Asda The Shires Centre, Trowbridge, Wiltshire



1 The Asda store in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, was sold out of the 200g bag of Doritos corn chips when our shopper visited. The store also did not stock cheap own label butter and Parozone bleach. However, she noted that the store was otherwise well stocked and the staff were helpful when she needed to find items.

We visited on 15 September 2006 at 08:55. Our shop lasted 58 minutes. Time spent at the checkout was 6 minutes.

morrisons Coalville, Leicestershire



3 There were several items out of stock when our mystery shopper checked the Morrisons store on Whitwick Road in Coalville, Leicestershire. The store was sold out of carrots, Kingsmill Crumpets and the Mach 3 Turbo razor. She also reported that several other items in the fruit and vegetable section were almost out of stock.

We visited on 15 September 2006 at 20:10. Our shop lasted 60 minutes. Time spent at the checkout was 4 minutes.

sainsbury's Chesham, Buckinghamshire



0 The only item our mystery shopper could not find at this Sainsbury's store was a tub of own label Brussels pâté, although the store did stock the pâté in wrapped packs instead. However, also she noted that Mach 3 Turbo razors were very hard to find, as they were located at the end of aisle, rather than in the men's section.

We visited on 15 September 2006 at 10:00. Our shop lasted 56 minutes. Time spent at the checkout was 3 minutes.

somerfield Rutland, Leicestershire



1 Our shopper reported that this Somerfield store, which is located on North Street East in Rutland, Leicestershire, had a wide product range for a shop of its size. However the store was sold out of the six pack of Kingsmill crumpets and did not stock the 700g package of McCain hash browns.

We visited on 15 September 2006 at 09:30. Our shop lasted 52 minutes. Time spent at the checkout was 3 minutes.

tesco Stockport, Greater Manchester



0 Our mystery shopper found everything he needed at this Tesco Extra store, which made headlines when it lost a bid for retroactive planning permission. Despite the setback, our mystery shopper reported that the Stockport store had "massive space" available and the widest product range he had ever seen in a grocery store.

We visited on 15 September 2006 at 11:29. Our shop lasted 68 minutes. Time spent at the checkout was 6 minutes.

waitrose Saltash, Cornwall



0 Our mystery shopper was very impressed by her experience at this Waitrose store, which won this week's top store award for its outstanding service. The relatively small 17,000 sq ft store did not sell Kingsmill crumpets, but had all the other items she was looking for.

We visited on 15 September 2006 at 10:50. Our shop lasted 63 minutes. Time spent at the checkout was 3 minutes.


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