rude un helpfull staff, non of them speak english well, also they willjsut stand there and carrying…read moreon stacking shelves whilst watching you waiting at the till, has cheap offers on chocolate so like 4 bars for a quid or something. quite a small selection of magazines. the selection of ale is quite good with special offers on from time to time somethings are really cheap offers on somethings other things more expensive then supermarket so it kinda balances out,

Everything a corner shop could need, plus alcohol…read more If you're an avid reader of my reviews, you will recall an Italian Bistro I used to work at which used to send me out for pizza because it was on the menu but we didn't cook it. The same bistro used to send me running out to the 10 til 10 to get Amaretto for the occasional late night regular who'd prop up the bar and regale us all with the week's gossip. So it has always been the place for me where you can get emergency alcohol. And there's a decent selection. I do miss the way it used to be with a wooden frame separating you from the drink and grubby windows which students and tramps alike pressed their noses against whilst picking their drink of choice. These days they're a lot more trusting and let you get the majority of stuff yourself, but then they've obviously come under new management too, if the gaudy new shop sign is anything to go by. I have before and after pictures for comparison...

10 til 10 is a small convenience market that is actually open from 9am to whenever they feel like…read moreshutting, which is sometimes as late as 2 or 3 in the morning. I guess by lowering the expectations about when the shop was going to actually be open they expected that people walking past at midnight would be pleasantly surprised and would venture in and but Snack-a-Jacks and Blossom Hill rose aplenty. This is a particular gem if you have a friend, or indeed if you are a friend, who lives around the area. In which case a few six packs of export strength lager and a bag of minstrels procured at just-above-supermarket prices mean that the party can keep on going long after the last orders at the Pilgrim has been rung. Oh hells yeah.

Whoever named this little "convenience" shop the Happy Shopper is sadly mistaken in that it is…read moreneither convenient, nor does it make shoppers happy. It's a desolate hole in the wall where people can run to if they desperately need toilet roll or milk, but that won't make people happy--that will only alleviate desperation. There's a difference. I was very disappointed to discover that the rows of shops near this one are not really shops, or if so they are closed at the moment. But the doors that cover the outside of the shops have all been painted with interesting scenes about the businesses inside (or the businesses that used to be inside? I can't see why they would be closed on a Wednesday afternoon unless they are all out of business.) I would definitely not be a happy shopper if I had to shop here.

Tesco Express on Strand Street is a good convenience store, located by the docks in Liverpool city…read morecentre. The facilities inside the store are good, this is a Hermes Parcelshop, so you can drop off packages here with Hermes (Good for cheap packages and Amazon returns), there is also a small Krispy Kreme doughnuts stand and Costa Express coffee machine. The layout of the store was pretty good, it was more visually appealing than other Tesco Express stores I have visited. The selection in-store was fine, obviously, the prices are what you'd expect for a Tesco Express store, which can be just over 10% more than a regular Tesco due to it being a convenience style location. My main issue with the store was the unfriendliness of the security guard, who seemed to have let all the power go to his head, he was standing on the door, blocking the only way into the store, I ended up having to squeeze past him, as he refused to even acknowledge me or move, both entering and leaving the store. I have never felt more unwelcome and like a criminal just for entering a store. 3* - The store its-self is good, but I probably wouldn't return if the security guard keeps acting like a nightclub bouncer at a low-grade boozer.

It has become a lot better since becoming Co-Op. much brighter and feels almost more friendly…read more Prices still not great but a good local mini supermarket.