Comments on: My lifestyle choice vindicated by the top story in the news

By: Vicky

Vicky — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:09:57 +0000

Morrisons were around in the north of England for yonks before they made it to Scotland – and believe me, when you’re trying to feed a household of 10 (plus random guests) on £80 of student loan, they were a lifesaver.

Don’t forget that your local Sainsbury’s is a pain in the arse to get to by public transport and overpriced to boot, and the Tesco in town is rubbish; and you’re as likely to pick up something unpleasant from the pre-cooked chicken in the latter.

By: duncan2

duncan2 — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:10:28 +0000

most of the big supermarkets are scum, and after reading this story, I'll probably never buy anything from their meat counters

By: Tartan Hero

Tartan Hero — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:47:50 +0000

Really, Duncan, you gotta try their own-brand frozen cheese and tomato pizza – heaven, it’s the top reason for Morrisons – that and selling energy saving light bulbs for 39p (hasn’t been beaten yet).

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:19:04 +0000

I liked William Low! They sold these awesome pizzas that we have never been able to find since.

No doubt if they existed in my life beyond the age of about 10, my opinion of William Low would not be so good!

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:11:14 +0000

How could you mention the image problem without mentioning the ‘uniform’ staff have to wear. I always feel sorry for them, stepping inside Morrisons is like going back to the 80s.
Does anyone remember William Low stores?!

By: Clive

Clive — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:34:36 +0000

You have no idea what you are doing to me with all this talk of good, old, honest, British food. I can’t get a pork pie for love nor money over here and then you go and talk about them…

It’s not that I ever ate a lot of pork pies – it’s just one of those foods that every so often one just has to have. I don’t care if they’re bad for you, I’d give anything for a pork pie right now!

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:19:32 +0000

We too had a Safeway which turned into a Morrisons and now a Somerfield, and to be honest I’ve not set foot in it since the Safeway days – mainly due to a change in circumstances and not because I have anything against either Morrisons or Somerfield.

You do expect a certain level of hygiene no matter how much you pay for food, or where you buy it from and I dare say even being linked to this outbreak will be extremely damaging for Morrisons’ reputation especially in Scotland.

I would agree with Bill that a lot of so-called convenience foods aren’t actually all that more convenient than buying the ingredients and making the thing yourself – and it normally tastes better and more satisfying to do that.

On the other hand, I wouldn’t really condone using a microwave combi-oven simply to warm plates up – the planet’s already in a mess without everyone doing that!

By: Bill (Scotland)

Bill (Scotland) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:21:12 +0000

We had a Morrisons, briefly, in our little town when they took over from Safeway, before selling it on to Somerfield. I never liked the Safeway in this little town, and I thought Morrisons during its brief tenure was a small improvement. I’ve only been into the big Morrisons store in Inverness (formerly Safeway) a few times and was perfectly happy with what I got there, it’s just that I don’t go to that part of the city very often. I tend to use Tesco because it’s convenient. Unfortunatley we don’t have Sainsbury or Waitrose here and the M&S, which is good, is close to Morrisons so inconvenient for me to get to.

However, I have a few ‘rules’ when it comes to food – I don’t eat pre-prepared food very often, the nearest I get to that is cooked meat, which I always buy in sealed packets. I would never buy loose cooked meats in ANY British supermarket; my local butcher is OK because I trust their hygiene regime. It goes without saying that I never eat things like pork pies – disgusting things! Scotland’s poor health record I’m sure flows from eating products of this nature, followed by deep-fried Mars bars and washed down with Irn-Bru. Yukk!

There is much more enjoyment to be had in food made from fresh ingredients – and it doesn’t take any longer most of the time than using packaged alternatives. I tend to use my micro-wave combi-oven mainly to warm plates and for little else.

I agree whole-heartedly about the Morrisons logo – stale and old-fashioned; the gent who ran (runs?) it had a stellar business reputation until they took over the much bigger Safeway and got themselves into a right mess, which they’re perhaps only now getting over. His business strategies (and the logo) may have been fine 25 years ago, but now look pretty, as you say, ‘fusty’.