3rd September 2008
Somerfield - Headington
This is a great supermarket for variety of food and drink. The only real competition is the Co-op which has limited stock and usually is more expensive in general. Somerfield Headington stocks the Tchibo range and this is regularly rotated with some brilliant sale bargains on occasions. There is a deli counter with fresh roasted chicken which can be bought whole or wings, legs, breast etc as you like. A nice deli range covering cheeses, samosas, different cold meats which I have always found to be very fresh. Lots of good quality fresh vegetables and fruit there also. A reasonable freezer section at the back of the shop with most foods covered there. You can almost all you need there, even toys and gifts, chocolates and barbecue equipment. Sometimes larger items such as televisions can be bought in store, it all depends. Nearer to Christmas lots more gifts and electrical items such as dvd players seem to appear and all at reasonable prices. Somerfield Headington does not do the membership scheme anymore to get points like Tesco and Sainsburys do but they say they have passed the savings down to the customer so that's okay. The staff there are all helpful and they seem to keep their staff there for quite a long time so something must be right.