Scotmid-What's it like?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Aug 2004, 21:35

Bellybabe wrote:Were you working today, COC? Spotted someone I thought might be you on the other checkout. I was served by a very nice young chap who did indeed smile, and helped me pack my bags too, of his own accord, for which I was extremely grateful.
BB

Were you wearing a mini-skirt and low-cut top by any chance?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 29 Aug 2004, 21:52

As always, Porty dear, as always...leopard skin top, leather skirt, six inch stilettos, bottled blonde hair in that lovely pineapple style on top of my head, and a fag hanging out my gob.
"Bet Lynch" by L'Oreal...because I'm worth it, chuck.

BB

Check-out_Chick · Post by **Check-out_Chick** » 29 Aug 2004, 21:53

Porty wrote:
Bellybabe wrote:Were you working today, COC? Spotted someone I thought might be you on the other checkout. I was served by a very nice young chap who did indeed smile, and helped me pack my bags too, of his own accord, for which I was extremely grateful.
BB
Were you wearing a mini-skirt and low-cut top by any chance?

yeah might have been or it cooda been the other girl

*not telling*

and NO i wasnt wearing a mini skirt n a low cut top .....have to wear the stupid blue top n black trousers

does any one else agree that they should let us all jus wear white shirts ??? would we not look so much better ? i mean the guys get to wear blue shirts n the girls are left jus looking stupid!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 29 Aug 2004, 21:54

BB, what exactly is happening in that avatar? I'm a little concerned.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 29 Aug 2004, 21:56

I figured it was up to people's imaginations...
I can't help it if people's imaginations are a bit...unsavoury!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Aug 2004, 21:59

Bellybabe wrote:As always, Porty dear, as always...leopard skin top, leather skirt, six inch stilettos, bottled blonde hair in that lovely pineapple style on top of my head, and a fag hanging out my gob.
"Bet Lynch" by L'Oreal...because I'm worth it, chuck.

BB

Did you go straight to The Portobello Bar after Scotmid?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 29 Aug 2004, 22:01

Nah, a spot of karaoke in the Pop Inn surely!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Aug 2004, 22:06

Have you ever done that? I have a couple of times it is totally bizzare but quite good fun. I have not been there for Years tho.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 29 Aug 2004, 22:08

Yep. Left the kids standing at the door with my shopping and gave 'em a coke and a packet of crisps while i drank 12 Bacardi Breezers and sang Stand By Your Man, meaning every word of it, love, and my mate Tracy sang I Will Survive 'cause her bloke's just left her with them six kiddies and an hamster an' all.
Tomorrow I'm going to try the pub quiz at the Pier. Fancy myself as a bit of a brainbox, and I hear there's some right nice blokes go in there for t'quiz.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 29 Aug 2004, 22:10

I don't think I've ever been quite that drunk. Was that before or after the bingo?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Aug 2004, 22:12

Best to change your hair colour before going to the Quiz.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 29 Aug 2004, 22:15

Porty wrote:Best to change your hair colour before going to the Quiz.

Probably right...otherwise people might not take my answers seriously...

Maybe I'll just stay home with a bottle of Lambrini and watch Corrie and paint my toenails instead.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Aug 2004, 22:19

Bob wrote:I don't think I've ever been quite that drunk. Was that before or after the bingo?

Never done the Bingo but the Pop Inn almost always features in Porty Pub Crawls. I organised a Treasure Hunt round Bars in Porty about 5 Years ago. It was a mix of people some of whom had never been to any Bars in Porty and others who didnt dare. Im not kidding it was a fantastic night once the word got round the bars, we were welcomed everywhere. We ended up at the Karaoke in the bar that used to be the toilets almost at the foot of Kings Road? Everyone loved the experience.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 30 Aug 2004, 18:25

[quote="Porty
Never done the Bingo .[/quote]

Oh I've done the Bingo! An education to say the least

Apart from taking about half an hour to figure out the numbers on the card are in a pattern and not random so you don't have to look ALL OVER the card (

) every time, I was a) bored in a very short space of time and b) scared to shout anyway in case I got lynched by the regulars. Also made the faux pas of sitting in somebody elses seat to start with

All in all a very stressful experience!! (and I don't think I won anything)

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » 14 Dec 2004, 23:41

Scotmid - What's it like? Where does one start

- its a nightmare

to say the least.
Has anyone been in Scotmid this weekend

- I thought supermarkets were trying to encourage people to shop in their stores, but Scotmid is the most people unfriendly store I have ever shopped in

There is no room to move its so packed with xmas decs etc. - heaven forbid if you stop to try put something in your trolley

and the Post Office - its even more of a nightmare. I was in yesterday afternoon and the queue was up to the fruit counter. Some of the old folk waiting did not look as though they would last the pace till they got served! - Mind you I know that has a lot to do with the powers that be closing our local Post Offices - I think Joppa Post Office closed last week, I don't know about the one at the top of Kings Road - is it still open

Dare I say it, perhaps a new supermarket in the Porty area might not be such a bad idea after all

, give Scotmid some competiton and maybe then they might get their finger out and try to be bit more people friendly

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Dec 2004, 00:02

Lizzie, would you consider using more smileys in your post from now on?

