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

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JMSA · 31/01/2026 14:19

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

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lazyarse123 · 31/01/2026 18:45

JMSA · 31/01/2026 17:47

Wait, some of them have cafes??

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Yes Clifton Moor at York. 2 bacon buttiess and 2 lattes £7.40.
It's not the Ritz but nice enough.

Hwart · 31/01/2026 18:37

M&S. And I do, I'm in there twice a day and it's great.

ElizabethsTailor · 31/01/2026 18:32

We had to choose between two houses when we moved. Chose the one closest to Lidl (5 minute drive). Absolutely the right choice!

lljkk · 31/01/2026 18:31

Big supermarket. 1st choice = Sainsbury's.

abathofmilkwithladydi · 31/01/2026 18:30

A Lidl, an Aldi, a Waitrose, and an M&S. No doubt

sundayvibeswig22 · 31/01/2026 18:29

M&S. I currently live a 5-10 minute drive.

Nodirectionhome · 31/01/2026 18:28

TimeForATerf · 31/01/2026 14:24

M&S within walking distance or a market like Bury market within walking distance.

My nearest shop is Home Bargains (10 minute walk).

I live 15 minutes walk from M & S and 20 minutes walk from Bury market. 15 minutes from a Tesco Extra, 10 minutes from Aldi. All other shops, restaurants and cinema within 20 minute walk. One of the main reasons I live here.

BaronessBomburst · 31/01/2026 18:23

Mithral · 31/01/2026 17:17

I don't this is right sadly. The ciabatta has emulsifiers doesn't it?

I live near a Lidl and it's handy for veg but I find the meat and most of their own brand stuff pretty shit. Bread is okish - similar quality to other supermarkets.

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No, ciabatta is only allowed to be made with flour, yeast, water, salt, and extra virgin olive oil. Otherwise it has to be described as ciabatta-style. I'm in the EU though so it's possibly different in the UK, especially if suppliers have changed since Brexit.
I've been trying to improve our diet and had been thinking about getting a breadmaker so was pleased to discover over-the-counter bread.

whatisforteamum · 31/01/2026 18:13

I live by Waitrose and Lidl is planned to go 5 minutes away.😁😁
I wish Dunelm or b and m would come here though

Wonderknicks · 31/01/2026 18:12

ScrambledEggs12 · 31/01/2026 16:21

IKEA, for the meatballs. It's a 2 hour drive to IKEA for us.

I had these this week after about a 15 year gap. They were revolting, I couldn't finish them!
Wholefoods might be my choice if they are all like the one I went to in LA. Otherwise I'll make go with a Booths!

Rainbowdottie · 31/01/2026 18:11

Tbh I used to live nearly opposite a Tesco express. It was amazing just to pop over and get everything…from stuff I’d ran out of…for a lunch we fancied to getting a bit of chocolate when they mood took me 😋😋. Even if I’d just cleaned my house and fancied some flowers 🌷!!! Emergency cards, cheese, whatever!!!

whrn I first moved away, it felt like something was missing! I found I had to be super organised also at my weekly shop as there was no popping out now. But omg the costs I have saved is astronomical. I can’t pop out for anything. Can’t even fancy a meal deal anymore 😆. And the money it’s saved me is huge…so tbh I don’t wish I lived near any store based on that experience!!! Sure I can’t lie a supermarket would be “handy” …a tkmaxx would be a dream….but I know my purse is sooooo much better off not having everything on your doorstep!!!!

albeit if you’re elderly, it would be a godsend. My grandmother lived 25 years after my grandads passing. Unable to drive, she did use the buses to begin with but it became harder for her as got older and more frail. A little supermarket would have done wonders for her 😞

Thewonderfuleveryday · 31/01/2026 18:06

I already have every single supermarket (inc waitrose) within walking distance. On one particularly exciting day I timed myself to M&S food, 14 mins. I'm in sainsburys, m&s or waitrose every day.

I'd be lost without sainsburys.

Woo383040 · 31/01/2026 18:04

I live quite near to a large M&S with a foodhall together with a large Next. The trilogy for me would have been a John Lewis with a Waitrose foodhall. Sadly we got a Costa drive thru.

SedatedSloth · 31/01/2026 17:58

Ikea.

Mmmm meatballs

SabrinaThwaite · 31/01/2026 17:57

I have John Lewis, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl, 2 x M&S food, Majestic Wine, a farm shop, an artisanal bakery (amazing bread) and Home Bargains all within about 20 minutes walking distance.

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JMSA · 31/01/2026 17:48

JMSA · 31/01/2026 17:42

Best £2.99 I ever spent yesterday. A play tunnel for my new rescue cat. She loves it, especially when she’s got the zoomies!

Home Bargains of course, I meant to say.

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JMSA · 31/01/2026 17:47

lazyarse123 · 31/01/2026 17:44

Home Bargains. Especially one with a cafe. I'm cheap but happy.

Wait, some of them have cafes??

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lemoncrisp · 31/01/2026 17:46

Ooh I'd love an IKEA!

lazyarse123 · 31/01/2026 17:44

Home Bargains. Especially one with a cafe. I'm cheap but happy.

lemoncrisp · 31/01/2026 17:44

I'm gutted my local Hobbycraft has recently closed, but still have Aldi, the Range, Home Bargains, Halfords, M&S food, John Lewis, Dunelm, Curry's, McD, Costa, Sainsbury's all within 10/15 mins walk. And Cotswold furniture recently opened. Hoping to get B&Q in old Homebase site. I miss Homebase. Love my location.

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JMSA · 31/01/2026 17:42

Best £2.99 I ever spent yesterday. A play tunnel for my new rescue cat. She loves it, especially when she’s got the zoomies!

If you could live very close to one shop, which would it be?
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Luckyingame · 31/01/2026 17:35

Costco, probably.

victormeldrewcantbelieveit · 31/01/2026 17:22

Gloucester Services.

Mithral · 31/01/2026 17:17

BaronessBomburst · 31/01/2026 17:06

Another vote for M&S!

The Lidl ciabattas and breads from the rustic range are great as they contain natural ingredients and aren't UPFs like most supermarkets. Even the pizza slices aren't too bad. The croissants, baguettes, and other bakery items contain additives.

I don't this is right sadly. The ciabatta has emulsifiers doesn't it?

I live near a Lidl and it's handy for veg but I find the meat and most of their own brand stuff pretty shit. Bread is okish - similar quality to other supermarkets.

Radiatorvalves · 31/01/2026 17:16

yorkshiretoffee · 31/01/2026 14:31

M&S Food. An enormous one!

I went into the Brixton branch today which has recently been refurbished. Seriously cool!

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