have been shopping at your Victoria road store for many years, have always found good value, but of…read morerecent months, it would appear things are as good, shelves half empty, badly layed out, shortage of staff etc, and most recently you've gone to more self service sections, something a lot of people my age, definitely do not like. in addition to this, now that the upper floor car park is completed, will the car parking restrictions be still 2hrs, or might you consider extending it to 3hrs, there by giving us the time to use the cafe for lunch or snack ? I await your favourable reply. yours, a concerned shopper.

Love this Sainsbury's store. It's easily the best supermarket in Darlington. I get most of my…read moreshopping and diesel from here while collecting nectar points on both. Very friendly staff. Only gripe is when it rains there's a lot of leaks towards the entrance. Sort it out Sainsburys!

This European company has really come to the fore now that the 'credit crunch' has hit. Along with…read morethe other smaller supermarkets like Aldi & Netto Lidl has cornered the market of cheap known brand and even better own brands. From staples like fruit & vege to specials like microwaves there is alway something of interest. Each week they have certain specials which are worth checking out especially if they are doing deals on wine!

Hadn't realised that the layout was the same in all Aldi, made this trip so easy. Fair sized car…read morepark at front. £1 required for trolly. Some bargains to be had.

Have been going to this store since it opened and have noticed in recent months thanks to the…read morecredit crunch it has become a lot busier. Aldi have their own view on what to stock and sell, I'm not sure most people could do a full shop there but a lot of the products are better than usual own brand so worth the trip. The chocolate is a particular favourite and there are usually specials on fruit and veg. Have also heard good things about the non food items like computers. Staff are always chatty and ready to help if it's needed. No problems if you need to return or complain about anything either!

This Iceland branch is right next door to both Lidl and Aldi so it's easy to make comparisons with…read moretheir ranges and prices when out shopping. Although Iceland shops are never the same size as the bigger supermarkets they do manage to carry quite a large stock of both frozen, chilled and non food items. Theyhave weekly specials which are worth nipping in for, especially items like king prawns. A non food bargain which I have discovered lately are their own brand toilet rolls. A great deal at £1 for 4 and just as good as the fancier brands. Seems to have quite a high turnover of staff but all are usually friendly and helpful.

This iceland store is small but bigger than the other one we have in town.Although it is small, i…read morestill manage to do a full shop here(of food)but always end up going somewhere else for the essential like food bags,bin bags etc.They do stock these but don't have much choice.I like going here when i want to fill my freezer up.They have alot of different food than the other supermarkets so i go if i want a change. Iceland food is good value for money.I don't think i've had any substandard food except i bought a pack of yogurts which were out of date by a week.They sent me an apology and a gift voucher.

This is a freezer shop who prefer well valued goods over well known brands. Less choice but good…read morefood with some extras that you always need; milk, bread, biscuits ice cream! Well extras that some of us always need. A busy shop that keeps the staff working hard to stock the freezers. Sharing space with a Nettos and Matalan there are plenty of car parking spaces and with a good bus service just outside.

Asda at Whinfield is sometimes a nuisance because the staff are obstructing the isles with the…read moretrolley's. I thought this was done by the night staff to stock & refill the shelves & not when customers are shopping. Most of the staff are friendly & helpful & their are a few that are unapproachable & dont want to help customers. there is 1 security guard inpaticular who is power crazy & takes his job to serious. he is a bully & has stated that he will bar me from the shop if he sees my son in the shop with me because he is barred. but he has barred him for life! I'm in Asda every day what gives him the right to say that he will bar me from the shop too. he is slating my character. by the way it's the tall one with ginger hair who I'm talking about. All the other security guards are sound & they're not power crazy like he is.

No longer 24 hours (shuts at 23:00) tho looks shut even earlier as they pull the entrance shutters…read moredown way before closing which makes it look less inviting and closed to potential customers passing by. Love this supermarket tho, good quality produce at fantastic prices, I just wish we had a bigger one more like the bishop Auckland branch. The cost of fuel is always cheaper here too, tho when taking nectar points into consideration sainsburys fuel work out cheaper in the long run.

Wilst others seem to think that it's better to go to the Morton Park branch I prefer this…read moreMorrisons. It has the feeling of a corner shop which you can just nip into for a few bits with the stock of a larger supermarket where youc an do the weekly shopping. Always find a bargain in the reduced sections and the staff are willing to help you find what you need for a certain recipe or if you've got special dietry requirements. Are good at putting more people on checkouts at busy times and the staff do try to make things run smoothly. Have often been given free samples and special offers without being asked!

Sitiated on Morton Park Retail Park, Morrison's is a large supermarket with an indoor mini market…read moretype section (has a card shop, watch repair centre etc) - Morrison's is usually quite well stocked and has a good range of offers, such as Buy One Get One Free. Be warned though, as its always busy!!!

Good large Morrisons conveniently located just off the ringroad with quite a little parade of…read moreuseful little outlet shops such as a pharmacy and card shop etc .