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » 15 Dec 2004, 09:47

Porty wrote:Lizzie, would you consider using more smileys in your post from now on?

Yes Porty I think I might

- don't you just love them

I'm building myself up to Christmas

- just you wait

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 15 Dec 2004, 10:48

I helped a woman pack her bags in Scotmid yesterday.

I really am very fond of Scotmid in some masochistic way but sometimes I do think they could do more to help people. This lady was struggling to reach the bags as she walked with two sticks and so in order to do the shopping had to use the trolley as a walking frame. She clearly couldn't really pack for herself as well. The check out person did help a wee bit, but I think they're limited in what they can do, so she was really struggling. As Lizzie said, just navigating through the aisles is a mammoth task right now!

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 15 Dec 2004, 11:08

Well I like Scotmid (The Brand) and until recently we were obviously spoilt by staying a stones throw from the 'City Store of the Year' - Tollcross Scotmid!!!!

Porty shop needs to put its bread where I can find it and move the booze to the back of the shop and open until 10pm, then it'll be fine for me!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 15 Dec 2004, 13:40

Lizzie, your post had more smilies than Scotmid have stock blocking the aisles!

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » 15 Dec 2004, 20:02

Pal of Porty wrote:Lizzie, your post had more smilies than Scotmid have stock blocking the aisles!

POP

But It brightens the place up a bit , and makes you smile - doesn't it

Anyway I don't think I use as many smilies as Jay does - I think she may be the "Smilie Queen " of POL.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Dec 2004, 21:49

I would like to say a very big thank you (even if she doesn't read this) to the very kind lady who pointed out that I had left my purse behind as I struggled to the packing shelf with my shopping today. Knew it would happen one day and luckily it was an honest person behind me.

MrSpoon · Post by **MrSpoon** » 15 Dec 2004, 23:08

Don't know if this has already come up, but thankfully we might be getting a new Tesco so we won't need to moan about Scotmid anymore!

Seriously - I'm thinking of starting my own campaign group, called DOGS. It doesn't stand for anything, the Portobello FOR the tesco campaign doesn't need an acronym to be cool

dccairns · Post by **dccairns** » 15 Dec 2004, 23:14

How do you know it's Tesco?

MrSpoon · Post by **MrSpoon** » 15 Dec 2004, 23:16

dccairns wrote:How do you know it's Tesco?

I guess I don't - I've just got used to thinking of it as a tesco.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Dec 2004, 23:26

MrSpoon wrote:
dccairns wrote:How do you know it's Tesco?
I guess I don't - I've just got used to thinking of it as a tesco.

Dont worry MrSpoon I've lost count of the times I've heard dc say; "every little helps". Deep down, she knows.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Dec 2004, 23:46

I think MrSpoon has a bit of an obsession with Tesco, if rumour has it right that he went all the way to Dundee at midnight recently just to visit a "big one" there.......so I wouldn't take his campaign too seriously. He's just a bit nuts

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Dec 2004, 23:54

teddygirl wrote:I think MrSpoon has a bit of an obsession with Tesco, if rumour has it right that he went all the way to Dundee at midnight recently just to visit a "big one" there.......so I wouldn't take his campaign too seriously. He's just a bit nuts

Oh, don't be too hard on him. I'm a big fan of Tesco too and can relate to a midnight shopping trip. But Dundee?????

MrSpoon · Post by **MrSpoon** » 16 Dec 2004, 00:24

Look, we wanted to visit the biggest one in the Country, so we HAD to go to Dundee! We bought some instand muffin mix and sandwiches, then came home - was a grand adventure!

dccairns · Post by **dccairns** » 16 Dec 2004, 00:26

Can't you think of anywhere more exciting to go on a midnight raid?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 16 Dec 2004, 10:54

MrSpoon wrote:Look, we wanted to visit the biggest one in the Country, so we HAD to go to Dundee! We bought some instand muffin mix and sandwiches, then came home - was a grand adventure!

I think you should change your name to MysterySpoon

It's certainly a mystery to me

sicker · Post by **sicker** » 16 Dec 2004, 19:50

Tesco Lochee, (Dundee) restaurant of sorts
Fried bread, fried egg, black coffee Ã‚Â£1.28p best and cheapest I've had or can you do better?

John

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 16 Dec 2004, 20:15

sicker wrote:....cheapest I've had or can you do better?
John

Im happy to say that Ive never paid for it.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Dec 2004, 20:17

sicker wrote:Tesco Lochee, (Dundee) restaurant of sorts
Fried bread, fried egg, black coffee Ã‚Â£1.28p best and cheapest I've had or can you do better?

John

John, did you eat this at midnight???

chuck in a slice of black pudding and I'm on the way there!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 19 Dec 2004, 21:41

Im getting really irked about not being offered assistance in bag packing. I went in on Friday and 3 assistants stood and watched as i tried to load ice into carrier bags. The bags kept breaking and there was not even a glimmer of recognition or desire to assist. Apart from anything else it was crap for the people behind me in the queue. I am plotting a corrective strategy.