Asda stores

It's been a long time since I've been in an Asda and I didn't buy very much. This one is a very small store by this organisation's standards, it's parent company is Walmart.

Like so many places now customer numbers are limited and social distancing is imposed. There's a one way system around the store as it has narrow lanes, and if you go against it, and some did today, staff are very quick to chastise.

That's how I observed them come across, officious rather than polite but I must always be polite to these front line workers as they are minimum wage and their parent company isn't generous to them despite having a near £800 million operating income in 2016 (the last date of published figures.)

My wife wanted to buy some of their own brand cleaning products as apparently they are very effective. So I bought junk food, savoury stuff like crisps and nuts. I followed my wife into the store as I first went to the local bakery next door to pick up a takeaway cappuccino.

They had the check out tills well organised with a staff member dedicated to directing customers as check-outs freed up so we didn't have to queue too long to pay and go.

Asda in kilkeel is great for a family shop as its the only superstore in the town with no real competion from the likes of lidl or tesco. Carpark is ok but it also be used for people visitng other parts of kilkeel as parking in kilkeel is hard to find thus. in the store it is well laid out, very clean but they always weem to be packing shelves with trolleys ect blocking what you are tryin gto get at and no one around around to move them for you. another downside to this store is it has no toilets and the staff make it very clear for health hygeine and safety customers are not allowed to use theirs and ther eare no toilets nearby that would be handy if you really neede to use them. baby changing and disabled toliets are also not catered for. it also has no Goerge so for people whjo love the george label you will have to travel to downpartic which has verything asda in kilkeel does not have plus more. a large store like this should cater to the modren day public unfortunatley kilkeel is still way behind in the dark ages with this store.