Asda Stores

When I need a big local supermarket this is where I come. I must admit that I don’t tend to buy much food in here as my local Coop has better bread, biscuits and own-​brand goodies. But for the bulky thing ASDA is just the job. Yesterday we bought toilet rolls, cat food, washing and cleaning stuff and a stock of shampoo that should last until 2012. The clothing department seems to have lost the plot in the last few years. There used to be nice things and now we wonder who exactly wears this stuff. The home department is very cheap and good for replacing broken dishes and worn-​out pans. Don’t ever buy the ‘Smart-​Price’ pans, they last about 11 seconds before losing all their coating and going rusty.

Not the best of supermarkets, in fact I drive halfway across Cardiff to shop in Sainsburys instead.
The selection of food here is ok, but they really don’t have much in the way of quality products or specialist foodstuffs. Additionally they’re not particularly great when it comes to stocking organic and fair-​trade food products (not verygood in this day and age).
I have noticed that I have plenty of offers on in store, especially when it comes to branded goods such as Pringles, Coca Cola, Penguins etc… making them much better value than in other supermarkets. As you’ve probably noticed from my list however, they really only generally have offers on junk food (no wonder we’re all getting obese).
I do come here though, quite regularly when I’m after DVDs, video games and electronic goods, which in my experience are often cheaper than even
. So that’s something too really bear in mind.

Nice Asda — eacy to drop in on the way home and next to McDonalds if you’re damning the calories!
Basically the big store with everything — I’ve found stuff here that my local ASDA simply don’t stock, so this woudl be an ideal place for your Crimbo shopping — so much so that all our employees are getting ASDA vouchers this Christmas. Handy quick self serve checkouts nad always lots of offers — my only criticism is they don’t do single pint semi skimmed milk for work — I keep having to buy 2 pint jacks arggggh — nice staff though, really helpful.

This is a lovely big store with a good size crapark. Set over 2 floors. The George clothing department is on the first floor with a great selection of womensware, mensware and childrensware. The quality is good and is great value for money. On the groundfloor is a good selection of toys, homeware and electrical items. The food hall is a nice size with lots of selection. The staff are friendly and helpful, the checkouts can be busy at times.