ASDA, THE ONLY TRUE ONE STOP SHOP?

Advantages: Vast Range of Products. Value For Money. Some Stunning (Non-Food) Bargains. George Clothes. Fewer "Trick" Offers.
Disadvantages: Dodgy Trolleys. Huge Check Out Queues.

...WHO ARE THEY? In the simplest of terms, ASDA is a nationwide "superstore" chain. My definition of the word "superstore" is as primarily a grocery store, with ancillary departments - clothes, electricals etc, rather like those in a department store. To fully qualify as a superstore in 2006, they will also have to retail petrol. In short a one stop shop if you like. ASDA - Associated Northern Dairies, a good old homespun north of England company yes? Well once upon a time, maybe. Now for some years part of the gigantic American Wal-Mart chain which, in the US at least, exercises colossal buying power and is able to control many sectors of the economy. As a matter of interest, in 1999 Wal-Mart paid £6.7 billion for Asda, at that time creating the world's largest retailer. In total the Wal-mart group has over 4,300 stores worldwide...

RICHADA 18.03.2006 (28.03.2006) · Read review
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Asda - The one stop shop for almost everything!

Advantages: Fantastic range of products, so many different areas to visit, great toilet facilities, lifts.
Disadvantages: None.

...My review is based on Asda in Harlow, Essex. Our store is absolutely huge and it contains pretty much everything that you will need in just one place. Downstairs Pizza Counter: Here you can choose from some freshly made pizzas or you can select your own size & toppings and watch it being made fresh. Some of these pizzas are a little expensive but the ingredients are very nice and the pizzas always taste lovely and fresh. Chinese food Counter: Here you can choose from side orders, starters & main dishes and they frequently have deals such as 2 mains, 2 starters, 2 sides and naans for £4.00 and the food is always well covered and packaged well when you've made your selection. Indian food Counter: Pretty much the same deals as the chinese food counter except they have poppadoms and chutneys for sale as well (and Indian food...

katyeverett 04.08.2009 · Read review
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I shop at ASDA!

Advantages: They have cheap quality items, fresh food and fabulously fashionable clothing.
Disadvantages: It is hard to find some items because the shop is so big!

...ASDA is a great place to shop, every week and every day. I shop there quite often. They have very cheap prices and I can guarantee that all of their items have proven to please me. I could recommend it to anyone who wants to buy quality items including clothes, food, DVD's, CD's ect.. at a reasonably low price. Many people go to shops such a Morrissons, Sainsbury, Tesco or even Waitrose, but I can most definatley say that ASDA is the cheapest. Even though it is said that you'd have to spend more money to get something with more quality, that isn't true with ASDA. I've searched in many shops and I cannot find something as cheap and good quality as ASDA's items! I recommend it for "anyone"!...

CharlieeeHA 17.06.2009 · Read review
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Shopping is a chore at Asda

Advantages: Cheap and a wider range of products than some other stores
Disadvantages: Often out of stock late at night

...I have two Asda stores nearby. The Gosforth store has a better layout but the Benton store is more convenient. The Benton store has been refurbished which means it's difficult to find some products and the shop has shorter opening hours for the time being. Last time I visited there was also a problem with the tills. I got charged twice for some items and I was undercharged for others. The problems were rectified but it did waste a bit of my time. Since the shop has been refurbished, products are in inconvenient places, there are aisles of electrical goods which have taken away a lot of the space meant for groceries. I heard a lot of customers complaining and my friends and family don't like the shop anymore either. The cafe has been replaced by a McDonald's restaurant. I used to enjoy a Ploughman's Lunch in Asda but now I...

Mel27 15.02.2004 (19.03.2005) · Read review
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Asda shopping just nice

Advantages: Has the backing of the powerful Wal-Mart retail giant
Disadvantages: No loyalty card scheme in operation

...At the turn of 2001 an analyst rated Asda as the second largest supermarket in Britain superseding Sainsbury. This is a magnificent turnaround in fortune for the once ailing company. I can remember in 1987 that Asda was using posters of Superman to promote it. On arrival there are plenty of car parking spaces available. There are many trolley bays nearby. Before entering the store there is a vast assortment of plants and gardening furniture to catch your attention. On entering the store there is a post office located which is very handy. There is a vast amount of produce on offer. Prices compare very reasonably to Tesco. There are areas for freshly roasted chicken and freshly baked bread. The shelves are not too high so that you can see everything at eyelevel. The cosmetics and toiletries section has a wide range of products...

