Working for Tesco

Advantages: Good pay, great benefits package
Disadvantages: Crap uniform, crap managers

...Ok, first of all, I'd just like to mention, this is a looooooooooooong review, so if you're not actually interested in reading about Tesco as an employer, then I'd suggest you don't bother as it will take some patience to get through! When I left school at the age of 18, and having decided I couldn't be bothered with university, I suddenly had to face the big bad world and go and find myself a job. I wasn't really fussy about what job I did - I've never been ambitious, and simply wanted a job where I could go to work, do my job, come home and not have to think about it. As our local Tesco is just 5 minutes away, I decided to apply there. I wrote a letter requesting an application form, and a few days later received a lovely letter and the form I had asked for. I read through the form and thought, wow, I don't know how to answer...

tia_bailey 09.06.2006 (26.06.2006) · Read review
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Tesco trains

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: As good as original brands

...Santa bought my four year old the lovely mountain train set made by tesco. He desperately wanted a train set and when we were in Toysrus we would look at the brio sets and then look around the other toys. It was not unitl near to Christmas that I actually decided to look at the price. I was horrified to discover how expensive brio train sets were. I looked in several other shops ELC etc but they too were too expensive. I found a cheap set in ASDA but it did not seem to be compatabile with brio or even near to the quality, so I decided not to buy the train set from there either. When we were shopping in Tescos my son pointed out the train sets and took a real interest in a lovely mpuntain train set which had had a wooden train set, a little bridge, wooden animals, trees, tunnels, trains, carriages,sign and mountains all for £24...

classicmum 16.02.2006 · Read review
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Tescos

Advantages: Great Value
Disadvantages: Puts local businesses under stress

...Tescos is King of all supermarkets and I think that they are best for value in the long term or in the big shop as well. As a student I have found that the tesco down the road from me is my new home, as opposed to the Centre up the road that can be so expensive some times in comparison. Tescos sells your average grocerys as well as dvd's and electricals, clothes, office supplies, tobacco and confectionary, alcohol, cards for special occassions and toys. Everything you need seems to almost be in one store, there is also a tesco value line that provides Tescos own products at a cheaper price. The staff in Tescos are always friendly where I come from in Cookstown, they always help you find something if your not quite sure where it is and always strike up a pleasant conversation at the help desk, though I understand that some...

lorrainek90 23.07.2009 · Read review
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Power Tools And Medicine

Advantages: I have a heart
Disadvantages: It's a heart of COLD

...Heia there, I haven?t written anything in a while, so here?s a new offering... It?s not a poem, not a song (at the moment) it?s just wordart, maybe a little unusual, not obvious. Hope you enjoy it, it?s not meant to go totally over your head, only slightly ;-) Credit wiggglypufff with telling me to post this, so if you think it?s crap blame her instead ;-) I won?t tell you exactly what it means, just make up your own version as usual... have fun! >>> Power Tools And Medicine <<< Come on my love, come on my love, You have everything, you have everything, You have nothing. Come on my love, come on my love, You?re so quiet, you?re so quiet, You?re too quiet. Please work too hard, please work too hard, You never try, you never try. Please don?t try, please don?t try, You always work, you always work. It...

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Tesco supermarket

Advantages: A wide variety of well priced goods
Disadvantages: Toilets maybe need cleaning a little more often

...Tesco plc over the years has become a household name. A gentleman by the name of Jack Cohen who hailed from East London founded the company in 1919. The Tesco brand first appeared in 1924,when Jack Cohen bought a shipment of tea from T.E.Stockwell..he combined the first three letters of the name (TES) along with the first tow letters of his own surname (CO ) and formed the word `Tesco`. Tesco started life as a retailer of food and drink,but recent years have seen Tesco diversify into other areas such as clothing,consumer electronics,financial services,CD`s ,music downloads,Internet service,telecoms,health insurance,dental plans,software and DVD`s. In 2008 Tesco became the World`s fourth largest retailer,with profits exceeding 2 billion pounds. The Tesco company employ over 273,000 people. The Different styles of Tesco : Tesco...

