When I was in my twenties, a friend of mine moved to the suburbs and told me she was thrilled to now live near a giant Sainsbury’s. I was equally thrilled to have not yet died inside, and left her happy in the knowledge that I would never, ever list “living near one of Britain’s biggest retailers” among my principle life achievements.
And yet, here we are, with me a five-minute drive from a mega Saino’s that has a huge clothing department, as well as selling everything from Habitat homeware to all of Argos’ essential wares – from electric fans to Lego. I can pick up my holiday money there, too.
I do try to stick to food when I visit, however, and go about once a month, mostly to stock up on the brands that I can’t buy elsewhere and some of my favourite Taste the Difference products.
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Here are my top choices:
