No idea if anyone will read this ... all the bored regulars from a few years ago seem to have gone the way of the Oozlum bird.
After the demise of the Marks & Spencer Deli Section in selected Sokos department stores earlier this year, I was wondering where I'd get my emergency teabags and biccies.
Fear not, the S- chain has now started to stock some Tesco products...
http://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000005230956.html
"Valikoimat kasvavat noin 200 tuotteella. Hanke brittituotteiden tuomiseksi S-kauppojen hyllyille aloitettiin ennen kuin britit päättivät erota EU:sta."
"TESCO ON MAAILMAN viidenneksi suurin vähittäiskaupan yritys. S-kauppoihin myyntiin tulevat tuotteet ovat muun muassa Tescon Finest- ja Free from -sarjoista.
Finest on Tescon oma merkki, jonka tuotteet edustavat Alarodun mukaan sen ”parasta laatua”. S-kauppoihin tulevat tuotteet ovat muun muassa teetä, hilloja, ateriakastikkeita, mehuja, myslejä, keksejä ja pakasteita."
Seem to be mainly from Tesco finest* range https://www.tesco.com/groceries/zones/d ... estzone_MM
In Pori S-market on Isolinnankatu I bagged lime curd, raspberry jam, shortbread fingers, cheese & bunion crisps. All were very reasonably priced & welcome additions.
They had English breakfast tea, but I have a cupboard-full at the moment and S&V crisps - next time.
There were a couple of jars of cook-in sauces, but I never buy them... didn't see the chutney, and some curry powders / spice mixes would also be a handy.
The cheeses were less impressive, teeny tiny 150g blocks of Red Leicester and smoked cheddar. In the UK that would surely be a 250g block and half the price. At €23/kg they are taking the piss, when the other cheddar they sell is €18/kg and in Lidl cheddar (& red Leicester when available) is closer to €10/kg.
Fresh orange juice was puzzling - when there are at least 10 other brands available and it must cost a bomb to transport something with such a low €/kg all the way across Europe.
More as it happens...
Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Those sellers probably look like these:sinikala wrote:In the UK that would surely be a 250g block and half the price. At €23/kg they are taking the piss, when the other cheddar they sell is €18/kg and in Lidl cheddar (& red Leicester when available) is closer to €10/kg.
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/P3NMS7D.png?1)
What kind of an idjit would be willing to pay that price?
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
![Image](https://www.finlandforum.org/pics/flags/fi.png)
![Image](https://www.finlandforum.org/pics/flags/aq.png)
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Nobody it seems, the cheese section looked untouched today.
Salt and vinegar crisps on the other hand were all gone and there was a single lonely looking bag of the steak flavoured crisps left. Flapjack cookies were similalrly wiped out.
The shortbread is rather good.
Om
Nom
Nom
Salt and vinegar crisps on the other hand were all gone and there was a single lonely looking bag of the steak flavoured crisps left. Flapjack cookies were similalrly wiped out.
The shortbread is rather good.
Om
Nom
Nom
![Image](https://www.finlandforum.org/pics/flags/uk.png)
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Here's the full list of Tesco products now available in Finland https://www.foodie.fi/products/collecti ... ri-_-tesco
Quite a nice selection of gluten-free and milk-free products (gluten-free fish fingers, milk-free ice cream, gluten- & milk-free tikka masala sauce). But probably not things I would normally buy now that my allergy-ridden offspring has flown the nest. But good to see a better selection and not so expensive either.
Quite a nice selection of gluten-free and milk-free products (gluten-free fish fingers, milk-free ice cream, gluten- & milk-free tikka masala sauce). But probably not things I would normally buy now that my allergy-ridden offspring has flown the nest. But good to see a better selection and not so expensive either.
- Karhunkoski
- Posts: 7034
- Joined: Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:44 pm
- Location: Keski-Suomi
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Then they've failed in their market analysis. Looking at the shoit most Finns buy (Rainbow et al), they would have been better off shipping in their Value range.sinikala wrote: Seem to be mainly from Tesco finest* range
Political correctness is the belief that it's possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Karhunkoski wrote:Then they've failed in their market analysis. Looking at the shoit most Finns buy (Rainbow et al), they would have been better off shipping in their Value range.sinikala wrote: Seem to be mainly from Tesco finest* range
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Took the pecan and toffee roulade to some friends today, went down well.
11.6 out of 10.
![Image](https://www.finlandforum.org/pics/flags/uk.png)
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
That link wouldn't work for me... maybe this works betterRosamunda wrote:Here's the full list of Tesco products now available in Finland https://www.foodie.fi/products/collecti ... ri-_-tesco
Quite a nice selection of gluten-free and milk-free products (gluten-free fish fingers, milk-free ice cream, gluten- & milk-free tikka masala sauce). But probably not things I would normally buy now that my allergy-ridden offspring has flown the nest. But good to see a better selection and not so expensive either.
https://www.foodie.fi/products/search/tesco
Yep there's a lot of special diet stuff we wouldn"t buy either, but peppered with enough rregular products to keep us interested ...
if they ever introduce these I will be over the moon
![Image](https://img.tesco.com/Groceries/pi/250/5031021258250/IDShot_225x225.jpg)
![Image](https://www.finlandforum.org/pics/flags/uk.png)
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Damn that would make me happy. Not seen any yet though.sinikala wrote:Red Leicester
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Almost Kellogs crunchy nut. Never seen in Finland yet. I always buy a couple of packets from the UK.sinikala wrote:if they ever introduce these I will be over the moon
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Yeah, meet your mate.irnbru wrote:Almost Kellogs crunchy nut. Never seen in Finland yet. I always buy a couple of packets from the UK.sinikala wrote:if they ever introduce these I will be over the moon
Can't understand why Kellog's CNCF aren't sold in Finland.. probably too many chemicals, damn you Brussels and your straight bananas etc. etc.
![Image](https://www.finlandforum.org/pics/flags/uk.png)
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
Sent S-Market some feedback / a few suggestions of other things available in Tesco that S-Market might consider stocking.
Maybe others could also suggest products...
https://asiakaspalaute.s-kanava.fi/pala ... terface=:9::::
Here's my wishlist
Tesco Turkish delight thins
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... =260508895
Tyypilliset Brittilaiset kovat karkit
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
Crunchy nut cornflakes
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
ja Tescon versio
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... =254852345
Kasvis Oxo
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
Tesco finest valkosuklaa ja honeycomb cookies
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... =285498319
Tescon curry jauheet
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
Maybe others could also suggest products...
https://asiakaspalaute.s-kanava.fi/pala ... terface=:9::::
Here's my wishlist
Tesco Turkish delight thins
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... =260508895
Tyypilliset Brittilaiset kovat karkit
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
Crunchy nut cornflakes
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
ja Tescon versio
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... =254852345
Kasvis Oxo
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
Tesco finest valkosuklaa ja honeycomb cookies
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... =285498319
Tescon curry jauheet
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product ... rch=Search
![Image](https://www.finlandforum.org/pics/flags/uk.png)
Re: Tesco tea & crisps in S-Market / Prisma
The only things I am really interested in are perishables so unlikely to be distributed in Finland. Eg: a Melton Mowbray pp, authentic extra-mature West Country Farmhouse Cheddar, Cox's Orange Pippins, Bramleys, Cumberland sausages, blackberries, crumpets... ![Puppy Dog Eyes :ohno:](./images/smilies/puppy_dog_eyes.gif)
![Puppy Dog Eyes :ohno:](./images/smilies/puppy_dog_eyes.gif)