February 2020 by Aaron S.
I reviewed this store back in 2016 but I reviewed the wrong branch - For anyone else who is confused like me, this is the store on Whitworth Street West and is opposite Oxford Road Railway Station, in a pretty good location if you're in the Oxford Road / studenty part of town, while also being close enough to the Railway Station to get some essentials, perhaps a beverage or snack before getting on a train. It is probably the largest Sainsbury's Local within the city centre and perhaps the second-largest convenience style store after Tesco Metro on Market Street, the selection is pretty good and I was able to find protein water I had a coupon for which isn't stocked in the other Sainsbury's branches in town. The checkout area is a little messy, they have cameras on some sort of tablet in front of every checkout which makes me feel they have a history of shoplifters and fraud here, it made me feel like a criminal. The screen also had no anti-glare protection meaning I couldn't see the screen as I was scanning due to the reflection of the sun-light, and this was on a day in February where it wasn't even too sunny, I'd hate to imagine how bad it could get in the summer. The staff seemed to get in the way a little, there was one warehouse cage blocking part of the store and they didn't offer to move it which was frustrating. 3* - Pretty good selection despite flaws of the store, in a good location for the southern part of the city centre and the adjacent railway station.
