Sainsbury’s Supermarkets

I’m ashamed to admit that as a former Tesco girl, I just love Sainsburys. My house is just a little closer to Tesco than it is to Sainsburys and getting there if you’re walking seems to be a bit of a mission in terms of making it there alive. (There’s lots of really busy roads to cross.) But once I’ve made it I realise why I make the trek. I just love the shopping experience, I could easily spend an hour browsing. Damn you Sainsburys for making everything so appealing, my poor little student bank balance can’t take the strain. Most importantly, the food at Sainburys is of a really high quality and so fresh. I find that it lasts a lot longer than when I buy from Tesco. I love their deli counter, especially the olives that are prepared daily. If you have a nectar card you can collect points and they even print little money off vouchers if you could have saved money on branded products in competing supermarkets. (I’ve had from £1 to 1p off my next shop…) Yes, it’s a tad more expensive but I’m willing to pay a little more for a higher quality.

My closest supermarket! Pretty big after the extension. Clean and tidy with helpful staff. Couple of gripes and that’s a lack of choice especially on fresh produce and the parent and child parking places are very stupidly located, not convenient at all! Edit: Just tried the restaurant for the first time yesterday! Although expensive the service was great and we really enjoyed the views and food. Toilets and baby change facility’s were very clean! But floor of the restaurant could have done with a scrub!

This is one of two of the closest supermarkets to me, and the one we use mainly. (only cause the wee Tesco is grotty).
I don’t mind Saino’s really, it’s clean. The staff are helpful and they’ve got an array of strange stuff.
What I have found however, is that some of the most basic things cannot be found. They don’t have a huge selection of brands, maybe only two or three of one type of product.

Man hat eine große Auswahl an Lebensmitteln dort. Von Obst bis Gemüse, Fleisch oder Chinesischem oder Indischem Essen findet man dort immer etwas. Der einzige Nachteil ist, dass die Preise relativ hoch sind.

This is the closest supermarket that is close to were i stay. it is like most sainsburys stores, expensive. the shelves tend to be empty sometimes and things are in the wrong places and have the wrong prices on them.
the staff are great and are always willing to help you out.
it has a café with good food and deals.