Once again I visited Spar, Scartho for a few items, and once more they attempted to rip me off. As if the shelf labelling of prices wasn't high enough, the till price was even more costly. This isn't the first time this has happened in that branch but it will be the last as I won't be returning. I was careful to make sure the shelf prices referred to what I was buying (they are often very misleading), but as usual once scanned the price of my two tins of fruit and one tin of soup was well over that stated, and I was asked for £3.54 instead of £2.98. I left without my would-be purchases and went around the corner to another shop. It's a con, pure and simple.

We have a spar just down the road from us and to be honest we will only use it if we really desperately need something and there is no where else to go! There are Spar's scattered all over the country and you can often find them in a lot of European destinations as well so don't be shocked if you see one when your on your holidays! Our local store is cramped, the isles are extremely narrow and it's a nightmare to try and get a pushchair around! The tills are tucked away at the end and it's hard to see where the end of the queue is because everyone just crowds around and there is no obvious direction which you are to queue in as it's so ...  Read the complete review

Sorry if this review is a tad short, I'm still packing as much info as I can. I'm in a bit of a rush and since I've not made a review in a while, a 350 word or so is better than an Express! Plus, there isn't much you can say about a wee shop, I suppose. If you've read the other reviews on Spar, you'd see that many of us are only a 5 minute ( or less ) walk away from one! I, too, am no different. ( By the way, I can't believe that it's the world largest food retailer. Carrying on ) The main slogan I reckon (or at least, is the main one where I live) is 'Spar: There for you'. I've lost count of how many times I've seen those words in my ...  Read the complete review

Some time ago after I left school I worked for a few years in my local Spar store which was really close to my home. A Spar shop is like a very small supermarket, often referred to as a convenience store because of their location and opening times which can be from seven in the morning till late at night. This isn't that impressive when you consider that some big supermarkets remain open for 24 hours during the week but these are not usually within walking distance of your house so a Spar is perfect if at half past ten at night you would like a cup of tea but realise you are out of milk. They also offer similar products to a newsagent like the national lottery or they  Read the complete review

I don't currently have a local Spar shop near my home. We have a Londis, but that's about it. I have however used Spar shops out on my travels and have to say that I have always been impressed. Spar is in the middle of a corner shop and a supermarket. They are far bigger than any corner shops I've ever seen, but a lot smaller than most supermarkets. They don't have a lot of choice of brands for products, but they general variety of types of foods is pretty good and enough for most meals when you've got no option. What I like about Spar shops is that they do have a lot of the known brands, not brands I have never heard of before and have no idea what ...  Read the complete review