ASDA

Aaarrrgghhh I hate this place, I’m not sure if it’s all Asda’s or just this location but I would rather double my shopping bill than shop there!
I used to live in Bedminster so had little choice but now luckily I’m in Fishponds so rarely go in there. But that makes the whole experience ten times worse as I don’t know where anything is! It’s too big, it sells too much stuff, it’s too busy and the general clientele and staff are extremely annoying! I approached two young staff as they were having a chat about holidays to ask where I’d find something, I was told to wait a moment as they finished their conversation!
They actually stood there in front of me brazen as anything and continued to talk about their holiday! I walked out swearing under my breath!

What can you say about a supermarket that hasn’t already been said. I mean, it’s a supermarket, right? Yet, there are so many things you could write about a supermarket, such as how it makes you feel (for instance, do you want to leave as soon as you enter?), is there good parking, do they sell Skippy peanut butter, and do the people around me speak a form of English?
So anyway, Asda. It has good parking, and many people do indeed speak English (though some Bristol accents are so thick, they’re alien to a northerner like me). Lots of choice here, too, especially when it comes to bread and peanut butter.
Tills aplenty, average white wine section, on-​site petrol station and it’s always open. Did I mention there’s a McDonald’s inside, too?

When Asda launched their recent ad campaign about how if you could find your shopping cheaper elsewhere I wondered what the hell they were hoping to achieve? Everyone knows that Asda is the cheapest of the big supermarkets so the reason people don’t shop there, isn’t price, it’s location or ethics. Nevertheless, as much as I’d love to shop in Waitrose all the time, I don’t have the money so have no loyalty to one particular supermarket per se. This means that whenever I’m off to a festival for example, I do a big shop in this Asda on my way out of Bristol. I’m always pleasantly surprised by the range and quality of the stuff, not least to mention the price. The clothes section (cheap and cheerful) is pretty underrated when you consider that Primark is one of the most popular clothes shops ever. The staff are very helpful and know their stuff and my favourite colour is green so it’s a big Asda WIN here. But the best bit? Perhaps the instore book signing Peter Andre did at the height of his split with Jordan. Ha ha.

Though an increasing number of little mini Tescos are springing up in the area, the old Asda which has stood here for twenty years or more is still going strong. The simple fact is, it provides hundreds of local jobs, and there is nowhere else in the area which can rival it for range of products or low prices. There are several smaller shops within the building — a dry cleaners, a key cutter and shoe repair, and a new Mc Donalds, which is always busy as parents bribe their children into staying quiet long enough to get the shopping done. The main Asda has recently been refurbished, to extend the George section (an excellent place to get cheap, hard-​wearing school and work clothes) and install self-​checkout lanes, which are a nice idea but are horribly frustrating to use. This is a large supermarket, so you should be able to find almost anything you need, from gardening equipment (in the summer) to cat litter. The deli, fishmonger, pizzeria, curry and rotisserie are all along the back wall, and offer a nice selection of different quick options if you’re just popping in to get something for dinner on your way home from work.

Asda used to be my closest supermarket and I dreaded going there with a passion. It is always, always busy! I actually like my run in with the odd weirdo, its the trolley wars that do my head in. I know people who won’t shop here as it attracts a less salubrious clientele.
The store had a recent layout change which drives me barmy and makes me come home with rubbish I otherwise would never have bothered with. Yes, a clever marketing ploy, and yes I’m stupid enough to fall for it. Also while Asda is cheap for lots of things, booze is not one of them. If you come here late at night to avoid the crowds, you will find a lot of the shelves have not been restocked which is annoying.
Reasons I now go to Asda include:
— they do a nice 28 day old steak
— they stock Pieminster pies
— the check out staff here are super nice and friendly.

I admit that the fellow shoppers in this Asda aren’t you’re usual normal people. Most of them are fine but you will bump into an odd one at least once in your trip. Most can be spotted by the talking/​singing to themselves, others will just be standing and staring without any shopping. Maybe it’s a good place to hang out?
But the shop itself is great. It’s really huge meaning you can get everything in one shop. The freezer section is fantastic and they restock everything as soon as it gets low. I personally think they have better deals here than in the large Tesco’s near IKEA. Staff are helpful and don’t grumble or huff as they show you where things are.
If can get past the fact there are some weirdos who are bound to make this Asda their afternoon entertainment then you’ll get a lot more for your money than anywhere else. And if you can’t bear the thought of stepping into Bedminster then they deliver.

