I was in Tesco today....

[koomber]

And they had homebrew stuff. Barrels, buckets, demijohns and kits. Quite a bit of stuff. Few basic beer kits and some more even more basic wine kits.

On the other hand, they had no lids for the buckets, no bungs and no airlocks.

I mentioned it at customer support, but I doubt anything will happen

PS: Was Tesco Dainstone in Aberdeen

[billybuntus]

And they had homebrew stuff. Barrels, buckets, demijohns and kits. Quite a bit of stuff. Few basic beer kits and some more even more basic wine kits.

On the other hand, they had no lids for the buckets, no bungs and no airlocks.

I mentioned it at customer support, but I doubt anything will happen

PS: Was Tesco Dainstone in Aberdeen

They've been doing it for about 6 months....I'm waiting for the homebrew sell off I have time on my side TESCO you however have limited turnover on valuable shelf space

[tribalfather]

Tesco are selling it off, on thier ebay site.

[AquaCom]

Tesco selling brewing kit??
Tesco selling on eBay??
Whatever next

[lockwood1956]

I would never buy home brew stuff from people who dont carry everything......dont buy from people whao are skimming a profit without the customer backup.....


your local homebrew store will close if you do,...then you will be left with Tesco who care nothing for customer service....merely profit....wait till you want a grommit for your 30 litre bucket.........

[AquaCom]

Wise words.

[spritzer]

Tesco selling brewing kit??
Tesco selling on eBay??
Whatever next

This LINKY

Or...maybe a few years ahead this LINKY


Personnally I like to support my local HBS.... or failing that, KARL - who is a local HBS for me online
Both, if you ask for whatever, do there utmost to support/provide whatever you are looking for
Not to mention the expertise/advice that a HBS provides !!

[AquaCom]

Those Tesco reports really are quite scary stuff

[spritzer]

Those Tesco reports really are quite scary stuff

Indeedy

[koomber]

I'm not fortunate enough to have LHBS in Aberdeen. Google used to say there was one in Aberdeen, but I can see where it is meant to be from my flat. Closed some time ago.

About the only thing I would buy from them that they had was airlocks. The main point I was trying to get at was that if Tesco are trying to get in on the Homebrew market, they are not doing a good job at all. Kits and demijohns but no bungs or airlocks? That is up there with chocolate teapots.

If anyone did try and start because they got a kit in Tesco and if Tesco did have the right stuff to brew, I think a LHBS would see more customers as it would be mroe likely to get new starts who had tried the tesco stuff but wanted a good go at it.

[Cellar_Rat]

I would never buy home brew stuff from people who dont carry everything......dont buy from people whao are skimming a profit without the customer backup.....


your local homebrew store will close if you do,...then you will be left with Tesco who care nothing for customer service....merely profit....wait till you want a grommit for your 30 litre bucket.........

TESCO intend to take over everything (no joke it theor mission statement).
Just say no!! and support you local HBS

P.S. Just a thought does Korspelsesteenweg 86, 3581 Beverlo, Belgium... count as local?

[lockwood1956]

P.S. Just a thought does Korspelsesteenweg 86, 3581 Beverlo, Belgium... count as local?

its local to Beverlo

Reminds me...i need to organise the trip there on the weekend of june 12th 2011

check your diaries

[Cellar_Rat]

its local to Beverlo

Reminds me...i need to organise the trip there on the weekend of june 12th 2011

check your diaries

DONT NEED TO CHECK I AM IN!! (please)

Are we taking a BIG van ?

[Cellar_Rat]

SHMBO has just said I can only go in a little van LOL! (yeah right)

[goldseal]

I'm in