Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
From: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/wetherspoons.177061/page-7#post-3854605
That can be an upside; one can complete a shop far more quickly than in a football-pitch-sized Tesco Extra.
The queues are longer, but the very fast processing by the cashiers and the way you pack at a shelf away from the till at your leisure[1] mean that they move in my experience far more quickly. And it is general Aldi/Lidl etiquette to offer for someone with just a basket to go in front if you have a weekly shop - almost everyone who shops there does that if they see it.
[1] This used to be general UK practice, it was the coming of the French-style hypermarkets that started the "pack at the till" thing. Though you sometimes got a divider in the packing area instead so one person could pack while another person's purchases were rung up.
Interestingly, Switzerland (non-EU) doesn't have either of them but does have its own Swiss-owned version of the same thing, Denner.
Apart from the limited choice
That can be an upside; one can complete a shop far more quickly than in a football-pitch-sized Tesco Extra.
and longer queue times
The queues are longer, but the very fast processing by the cashiers and the way you pack at a shelf away from the till at your leisure[1] mean that they move in my experience far more quickly. And it is general Aldi/Lidl etiquette to offer for someone with just a basket to go in front if you have a weekly shop - almost everyone who shops there does that if they see it.
[1] This used to be general UK practice, it was the coming of the French-style hypermarkets that started the "pack at the till" thing. Though you sometimes got a divider in the packing area instead so one person could pack while another person's purchases were rung up.
Besides, I prefer, if possible to support local or UK businesses.
Interestingly, Switzerland (non-EU) doesn't have either of them but does have its own Swiss-owned version of the same thing, Denner.