I have often remarked that if a place called "Hell" exists, it would probably resemble this Asda's…read moreon a Saturday night. When I lived within a stone's throw of the place I sadly resisted the urge to throw stones at it. Instead I would go - and this is no lie - shopping there after 1 a.m. JUST to avoid the ugly (in every sense of the word) crowds this Wal-mart offshoot attracts during more regular shopping hours. In many aisles, Asda's do not even go to the pretense of taking stock out of the manufacturers boxes. Instead they plop the box on the shelf, stick a price tag on the front and let you fend for yourself. I began to lose count of the number of times I got a paper cut from the sharp cardboard edges of the box. Parking is the very definition of 'a bitch' although, surprisingly, traffic flow in and out of the car park is usually good. Except when the store's adjacent petrol station is knocking a few pence off the cost of a litre of unleaded. Then it turns into a frustrating miasmatic mess of angry mouthy people all getting hot under the collar. If you can, try and use one of the (often free) bus services that frequent the store, many of them coming from far-flung locales such as Fair Oak or Bitterne. At least then you get the pleasure of swinging your carrier bags about as you get back on the bus where there is always the chance of hitting someone across the back of their legs. If it's someone wearing Burberry I think you get some kind of reward from the government? Personally, I can't bear the crowds and the apparent ignorant nature of the customers that Asda's (unfortunately) is a magnet for. It's the kind of supermarket where they should bolt an automatic machine gun to the front of your trolley (cart) so as to make your journey around the crowded aisles more entertaining and pleasurable. On the upside, they do tend to staff most of the checkouts most of the time and the place almost always has the keenest prices on the products and food you really need. No doubting though that you DO pay for those discounts in other regards. In short, it's not a place for the faint hearted - know what you want, get in there, pick your stuff up and get the hell out as quickly as possible always trying your hardest not to punch someone square in the face.

Oh ASDA, for 5 and a half years you ate a good chunk of my monthly salary. Being walking distance…read morefrom where I worked was really a good and bad thing. So this ASDA is a pretty good size, is open 24 hours (except for Sunday where the hours are cut short as per normal). The clothing section is big and located upstairs, there is a pharmacy, currency exchange, petrol station, bakery, hot food counter, fish counter, photo counter and opticians. There are self service tills and a cigarette/lottery kiosk and if you need cash for a visit to the Cricketers straight after work there are three cash machines available situated outside the store next to the tire centre. A lot of parking, though at Christmas and school holidays it is much harder to park. The number 1 bus which travels between Southampton and Winchester stops literally next to the car park. Should you be going out for the night in Southampton the nightstar bus (N1) stops here so if you live nearby you can always get munchies. The home delivery service has a charge but there are time slots of two hours available. Also the rate is often discounted if there is already a van delivering to your area. This is the biggest supermarket in Eastleigh, there is a varied clientele (read that as ANYTHING goes). I have docked it from being a 5 star for the following reasons: - Sometimes there are long queues. - It's part of the Walmart chain.:)

Great place to shop for groceries in the middle of town. It has everything you need...and then…read moresome more!

Situated in central Eastleigh right next to the train station, this Lidl is brilliant to use and…read morehas a fair sized car park to match. This is a great size Lidl so you can get all you're shopping in one go, plenty of space and plenty of stock. The checkout queues are pretty good and service id with a smile!

Can't say I am really a fan. I find some of the items appear a bit scruffy and cheap. Plus for some…read morereason, I really am uncomfortable eating things when the packaging is in a different language - odd I know. There can be some good bargains to be found, especially with their weekly specials, but generally I'd say stick to one of the leading supermarkets.

We had the most amazing customer service from the lovely lady at the photo printing sector in Asda,…read moreChandlers ford. (She was short and blonde). She took her time to talk through the service they provide and was making sure we understood all the procedures. She was just all round lovely, and we want her to be recognised for this! We throughly enjoyed our experience and will definitely be coming back to get more photos printed!

This is one very big store!!! Hence the name hypermarket!! You can get pretty much anything here…read morefrom dvd's to wine from Towels to clothes as well as your usual food items and there is a cafe tooThe variety and price is quite good so you have to be a good decision maker you can find you spend more time choosing than shopping. I find it brilliant if you want to do a big shop of pressies and food at a lower cost. They have a good photography department and have plenty of electrical goods which are cheaper than the high street stores. There is free parking which is helpful, although can be tough to find a space at busy times. The petrol is the cheapest around as well, sometimes by a few pennies per litre too so it's well worth filling your tank

This is not a bad little store, I see some people doing weekly shopping etc there but after…read moreshopping in other bigger supermarkets in the area I don't think I could. The store is set out well with lots of space in the aisles and the shelves are always well stocked and in the right place. It is handy for when you are shopping in Eastleigh or if you are nearby but its not somewhere you would drive to just for a shop. The car park is joined onto the Swan Centre car park and so it costs money to park here. There are a lot of checkouts for the size of the store so you never have to que for long.

Handy store for popping into when shopping in the Swan Centre. Has all the basics goods you would…read moreexpect of a supermarket but probably wouldn't stock more unusual items. This store is accessible from the car park above via a lift. The store has coin operated trolleys for which you will need a £1 coin. This store also incorporates a Tesco Direct desk for which you are able to order goods from the Tesco Direct catalogue or collect items you have ordered online.