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Living in Bath
Food Shopping
Supermarkets
- Morrisons, London Road
- Sainsburys, Green Park Station and Seven Dials
- Somerfield, St. Saviours Road, Larkhall
- Waitrose, Northgate Street
- Marks & Spencers, Stall Street
Healthfood shops
- Harvest, 37 Walcot Street (Vegetarian organic produce)
- Holland & Barrett, 42 Stall Street (Vitamins and dietary supplements)
- Seasons Wholefoods, 10 George Street
Speciality Foods in Bath
- Banthon Oriental Store, 10 Brookside House (Thai and Chinese foods)
- Beaufort Stores, London Road (Pakistani, Caribbean, Chinese, Thai and Indian; open 09:00-22:00, 7 days a week)
- Chi Wei Hang Chinese Supermarket, 142 Walcot Street (Chinese foods, but no fresh food)
- Fresh Oriental, University Campus
Speciality Foods in Bristol
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Indian food
- Raja Food Store, 60 St Marks Road, Bristol
- Caribbean food
- Nearly every food store in Stapleton Road from Easton to Eastville (Bristol) sells Caribbean products.
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Halal
Halal meat is available on campus frozen, in sandwiches and also to order. Please see the Student Union website for full details.- Bristol Sweet Mart, 71-82 St. Marks Road, Bristol
- Ahmed Halal, 48 Stapleton Road, Bristol
- Hussein Halal, 132 Ashley Road, Bristol
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Chinese and Eastern food
- Wai Yee Hong Chinese Supermarket, 4 Station Road (near Montpelier Station), Bristol
- Kin Yip Hon Supermarket, 16 St Thomas's St (by Temple Meads Station), Bristol
- Teoh's Oriental Supermarket, 26 Lower Ashley Road, Bristol
Shopping
On campus there is a small supermarket, a post office, bookshop and the Students' Union shop which sells stationery, snacks and university souvenirs.
In Bath
Opening times: Shops open 09:00-17:30, Monday to Saturday. Bigger shops open Sundays 11:00-16:00.
Bookshops
- Waterstones, Campus and 4 Milsom Street
- WH Smith, 6 Union Street and 2 Marchants Passage
- Good Buy Books, 6 North Parade
Second hand bookshops
- Camden Books, 146 Walcot Street
- George Bayntun, Manvers Street
- Oxfam Bookshop, 4 Lower Borough Walls
Charity shops
Charity shops, such as Oxfam, sell things given to them and the profits go to charity. They are good for books, clothes and kitchenware;
Homeware and furniture
Charity Shops are good for homeware and furniture. You could also try:
- Argos, Victoria Buildings, Upper Bristol Road
- British Home Stores, Southgate (good for bed linen and towels)
- Cargo Homeshop, 26-27 Milsom Street
- Kitchens, Quiet Street
Pharmacies
- Boots, 33-35 Westgate Street
- AH Hale, 8 Argyle Street
- MG Pharamcy, 4 Widcombe Parade
- John Preddy, 41 Moorland Road, Oldfield Park
- Superdrug, 30 Westgate Street
Commercial traps
Your rights as a consumer
UK law requires shops and sellers to show the price of all goods, including price per kilo and litre. When you buy goods they must be:
- of satisfactory quality, and
- fit for use, and
- as described.
Take extra care at street markets, car-boot sales and computer fairs where it may be difficult or impossible to find the seller again. Help and information: www.consumerdirect.gov.uk.
Before you buy goods and services
- Shop around, get different prices.
- If there's a contract read it.
- Check guarantees - especially for electricals.
- If you have to pay a deposit, can you get it back?
- Always get a receipt.
Returning goods
If something is faulty you should return it to the shop as soon as possible. The shop is obliged to give you your money back. If you don't like something you've bought and want to return it, the shop does not have to refund your money, but some shops do give refunds.
Scams
Scams are usually phone calls, emails, texts and letters.
Some common scams
- Telling you that you have won a prize
- Asking you to invest money
- Sending you a game (eg. a scratch card) which you will always win. To claim the prize you have to ring a telephone number - the call is incredibly expensive and the prize is worthless!
Never respond to scams