Good

We have been regularly shopping at our local co-op for years. The staff is friendly and very helpful. Their produce is sourced locally, in the UK or in a reasonable mileage making costs and pollution minimal. They do their best to support local farmers and traders. We have local produces sourced locally in our village co-op. The quality of their products is second to none, fairly priced and often offered at reduced prices. Over the years it seems that the co-operative has been able to keep to its resolutions, its purposes and is delivering on its promises to its members.
Sadly, depending on their location, not all co-op are as clean and neat as they should be so improvements need to be made. However our local store and its staff are great!

THIS BANK IS FANTASTIC

Service 2nd to none! UK call centres! and an Ethical approach to and with its customers and an honest ethical approach to banking

Anyone for plastic strawberries?

Sad to say for all the great things the co-op stands for they have allowed plastic coated strawberries to enter their food chain.

Plastic coating fruit and vegetables is supposedly prolongs the shelf life. The plastic coating is made from plasticizes, lipids, protein, resins...apparently "edible and safe". Who has tested this? WE have also been "fed" tales of all the E preservatives being safe but are they? It is a known fact that pesticides are used on fruit and vegetables...so if being plastic coated are these pesticides not being locked in and cannot out gas? The texture is terrible...try and wash it.

They are a Great Local Shop

Always clean and shelves stacked, good selection which means I don't need to jump in the car all the time to the out of town supermarkets! Well done!!

Nuts!

I recently bought a bag of nuts and a Curlywurly and the service was so good I actually wept. Sensing an opportunity, the cunning assistant immediately up-sold me a box of Coop balm tissues. Can’t wait to go back next week for a Walnut Whip and a sausage roll. The Coop actually rocks my mundane and poorly nourished world.

Great Shop

Always have a good selection of items, friendly staff and you get to earn points too so can't be bad!

Ethical groceries anyone?

Love them, great company with good sound ethical practices, although equallity for all is great, but I wish you didnt have to emply the smelly woman at the local shop.....

Good principles and the dividend can be worth having.

Using Co-Op electrical and the Co-Op Bank I've made significant savings through the end-of-year dividend. Retail prices are said by some to be on the high side but I don't often use the shops. Tries to be ethical but has a blind spot over Israeli goods, as it did over South African ones in the apartheid days).

surprisingly good

CoOp seem to be bringing the family store back to life...keep up the good work and lets see you ate the top of consumers favourites in a high street near you soon

Tony found this review useful

VERY GOOD!!

VERY pleased as a regular costumer...thanks!!

Local produce and excellent friendly service

This is my local supermarket in Manningtree. I always find what I am looking for and it stocks an excellent range of local produce especially soft fruit which comes from the farm only 3 miles away. The staff are very friendly and know you by sight. The prices are competitive nad you are not tempted to spend extra in non-food departments. At the moment we are hoping that a proposed Tesco store is not built next door. That is just not needed. Thank you Co-op!!

Tony found this review useful

Good choice but a bit old fashioned.

This website covers all of Co Op services and is well written and updated regularly. It seems a little old fashioned though, but this is my personal opinion.

Poor

Yes they have some good deals but the loyalty points are no where near as good as Tesco. Ive been trying for over a year and a half to get the points i earned when i bought a table and chairs from one of their stores it cost me over £1000. Still no luck so i dont bother using my card now.

LOve co op

very good quality and great choice but they do not stock mustard powder!?

A Savoury Experience

One can feel rather good about dealing with these people. I do, because they share my principles. In a very cut-throat market they are doing their bit to serve the average public rather than using subtle tricks to rip them off.

Great value, Fast delivery

Various electrical items bought off them and always best prices and top brand names. Helpful customer services too.

Co op My favourite!

I love the co op! Always have! Excellent value and morals. I use the bank as well and get points on my card! They also pay dividends, foods good , banking is excellent!

excellent

the co op are a very good supermarket to shop, their own goods are a very good value, the staff are extremely helpful instore and they have a good range of products, their point scheme is good as it will knock a little money off at the till for you, very good.

Local shop Co-Op

Brilliant Post Office services as well as offers on groceries and goods that beat the likes of other larger supermarkets. Friendly staff happy to help with a genuine smile.