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If you could live very close to one shop, which would it be?

237 replies

JMSA · 31/01/2026 14:19

I can’t lie, Home Bargains. I just love it.

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Lilacspring · 01/02/2026 21:06

B&M😍

Growlybear83 · 01/02/2026 21:00

John Lewis, providing it’s a big one with a Waitrose.

FizzPlease · 01/02/2026 20:57

M&S foodhall

MsPug · 01/02/2026 20:57

John Lewis but only the one in Bluewater it has a food hall and a Waterstones 😂

Efrogwraig · 01/02/2026 20:52

Waterstones

SchoolMum66 · 01/02/2026 20:52

Wildywondrous · 31/01/2026 14:29

For those who have said Lidl what do you recommend from there?
A local one has just opened and I've been in but couldn't find anything that I fancied, we've already got an Aldi.
I'd been told the bakery was amazing so I had a croissant and it was nice but no better than Morrisons.

It's not the FOOD that's amazing in Lidl /Aldi, it's the PRICE you silly billy! That's why we all shop there.

icouldholditwithacobweb · 01/02/2026 20:37

Mr B's in Bath.

Zerosleep · 01/02/2026 20:27

M&S food hall

TheDenimPoet · 01/02/2026 20:25

We have very little money to spare at the moment, so an Aldi within walking distance would suit me perfectly! Currently nip into Morrisons for any little bits we need during the week.. we could save a lot if Aldi was handier!

SubstantialFun · 01/02/2026 20:23

Tesco....ive always said i should never go too far from one! I like many other shops but i know, if it came to it, I can get everytjing i need in Tesco. I also get discount there so that helps!

ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 01/02/2026 20:08

A large Tesco’s with the clothing and homeware sections. M&S might be a bit nicer but I don’t think they do as much electrical stuff.

Calloja23 · 01/02/2026 20:07

M and S for sure.

BIossomtoes · 01/02/2026 20:05

OttersMayHaveShifted · 31/01/2026 14:37

I live 3 mins' drive from one branch of Booths and work round the corner from another Grin. I go there a lot, but never for a full shop, or I definitely would be bankrupt!

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Oh my goodness, how lucky you are. We used to look forward to arriving in N Yorks and making the Ripon Booths the very first place we went. It was heartbreaking when it closed.

boxofbuttons · 01/02/2026 20:00

I live in walking distance of a Booths and it's dangerous. My pick would be Home Bargains: the amount of times I need something specific it'd be very helpful. My other pick would have been Wilko (RIP). The absolute undisputed champ for 'oh I need a specific knitting tool' or 'I need some garden seeds' or whatever.

Vivienne1000 · 01/02/2026 20:00

Liberty.
i can’t afford much in there, but could easily spend hours and hours mooching…..

Marylou2 · 01/02/2026 19:57

NormasArse · 01/02/2026 19:48

I live a two minute walk from Booths.

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I love Booths too ❤️

Marylou2 · 01/02/2026 19:56

Big M&S. I live near a huge store.

Heyhelga · 01/02/2026 19:49

M&S Food

NormasArse · 01/02/2026 19:48

HeadyLamarr · 31/01/2026 14:28

Booths. Although I'd be bankrupt within a year.

I live a two minute walk from Booths.

TheeNotoriousPIG · 01/02/2026 19:48

Bury Market, for the fish counter and the fruit stall. However, I couldn't live around there, as it is too busy for me! Thus, I'll have to make do with living around two hours away in the "a*-end of nowhere" (according to my sibling) and taking a trip out there when I visit family a few miles away.

JustMeAndTheFish · 01/02/2026 19:31

Ooh definitely Liberty. Or failing that John Lewis.

Modompodom · 01/02/2026 19:03

B&M or Home Bargains!

Georgiepud · 01/02/2026 18:58

A farm shop.

hattie43 · 01/02/2026 18:51

Waitrose

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 01/02/2026 18:46

Library (not technically a shop I know). Lucky to have it at all but wish I lived in walking distance of it.

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