Sainsbury’s

One of the best supermarkets in Edinburgh. It’s huge, with an excellent selection of products, and plenty of great deals. Considering I normally have to shop at the Tesco Metro in town, I am always excited to experience the much greater choice and generally lower prices at Cameron Toll.
The location is decent, not far from the city centre, with a lot of free parking, and plenty of bus routes as well. There is a recently renovated café, which is also quite nice. We recently visited for lunch, and I was very happy with the cod and chips.

Der Supermarkt im Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (jawohl, Centre, nicht
Center — it´s british, you know?)
Riesig groß, gewaltige Auswahl an allem was man sich vorstellen kann und noch mehr inkl. eigenem Metzger, Frischfischabteilung, Bäckerei usw.
Sainsbury hat alles, und natürlich alles noch in Eigenmarken in Übergrößen.
Bezahlen kann man klassisch an Kassen mit echten Menschen oder es gibt noch den Self-​Check-​out.

I usually to this one as i find it has most things stocked up and it’s hell of a lot quieter than Cameron Toll branch.

I have a total love-​hate relationship with this place.
Love:
–The massive ranges, this is definitely the main selling point.
–The bargains, especially on a Sunday.
–The fact that the own brands are cheaper here than in the Sainsburys Locals.
–I can order stuff online and they’ll deliver it to be collected here, which is nice, no waiting by the door for 7 hours for Mr. Delivery Man.
Hates:
–Nobody knows how to walk with a trolley.
–I always buy too much.
–I run into everyone I work with here.
–Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons are jammers.
I guess most of the negatives are just me…

This is a fantastic, huge Sainsbury’s within the Cameron Toll shopping centre, but definitely dominating the shopping centre with its massive size. I think it is the largest Sainsbury’s within a 20 min bus ride from the city centre, making it easy to get to on a bus and providing loads more selection than the others closer to town so it is worth the hike. In addition to the selection, the prices are also cheaper!

Sainsburys is the best supermarket for freefrom stuff, this one in particular has a massive section compared to the slim pickings of most supermarkets. They stock all the lactofree products, loads of gluten free stuff, rice flour, vegan ice cream and there’s a freefrom frozen section too.

To be fair, Edinburgh is not the best place for supermarkets. Prior to moving here I was dedicated to Tesco, however, Sainsbury’s at Cameron Toll is far superior to any of the Tesco’s I’ve visited in the city.
The range of items available here is very good and often have very good BOGOF offers.
The onyl downside is that you have to walk through Cameron Toll shopping centre to get to it.

One of the biggest and best supermarkets i have come across. I think they have every item in their entire range here!
Own brand stuff in here i have never spotted in any other branch

This is an absolutely massive Sainsbury’s and is the best thing about the Cameron Toll centre by quite a way. It is in a great location for students as well as it is near the Kings Buildings and therefore many people get flats in the area. Sainsbury’s therefore get a good amount of younger customers.
The store really does allow you to save a lot of money because if you go to the smaller branches of supermarkets such as Tesco Metro or Sainsbury’s local, they tend to concentrate on stocking branded items rather than the cheaper Sainsbury’s brands. I mean I really can’t tell that much difference between Sainsnury’s own baked beans than Heinz beans, and this shop would allow you to get these cheaper options.
The shop also has a great range of clothes items and home items and would sure to be of great use at picking up some bargains for the house.

Holey moley, this is the mother of all Sainsburys, it is absolutely huge and you could find everything and your Gran in here.
If you’re looking to do the weekly shop then I can’t think of a better place as there isn’t any grocery item that this Sainsbury’s doesn’t stock.
In comparison to other supermarkets, I’ve always found Sainsbury’s to be a bit pricier but they often have really good weekly deals on that are often too good to resist. Including a deal on those chocolate GU desserts pretty much every other week. Awesome.

Although most branches of Sainsbury’s are pretty much exactly the same as the next one, this one stands out due to its sheer size.
Unless you have a car, then the big Tesco in New Town or the big Asda over by the Corn Exchange are a pain to get to, which means that this is where you’ll head when you need a big shop. As well as all the usual food and grocery-​related stuff this branch also offers a pharmacy, a household section, clothing, a bakery, a cheese counter as well as a butcher/​fishmonger counter.
It just so happens to be housed within the world’s ugliest shopping centre, Cameron Toll. But don’t let that put you off; with free parking and good bus links this is a pretty handy one as far as supermarkets go.
Just avoid it at the beginning of all the uni terms, as it’s packed to the rafters with students accompanied by their doting mums buying them enough food to last them until the next holidays and then some.

This is a really big Sainsburys situated in the middle of the Cameron Toll Centre. As you would expect they have a massive range of food with a large selection of fresh, frozen and packeted items. There is a butcher, fishmongers, cheese, and bakery sections. They also sell a wide range of clothing for men, women and children along with footwear. There is also a selection of homeware including kitchen utensils, bedding and cushions. Its a great shop to get all your food needs.

This branch of Sainsburys lies just to the south of the city centre and is the anchor store at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre.
This is the largest Sainsburys store in Edinburgh and I tend to visit once a month or so.
The store has a particularly large clothing section. I am a huge fan of Sainsburys’ TU range of clothing and they are very good at having 25% off days every couple of months or so. Whenever they do I head to this branch due to the sheer selection of clothing available here.
There is a large non-​food section with quality homewares, particularly bed linen and lighting on sale. There is also a fair selection of electrical items available and I always think its worth doing a price check on TVs and computers as bargains can be had.
There is also a large selection of toys, magazines, books, CDs, DVDs and games.
The food section is also large and the sandwich selection is always worth a look if you are peckish!
Sainsburys do a good value range called Basics and you can pick up some really good deals by shopping this range. I find the quality of these items to be better than some other stores’ value ranges.
If you like Sainsburys and in particular their clothing range, this store is a must.

The Camerontoll Sainsbury’s is very local to me. I find it expensive as a main grocery shopping store, but some items are fantastic value.
There are often brilliant promotions running, such as 25% off TU clothing, 33% off baby toiletries/​nappies/​food, half price toys.
The store is well laid out and the fairly new extension is almost seamless. The staff are generally helpful although you often have to hang about if you need assistance from one of them!

Although this is a reasonably big sainsburys I tend to avoid it whevever possible as it tends to be really busy. I’ve also had a few bad experiences where they had run out of the most basic things.