Sainsbury’s

52p for an apple? Really? I know it is a delicious Pink Lady, but is this what the world is coming to?
(These are the thoughts I just conveyed to the lady at the till when purchasing my apple…)
As this is my local supermarket, I spend a lot of time here, and as a regular face, many members of staff now say hi to me and we have a chit chat — I like this, it makes for a nice community vibe, and makes the shopping experience generally more personal and friendly.
Recently though, I have found that they often don’t have the items I am looking for (eg. black beans/​innocent pots/​coconut yogurt) but I suppose this can be forgiven, seeing as how this is not one of those ginormous, mega-​supermarkets…
Also, is it just me, or is Sainsbury’s more expensive than some of the other major UK supermarkets? Just a thought…
On the plus side, this store always has good deals and special offers on wine and champers and they have an extensive magazine selection at the front of the store, which I frequently stop at for a good 20 minute power browse after purchasing my shopping!

This is a medium sized Sainsburys but 90% of the time I’ve been able to get everything I need. The store is clean and well managed but it can get very crowded and I often end up spending ages dodging trollies or waiting for people to move out of the way, this can get frustrating and I usually end up rushing myself just to get the hell out of there and then i forget things! If you keep your shopping to basket size its pretty quick to pay, the ques for trolleys can get very long and tend to back up down the aisles. This can all be avoided if you stay away during peak times and if you have less than 5 items pop down to the ciggarette counter and you’ll be out in no time. At the end of the day its a Sainsburys and no-​one is going to make the trip out to see it but if you live in the area its more than sufficient to get your weekly groceries.

This is a fairly small Sainsburys in comparison to others, but there’s an even smaller local on the same road. The staff here are reasonably friendly though the queues are awful, even when you’d least expect it. There’s quite a good selection of things to buy, but if you’re looking for a specific product I’d ring ahead and ask.