2004 Croft LBV
2004 Croft LBV
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A large number of these have appeared in my local Tesco for about £4.80 a pop; think I'll try one tomorrow and clear the shelf on Saturday if they prove to have survived the inevitable supermarket mistreatment!
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A large number of these have appeared in my local Tesco for about £4.80 a pop; think I'll try one tomorrow and clear the shelf on Saturday if they prove to have survived the inevitable supermarket mistreatment!
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Re: 2004 Croft LBV
Thanks Ed, I am passing a Tesco later and shall look in.Ed.W wrote:A large number of these have appeared in my local Tesco for about £4.80 a pop; think I'll try one tomorrow and clear the shelf on Saturday if they prove to have survived the inevitable supermarket mistreatment!
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A regular in the Wiseman household — satisfactory good-value quaffing.LGTrotter wrote:Thanks Ed, I am passing a Tesco later and shall look in.Ed.W wrote:A large number of these have appeared in my local Tesco for about £4.80 a pop; think I'll try one tomorrow and clear the shelf on Saturday if they prove to have survived the inevitable supermarket mistreatment!
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Has anybody else spotted this? I will look in local Tesco branches [avoiding the thorny question of how to pluralise the possessive form] and report back. But I'd be surprised: haven't seen this in a long time. All mine are long gone.
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It is possible that the remaining stock has been consolidated and sent out to a limited number of outlets, as has happened about five times with this Port.djewesbury wrote:Has anybody else spotted this? I will look in local Tesco branches [avoiding the thorny question of how to pluralise the possessive form] and report back. But I'd be surprised: haven't seen this in a long time. All mine are long gone.
It might be worth dropping into your local store and asking for it. When they look it up on the central stock system you can then say "can I have six cases tomorrow, please?"
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Thinks: there's a 24 hour branch nearby… Just going out to fill the car love… Not technically a lie…DRT wrote:It is possible that the remaining stock has been consolidated and sent out to a limited number of outlets, as has happened about five times with this Port.djewesbury wrote:Has anybody else spotted this? I will look in local Tesco branches [avoiding the thorny question of how to pluralise the possessive form] and report back. But I'd be surprised: haven't seen this in a long time. All mine are long gone.
It might be worth dropping into your local store and asking for it. When they look it up on the central stock system you can then say "can I have six cases tomorrow, please?"
Nothing to lose.
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I'm up in Scotland, maybe Tesco branches here have been rather slower in clearing their stock of this than down south.
A few weeks ago, I was in another branch and they seemed to be discontinuing a number of ports: they had some QdN 2007 LBV at just over 10 pounds (which were bought), and some Taylor 1985 at about 70 pounds, from 85 (which I didn't, not a great price for a supermarket stored VP), and a few unnoteworthy others.
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A few weeks ago, I was in another branch and they seemed to be discontinuing a number of ports: they had some QdN 2007 LBV at just over 10 pounds (which were bought), and some Taylor 1985 at about 70 pounds, from 85 (which I didn't, not a great price for a supermarket stored VP), and a few unnoteworthy others.
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I'm in Belfast. There's hope.Ed.W wrote:I'm up in Scotland, maybe Tesco branches here have been rather slower in clearing their stock of this than down south.
A few weeks ago, I was in another branch and they seemed to be discontinuing a number of ports: they had some QdN 2007 LBV at just over 10 pounds (which were bought), and some Taylor 1985 at about 70 pounds, from 85 (which I didn't, not a great price for a supermarket stored VP), and a few unnoteworthy others.
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Interesting. I wonder if anyone has any opinions about this port and how it compares with other 85s, the Graham or the Fonseca for instance?Ed.W wrote: Taylor 1985 at about 70 pounds
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That sounds like a fantastic debate to have, shall we hijack the thread and hash it out here?LGTrotter wrote:Interesting. I wonder if anyone has any opinions about this port and how it compares with other 85s, the Graham or the Fonseca for instance?Ed.W wrote: Taylor 1985 at about 70 pounds
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djewesbury wrote:477 posts moved to "Surely, not again?"
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Yes, again, and stop calling me Shirley.djewesbury wrote:477 posts moved to "Surely, not again?"
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What was the outcome of all these nocturnal visits to Tesco?
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Hmmm. Haven't had a chance yet.AHB wrote:What was the outcome of all these nocturnal visits to Tesco?
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One bottle is better than none. But a miserable strike rate for two large branches of Tesco's (putting my neck on the line with that take on the plural possessive form).
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A small purchase, was still a fair few left on the shelf
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