I took my Nana shopping the other day, and of course she insisted on going to Marks and Spencers. I tried to talk her out of it, but she’s very set in her ways.
It was full of pensioners, hardly anyone in there younger than at a guess 70ish, except perhaps people like me with their Nanas, Grandads etc. It bothers me a little to see these pensioners getting ripped off everyday.
I remember when I was a child you went to M&S for special things and treats because it was genuinely better.
I don’t think this is the case anymore, but I think, like my Nana, many older people are set in their ways and shop at M&S out of habit as much as anything else.
Every time I see their advert where that woman sort of purrs:
“This is not just food, this is M&S food”
I want her to be honest and say:
“This is not just food, this is over priced supermarket own brand food.”
Because, let’s be honest, that’s exactly what it is these days.
I can’t decide whether M&S standards have dropped dramatically, or other supermarket own brands have improved dramatically. If I had to hazard a guess, I would say its probably a little of both.
What do you think? Is M&S really better than other supermarket own brands or is it all just a lot of hype about nothing? Let me know in the comments 🙂
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