Sainsburys ends 24 hour opening

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on March 11, 2017 at 22:35

You can have a snooze for about half an hour in McDonald's if you need somewhere warm. It's like a RyanAir flight to Cork.

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Permalink Reply by claire taylor on March 12, 2017 at 8:39

Didn't know it was open 24 hrs so it's not something I'll fret about.

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Permalink Reply by John D on March 12, 2017 at 9:00

2am was the best time to go to Sainsbury's in the run up to Christmas

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on March 12, 2017 at 11:51

I don't think the poor staff will be happy to lose hours or their jobs....

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Permalink Reply by Maddy on March 12, 2017 at 12:23

They'll probably still have to work late restocking shelves, which is what they spent a lot of the night doing already. I don't think Sainsbury's is doing very well these days - seems a lot emptier and more discounted, unsold stock.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on March 12, 2017 at 13:52

I was there on Thursday morning and it was very, very quiet. I think they have become a victim of the success of their online offer (though I still can't get a delivery slot within 4 days of placing an order)

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Permalink Reply by Graham Charnock on March 17, 2017 at 1:15

There are a couple of 24hour general stores and off licenses open on Green Lanes within a couple of hundred yards of Sainsburys. You may not be able to loiter in them if you want to keep warm but if you want fruit, general groceries and alcohol, they are fine.

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Permalink Reply by tigha on March 17, 2017 at 15:03

I think Im like lots of peeps who have found the benefits of shopping at lidle and aldi,as in half the price,and only go to sainsburys or tescos for stuff they dont do

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on March 17, 2017 at 18:01

Yes there are 'really local' alternatives (which I use) and no, this wasn't about The Fall of the Roman Empire - just a heads-up to avoid a frustrating trip which by its timing would have been a distress purchase.

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