Kipa

[Scunner]

I'm getting the impression people were expecting Boddingtons, Jaffa cakes and Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire puddings

[Eric]

Don't forget the bacon, pork sausages, pork pies and strongbow cider:D

I would have settled for the cider, ANY cider:-\

[Rindaloo]

Anyone tried the Mezzes off the chiller counter??  Like, anyone tried them today and not well now?

[janmack]

We went back yesterday evening and it was still heaving but not quite as bad as earlier in the day.  We just think it's great they have the clothing range as we struggle to find clothes we like in Fethiye!  Had hoped that they might sell a larger selection of spices and herbs...maybe one day!

[Rindaloo]

TBH it was too crowded to get a good idea of what it was really like.  We will go back.  Some prices were cheaper.  Anyway, it will settle down and then we will see how good it really is.

[stoop]

This is what Tesco think and to be fair they don't get it wrong that often - from their 2009/10 accounts:

In Turkey, whilst we slowed our rate of new store growth, it remained strong enough to offset the like-for-like sales decline, helping us to grow overall sales during the year. With the economy showing early signs of recovery we are planning to resume a faster rate of expansion this year. Turkey remains an important strategic long-term opportunity for us as a large, growing and relatively underdeveloped retail market.

[sunnyd]

I'd like to know what people were expecting to see?  

I for one, after living here for 12 years, was impressed! I even got excited after walking in the entrance and the fruit and veg section looked like a supermarket in the UK.
I thought that the prices of the majority of items were cheaper than the likes of Migros, Tansas and carrefour. I know where I will be shopping from now on.

[Scunner]

I don't know either Nikkie. I remember how disappointed we both were when we realised Carrefour had opened and didn't sell champagne, snails or even frogs legs

[Winklepicker]

We and friends were silly enough to go on opening day...phew...met the English top man who lives in Izmir and oversees all of the Turkish Kipa shops...asked questions like, why isnt there more Tesco products and named a few...his reply was, customs wont let Tescos import them...so there you go straight from the top.  I will say that after that experience we will never go to another new store opening anywhere we will wait awhile.

[chewyturk]

They sell Jacobs Creek Merlot - unfortunately it's 62 lira a bottle!!!