Sainsbury’s

Bigger than you think its going to be! This sainsburys is a full size supermarket, plenty of parking outside at the rear as well.
Its got everything you would expect, and the shelves are always well stocked. Not too many queues at the checkouts and helpful staff.
There are sometimes a few drunks floating round the store which can be a bit offputting

This supermarket has a good sized car park and I always manage to find a space even though it does get busy at times. You don’t have to pay to park here so people also park here to go to other shops. Inside the shop it is well laid out and I manage to find most of the things I am looking for. Sometimes they haven’t stocked up on a few products I want. I don’t find them the cheapest of shops. Most of the staff are friendly. There are normally queues but I still get served quickly especially in the basket only isles.

This supermarket is located in Shirley precinct. There is car park but this is for anyone using the precinct shops and at busy times such as evenings and weekends it can be very difficult to find a space. The shop itself is ok but cleanliness and tidiness don’t seem to be top list of priorities. I recently bought something from the deli counter and was appalled when it was picked up with bare hands. Needless to say I spoke to customer services and declined purchasing the item. Apparently it’s Sainsbury’s policy that gloves aren’t necessary because they use the bits of plastic film to pick things up. On this occasion no plastic film was used. Oddly enough, I haven’t been to the deli counter since. There does seem to be an abundance of mothers that use this shop so navigating around screaming children and pushchairs is part and parcel of a visit here. All in all it’s an average supermarket with few surprises.