Michael’s Express

It’s never nice to see a shop reduced to gimmicks in order to try and entice (or, in the case of Michael’s Express, trick) customers into giving them their business, particularly when said business is relatively new. There’s no getting around the fact that the signage for Michael’s Express bears a striking resemblance to that of one huge chain of multinational megastores (without wanting to give it away for people who want to play a guessing game, let’s just say that the company in question starts with a ‘t’ and rhymes with ‘schmesco’). Thankfully, inside it’s a fairly decent convenience shop, with well stocked shelves and an above average range of goods on offer, with everything from the usual wares to various brands of shower gels, and pet foods, with good prices to boot (one offer I’ve seen regularly is three bottles of Echo Falls or Blossom Hill wins for £11).