Netto

I have to agree with Dave’s review. This Netto is always missing something! They should improve their supply-​chain management. And they should really do it fast, otherwise this Netto won’t last forever.
I came here twice and both of the times the vegetable stacks were nearly empty while the meat shelves were fully stuffed. And this is unfair! (Shouting out loud as I type)
There’s really no care in the selection and exposition: products are placed randomly without the slightly hint of a logic.
There’s garlic in a shelf and onion at the other end of the same shelf. What’s the point?
Lentils and beans in a place, quinoa, spelt and barley five meters away. Hello? Are you kidding me?
Why on earth do I have to wander around the halls with my nose up in the air trying to locate products I need, spending half of the time frustrated and tired.
The discount section is limited to a small metallic box next to the counters, and it’s of course always pretty empty. But when you find offers, they’re good.
I find this Netto spot useful for when I come out of the gym and need to fill the fridge, otherwise I prefer going to Irma or, exactly as Dave wrote, to the local kiosk in Burmeistersgade.

You can’t live in Copenhagen and not shop at Netto. It is everywhere. In every nook and on every friggin corner of this city. In parts of Østerboro, you can see one Netto while exiting another. In Christianshavn, where I live, we are not as over-​Netto-​ed, but we have one. And it’s aight.
I kinda wish we had another Netto close-​by because most of the times (I would fairly say 70−80% of the times) I have shopped here, they are out of something or another and it would be nice to have a second shop to try and hit up for those items. Today they had no grapes, no strawberries, no bottled water… and no tomatoes. Yes. A supermarket that just runs out of tomatoes. And which runs out of eggs. And lemons. And this all happens on a regular basis. They are horrible at supply-​chain management.
But it’s not all bad. The Netto produce is of very good quality and they even have a smallish organic section near the door. They are open decent hours (for Denmark, at least)…and the people who work there aren’t entirely unfriendly. Oh and then there’s aisle 2. This is probably the single best thing about Netto… they have this bargain-​hunt aisle where you can find anything from knock-​off Air Jordans to banks in the shape of police-​ducks. (Don’t ask) And who DOESN’T want to sift through a bin of size small Pierre Cardin boxer-​briefs while trying to locate the last package of garlic, at the same time knocking over a stack of transportable toilets?
So my main question would be this – why does the Danish consumer put up with this really narrow selection and poor availability? Are the prices really that much cheaper at Netto than at the other markets? Do they just not care that much? I have a strong feeling that like a lot of things in DK, it has something to do with lowered expectations, but I will save that for another time.
Anyway…what I can’t find at Netto, I usually can get at the Irma further down the road, or even better – my local fruit and veggie kiosk at the end of Burmeistersgade. The quality of the stuff there is slightly better than what I can get at Netto, and they are always, without exception, in-​stock. Plus, it’s nice to support a local, immigrant-​owned business where they sell actual Feta cheese made from goat’s milk instead of the nasty Danish version made with cows’ milk.
Bottom Line – If you don’t mind Soviet-​era selection at Danish prices, give Netto a try. Anyway… you have very little other choice. See you there!