I won’t deny it: when I lived in Bedminster, I was mildly addicted to this store. There’s something so fundamentally wrong with the place, yet it has a hold over so many people (me included). It’s ridiculously cheap, for a start, but the cheap items are always the cakes, sweets, chocolates and general cardiac arrest inducing snacks. Suffice to say that the ‘weirdos’ mentioned in previous reviews tend to have severe weight problems, to say the least (thankfully I’ve been blessed with thin genes.)
The bakery section was also a big part of my addiction to Asda Bedminster (Oh shit, am I one of those ‘weirdos’?) If you arrive at the store shortly before closing time, sugary treats such as doughnuts and cookies are often reduced to as little as 5p! My best buy to date was a kids Princess birthday cake reduced from around £10 to 25p — a memorable experience and I was buzzing for hours off the sugar rush.
So if you want to maintain a healthy mind and body, I’d advise you steer clear of Asda. Ah, the hypocrisy…

I haven’t been into many Asda’s in my life, but this one must surely be up there with the worst worldwide.
The overriding problem with this place is the clientele. Being an enormous Asda located on the gateway of Bedminster, this place is filled with the most horrific pikeys you will ever see and in large numbers. Keep your head down and don’t make eye contact is my advice.
Asda has a reputation for being a bargain for the thrifty spenders and cash poor shoppers (hence the pikeys), but from my experience it is no better than most other places. It’s prices tend to be cheaper on most products, but it never has any BYGOF deals, which other more «expensive» supermarkets have in abundance. I find if I shop with an eye for those deals, my food shopping bills each week is far cheaper if I shop elsewhere.

Ha ha reading Henry N’s review and I realise it isn’t just me. When I first moved to Bristol I was told to visit here as some sort of morbid visitor attraction purely because of the customers. People-​watching at its weirdest.

Going to Asda is rarely a classy experience, but even by their low standards this is scraping the bottom of the barrel. First of all it’s an absolute whopper, with a George in it and everything. But that’s not all: it’s got a McDonald’s (?!) in the entrance. And it’s in Bedminster. Chuck all these factors together and you have one big hive of scum and villainy.
I rarely shop here, indeed I mainly come here annually to do my pre-​Glastonbury Festival shop. And it’s quite handy that I come then, as this is the only time that my trolley fits in with the local clientele, being as it is filled with lager, chocolate bars, vodka, crisps and bacon.
This may sound like I’m being unfairly snobby, but there are really a disproportionally high number of weirdos in here. May favourite examples are the customer who repeatedly berated me for pushing in after I moved from one queue to the back of a shorter queue, and the manager (!) who asked me to leave the store after she refused to sell me a Sunday morning paper as the checkouts didn’t officially open for another five minutes. Avoid.

This has been my main supermarket for years, and what a store! A word of warning, never venture into there around lunch time, you’ll be lining up to pay for the smallest of things for ages. They’re upgrading and extending the whole store — hopefully will go a little way stop the midday trolley wars! But aside from that, always has very competative prices, a great little deli, book and dvd section, so if you can stand the crowds, it’s well worth a look!

Until recently this was my local supermarket and I came to dread coming here for my weekly shop! I do like Asda for it’s competitive prices but this one is just ALWAYS MAD! It’s too small for the amount of people who are served by it now and so it struggles to cope with all the customers. Often you have to queue for ages to pay whilst getting jostled by people who are as fed up as you and just want to get out of there! I have no problem with Asda generally, just how busy this store gets, I could never usually find a member of staff when i needed one either. If you’re a vegetarian and you eat a lot of frozen stuff I think you would be disappointed with the selection here, they don’t stock much. There is a macdonalds attached which just adds to the chaos really but there are two cash machines inside which are free to use and there is a small George section too. It’s a smaller version of every other Asda really but i’d say if you can afford to go to the nearby Sainsbury’s or can drive to another Asda, do it!

Its never quiet in ASDA Bedminster! I go in there for the spelt and honey bread, which is really excellent quality and you can’t seem to buy this anywhere else. However, prepare to be jostled by trolleys, baskets and feet as shoppers are desperate to get in, shop and get out as fast as possible. There is a clothes section at the far end of the shop and a reasonably sized cd/​dvd/​games section in front of the checkouts. They also do a great made to order pizza, perfect for a Friday night when cooking is really not an option, but take aways incur a lot of expense!

i find asda a bit cheap and scabby, sure they have good prices. one good thing is that they have a good range of foods, clothes, books, cd’s, dvds etc.

i LOVE the clothes in here! most of my wardrobe is asda: D soooo cheap its quite unbelievable! my advice is get in well u can :)

A great store, with alot of good prices, not as low as other competitors, but they usually have the items your looking for in stock at all times. great customer service.

This is a great store with a comprehensive range at really competitive prices. The car park is ample, there are bus stops close by and there are other stores contained within or close by (McDonald’s, Post Office, Dry-​cleaning, Shoe repair etc).
Unfortunately, there can be some suspect characters taking advantage of the complex too and they can make shopping a colourful though at times, an uncomfortable shopping experience.
I recommend online shopping and the delivery drivers are always very pleasant.

This is a reasonably sized Asda Store which stocks books, clothes, CDs and DVD’s aswell as groceries, it also does photo processing. There are usually plenty of bargains here and the store is always busy.