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

[JMSA]

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

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

A proper French market would be amazing

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’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.

M&S

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

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.

M&S

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

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

I love you 🤣

JL on my left? M&S on the right ✅️

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

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.

Gloucester Services.

Costco, probably.

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!

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.

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

Ooh I'd love an IKEA!

Wait, some of them have cafes??

Home Bargains of course, I meant to say.

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.

Ikea.

Mmmm meatballs

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.