A life saver for a college student studying in Durham. All I could remember was, " I wish we had…read moreone of these in the US." I got the hang of using English currency at M&P. Ah..good memories.

This branch of Tesco Metro is located on Market Place in Durham, it is quite a large store and is…read morebasically located in Durham's central square which includes a Church and a branch of Natwest. I have memories of this store dating back about four years ago, this store hasn't changed much since then but still remains a decent branch of Tesco and probably their better and more central store in Durham, as they also have an Express store which is quite close to the train station. This store is quite a large one, it seems to be all over one floor, unlike my local Tesco Metro in Manchester city centre which is over two floors. The store stocks a satisfactory selection of drinks and an impressive selection of essentials, even including a selection of games and showcase mobile phones, yet "cheap and budget" mobiles rather than the likes of the Iphone. The staff here also seemed nice enough. This store is one of the larger stores in Durham which I went in on my recent visit to the city, and with a decent selection of groceries and even games, yet not a big enough selection to do a weekly shop. this store is still above average and deserves a solid three-star rating.

Until Tesco Metro opened, the food shopping in Durham city centre was dominated by Marks and…read moreSpencers. It's great to have this low-cost alternative, especially as this store also has DVDs, toiletries, batteries, and kitchen utensils! In fact, if I had to go to only one shop in Durham, this would be it. Wide range of stock, great prices, long opening hours (7am-10pm most days).

great shop and a range of groceries at very low prices which is especially good because of the…read morecurrent credit crunch. the staff are usually helpful and friendly but there can often be long queues at the check-outs as there are often more staff stocking shelves than serving customers. spend a little, live a lot!

The nearest Aldi branch to me is located in the Dragonville area of Gilesgate, near Tesco…read more I love their products, most of the things I've tried have been very tasty, the only gripe I have is that nearly everything eg ingredients etc is in a different language! The shop itself is quite large and they pack a lot of stuff into it. The dispays are nice and everything looks well ordered and clean. The staff are always nice, but there just isn't enough of them! The queues can be long and the bags cost about 3p each, so I always take my own

This Iceland store is close to the centre of durham, very handy if you are going to the bus station…read moreas it is just a few minutes walk away. the prc iceland are very good and they always have deals on like buy one get one free and so on soy save quite a bit if you shop there. the queues can be quite long as it is a small store but you usually dont have to wait too long.

Tesco Durham is a HUUUUGE store, the staff are very friendly and the shelves are generally well…read morestocked. There is always a good variety of all products - a good choice of brands with a range of prices to suit every budget. They also have a very good clothing section that often has a sale on. The atmosphere in Tesco is always bustling, even at 3 in the morning near Christmas and New Year. Although most of the staff are very friendly and will drop everything to help you look for a product but some of the staff that work on the electrical counter are a little to be desired. They are very unwilling to negotiate a refund/exchange even when you bring the product back within a week brand new!

I was amazed how big this store is, they must make a fortune!…read more The staff I have been served by dont usually speak to you at all unless they have or talk amongst themselves, so thats disappointing. Loads of extras in this store unlike small Tesco stores. The food variety is not as big as it should be though, electricals are quite expensive and can be got cheaper elsewhere.

this is the best kept secret in Durham and worth the bus trip from the City…read more Fruit and veg are the best quality and include plent od unusual pproduce, as well as a good variety of grocery stuff. local delivery is free and the cheery chat is free

Great range of fruit and veg. Reasonable prices and service with a smile!read more

A very unpleasant shopping experience, the Arnison Centre store is undergoing renovation at the…read moremoment, so some inconvenience is expected. The car park is overrun with workers vans and cordoned off areas, so makes parking difficult and at times dangerous. The fruit and vegetables are squashed near the clothes in a small area, with 1 working scale. There are numerous buckets collecting rainwater and the stock has been moved around and customers are walking round in circles. I know these are hopefully not long term issues, but a lot of shelving has been moved closer together, so that you can't get down the aisles easily. I was told by a member of staff that some of the narrow aisles are permanent. I have shopped here for years and have been a loyal customer, but I chose Sainsburys mainly because it was a pleasant shopping experience and space was a large part of that experience. If the store doesn't improve in the new year I'll definitely be trying different supermarkets, not Sainsburys.

We used to use this store every week & I would use it for petrol regularly…read more But now they charge for the use of the airline (30p. per 3mins)-cards only!!! On a cold ,frosty morning my arthritic finger couldn't undo the tyre valve caps before the 3minutes expired, so I set off with 3tyres inflated, not condusive to road safety! I can understand their annoyance at expensive repairs,caused by 'stupid' users,but surely genuine customers could just enter a code on the shop receipt or the petrol receipt and continue to use this convenient service. ( or some similar system ) ? Yours regretably An EX customer