A survey conducted by York Student Think Tank has revealed huge dissatisfaction of campus shop Nisa in a series of shocking statistics.
An online survey and asked questions relating to student opinion of the campus retailer, which has come under fire in recent months for selling maggot infested vegetables.
Last edition, Vision reported that the average price for broccoli in Nisa was a whopping 69p compared to high street broccoli prices of just 45p. Nisa’s store spokesperson commented on the findings saying: “We regularly compare Nisa’s prices with those in other local stores to make sure they are competitive.
“We also offer time-limited discounts on selected items which can be very attractive… it is undoubtedly true that the big supermarkets generally offer lower prices. If you are doing a weekly shop for groceries and provisions, you would be better to go to Tesco or one of the other major stores, or arrange a delivery online…”
One student responded to this comment stating: “It’s not good enough for them to basically say ‘go somewhere else if you don’t like the price’.
“They should care about their customers more. Without us, they’d have no business – what would they do if we boycotted them for their crazy prices? They’d be so screwed. ”
YUSU also faced serious criticism over their food outlets. The survey revealed that over 46% of the students “didn’t think that cafeterias or food places on campus offered healthy food options”.
“We regularly compare Nisa’s prices with those in other local stores to make sure they are competitive.”
I can only assume they mean that they make sure every other shop is competitive compared to Nisa.
Why are the supermarkets on campus unis always some terribly expensive chain, like Nisa or Costcutter? Warwick Uni has a Costcutter too… surely if somewhere like Tesco were to buy a shop on a uni campus it would be mutually beneficial for both the business and students?
*slow clap* Well done, Mrs Originality. We all know that Nisa is more expensive than Aldi. It’s a convenience store. Anyone who’s been living here longer than 10 minutes knows that it’s only a marginal improvement on the old Costcutter shop but that the University doesn’t have many options as the bigger stores aren’t interested. However, the promotions are just as good as Tesco a lot of the time and it’s a convenient place to pick up an emergency bottle of vodka or a ready meal when necessary.
I think, much more to the point, is how expensive the fruit and veg has become this term. I’ve lived around Halifax college for the last 3 years and all the grapes and strawberries have shot up by nearly £1 each. That’s an amazing mark up since June given that the prices have never really changed since I moved here.
As jaja binx would say:
Nisa not good at all.