Moving on to more serious matters, especially if you work at Kwik Save - the chain has closed 79 stores and others are sporting empty shelves. I can remember back in the 90s when 'Kwikies' was considered a role model of how to run a great discounter. The stores were pleasant to shop, cheap and with a decent range.
But the arrival of the foreign deep discounters moved the goal posts - the mainstream chains upped their game in response and somewhere in the middle Kwikies is being squeezed so hard the pips no longer have the energy to squeak.
I haven't shopped in a Kwik Save for years, but I'm reliably informed by my mum, who nipped into one the other week, that the experience was dire and she left empty-handed. "It was empty," she said. And she meant of both customers and stock.
It's such a different story for her local Netto. Shoppers often queue on a Saturday morning waiting for it to open. I bet it's a long time since that happened outside a Kwik Save.
Finally, I'm fed up of independents moaning that Tesco et al are destroying their businesses.
In the main, small shops close because, if offered the choice between a shiny new store that stocks everything but the kitchen sink, and a poorly merchandised, expensive, 'convenience store' with cracked lino and bread that's gone stale before you get it home, they go with the supermarket. Yes, I know there are many local stores serving their communities brilliantly - but they're not the ones that are closing.
I think Tesco is right when it claims a new supermarket opening can revive a high street.
Back in the market town where my parents live there are several supermarkets covering the full range of price and quality. Another is on the cards, but the town still supports lovely small stores selling quality produce.
Even if the rumoured Asda does set up shop, the area it's destined for is currently an eyesore just begging for rejuvenation. My mum and dad can't wait.
Has the number of customer complaints about the price of goods increased recently?
