Spar Reviews

Spar is a store which you can find at petrol stations mostly but they do have a few small branches of stores only to. I do not often shop at Spar unless I need something straight away on the spot. Spar sells everything and I mean everything from the drinks,chocolate,crisps very expensive the word is over priced! Few times I have been to ...  Read the complete review

Taking my daughter to her dance class one evening I realised I had forgotten to give her a 'snack' for the break. Lucky for me I thought, I'll pop in to the Spar for a minute. What a mistake!!! This has got to be the very worst shop I have ever entered!! The staff were busy chatting amongst themselves so I had to navigate my own way ...  Read the complete review

I've been to Spar once in the last five years. It was to do a Mystery shopping task. The Spar outlet was located on a garage forecourt quite close to where I lived but I had never been to this place before. It was a cold blustery day as I recall. It wasn't a pleasant experience. I think I still have the receipt , let me check... ...  Read the complete review

The Spar is a local convince store that can be found within most residential areas, also conveniently there is one located near to me, although it may be as good as it may seem. The store is a akin to a miniature supermarket as it is on a smaller scale, but does not sell as wider range as the supermarkets and are definitely not as ...  Read the complete review

Before I start on this review I must point out that there is a very clean and well run Spar near my mum's house so my view doesn't go to each and every Spar shop. Spar (U.K Limited) as a company is almost like a figurehead. They don't own all of the shops. The shops are franchises. This means that the shops themselves are independently ...  Read the complete review

The Spar is one of those shops that I just hate, but end up returning to on a fairly regular basis. For those who don't know, Spar is a branch of small local convenience stores located in residential areas - the modern 'corner shop' as it were. They sell sweets, magazines, newspapers, tobacco products, alcohol, crips, and a small range ...  Read the complete review

Spar is a chain of small local convenience stores dotted about all over the uk. They sell food, bread, milk, grocerys, alcohol and cigs, anything you need for a quick nip to the shop. Our local Spar is convenient, and is open 24 hours. It sells beer 'till 3am, which is good if it's coming towards the end of a night out. They also sell ...  Read the complete review

Well i had to write a bit about where i work part-time haha........I would never shop in this place as of its expensive prices but its a friendly enough place to work, spar is a great shop if you want to just go in for one or two things but anything more than that and it is worth your while going to tesco's as it is a lot cheaper. However saying ...  Read the complete review

Spar is itself an international group of franchises, the UK version of which concentrates on convenience over pricing. When I used to work in one of the stores we used to get a lot of passing trade which over the course of a day really did add up, even though the prices are quite high when compared to some of the supermarkets or larger ...  Read the complete review

Spar is a chain of shops that are usually quite small and found in locations where they are likely to be most convenient for people, for example, in the middle of large residential areas where there are no/few other shops. I have always popped in to my local Spar when I have forgotten something at the supermarket, or when I need ...  Read the complete review

We have a Spar about a two minutes walk from our house but Ivery rarely use because they tend to charge you about ten times more than anywhere else. Even the average chocolate bar is a few pence more expensive than my local supermarket. There have been times that I have been in desperate need for something (like chocolate or sweets mostly!) and ...  Read the complete review

Although prices can be much higher than that of big supermarkets like tesco and asda, the consumer really is paying for convienence when shopping in Spar. It contains a brilliant selection of goods and services and is usually a handy store to have for local residents in villages and small towns A main service Spar provides is a paypoint ...  Read the complete review

Our local Spar is to be found on a garage forecourt as the main shops in the local shopping area are a co-op and a few small independant shops however in the next village there is a main Spar and as it is on my route home from work I often use it. Spar are a chain of shops which are run locally assume under some sort of franchise or ...  Read the complete review

People are heard to moan these days about the fact that Tesco are responsible for pushing out smaller independant shops with their smaller retail units they open in villages or suburban areas well in fact our local small Tesco actually pushed out the Spar shop, admittedly it also pushed out the small local bakery but in fact Spar as a chain were ...  Read the complete review

Spar claims to be the world's largest international food retail chain with nearly 16,000 stores in 34 countries. With 2,600 stores SPAR also claims to be the UK's leading convenience store group. The clue is in the title there "CONVENIENCE" store. That is just what the spar shop should be used as a convenience store that is ...  Read the complete review

While a lot of people will see Spar as a handy chain of stores giving a bit of convience to areas which often are not close to a big supermarket, I am not so convinced by them. Yes they do provide a more convient place to shop that might be useful for people that are unable to get a supermarket...but at what cost? In the village I grew ...  Read the complete review

Arisaig is a small village on the west coast of Scotland it boasts a hotel a tea room and a Spar shop. the next shop is 8 miles away in Mallaig. We were staying in self catering accommodation here in Arisaig this June .We shopped for the bulk of items in fort William before we got to Arisaig , so were only going to use the Spar for top ...  Read the complete review

I have a spar store less than 100 yards from my door but I would happily travel 100 miles not to have to use it. I have lived in the same house now for over twenty years and for around 9 of those years this spar store has been there. I used to use it for convenience even though it was pricier than the big supermarkets but over the years ...  Read the complete review

I visit my local Spar a few times a week for newspapers, milk and other bits and bobs. I am never enthusiastic about visiting the store. The main impression I get is the general untidyness and lethargic attitude of the staff which go hand in hand. Magazines especially are often damaged and scattered about near the display. They have some good ...  Read the complete review

Well, this is interesting. I've never written a review of a corner shop before. It's interesting, because as I read the previous entries in this strand, it occurs to me that SPAR stores represent something of an index of my life. I will therefore discuss two different different stores in different locations by writing about my life and ...  Read the complete review