mrpaella 14.01.2001 · Read review
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It ASDA be ASDA

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Asda is my main supermarket, being only a 15 minute walk away from my home . There is a Sainsburys nearer, but I don't find them as competitive for price, so Asda it is . The store I am concentrating on in this review is located on Front Street, Arnold, Nottingham The first thing you're going to be wanting to know is how to get there . Now, I'm pretty sure you're not going to be coming from far and wide if you're visiting my local shop , but it can be accessed via several main bus routes from Nottingham City Centre, as well as from Carlton, Calverton, Gedling and Mapperly . If you prefer to walk, it's within reachable distance from Redhill, Daybrook, and Bestwood. If you're driving, Arnold is signposted from main roads, and ASDA itself has a large carpark, which I have rarely ever seen full, except for at christmas . If for any...

Thehonesttruth 15.09.2009 · Read review
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Asda

Advantages: Price
Disadvantages: Customer service

...sda is one of those supermarkets which has a really bad reputation, in the past this has been justified, but asda is currently going through something of a re-invention of late. In 1999, Asda was bought by the american chain store giant Wal-Mart. For me, this is when things started to go downhill. The quality of the goods and even the stores in general began to plummet. I stopped shopping there and took my business to Tesco or occassionally Sainsbury's. In late 2007 I moved house and realised that my closest supermarket was now an asda (well, morrisons was closer but I strongly dislike shopping there) and so decided that it was time that I gave them another chance. Ok, so their stores are not as well organised or as snazzy as Tesco or Sainsbury's but they are clean and tidy so thats good enough for me. The staff are also not as...

dandadda 19.02.2009 · Read review
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Thats Asda price

Advantages: Great prices, great products
Disadvantages: None

...I've been shopping in Asda for as long as I can remember. Although there is a number of shops near me, such as Tescos, a local Co-op and a Somerfield, I always seem to find myself drawn back to the big green giant. When I was younger, Asda seemed to have the brand of cheap and cheerful. It was were you went when you were running low on money to shop, with other supermarkets such as Tescos and Safeways seeming to me (in my younger eyes) more up market. However, either it was me being idiotic or Asda having reinvented its image, but I now find Asda being my supermarket of choice (or perhaps it's the third option and I am cheap!) My town in Dunfermline has two Asda supermarkets, and this review is about the one I frequent most, the Halbeath branch. Asda Halbeath is located on the Halbeath retail park, however is set off quite a bit from...

Colz2009 08.11.2009 · Read review
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ASDA - Where Smart People Shop At

Advantages: Value-service
Disadvantages: None

...My family have long sicne been going to ASDA to do our shopping as it is closest to us. ASDA i think is by far the best supermarket and has repeatedly been voted cheapest supermarket. It has incredibly low prices so obviously one would think that to sell products at those prices there must be some compromise in the quality. This is definitely not true. The product quality is as good as you can ask for and also the staff are very friendly and know how to deliver good customer service. There is a massive range of proucts. George sells clothes for men, women and children and also sells some accessories. Electrical items can be bought at prices to rival Woolworths and there is practically everything you could ask for. I would definitely tell people to shop at ASDA as having shopped at most other supermarkets, i feel it is best value...

marria-x 18.09.2008 · Read review
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happy to shop at Asda

Advantages: cheap variety
Disadvantages: fish and meat quality

...Asda has opened round the corner: a big superstore. And I am really happy. Though I like small, speciality shops and I have got my butchers and I travel half and hour to get my fish from my favourite fishmonger, Asda has made my life easier. It’s a big store with always enough tills open. Once I have learnt my way around, I do my shopping in a few minutes. Aisles are big so they don’t get crammed even when the shop is busy. It’s open 24 hours (except for the week-ends) . I don’t use the possibility very often but it’s perfect when the need arise. Prices are also very good and their own brand is usually excellent so I should be saving some money. But I always end up buying something I hadn’t planned for: they got so many things difficult to find in other places. Most of the people...

carmen999 15.10.2001 · Read review
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