Sainsburys

Sainsbury’s seems to be a bit in decline compared with the fairly bland and ubiquitous Tesco’s.
This store near Liverpool Central Station makes for a shopping change and seems to frequently hold items on reduced markings. It might just be the lateness I seem to pass through Central station.
As a sainsbury’s local, it stocks a reasonable range of food produce and a small amount of household goods too. It also has the typical corner shop based magazines, papers and sweets too. It’s certainly not big enough to use as a regular large shopping haunt but perfect for small trips and picking up ingredients for meals on the way home.

In a world of convenience stores we are all walking through an endless series of aisles looking for something. If you are like me living in the moment, or as some would say the last minute, then the opportunity to fuel up right now or buy your evening meal on the way home can be fundamental to your function. What is really good in Central Station Sainsburys is the surprising range of fresh food which amongst the fast food options give you a real choice to be healthy and cook up your evening repast from scratch. When I am feeling a bit inspired I will do just that with my favourite feasts. I confess there are times when the comfort of convenience food is just too tempting and a microwave cannelloni and a prepared salad is about as adventurous as I can manage.
There are many manifestations of convenience and we all recognize that if we were perfect people with a thought and a plan perhaps stops like a Sainsburys at a station would have short and inglorious lives. Good news for Sainsburys though that, for me at least, no such carefully thought out planning has yet emerged.

Dead handy little supermarket right next to Central station. It sells a good selection of sandwiches and lunchtime snacks, also drinks, sweets, newspapers and magazines. You can also pick up grocery items such as meat, cheese, ready meals and fruit and veg. They sell beer and wine too. Its great having a reasonabley priced shop in the city centre and often has discount deals or bogoff offers. Sainsburys is one of the few chains that does aspartemine free fizzy drinks in all their own brand drinks, including the low sugar varieties, so I always buy them here. Dont overload your basket though as there is no nearby parking!