Sarahjh1 07.11.2008 · Read review
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TESCO

Advantages: Friendlly people, easy job
Disadvantages: pay,staff benefits

...Having worked for Tesco at some point I have an employee and also a customer's perspective. I was employed when I was 16; it started off as part time work because I was at college. This suited me because my hours were convenient, the pay was good - above the minimum wage, overtime was available at the drop of a hat and it was a really easy job. For a young person the training was a breeze - everything was easy to pick up and the local store where I worked had friendly older women to guide me through all the millions of questions I asked. (Best way to learn - asking all the questions under the sun) I was initially trained on checkouts - the system was old but manageable and the main focus was being polite to your customer, offering to pack their bags, building rapport and of course SMILING. TESCO do monthly checks on you...

stephyfishy 12.11.2007 · Read review
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  Power tools for teeth

Advantages: Could improve your tooth cleaning experience
Disadvantages: Takes a bit longer

....47. The replacement heads come in packs of two costing about £4.50, but I haven?t needed a new one yet. You?re advised to replace the head once every 3 months or when the bristles begin to spread. An interesting point, Tesco?s sell this for over £10, but the replacement heads are under £3 so if you go to both stores, well you know what I?m saying. About £2 for each head is reasonable I think as I think my normal hand operated brush used cost me £2.20 a time. It also requires 1 AA battery to power it, but that cost depends on which brand you use. Terms of the test It would have been pointless to try out this product for a day and write an op on it so; I bought it 3 weeks ago and have been using it since. I use it twice a day, and other times if I feel the need I used it with Aquafresh, my usual tooth paste, for the first 2 weeks I used it...

Dardalius 31.03.2003 · Read review
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Tooled right up in IT!

Advantages: Lots of tools to cover a multitude of jobs.
Disadvantages: Cheap feeling screwdriver.

...simply to remove the screws and separate the case. Fitting the new server into the server rack - simple. The hexagonal bolts that mount the server into the rack were catered for by the socket set. Fitted tight with plenty of torque on the grippy screwdriver handle, suprised me! Removing Hard drive retention screws in my laptop. - Easy. The door that holds this in place is a tiny screw which was easy to undo thanks to the mini screwdriver bit set. Replacing the faulty Power socket on a laptop. Required soldering to the motherboard. More complex but had the tools to complete it thanks to the toolkit. The pointed and fine tipped soldering iron allows for intricate work and the solder sucker was able to remove the residue. I hope that gives you some background into my IT toolkit and helps with your decision making when buying an IT...

andycharger 21.11.2007 · Read review
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TESCO - Awesome Giant!

Advantages: Clubcard, Great Value, Large Stores some 24hr, Convenient, Friendly Staff
Disadvantages: Company too Big, Taking over, putting small shops out of business

...>------------------------------< TESCO STORES PLC >------------------------------< >---------------< Introduction >---------------< Tesco is one of the worlds largest companies, with supermarkets ranging the world over and products now far in excess of food and drink. To some, Tesco is a company that is too big for its boots, too powerful, and too manipulative over local areas. To an extent I am inclined to agree with them. Small shops which have been trading for decades, overhauled by the introduction of a large Tesco to the area. However, I am a huge fan of Tesco not just because I have a large 24hr Tesco at the end of my road but also I am in favour of the huge range of products and services that Tesco provide and the jobs that it brings to the local area. Clearly this review has the potential to go on forever, but please...

TheHairyGodmother 18.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tesco (Shop)

a treasure trove of big boys' toys!

Advantages: friendly, helpful, good quality, fast delivery
Disadvantages: can't download catalogue as a pdf

...lovingly crafted small wooden spherical objects! Who are they?******************* They are a Power Tool Centre firm based in Axminster in Devon in the South West of England and mainly sell their wares across the UK, Eire and mainland Europe. Their customers range from trade professionals and businesses to amateur DIY and hobby enthusiasts. The company is a family business which began in 1972 retailing from a tool shop in Axminster. They expanded during the 70s and 80s into national shows and mail order. During the 90s the warehousing and mail order business grew. They now have two shops - one in Axminster and the other in Sittingbourne, Kent.. They also have a small factory to house their growing engineering commitment. There are a number of a number of in-store events and demonstrations in the coming months taking place in their shops e...

laveyri 13.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Axminster Power Tools Catalogue