Scotmid Co-operative

Although somethings can be expensive they always have bargain bins full of stuff like sandwiches and wraps, fruit and veg, yogurts and crisps, micro meals and more. You can always count on this store to have what your looking for like decaf teabags which I seem to have a problem getting everywhere else but Scotmid always sees me through so why go anywhere else!

Big store. Has got all the groceries you’d expect from a decent large supermarket.
Prices are reasonable, not the cheapest but certainly not expensive. Staff is very helpful and friendly.
There are quite a few different supermarkets out there though and they don’t really need the competition. Fresh food section is acceptable and they have a good range of gluten free and special diet products. Great selection of organic and bio products!

I went in to this store to buy a bottle of water and a packet of crisps before I went for a wander, not knowing when or where I was next going to eat so thought it best to have a pack of something to keep me going.
After getting what I had to get I went to the checkout to be ignored for a minute or two as the gent finished his conversation with another colleague. To be fair, the colleague was much more interesting than me and was giving him the «look and nod» to let him know there was a customer waiting.
In terms of stock and cleanliness, everything is kept to a pretty high standard, everything is nicely stocked and organised. Nice store, just a shame that one thing knocked a few star or two off.

I’ve always thought places like Scotmid and Sainsburys don’t really need to be reviewed. You know what you’re going to get. There’s rarely any huge variations between one store and another. But this Scotmid is different. This Scotmid has Chuckles.
Chuckles is a person. An employee. She has worked for Scotmid for 18 years or something. If she is working, she makes any visit to this Scotmid memorable, both negatively and positively. If you’re in a hurry, she’ll start to drone on about whatever ailment is plaguing her at that precise moment. If you’ve forgotten your ID, she’ll make a scene then derail the situation into some ’round-​the-​dinner-​table racism. She’ll turn buying milk and bread into an absolute nightmare if you ask how her day was. Anyway, these are all negatives. I did mention that being served by her can be a positive experience.
I lied.
Chuckles can and will ruin your day. Her outlandish displays of horrendous customer service are legendary in these parts. Enough to knock two (2) full stars off this review of an otherwise quite decent Scotmid.

love ethics of a co-​op, plus they open news stores in poor areas, not like the for profit ones who only care about shareholders. not everyone has a car and Scotmid really cares

I went into this store this morning to help my Dad to do some shopping. My Dad is quite elderly and is sufferring from heart disease. As we were going around the aisles, one of the staff members approached me and started making the signs with her hands, which imply «cut your throat» or «dead» signs. She was deaf and dumb and kept making this gesture and pointing at my Dad. I was shocked and reported this to the Manager, Craig, he said he would have a chat with the member in question. I was told to ask for him or another senior member of staff the next time I go in. However I am not going to go to this shop again. What is wrong with the staff there??! I felt distraught afterwards and I felt they didnt really do anything about it.

A medium size Scotmid store, which offers wide variety of products, have a very good fruit and veg section, with many reduced products, which makes it easy to gra a bargain. The shop have also a alcohol section, with quite good selection of beers, spirits and wines. The prices are average, some products are better value, like fruits and veg, than others. It does also sells good range of fresh bakery products.

The handiest little convenience store and 24 hour! Sells all you need at desperate times… bread, milk, booze etc!