Sainsbury's Reviews 

55,100
TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.6

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Review summary

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Looking at 15,055 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Consumers generally appreciate the wide variety of available products, making it very easy to find everything needed under one roof. People also frequently mention that delivery drivers are polite and helpful, ensuring home orders arrive smoothly on schedule. Shoppers consistently enjoy the competitive pricing and financial savings offered through loyalty card deals and special promotional events. However, some customers also noted recurring issues with short expiry dates on fresh items and fluctuating fruit quality. A few other people experienced occasional delivery problems or felt that certain everyday products are a bit too expensive.

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Product

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with product quality and availability. While many reviewers... See more

Staff

Reviewers mention ambiguous feedback about staff, highlighting a divide in customer experiences. On one hand,... See more

Delivery service

Clients share ambiguous opinions on delivery_service. While many consumers praise the courteous and helpful... See more

Quality

Consumers find quality to be ambiguous, with highly mixed experiences regarding product standards. On one... See more

Price

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I enjoy shopping at Sainsbury’s, Colne. Always clean and tidy, plenty of choice plus nectar points on my favourite items and not foods I don’t buy, like a lot of other supermarkets! Fresh fruit and ve... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Easy for parking good selection of items. Prices competitive. Staffing levels ok can be under pressure when busy. The one thing I would change is the way you use differing ways to compare. It feel... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Unfortunately completing an order for delivery can often be troublesome with’’ something went wrong at our end try again later’’ half way through my order. Once you get over this it’s fine but very ti... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We have been shopping at Sainsbury's regularly for many years. We have tried other supermarkets and Sainsbury's by far have more choice. I also find their huge range of products more helpful because m... See more


Company details

  1. #21 of 23 best companies in Supermarket
  2. #4 of 6 best companies in Convenience Store
  3. #35 of 39 best companies in Grocery delivery service
  4. #27 of 28 best companies in Grocery Store
  5. #70 of 77 best companies in Online Food Ordering Service

About Sainsbury's

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We make good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day. Offering delicious, great quality food at competitive prices has been at the heart of what we do since our first store opened in 1869. Today, inspiring and delighting our customers with tasty food remains our priority. Sainsbury's App
Why not download the Sainsbury's Groceries app on Android or iOS and start your shop today.

Store Locator
Use our Store Locator to find one of our 600 supermarkets or 800+ convenience stores.

Our Website
Visit Our Website to view all our latest offers, in-season products, and to start your next shop. We also have lots of inspiration on our Recipes pages and a handy Meal Planner to save you time and money when planning your weekly meals.

Our Brands
Our focus on great value food and convenient shopping, whether in-store or online is supported by our brands – Argos, Nectar, Habitat, Tu, Sainsbury's Bank and Smart Charge.

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Bring back the bakery's.

Just nectar prices and collecting nectar points now that keeps me shopping at Sainsbury's. The stores have lost the ' I want to go there appeal ' since closing the counters and closing the bakery's was a terrible decision, the loss of the delicious fresh baked bread to replace it with the atrocious bought in part baked rubbish has made me shop elsewhere for bread.

13 August 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Problem at Self Service and made to queue TWICE

We popped to the Fitzherbert Road store at about 5.30pm. We did our shopping using the self service gun. The store seemed to have too few members of staff on at this time of night. We had to queue for the self service checkouts.

Unfortunately we then had to have a full trolley scan. There was just ONE young lad manning ALL of the self service tills. As such he told us we had to go to a manned till. Of which there was only ONE open. So we then had to queue up for a second time. That is just ridiculous! Tesco have an area that you move to for full scans and you never required to then go to a manned checkout and queue again.

The queue we were in had started to get quite long. The lady in the queue behind us worked for Sainsbury and asked me to ask the lad on the till to ring for more staff. When it came to our turn I did just that, only to be completely ignored!

Please sort out your staffing issues and think about alternatives of making people queue twice!!

14 August 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It’s the worst store that I’ve ever…

It’s the worst store that I’ve ever been in. Shame on the manager for down grading the store. Freezers empty hardly any variety of frozen vegetables or fruit.
The fresh food lacks any quality or flavour.
What happened to the store.
Go over to LIDL and learn.

14 August 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I like availablety of everything

I like availablety of everything, but I have a bad. Experience of buying fresh fish, avocados and fresh vegetables . I take them home the fish already has bad small and avacado is black insides and vegetables are already routine.
I either ignore it or have to make another trip to shop to bring it back.
Please check the food before put on the shelfs . Thank you

13 August 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Stock system is not adequate for out of date items

I do a weekly shop at Sainsbury's and as I don't drive I get a lift which is always the same time, mid day on the same day of the week. I find that many items have the day I am shopping or the next days date on them. There is no fresher stock out for customers to buy. When customers do a weekly shop they need items with good dates on so it lasts. I find this applys to fruit, deli and meat items. I have also been told by a member of staff when I queried this that items are not allowed to be reduced until after 5pm on the sell by date??. The system of dealing with fresh produce should be revised because no one wants to by out of date goods at full price.

13 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good quality and wide variety at a…

Good quality and wide variety at a competitive price. Great discout when you use Nectar account. You will find everything you need from grocery, wine, household, clothes and medicine all under one roof.

13 August 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

My home delivery order was cancelled…

My home delivery order was cancelled this morning with no reason given. I understand this is due to a tech issue with the Sainsbury payment system which is widespread.
If anyone from Sainsbury bothers to read this please understand I do not care about your issues which can be sorted and the payment taken afterwards, but do expect my order to be honoured!!
I am sure I will not be the only (long standing) customer taking their custom elsewhere in the highly competitive grocery market.
2 last words for Sainsbury .........
.... BYE, BYE!

15 August 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Online shopping -wide variety of…

Online shopping -wide variety of products to choose from online and for fruit and veg the shoppers select some good quality items. Only issue is there are not as many booking slots available to choose from although that’s getting better

12 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sainsbury's are my favourite grocery delivery source…

The mobile app is so easy and quick to use, I can't imagine doing my big weekly shop any other way. Sainsbury's products are of good quality and there's plenty of choice and more besides. There are every day value items, regular items and the "Taste the Difference" range too for something different. The delivery drivers are always, polite and helpful and nothing is too much trouble.

12 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I think Sainsbury's is a great place to shop…

I think Sainsbury's is a great place to shop. They really look after their customers and everything they sell is really good quality. Been going there for many years and have been very satisfied with store and online
Shopping. In fact during the COVID lockdown, illnesses and bad weather Sainsbury's have been a lifesaver.

12 August 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent order system

Excellent order system, easy to find and shop. First class delivery service with friendly helpful driver and easy to use complaint system if something is not quite right, reimbursed within minutes of raising the issue (only once on 3 visits).

12 August 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Sainsbury’s seems to have deteriorated…

Sainsbury’s seems to have deteriorated in terms of quality , choice and prices. The products are mixed between shelves to create an impression of abundance and better quality there once was … it might be similar to other supermarkets but no longer a positive experience. The l positive is it seems less busy with customers, as a result.

13 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Deliveries good experiences

Have ordered online shopping since Covid and have carried on since. For the most part the delivery drivers are courteous and friendly and as pensioners we always have early deliveries.Throughout the past five years we have had about four occasions when we have needed to contact customer services about problems with our food. They have always been very courteous and helpful and have refunded the unsatisfactory item to our account. We would recommend online deliveries to other people like us with limited mobility.

12 August 2026

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