Tesco Metro

This Tesco Metro is an interesting little offering. You’ll find prices for the same items are a good deal lower here than in the city centre. Shocked? Ah, your naivety knows no bounds. Just as it appeared that the snow gritters recently stopped short of Salford… literally, at the ‘You are now IN Salford’ (I’ve never understood this whole capitalised ‘IN’ thing) sign, it would also appear that Tescos cater to their surroundings, and as this Metro outlet resides in the almost Soviet Salford Shopping City, well, one can understand why.
It was my nearest supermarket when I was at Salford University (I say super because it’s rather large for a Metro), therefore the low prices were a huge bonus, but the range was not. As I’ve mentioned previously in my review of Manchester Centre’s more urbanite, yuppie Tesco Metro, here be Eccles cakes. You’ll find the odd exotic item but they’re few and far between — branches evidently stock up on what sells and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it as I said about River Island. Thus, this is a great option for the basic essentials, but if you want to put on a range of party dips or make a Moussaka, you might find yourself having to trundle round a bunch of other shops too.