The Co-Operative

The cooperative is basic, pricey and in stiff competition with its neighbours. Situated right by the canal, I can think of much nicer independent places to pick up a sandwich at lunch time or a drink on the way back from work. However, they do have some decent deals on throughout the year, usually seasonal offers which seem a good idea at the time but when you think logically about it, don’t seem such a bargain after all. Cooperative is fine if youre in a rush to get all your essentials in one place, but the area by the harbour boasts so many great sandwich/​baguette joints that it would be a shame to spend more money on less quality.

This small co-​op on St Augustine’s Parade deserves a five out of five for convenience. This is the only shop in the vicinity where you can buy tea, milk and biscuits 24 hours a day, which makes it the ideal place to swing by after a night on the tiles. When all my male friends are filling their faces with kebabs and chips at the end of a boozy evening, me and the girls can be found deliberating over the big bar of chocolate or the massive bar of chocolate,
A surprisingly social place to meet new people at the end of evening. It’s also great for nearby students who are desperately trying to finish dissertations and have run out of much needed coffee. It’s not cheap by any means, sometimes a pint of milk has set me back over £1, but I can never argue paying their prices at 4am.