For a fairly small town Llandudno Junction is well served when it comes to grocery shopping. As…read morewell as the Co-op there are also Tesco, Netto and Iceland stores. The Co-op has an advantage in that it's located in the centre of the town and close to the more populated areas. Although there isn't much on street parking there is a free car park just up the road. They stock a decent range of food, drink, household goods and newspapers. There's also a cash machine next to the front door. It's a real community shop as everyone seems to know everyone else (expect me as I don't live in the Junction) and it always has a very friendly vibe. No matter what time of day or night you go there, there always seem to be customers so you'd think they must do very well.

Visited the store this morning Saturday 3rd January at 09.30 and parked in one of the disabled…read moreparking spaces. When my wife tried to get out of the car she slipped on the ice that was untreated across the whole area. She was fortunate that she was able to stop herself from falling by holding onto the door. I drove from the parking spaces and found a lesser frozen area. We made our way across the pedestrian crossing and into front of the store. The surface of the crossing and surrounding areas was very slippery and untreated with many people nearly falling. When we were leaving at 10.15 I saw a storeman had started to throw salt on the crossing and along the pathway With the car park so frozen at that time why as a matter of duty of care hadn't it occurred to anyone to make the areas clear of ice before the store got busy with customers.

This Tesco store takes a bit of getting to as it's located on a roundabout in between Bangor and…read moreCaernarfon. What's good about this store is that it's the only 24 hour supermarket for miles, but as it's a bit too far for people from Bangor to walk to, it's very quiet of a night. The Tesco store has an excellent cafe which is located above the store floor up an escalator which means customers get to people watch others doing their shopping (and look at the dust on top of the aisles!) whilst they drink their coffee, eat their muffin and read their newspaper. The cafe is quite large and there's always an abundance of free seats and plenty of staff serving which minimises the queueing time. Prices in the cafe are reasonable, for example a cafe latte coffee is around £1.15 whilst a jacket potato with a little pot of tuna is £2.50. The store has a great entertainment section, with a wide range of dvds and cds, and all the latest mobile phones, mp3 players, kettles and other electrical goods. As well as this they have an entire row filled with the yellow deal racks, which include stationary, clothes, tools and home utensils, and some of the special offers are located immediately upon entering the store, which highlights the best offers.

The Spar shop itself is ok, not a huge amount of choice but if you're after a paper, packet of…read morecrisps and a pasty you should be ok and the staff on the whole are friendly. At the back of the store you'll find the only post office in the centre of town. It isn't really big enough for a town the size of The Bay so you can sometimes find yourself queuing for too long. One or two more people behind the counter at lunchtime wouldn't go amiss.

been shopping here years in there every other day and today left abergele tesco feeling very…read moreuncomfortable as I slfelt a new guys eyes burning my head watching my every move like I'm a criminal maybe because I had adidas trouser on but followed me and then as I left raced to the self check out to get a copy of my receipt yet did even stop me left feeling judged for no reason believe hes new tall guy not long been there as I reconise most the staff there judging me for no reason and not following through his own judgement if your gonna judge follow it through and say something I would of been more than happy to prove you wrong see you soon

I think this applies to most Tesco's but this one caused a great deal of controversy when it was…read morefirst proposed. It was built of a site which hosted an extremely popular Sunday market that attracted shoppers from miles around. Tesco won the day and the market duly went and the supermarket arrived. As Abergele is only a small town this is a somewhat scaled version of a normal supermarket although you will find pretty much anything you want in there. I'm not sure that it will attract people for far afield given the traffic problems that afflict Abergele but I assume it's handy if you happen to live nearby.

I agree with blackwreath about the prices, but its light an air conditioned. On sale is; BBQ…read morechicken, sandwiches, salads, papers, maps, lottery terminal etc. Have to say though that if I needed more than 1 or 2 items I would use somerfields which is just 5 mins walk away or 30 sec's in car.

As a convenience store this is a pretty good one, it's good sized and in a central location on the…read moremain road. There is parking directly opposite but it's only a small area. It's very handy if you don't want the fuss of negotiating the Somerfield around the corner although it does maintain the usual slightly overpriced convenience store reputation. It is well stocked though and has a good range of products. The staff are pleasant and helpful.

This may only be a small convenience store but as you won't find any supermarkets out in the wilds…read moreof the Lledr Valley they have something of a monopoly in the area. As it's small there isn't a huge choice and prices are standard convenience store prices but with a few decent special offers mixed in. Service is friendly and delivered with a smile. This is the sort of place I'd happily stop at for a sandwich and a packet of crisps even if it wasn't the only shop for miles around.

This isn't the most obvious eatery in Llandudno but if you're after cheap and cheerful it fits the…read morebill. I sometimes pop in there in the morning for a value breakfast which isn't the best breakfast you'll ever have but good value at £2.25. Some decent lunches as well with offers from time to time. Drawbacks are that it can get busy around lunch time and it's a bit out of town but there is a large free (for two hours?) car park.

Large market is good variety. Wide selection of cigarettes including menthol. Pharmacy. Bathrooms…read moreare dirty but everything else quite good

Colwyn Bay's branch of the discount supermarket Lidl is located in the West End of the town, about…read morea mile or so from the town centre. It easy enough to get by car, being close to the A55 and the main road through town, and has a decent sized car park. You will find cheap and reasonable quality produce, although not necessarily well known brand names. Personally I'm not convinced that the likes of Lidl and Aldi are really cheaper than Asda or Tesco so I don't go here too often.

I don't like it when staff members here comment on my purchases and the range of branded items is…read morevery limited. Their wine is not as cheap as some that can be found in Aldi (though you get what you pay for) and one could find better in the lower rungs of mainstream supermarket shelves for the same sort of price. However, they have been improving their store over the past year including an interior renovation and an automated 'fresh' bread bakery. Nicer shopping experience overall than the nearest Aldi stores, in my opinion.