Comments on: No more Netto in Stadtamhof — at least not until 2011

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:44:42 +0000

No pity involved for my offer of car rides. Sarah’s company prevents me from doing the horrible task of shopping alone. I can handle doing shopping if I have good company. I have been known to skip car shopping trips when she can’t make it!

By: cliff1976

cliff1976 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:13:40 +0000

Will you be taking larger trips with the car?

Neglected to address that earlier, sorry.

We’re pretty determined to get along in Regensburg without owning a vehicle not powered by ourselves. I bike to work and Sarah carries out errands on foot. Groceries are mostly pack-muled back to our apartment by Sarah (very occasionally by me on my bike), or when car-having friends very graciously take pity on us and allow us to tag along with them.

By: cliff1976

cliff1976 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:49:57 +0000

ann: Ours was a Sudi first, then a Plus for a few months, and then it became a Netto-City before finally closing down. It was never our preferred shopping venue, due mostly to the limited selection, but it was close and the fresh produce was usually of quite good quality. Above all, it was convenient for their opening hours of 06:00 - 20:00 M-S. Unbeatable (around here at least)!

“Wohnwong” — kind of reminds me of the terminology Sixt used in the Oktoberfest-themed version of their site as noted here.

What’s the local flavor like where you live?

By: ann

ann — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:46:21 +0000

So sorry to hear about the inconvenience. We just got a Netto in the buidling where I work after a switch from Plus. It’s only “meh”. Will you be taking larger trips with the car?

My favorite word in the interviews - Wohnwagen - that little muscle tone in the lips - how does she do that?

By: cliff1976

cliff1976 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:59:54 +0000

Thanks Dave. Maybe the garlic bread dependency can be considered second priority, now that we’ve got a good, easy recipe of our own. But losing access to ALL groceries Netto had to offer has come as a bit of a shock.

Especially when you consider that Netto was founded in Regensburg back in the day and has its HQ just outside Regensburg in Maxhütte-Haidhof!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:25:38 +0000

Arr, typisch Deutsch! Good luck with getting something new in there with all speed. Those frozen garlic breads are a staple ;-)

By: tqe | Adam

tqe | Adam — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:36:19 +0000

What a fantastic mess — and I mean that in a generous way.

I wonder if pressures will force any changes to the madness.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:39:09 +0000

Thanks Mandi!

When we vacation in places like Berlin and Hamburg, we revel in the crisp, clean, clear speech of the locals.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:19:38 +0000

Wow, you guys get extra brownie points for having to understand oberpfälzisch. I couldn’t understand a single word from a couple of those folks that were interviewed! Sometimes I think we get off a little too easy in Hamburg in terms of dialect, but most of the time I’m downright thankful. I’m sure if and when I move somewhere else in Germany, it’s going to kick me in the butt!

By: cliff1976

cliff1976 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:11:48 +0000

Yeah, we’re pretty annoyed about that. I hope the store that eventually ends up there is NOT a Netto.

I was just reading on the city of Regensburg’s website that Netto even turned down a free shuttle bus offer. I guess you (as a customer) would walk up to the Netto store at its current location in Stadtamhof and catch a free shuttle bus over to another Netto location on Donaustauferstraße. Not a bad deal — not quite as convenient as the Netto itself, but a bunch better than hoofing it across one of the bridges to Edeka, the Arnulfsplatz Netto, Norma, or paying for a bus ride to Real or Kaufland.

Boo.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:52:19 +0000

Bummer! I was just starting to get to know their selection! It was the closest local store to us too.