The Spar Convenience Store

It’s a Spar, they sell Spar stuff. It’s self reviewing, people know what to expect from a Spar. You get milk, bread, crisps etc.
It is open 24 hours and is near me so it’s useful.
Does that really warrant five stars? No.
This gets five stars because of the staff, who are some of the warmest, friendliest, most patient convenience store staff I’ve ever encountered.
I just popped in to get a pint of milk. I wasn’t feeling great, I have a bit of a cold. The guy behind the counter assured me that all I needed was a sunny weekend and I’d be right as rain. I nodded politely.
He then gave me double finger guns THEN a double thumbs up.
I left feeling much better.

This 24 hour Spar is a very valuable asset to this end of Great Western Road. The staff are lovely, very friendly and always pleasant no matter how drunk some of the customers can be when they stumble in here.
As for the stock, they have loads and loads of stuff. By this I do not mean, the world’s biggest range of crisps. I mean they have all the usual chocolate, crisps and fizzy juice as well as ciggies, rolling papers and tobacco.
However, you’ll also find good two for £2 deals on litres of fruit juice (perfect for picking up on the way home for a Sunday morning breakfast). You’ll also find a good range of — slightly overpriced — cheeses, meats and homemade samosas. Meanwhile, for the fast food folks among you there is a pretty good selection of frozen pizzas, chips, burgers and, of course, ice creams near the back of the shop.
They even have an impressive range of Scot Pac stuff including scissors, super glue, thread and all that kind of stuff that you never think about until you need.
Absolutely excellent.