No donuts for us anymore!

While wandering in the Auchan Supermarket we usually liked to eat some doughnuts.

Everything was good and tasty until one day when we finally made the courage to read the label to see what they contain. We didn't look earlier because we were afraid of what we might found...

Well, part from the usual flour, water, eggs, etc, there are approximately ten artificial ingredients: E450, E500, E471, E481, etc.

...and that was our last doughnut from any supermarket.

St Nicholas day

Have you received your presents yet?

The good children received gifts in Auchan this evening.

2012 Christmas decorations in Auchan Luxembourg

Again, the Christmas decorations in Auchan take us to childhood memories...

2011 Christmas decorations in Luxembourg supermarkets

Everybody is dressing for the Holidays, including the supermarkets:

Auchan, Luxembourg ville

Cora,Bertrange

Restaurant Amarine Luxembourg (Auchan shopping centre)

Today we had lunch at the Amarine restaurant in the Auchan shopping centre in Kirchberg.

It is a fish/seafood restaurant, part of a French chain. Its website can be found here.

We had the offer of the day: cod fillet with vegetables and rice, for EUR 12 per person. We are not specialists, but it did not impress us. It was plain, with no spice. The vegetables were tasteless, same as the rice.

The dessert was a Tiramisu, for EUR 6 per portion. It was a huge portion, but an average taste.

It was pretty crowded at lunch time, so there are people who enjoy going there. We didn´t.

Offer of the day: grilled chicken in Auchan

Until March 1, 2010 Auchan offers one grilled chicken with baked potatoes for only EUR 5.5

Bon appetit !

Offer of the day: jam filled donuts in Auchan

For those who love sweets, Auchan is the place to be - 8 jam filled donuts at half price: only EUR 2.9, until March 1, 2010.

Enjoy !

Offer of the day: adult bicycle in Auchan

Irresistible offer from Auchan for a bicycle for the upcoming spring/summer season in the outdoors:

What´s even better about it is that in the price of EUR 100 you get not only the bike, but also a helmet, a security chain, an air pump and a bicycle computer with 8 functions.

Offer valid until March 1, 2010

Offer of the day: silver necklace and earrings set in Auchan

The jewellery inside Auchan ("La Vie en Or") has a very good offer: only EUR 19 for a nice silver necklace and earrings set:

Offer of the day: Rozes Port in Auchan

Auchan is selling this week Rozes Port wine for only EUR 5 per bottle:

You actually pay EUR 21 for 2 bottles, but Auchan will reimburse the price of one bottle on your fidelity card.

The fidelity card can be obtained free of charge at the Client service desks in Auchan. We advise you to get one, as many of Auchan offers involve money bank on the fidelity card.

DVD rental in Luxembourg City

In Auchan Kirchberg, at -1 parking level, there are automatic DVD rental machines.

Prices are really competitive: EUR 4 for 24 hours and EUR 5 for 48 hours. One can also rent PS2 games at the same prices (or for a longer period: EUR 9 for 5 days).

The procedure is simple: you have to order a personalised card, for which you will pay a one time fee of EUR 6. The minimum starting credit on the card is EUR 24, so that means that when ordering the card you´ll have to pay EUR 30.

The cards can be picked up at the Client Service desks in Auchan.

Cards can be recharged with cash at the automatic DVD kiosks.

For registration follow this link http://www.auchan.lu/gamesform.php

Strange pricing policy in Auchan Luxembourg

While browsing through this week's promotion brochure from Auchan, we came across this "offer":

Obviously something went wrong in the calculation made by Auchan's sales people: why would somebody pay EUR 17 for a DVD?

No wonder a lot of people prefer to download movies illegally. EUR 17 for a movie which was released half a year ago is outrageous.

This is exactly the same price for 2 tickets at Utopolis, where one can have a much better viewing experince.

Not to mention the much cheaper alternative of renting the DVD in the same Auchan complex for only EUR 5 per 48 hours.

Shops open in Luxembourg this Sunday, December 27, 2009

 
The following commercial centers will be open in Luxembourg on Sunday, December 27, 2009:



- Auchan (Kirchberg), from 09:00 to 19:00



- Cactus Belle Etoile (Strassen), from 10:00 to 19:00



- Cora City Concorde (Bertrange), from 10:00 to 19:00

 

Shops open in Luxembourg this Sunday, December 20, 2009

Shops in Luxembourg Ville will be open this Sunday, December 20, 2009 from 14:00 to 18:00.

Also, the following commercial centers will be open:

- Auchan (Kirchberg), from 09:00 to 19:00

- Cactus Belle Etoile (Strassen), from 10:00 to 19:00

- Cora City Concorde (Bertrange), from 10:00 to 19:00

Christmas decorations in Auchan Luxembourg

Christmas spirit has come to Auchan also  

Shops open in Luxembourg this Sunday, 29

Shops in Luxembourg Ville will be open this Sunday, 29 November from 14:00 to 18:00.

Also, Auchan supermarket will be open on Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00.

Stupid people

In the parking lot of Auchan we had the pleasure to enjoy a scene similar to the bloopers with stupid people you can see on TV.

A young couple in their late 20s were trying to stuff their 2 kids in the back of a 2 door Suzuki Swift! At the same time, I was feeling sorry for the 2 cars parked next to them, which had their paint being scratched by the doors opened wide by these stupid people.

How stupid do you have to be to buy a small car as a family car and, even worse, a 2 door car.

One could argue that the guys did not have the money to buy a big family car, but there are several options on the market. Take Dacia Logan for example, where for half of the money spent they could have had the space to take the kids' granny along. And one could not argue that they preferred a quality car instead of a cheap one, as Suzuki is very far away from being the top of its class.

With the savings made by buying a Logan, they could have set up a savings account to cover the kids' higher education, to give them a chance to get smarter than their parents...

Delhaize cashiers are the worst

Today, I was once again confirmed that Delhaize cashiers are the worst in Luxembourg.

It takes 5 minutes to them to scan 20 products and they enjoy wasting time speaking with old customers.

They would seriously need some training in the Auchan supermarkets, where prompt service and short waiting lines are a rule. And this is not a paid commercial, it's just the result of a simple comparison.