Spar

I am not a fan of Spar in general, but this one really is the worst I have ever visited — despite the fact that I live less than 5 minutes away I have now decided I will not give them my custom ever again because they are such an appalling shop.
This branch is located on Sunbury Road in Longbridge and is actually situated in the perfect spot for a convenience store such as this, although unfortunately the people who run the shop have not made the most of it.
There is a decent selection of groceries in here, but the prices are so steep that it used to grieve me paying that when there is a more reasonably priced store on the opposite side of the road.
They stock a good selection of bread including cobs, hot dog rolls and normal sliced bread. The bread is usually fresh, although as often happens in this kind of store sometimes if you go in on a Sunday the bread isn’t very good. They sell a very small range of fruit and veg; basically apples, bananas (which are always brown!), potatoes and carrots — again, the shop over the road beats them hands down as I can buy my leeks, parsnips and all sorts from there.
One thing I’ve noticed about this Spar is there are sometimes some glaring omissions about what they stock, for example they sell Bisto gravy POWDER but not Oxos which seems strange to me.
They sell a range of soft drinks as well as tea bags and coffee, the prices on these are too high though and it’s more affordable to go to one of the other shops in the area. Sweets and chocolates are available too but the selection isn’t great even though the products are arranged to make it look as if there are lots to choose from.
You can pay some of your bills in here and also use the ATM (for which there is a charge).
I don’t like the staff in this Spar because they generally are surly and are not friendly towards their customers at all. Tell a lie, there is one lady in there who likes to have a chat but she’s not there very often and usually there are a couple of blokes serving who look at you like you are disturbing their conversation — and god help you if you ask a question as you’ll be met with blank looks and annoyed responses.
Last week I bought a 2 litre bottle of milk from Spar which was off when I got it home (lumpy and horrible) — I took it back the following day and he refused to do anything about it saying I had probably not put it in the fridge when I got it home! The cheek!