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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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EllenWest · 31/01/2026 16:25

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

aLFIESMA · 31/01/2026 16:23

Waterstones, but then I'd have no funds left for shopping!

Butchyrestingface · 31/01/2026 16:22

M&S Simply Foods. 😋

Do you want me to pick an aisle?

ScrambledEggs12 · 31/01/2026 16:21

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

Flouryspud · 31/01/2026 16:20

Can I have 2?
Home Bargains and Waitrose. HB is brilliant but a long drive so I stock up, I’d love to be able to nip in more often. There’s no Waitrose at all near where I live, so that would be a treat especially to find reduced specialty stuff

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.

Theda13 · 31/01/2026 16:17

M&S or Home Bargains

BillieWiper · 31/01/2026 16:16

Lidl or Aldi but they sell cigarettes and vapes and open 24 hrs.

BigAnne · 31/01/2026 16:12

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.

Mixed frozen seafood, pork shoulder steaks, cheese and bakery.

mismomary · 31/01/2026 16:08

M&S no question

ThePoshUns · 31/01/2026 16:05

A good bakery and butcher/ deli

MissNowt · 31/01/2026 16:01

Costco! Sadly am a 2hrs 45 mins drive away from one.

Arlanymor · 31/01/2026 15:58

Does a pub with live music, candles and views over a beautiful bay count?

godmum56 · 31/01/2026 15:54

Booths on one side. McD's on the other.

Frequency · 31/01/2026 15:53

HeadyLamarr · 31/01/2026 15:31

When DP's work moved to an office next to a Greggs, they all gained a stone and a half in the two years until they relocated again!

An entire office of people slowly inflating. 😄

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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 😂

PrimaniTu · 31/01/2026 15:53

Selfridges. They sell yummy food, fabulous clothes, electric items etc practically everything you need. Obviously only if money was no object. If I had to be realistic then a mega M&S although I’d still be bankrupt but it would take longer than a week. Grin

SquashPenguin · 31/01/2026 15:52

Waitrose. Id be so happy.

Delphiniumandlupins · 31/01/2026 15:51

I'm another vote for Booths. I don't think I would go bankrupt, just wander round and admire everything.

Mithral · 31/01/2026 15:51

HeadyLamarr · 31/01/2026 15:31

When DP's work moved to an office next to a Greggs, they all gained a stone and a half in the two years until they relocated again!

An entire office of people slowly inflating. 😄

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This happened with my office when they started doing free breakfasts to encourage people to come in. It was plates of pastries and actual cakes like donuts and stuff. Visible weight gain across the group! There was enough that lots of people were having a couple for lunch too.

Dahlia1234 · 31/01/2026 15:51

Tesco with a Home Bargains on the side 🤣🤣

thornbury · 31/01/2026 15:50

Waterstones with an in store Starbucks please.

LindorDoubleChoc · 31/01/2026 15:47

Any shop on Lambs Conduit Street, Bloomsbury.

taxguru · 31/01/2026 15:46

Booths

JH0404 · 31/01/2026 15:46

The Range

peacefulpeach · 31/01/2026 15:45

Waitrose. We used to live a walk away from Waitrose but then moved. And now our closest food shop is Tesco. I’m disappointed every time. At least the Tesco points are worthwhile. Unlike the Waitrose sham.

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