When I need to get a lot of different things and I need them for really cheap... I break down and go to the not-always-24-hour ASDA. Yes, that annoys me that on the side of the building it says 24-hours, but it isn't on the weekends. I don't care that it isn't 24-hours on the weekend, but then don't advertise that it is 24-hours.
For as large as this place is, it is always so crowded. And while the shelves are usually stocked pretty well, sometimes the produce area is pretty bare after being picked over all day long. The reason I'm not a huge fan of this place, after a couple of times trying to pay with a non-chip and pin card, each time it was a big production and the staff members kept saying that I better get a chip and pin card because after a few months they will not accept non-chip and pin cards. Which is a load of tosh because, again, if a company says they take payment by Visa or Mastercard, they have to honor any and all cards, chip and pin or not. Funny enough, today when I was in the self-check out (with plenty of cash to pay for my groceries) the prompts say that if you do not have a chip and pin card, you can swipe it on the side of the screen! No more taking all of my groceries to Customer Service and listening to some staff member lecture me about something I have absolutely no control over.
And I rarely buy avocados, but today I thought I would like to have some in a salad, so I bought one, only to have picked one that had no label/barcode on it. So I asked the staff member, who went to go and get a barcode for me, although it took some time, he came back, but wasn't sure if I had a large or a medium avocado so he brought barcodes for both. I certainly appreciate his help... that may be the best customer service I have received at ASDA. read more