Page 6 | If you could live very close to one shop, which would it be?

JMSA · 2026-01-31T14:19:42+00:00

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

Dweetfidilove · 31/01/2026 17:15

JL on my left? M&S on the right ✅️

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JMSA · 31/01/2026 17:14

Frequency · 31/01/2026 15:53

We once accidentally booked an Airbnb opposite a Greggs for a long weekend. We were all on diets, so we meal planned, shopped, and made up a cooking rota to limit the damage from our booz four day trip.

Four days, and several million sausage rolls later, we packed up all our healthy food and headed home half a stone heavier than we arrived. My trainer tried to tell me it was water retention, and it was impossible to gain half a stone in four days. I assured him it was not 😂

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Mithral · 31/01/2026 17:13

BitOutOfPractice · 31/01/2026 16:18

I live a 7 minute walk from the city centre that has most of the high street shops mentioned here. I walk through a large M&S food hall to and from work every day as it cuts a corner off my walk. I also have John Lewis another 1-2 minutes further on. The reasonably big Primark is closer.

I’ve got 2 cinemas, a small theatre and 42 pubs within 10 minutes walk.

Are you jealous? 😁

I can’t think of a shop I’d need closer! Erm, TK Maxx? That’s a 10 minute drive away.

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I thought we must live in the same place but we also have a TK Max!

Arlanymor · 31/01/2026 17:13

Marshymullow · 31/01/2026 17:12

I live near enough to most shops , very convenient but… I’d swap them all for the kind of shop I lived near abroad years ago. Massive supermarket sized charity shop with everything immaculately sorted , but most definitely NOT the type of charity shop we have here. Everything can be donated. Stuff is repaired to sell , or sold as rags etc but barely anything leaves the shop to be recycled off site. Stuff is sold according to what it is, eg shirts are all £1, all towels are 50p, rather than what someone thinks it’s worth. Stained, holey, it’s all just sold and if someone thinks they can repair it, great. Broken stuff is dismantled and sold for its parts, old screws, bits of wood … it’s all fair game.
So handy. I barely bought anything new for years.

I get very jealous when I see people on YouTube go to Goodwill in the US/Canada as it's exactly as you describe.

Gingercatlover · 31/01/2026 17:12

M&S

Marshymullow · 31/01/2026 17:12

I live near enough to most shops , very convenient but… I’d swap them all for the kind of shop I lived near abroad years ago. Massive supermarket sized charity shop with everything immaculately sorted , but most definitely NOT the type of charity shop we have here. Everything can be donated. Stuff is repaired to sell , or sold as rags etc but barely anything leaves the shop to be recycled off site. Stuff is sold according to what it is, eg shirts are all £1, all towels are 50p, rather than what someone thinks it’s worth. Stained, holey, it’s all just sold and if someone thinks they can repair it, great. Broken stuff is dismantled and sold for its parts, old screws, bits of wood … it’s all fair game.
So handy. I barely bought anything new for years.

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JMSA · 31/01/2026 17:11

Chickadiddy · 31/01/2026 14:44

Primark.

I'm easily pleased.

I LOVE Primark. A shopping trip there is like childbirth. You’re so excited about it but conveniently forget how bad it is 😁

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Makingadecision · 31/01/2026 17:08

M&S

TulipTuesday · 31/01/2026 17:06

I’m really lucky that I live 13 min walk from Tesco, 15 min walk from both Aldi and Lidl, a 5 min walk to Dunelm, a little further up the road from Dunelm is The Range and if I wanted to walk 18 mins I’ve also got B&M and Matalan.

A little up the road the other way is a farm shop and cafe.

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.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 31/01/2026 17:04

A proper French market would be amazing

danglethedingle · 31/01/2026 17:04

I'd like a garage with an M&S food attached.

ickky · 31/01/2026 17:02

Feeling a bit sad reading this, we all used to live within a ten minute walk of bakers, butchers and a greengrocer.

Pentalagon · 31/01/2026 17:01

There’s a fabulous independent green grocer that isn’t quite in walking distance. Getting there is doable but they lugging the haul home isn’t.

curious79 · 31/01/2026 16:59

A large Waitrose

Xmasbaby11 · 31/01/2026 16:58

I live a 10 min walk from Lidl, B and B and Food Warehouse .. it’s so handy and they aren’t expensive shops so I don’t overspend. Even though I prefer Sainsbury’s for grocery shopping, I don’t want it nearer as I’d spend a fortune!

Nezukokamado · 31/01/2026 16:58

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.

The bakery is shit. But most people don’t have good taste

lizziedripping98 · 31/01/2026 16:55

Where i live is a stones throw from a
Aldi
B&M
Morrisons
And a Polish shop that sells the most amazing cakes, spices, meat etc. I am very lucky but I would happily swap b&m for a Home Bargains- i love taking my time going down each aisle. Edited to also add, I wouldn't mind a m&s food hall too lol

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 31/01/2026 16:51

I used to live a literal 5 minute walk from Waitrose. But that was the ONLY good thing about where I lived. I’d like to be able to reach Aldi and M and S Food on foot - they’re about a 10 min drive but I can’t drive for medical reasons and it’s too far on foot

Katemax82 · 31/01/2026 16:41

EllenWest · 31/01/2026 16:25

Just a decent traditional bakery, in fact I can’t think of a non wanky bakery anywhere anymore

There's a traditional bakery near my daughter's school but the only nice cakey things they do are macaroons, and there's ALWAYS 2 cars parked immediately outside of it so I can't park there while my baby sleeps (id have to use the village car park and take my sleeping son out the car)

Katemax82 · 31/01/2026 16:39

Waitrose, the one in the town nearest has good reductions and I always get a free coffee

BellaPommefritio · 31/01/2026 16:36

Burford Garden centre

Advocodo · 31/01/2026 16:32

A food superstore such as Tesco or Sainsbury’s because that is the shopping for food is my most regular shop. I like to get fruit and vegetables almost daily so they are fresh.

RedRiverShore6 · 31/01/2026 16:30

I live about a miles walk from a Waitrose and M&S and quite a few clothes shops but I do wish we had a John Lewis

llikeyourbum · 31/01/2026 16:27

I live in walking distance of an M&S Food and I LOVE it.