Tesco Express

Tesco Express is one of those spots that are like, well, I guess any chain out there.
It’s never going to surprise, it’s never going to amaze, but when you are walking the Edinburgh Fringe and you’re dying of thirst and you need a bottle of water right now, it’s pretty much the most amazing place you’ll ever see and you thank you’re lucky stars there is one on every corner.
So thanks for the water Tesco, you’re alright.

It has the basic stuff. Its very convenient and relatively cheap.

Tesco is a necessity for me.
Because M&S does not carry a few of the items I buy regularly (my favourite cereal mainly, but other little things as well) I end up shopping at Tesco.
This location is good for me, although it is not the closest one to me. But due to its proximity to my university I end up here quite often.
The prices and the food selection are both pretty good. Fruit can be hit or miss here so I only buy it when I absolutely have to.
Checkout is the only issue here for me. The self-​check NEVER has bags. There is only one cashier and you will have to ask them for a bag and pay for it before you leave. So that is a bit of an inconvenience to me. Other than that, I’ve never had any issues at this Tesco location.
Like I said, I’ll be back. Because they have those little items that others stores don’t carry and because their location is good.

Really small, really busy. Not the cleanest, hard to find stuff I felt, staff was ok I felt like maybe they were understaffed.

This Tesco Express had a facelift! In the few weeks since I last stopped in, it has become (dare I say it?) a trendy Tesco Express? It used to be somewhere that, as I said in my first review, was great because of its convenient location for picking up much-​needed supplies. Now the front of the store has been remodelled and it is ideal for the on-​the-​run (yes, I know, ‘express’) food for the locals and tourists who pass through this part of Old Town en masse. There are new open fridges in the front that are fully stocked with sodas, bottled waters, sandwiches and snacks.
The fruit and veggies now reside in the back, but they are still there and there are now two types of spinach to choose from instead of just one. That said, perhaps the switch in Tesco’s prioritisation of on-​the-​go foods over the fruit and veg says just a wee bit about our society? No matter if you like that or not, you may like the new look of this place for the times you need to stop in. I like how it looks better, but I’ll still go elsewhere for better quality fruit and vegetables if I have the choice. However, like yesterday when I was in desperate need of milk for making my scones on a Saturday morning, I have been very glad that this little Tesco is so reliable and convenient.

It’s kinda annoying that these are everywhere. Because it’s an ‘express’ tesco it means that products are ever so slightly more expensive and it’s all about convenience food. It’s handy for me because they have soya milk, whereas newsagents and corner shops don’t stock it, otherwise I’d be using them instead. One good thing though, you can get out a fiver out of their cash machine.

Essential for groceries if you’re staying nearby. There’s no shortage of pubs, restaurants or cafes, but grocery stores are few and far between. It’s not like it’s bloody Whole Foods, but you’ve got all the basics and the prices aren’t enough to bankrupt your wallet.

Look, if you need milk, go right ahead, pop in and get some milk.
However, don’t expect there to be the exact type of milk that you need and/​or want. Also don’t expect the aisles to be clean, the staff to be helpful (they’ve actually bowled me over on several occasions) or to answer your questions.
The only difference are two girls often servicing the tills, they’re quite nice and you’re lucky if you get them. There is however a fat, old, INCREDIBLY slow man who I’ve seen take 4.25 minutes to tally up 7 items. No, really, I timed him.
Always, always avoid him and go to self-​serve, if they’re working.
Or better yet, go to the bigger and better Tesco down the road. This one’s rubbish. It really is.

What is the point in this new Tesco? I mean, really, why is it there? There is a bigger, better, cheaper Tesco literally 1 minute walk further down the road. A little example: Tabasco in the new Tesco: £1.50. Tabasco in the old Tesco a minute away £1.44. Yeah I know it’s only 6p, but that’s a massive mark up for no particular reason. And it’s rubbish and understocked.
It’s horrible, conglomerate, Starbucks-​esque monopolisation. I know we’re powerless to stop the inexorable Tesco juggernaut but this little place actually makes me quite angry being there. Please don’t go, for me.

Agreed Neal, this is one of the most pointless stores I have ever seen. It has barely anything, there are no tills so the queue is huge, and it is just about 300 metres down from one that has served all of Newington pretty well for quite a few years.
Just another example of Tesco taking over the world.

It is one of the newest Tesco stores in the South of Edinburgh. A small, clean and well arranged, for regular customers it won’t be a problem to navigate around it with easiness. As most express shops, it does not offer all of the varieties of products one will find in a metro shop for instance but it has all the necessary goods for a survival. Staff are also very welcoming which gives a pleasant feel and good shopping experience after all.

Where Tesco Metro’s tend to be located they tend to be the most convenient place in the world. However, because we’re used to the monstrous versions in the suburb it doesn’t always have what you want, unlike usual, if not more expensive, corner shops — which despite their size seems to stock everything.
Ques always move fast and always stocks milk so what else do you want? This isn’t Waitrose, this is for inner city living and for this it really serves it’s purpose.

This ultra-​modern supermarketing outlet has only just opened, and promises even higher degrees of social isolation at discount prices, with automated checkouts providing us with all of our shopping needs. Only a simple security mechanism is needed, as we are now conditioned not even to consider stealing from that which sustains us.
Like mice pressing a button, we would never question the button. How can you scam a machine?