Londonrake wrote:supporttheunderdog wrote:Indeed it did! The Protaras Store, which was rebuilt very fast.
I have found we can normally only get 60% of our regular shopping from Lidl so having Paps next door is very useful to top-off. The wife Likes Papantoniou. I have just found there is one a bit nearer than Ypsonas, so might give it a look to see how the range compares, but as it is in town getting there is not quite so easy as Ypsonas. I quite like Alpha Mega, but find it slightly disturbing to think of Tesco's own brand as a being touted as a quality import label. Those products too can ge cheaper than other local alternatives. However, With the new Lidl going up near the Cinema, just 5 minutes drive, plus most others not that much more in travelling time, we really will be spoilt for choice. We also have a couple of good Frutarias and a butcher very close by.
it will be interesting to see what Sklavenitis brings to the market by way of change. Carrefour shook things up in the way products were organised. Chris Cash and Carry as was, was not. I always found our local Orphanides a bit gloomy. I would not however dismiss their business model of selling cheaper Greek products as they seem to be doing OK in Greece, and I woukd not dismiss those products simply as they are less costly, let alone because they are Greek. If it Dies tge job, at a good price, I will buy.
Yes, we use the Ypsonas Lidl, with Paps just up the road. Personally I much prefer Paps. It's far more interesting. I found the goods more varied and interesting, the staff more helpful and of course you can get a coffee there.
Carrefour always seemed quite expensive to me. Although, as one who is relegated to wandering around, thumb up bum, I did find it quite an interesting place. I look forward to checking out the new replacement.
I suspect the Metro near Lidl's new store that you are talking about is doomed. TBH I won't be too upset about that as the way people park outside it makes getting through a bit dicey, particularly at night.
It's hard to keep up with all these supermarket changes.
As the Metro shuts in the evening, it cannot be they who are causing the problems with parking, rather the bakery, and possibly the "Silk and Velvet" establishment ( which I understand is a so called "gentleman's club") which is nearby, and other seafront attractions. I suspect the demise of the shop will not therefore improve the parking situation. In the few times I have been there I have always found a space in the Off-rad parking. I do not know if Lidl will in fact affect it"a lot may depend on who shops there, and how they get there. Lidl will certainly attract some car borne shoppers.
When I first came here the super market range was dominated by Chris Cash and Carry and Orphanides. Chris was in walking distance of my then residence so I used it a lot to shop. It was not well organised. The upstairs selling more hardware and household goods was a bit like old fashioned Woolworths, not self service but with staffed counters, with the Woolworths' problem of having to search for staff...Down stairs was likewise a bit disorganised - the wine section for example, one could find Chateau Neuf du Pape from NINE different suppliers - a bit of overkill, and with random stacking on the shelves so the Wines from one particular bottler(or even of a particular country ) could be anywhere. Carrefour certainly rationalised the arrangements with perhaps only three brands of Chateau Neuf du Pape - note here it was the Greeks and French not the Brits giving the lesson - and that I thought was the first revolution. Lidl was the second.
Apart from the fact it was not so convenient to get to as Chris/Carrefour, then AlphaMega when it came along, I always found the lower floor of Orphanides to be gloomy but up stairs very good for household items - even got a Christmas Tree there which did ten good years.
Anyway the wife has been to Lidl and Paps, and I am off to see what she has bought - a water brush I think....
Although, I've found his contributions on Greece's troubles quite informative.
Deja vu on that. 
