J Sainsburys, Manchester

This is a very busy shop. The staff do keep the shelves well stocked, and will go and look in the back if you ask them for something not on the shelf. They have a good range of products and an excellent bakery that stays full all through the day, you can always can a warm pastry!

The queue can be quite daunting, it snakes around the shop. They do seem to have enough staff to have all the tills open at busy periods - so it does move quickly.

Overall a good shop, well located for people commuting in and out of Manchester, aswell as local students and residents.

Hate is a strong word but I actually think I hate this Sainsburys! It is just far too small, it’s impossible to get to anything you want because there are just too many people and helpfully the staff seem to enjoy leaving racks for unpacking unattended in the aisles meaning only one person at a time can get past them.

They also never have all the tills open despite the queues of people snaking round the aisles waiting to pay.

It is in a convenient location but the range of food is so small (they seem to stock sainsburys own brand only in most items) and the experience is so frustrating that I would rather walk to the Tesco in town or down to the Spar shop than step foot in here.

This is one of the smaller Sainsburys stores in the centre of Manchester, conveniently situated near to Oxford Road station.

Prices are higher than they are at the much larger Regent Road store, and the food selection is quite limited with a heavy slant towards ready-meals rather than fresh ingredients.

It does have a small bakery in store which churns out some very decent pastries and cookies each day.

It can get very busy at peak times and queues can snake through almost the whole shop, which can make it hard to walk around and pick up the things you need.

A good place to pick up one or two essentials, but I wouldn’t recommend it for any more heavy duty shopping due to the limited choice of goods and relatively high prices.