 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello,
We will be driving to Val D'Isere on Saturday morning and need to stop at a supermarket on the way.
We wil be taking the Reims - Dijon - Chambery route, avoiding Lyon by coming over the foothills.
Anyone know of any good supermarkets that we can go to for stocking up for the week? Anywhere between Reims and Albertville is good, preferably not too far off the route.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Sid
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Huge supermarket in Albertville, right by the road. Signposted to the centre commercial not long after you run off the peage. Also a big Decathlon nearby if you're missing any ski gear.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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most of the super u's and carrefour's are fairly identikit and will be present in just about every medium sized town that you go past.
I'd be inclined to drive until you wanted to stop for a break or petrol and then just type Carrefour into google maps 
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Or maybe type "supermarket" . They're not all Carrefour.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Perfectly good supermarkets in Bourg St Maurice which if you're getting a weeks shopping minimises the amount of time you will be driving with a very full car and possibly fresh produce.
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There is a Super U just after Albertville, J33A?? just off the N90 - tends to be quieter than the bigger ones in Albertville centre or at Bourg- very quick to get into and get back on the road for the final pull up to Val.
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Huge Carrefour right next to the motorway in Chambery.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@45.5939326,5.8850002,14.17z
It has a McSmut burger in the car park as well if you need to amuse hungry kids whilst you shop. But it is a full on hypermarket size.
Only down side is it's huge so can waste alot of time wandering around. Also by the time you see it you're past the junction, so you need to plan ahead to come off. That said if you drive past it and see it, it only takes 2 mins to come off next exit, cross the motorway, and loop round the road on the hill just behind it.
Also a much smaller and much quieter Intermarche Super @ Albertville. Much quicker if you just want to fly around and get what you want, it'll probably still have everything you need.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/search/intermache/@45.6605886,6.3790484,16.5z
You can see it's on the wrong side of the motorway, so you have to come off next exit round the roundabout, back on in the wrong direction and straight off again. Same for getting back on, go the wrong way for 1 junction round the roundabout and back on. We're only talking a couple hundred metres the wrong way, it's not biggie.
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@kosciosco, you drive past a large Super U in Bourg St Maurice, even your frozen food won't have time to defrost by the time you get up the hill!
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Have a great time @kosciosco 
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@kosciosco,
Maybe consider Lidl, on right hand side, heading downhill into Bourg St Maurice, before getting as far as the town centre / rail station. Small but beautifully formed.
I wouldn't recommend for a full shop but great quality and bargain prices for several 'essentials' including...
Wine...More Wine....Beer...More beer....Chocolate (especially Bellarom brand)...Fruit Juice (Vitafit)....Greek Style Yoghurt (Milbona)...Pre packed meat & fish...salad, fruit & Veg...luxury muesli.....freshly baked bread rolls , cakes, pastries...
No, I don't work for them...just impressed at quality & price of some of their products. Little surprise they (and Aldi) are dramatically increasing their market share! Our German friends know how to do competitively priced food; not just penalty shoot-outs.
That + Super U on other side of BSM town centre would cover all needs I think.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Never use the Bourg Lidl on a Saturday unless you have time to waste queueing at the check outs.
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@AndrewsPeppers,
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Never use the Bourg Lidl on a Saturday unless you have time to waste queueing at the check outs.
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..which implies it is good quality/value...if understaffed at peak times??
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You know it makes sense.
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Moutiers has a large Carrefor we usually stop there on our transfers
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@kosciosco, you'll need a break by the time you get to Reims, try http://www.e-leclerc.com/champfleury just off the Autoroute after the peage in Reims. Excellent range of Champagnes! But seriously a very large hypermarket with lots of choice and fresh products, it won't be too packed out with Brits either.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Heading to Montchavin and want to stop at a big Carrefour as near as possible, anyone help which one? Don't need a lot of shopping but friend likes to get kids clothes from there.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Gilly28, there's one in Albertville, right on the N90. I couldn't tell you if it's one that sells kids clothes though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks, that's one I was thiking about. She needs to fill tank soon, so not sure if we'll have to stop a bit nearer now. Hubby just going to put request into satnav when it's time to get petrol.
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