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Where do you...

Postby costagirl » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:16 pm

Do your grocery shopping here in Andalucia ?



Mercadona

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Postby annie_d » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:18 pm

Local shops and then husband goes to Mercadone once a fortnight or so
anyway, anyway, love from me.

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Postby karandjon » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:19 pm

Mercadona mostly.
vino, sol y aire, y seras rico como nadie

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Postby dido72 » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:58 pm

Mostly Mercadonna and a few bits from Lidl :shock:

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Postby daisylulu » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:02 pm

I use the village shops as much as possible and Mercadona for items to big to carry :lol:

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Postby Chinksy » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:50 am

Mostly Mercadona and Lidl, and a little from our local Coviran.

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Postby campo babe » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:35 am

Mercadona, for a big shop and our local village shop for odd items in between.

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Postby costakid » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:08 am

carrefour because they stock everything we need

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Postby pigs-might-fly » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:18 am

Al Campo, (Marbella) for preference, (but needs a 45 km each way trip!), day to day, Eroski, Mercadona & Lidl.
Location: The Dukeries.

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Postby Wicksey » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:04 am

Mercadona weekly, with Lidl about once a month and, very occasionally, Eroski (they are the only shop we can find that stocks our favourite coffee, and that is only in the Velez one :roll: ).

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Postby princess peach » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:19 am

mercadona mostly,but then Morrisons to get the pataks tins,stir fry sauces etc, and other english goodies...proper pies and cakes...mmm we bought some sweet mince pies the other week..very nice. :wink:

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Postby Wicksey » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:25 am

princess peach wrote:...mmm we bought some sweet mince pies the other week..very nice. :wink:
.... not that time of year already :shock: :lol: :lol:

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Postby ken2 » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:30 am

mercadona mostly, but dunn's for our tea bag's, green label, and lidli for milk, and some cheap blonk, when you got visiters that you don't like ha ha ha hide me best till they gone, he he he put me gordons away, get the lidli gin out he he

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Postby princess peach » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:45 am

.... not that time of year already
Oh Wicksy..it didnt seem 5 mins ago you were drooling over my pies last year... :lol: where does the time go eh when your living the dream... 8)

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Postby costagirl » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:10 pm

ken2 wrote:mercadona mostly, but dunn's for our tea bag's, green label, and lidli for milk, and some cheap blonk, when you got visiters that you don't like ha ha ha hide me best till they gone, he he he put me gordons away, get the lidli gin out he he

Ken2 I like your style for the visitors... :lol:

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Postby Wicksey » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:19 pm

princess peach wrote: Oh Wicksy..it didnt seem 5 mins ago you were drooling over my pies last year... :lol:
:shock: .... you'll be starting rumours about us Peachey ....... :lol: :lol:

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Re: Where do you...

Postby oliveview01 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:16 pm

Local butcher for meat- always good :D Local greengrocer for the fruit, veg and potatoes- at least then you don´t buy a bag of spuds that go soft after 2 days :x (Supersol spuds last week :x ) Fresh milk for cereals at Mercadonna and bananas from Lidl. We have to go to Eroski for the sugar free lemon drink, other stores do not stock a brand I like (for the tinto verano). Also Mercadonna for the much cheaper sugarfree icecreams :D
I did buy some chick peas at the butchers, hubby put them in the bottom of the fridge, in the cooler drawer, I rescued them and put them in a plastic tub in the cupboard- bad mistake- I should have left them in a dish to ´dry out´ as they sprouted in 3 days cos of the condensation and boy did they stink :(

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Postby Kamila » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:04 pm

Carrefour in Los Patios (Malaga), Mercadona, Lidls, Aldi, Supersol - all these are within walking distance from my house and a local farm between Alhaurin de la Torre and A. Grande for some veg and fruit when in season.

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Postby Troglodyfae » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:31 pm

I guess I do my bulk shop in Lidl every two weeks, I also get my meat there as it is a franchise and the butcher is local and is very cheap but has marvellous meat. I sometimes go to Mercadona depends what I need, other than that local supermarkets Upper and Coviran and local fish shop and veg shop.

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Postby Zofia » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:15 pm

Mercadona online for most thing, fruit & veg from a greengrocer, meat from a butcher, a few bits & pieces ('English' stuff) from Eroski, and the odd delivery from British Corner Shop.com. And OH brings a few choccy treats when he comes back from the UK.

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