Tesco near Piccadilly line.
Jun 20, 2016, 10:16 am
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Tesco near Piccadilly line.
I need to be able to purchase a Tesco SIM card and will be traveling from Heathrow on the Piccadilly line to where I will be staying. I know there is a Tesco Express at the Turnpike stop, which is my final stop, but don't know if those carry SIM cards. Would a Tesco metro be a better one to go to? If it is, where is a good one near the underground Piccadilly line? I will have my 9 year old son and luggage in tow after a long haul flight so it would be nice if we don't have to walk too far. Tesco has the best pay as you go SIM plan for what I need right now, that is why I need to go to them.
Jun 20, 2016, 11:37 am
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There is also a Tesco at Piccadilly Circus just outside the station at the junction of Jermyn Street and Lower Regent Street.
Jun 20, 2016, 2:09 pm
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This might be an excellent time for someone to explain the difference between Tesco Express, Tesco Local, and Tesco Metro. I have never been able to figure it out!
Jun 20, 2016, 4:33 pm
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Tesco Express: microwave meals and booze.
Tesco Metro: not quite enough room for a proper supermarket, but we'll try. It's a bit like Presto used to be.
Tesco Superstore: your bog standard supermarket.
Tesco Extra: nobody needs a choice of 14 types of soya milk, but wait, is that a hot tub for £49.99?
Tesco Metro: not quite enough room for a proper supermarket, but we'll try. It's a bit like Presto used to be.
Tesco Superstore: your bog standard supermarket.
Tesco Extra: nobody needs a choice of 14 types of soya milk, but wait, is that a hot tub for £49.99?
Jun 20, 2016, 11:07 pm
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If you want to be sure, you can always order the sim online for collection at one of the stores (which could be the Turnpike Lane one). Costs £2, I think.
Jun 22, 2016, 5:41 am
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Do make sure that the mobile bit is still open when you plan to visit. I went out (admittedly late at night) to my local superstore and it was closed. I wanted a MicroSD memory card and they were only stocked in the phone section which staff said that they couldn't raid for me to get one.
Jun 22, 2016, 2:36 pm
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My local Tesco Extras have the SIM cards in displays by the general tills - Tesco, others, the handy-looking EE 200MB data for £1, etc. Available anytime the tills are staffed, not just when a specific mobile section is open.