being too close to the majority of other shoppers' cars (children open car doors carelessly - presumably this is one reason why parent & child spaces are wider than others, to help avoid damage to vehicles).

So, bring on the flames....! :)

No flames, just a wholehearted agreement! :thumbsup:

Just wait for the "have you ever tried to take a screaming toddler and a trolley across a car park in the rain" comment though. Although, I think your Point '1' covers it.

Hi folks,

I am doing this report on Tesco and need local events concerned with it. I was told about a story to do with Tesco not having permission to bid on for the infirmary road and ended up buying from Morrisons, does anyone have an article or link about this or something similiar.

Thanks alot

Joseph

Does anyone know if there are any supermarkets open after 5pm this evening? Im at work until then and have no food in the house. My own stoopid fault but I REALLY dont want takeaway tonight. Must....have....vegetables...

Spar at Crosspool is open until 11 pm, tonight, and the Co-op on Barber Road is open until 10 pm. you will usually find that Spar stay open until 11 every night, in every location.

Yeah most Co-ops and places you would call convenience stores are open til late, its just the supermarkets that aren't allowed to stay open more than 6 hours on a sunday.......although co-op at hillsborough shut at 4 today.....maybe try a spar or something, think theyre about all thats open...or a take-away :P

:roll: Yikes. The Spar option had occured to me, I was just hoping it didnt have to be.....Thanks guys for the thoughts!

I think you may have misinterpreted my post. I was saying something similar to yourself. In order to get anywhere near the entrance you have to have a kid or a blue badge. Which means that able-bodied people like you and I, and mobility-impaired people WITHOUT a blue badge have to park miles away from the entrance.

Most of the time when I have tried to park in the parent and child car parking spaces they are full of able bodied people with no children in sight and the genuine parents with young children have'nt got a prayer in parking there which really annoys me.

Have you ever tried to dodge the cars which are speeding around the car park with a young child it is a nightmare.

There are far more disabled spaces which are mostly empty I have noticed.

AS (quite rightly) people will not park in those but think its perfectly acceptable to park in the parent and child spaces:loopy:

Okay, you've twisted my arm. :)

First: a disclaimer. I know there are exceptions to every rule, and that generalisations leave quite a few people upset. But in general, here's the way I see it.

1) If a child is not old enough to walk, and requires a pram or pushchair, they do not belong in a supermarket. Yes, there are people who have no alternatives - nobody else to leave the child with, but most can leave the child with a partner, other family member or neighbour, or make use of a major supermarket's home delivery facility.

2) If a child IS old enough to walk, and be brought in the car without needing personal wheels of any kind, they are (generally) fit enough to walk the length of a car park, and then some. If not, refer to point 1.

Therefore, Parent & Child spaces should be at the opposite end (or just the opposite side) of the car park, away from such dangers as being too close to the majority of other shoppers' cars (children open car doors carelessly - presumably this is one reason why parent & child spaces are wider than others, to help avoid damage to vehicles).

So, bring on the flames....! :)

Okay - as a parent I'll respond to that :thumbsup:

1) is completely ridiculous - you want me to get a babysitter once a week to do my shopping?? Back in the real world - MOST of us have no choice - and we would probably rather all leave our kids elsewhere as its not much fun for us either. I have nobody to leave my daughter with when I shop. On the subject of internet shopping and home delivery - I'll do that when I don't have to pay an extra fiver for it (sorry, I dont have twenty quid a month to waste on that) and when they actually send what you ask for. I have tried it several times and had to go to the shop anyway for all the stuff they didn;t send. Oh and when I got sent lemon washing up liquid instead of an actual lemon, I decided not to bother again :loopy: Its not a viable alternative. HOWEVER! I have never pushed a pram round a supermarket, I have always made use of the appropriate trolley - Tesco has loads for kids of all ages.

2) I don't park in a parent and child space because it is closer, or because of the general convenience. I have used them solely because of the extra room required getting a car seat out of the car. I have parked at Meadowhall before now, and people have parked too closely to my car on both sides, and I have had NO way of getting my daughters car seat back in the car. I was on my own - and faced either asking a stranger to hold her car seat while I moved that car out a bit, or leaving her on the floor in the road. Not great options either way, I think you'll agree! The larger spaces lessen the risk of me banging my door into someone else's car in the struggle.

I do agree with you that parent and child spaces should be as far away from the shop as possible. I only want the extra space - and if being further away discourages the complete morons with no children who use them because they are too lazy to walk a few extra feet (or too useless to park their own car in a "normal" space :rant: ) from using them - I would be delighted! I go to Tesco on Infirmary road every week - and every single time some idiot with no kids is parked in those spaces and it drives me nuts!

SO there you go - I agree with your conclusion, but your reasoning is rubbish :hihi:

I am getting really bored of going to the same supermarkets in town, little tesco, waitrose (Although it's great!) marks and sainsburies on the moor. which is the biggest supermarket around. is infirmary rd the biggest supermarket ? and how much is it in a taxi from say west street ? thank you.

I am getting really bored of going to the same supermarkets in town, little tesco, waitrose (Although it's great!) marks and sainsburies on the moor. which is the biggest supermarket around. is infirmary rd the biggest supermarket ? and how much is it in a taxi from say west street ? thank you.
No idea on price of taxi but morrisons at hillsborough barracks is bigger than tescos

Hi folks,

I am doing this report on Tesco and need local events concerned with it. I was told about a story to do with Tesco not having permission to bid on for the infirmary road and ended up buying from Morrisons, does anyone have an article or link about this or something similiar.

Thanks alot

Joseph

Morrisons put in bid to take over all Safeway stores, but with conditions. When they eventually bought Safeways, they had to sell a lot off, to do with monopolies etc. The one at Infirmary Road was deemed too close to their own store at Hillsborough, so that was one they had to sell, and Tesco bought it.

I am getting really bored of going to the same supermarkets in town, little tesco, waitrose (Although it's great!) marks and sainsburies on the moor. which is the biggest supermarket around. is infirmary rd the biggest supermarket ? and how much is it in a taxi from say west street ? thank you.

Why get a taxi? It's 3 mins on the tram from West St. Hillsborough Morrisons is also on the tram - another 5 mins further along.

tesco is an evil place
they sell things cheaply because they rip off the producers
id boycott the place if i were you or in ten years we'll be surrounded by supermarkets and minimarts, rather than shops with character, with good selections, that have staff who know what they're talkin about.
You pay for what you get - tesco's fruit and veg is cheaply produced garbage i wouldn't feed my dog.

look at the big picture

Not entirely sure what happened to the extension?

They closed part of the car park and erected some tents as if they were about to start building something.
A few months later its all gone and Tesco is still little... :confused:




It was a tent to keep all the extra xmas stock in as the warehouse wasnt big enough :)