As a student, i find asda to be quite good value for money on certain items. Their smartprice range is really good and i cannot tell the difference between this and the more expensive branded items. However, the asda extra special range is quite pricey. I have had the pleasure of tasting the extraspecial sponge cake, and i found it to be the single most delicous cake ever, so the extra money could be well spent when you consider the quality and taste of the items you are buying.
Asda sell reduced stock like books, batteries, bread, food items close to their sell-by date, or items with damaged packaging etc. You can always bag yourself a bargain.
It is shocking the amount of food that supermarkets throw away merely due to damaged packaging, where the item might have been accidently dropped or squashed. By buying these reduced items you are doing your bit for the environment and ensuring you help your pursestrings.
Asda also stock every brand of special occasion cards, magazines, stationary, household items such as irons, towels, tvs, etc. Asda own brand of electricals is extremely good value for money, and perfect for students like myself. I recently bought a iron for £2.99, bathroom scales for £2.99 and a kettle for £3.99.
Staff are polite and help you find items you are looking for. If they are new and do not know where to find the item, they will get someone else who does know, so you will always find what you are looking for.
The George brand of clothes are quite good quality, and won't break the bank for the young or old, male or female.
Wheneever i have gone there, in the daytime or the evenings i found more than enough parking spaces to choose from, expecially at the back of the carpark.
Before i leave the store, i always ensure i fill up with their petrol, that is always the cheapest on the market, and paying with the asda credit card also gives you 2p off every litre, meaning you come back again and again.
Overall, the store is always clean, staff are friendly, products are cheap and relatively easy to find and petrol is cheap.
However, it is also much more than a supermarket, as it offers free cash machines, a post box, carrier bag recycling point, a pharmacy, photo printing machines and a coin machine. This involves you putting all your spare change and coppers into a machine by the entrance, and it gives you a receipt that you take to the till to exchange for cash.
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