Sainsbury's Local

Very useful local store, open 6:30-11 everyday. Usually good deals. Small bakery section for fresh breads and savouries. Only down side is that usually one or more of the self service machines are down.

Decent selection of food. Some of the vegetables tend to run out if you don't shop in the first half of the day. Late closing so you can pop out on a whim if you fancy a snack or bottle of milk. The self-service tills are terrible - they stop working if you even slightly re-arrange your carrier bag on the scale when putting food in. Fortunately, the staff are super friendly so I prefer going to the cash register instead.

I rated this Sainsbury's average - it's not particularly cheap, and it's obviously milking the habit of students snacking during the day and evening. Personally I would recommend trying to withhold your cravings and find somewhere cheaper, but it isn't the worse shop in the world, just a bit pricey. It also had a food bank (wonderful idea although not sure how successful it is when 90% of their customers are broke students), extra security guards and an ATM. Overall it's average.

Good range in a clean and well stocked convenience store.

There are a couple of parking spaces outside, so access is ok.

They took covid sensibly and seriously. I am sure the staff would be helpful, if I needed assistance.

Finally, nothing to do with Sainsbury’s, but made me smile....

I was in the supermarket the other day when this guy threw a block of cheddar at me.

Outraged, I shouted : "Well that's not very mature is it ?"

I've seen like two people get arrested outside here pretty great, oh and also like food and stuff

Very pricey and seems to be these prices due to the close proximity to the university. It’s cheaper to order Morrisons on Uber Eats and pay delivery, than walk to here and spend £2.70 on a bottle of lemonade.

12 th january i bought pack of ciggret of Benson & Hedges Blue Superking size. The tobbaco taste was so weired to use . Its like someone using home's tobbaco. This was not like a ciggret of brand. Then i go to teturn this to sainburys they refuse to take this with insulting behaviour.

7am, Xmas eve, trying to get caffeine for the day after working late, No staff on tills, or in majority of store, as usual. Manager and staff chatting on first aisle. Three customers asking consecutively for service at checkout. ID’d for energy drink at 29 years old, with only binbags, washing tabs, muffins and a coffee as additional items in basket.
There was no apology for waiting, or for having to track down a staff member for assistance. The manager asked for ID. When I said I didn’t have one on me given that it’s 7am and I’m 29, she repeated “challenge 25, challenge 25”, before taking the drinks and walking away to chat again to the other member of staff while I was mid sentence.
I don’t know whether there was some assumptions made based on my appearance that meant I was treated rudely, where the men who came before at least had an apology for waiting, and well wishing for the new year.
Either way, having been a supervisor in a supermarket before, this wouldn’t have been acceptable in my old store - regardless of appearance. You don’t pick and choose who you treat well.
while I appreciate the need to be thorough with IDs, the manner in which I was spoken to, as if I was there to try and skive Monster and ruin their delivery, quite frankly, has left me not wanting to return.
Managers should lead by example when it comes to customer service. This one seemed more concerned with their morning social on aisle 1, and making sure the Old Timers left with a smile, than anything or anyone else. I’d go as far as to say, she could do with watching how her younger staff brilliantly handle customers as a refresher on the basics of customer service.