The people-watching at Asda Toryglen is world-class. You’ll see a man in his slippers buying four litres of milk at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday. You’ll see a mum wrestling a toddler who has just discovered the joy of throwing a pack of biscuits into the trolley from three aisles away.
And then there’s the mysterious aisle blocker—the person who parks their trolley diagonally across an aisle while they ponder the difference between own-brand baked beans and the posh ones. You can’t be mad. You’ve been that person. We all have.
Cycle Infrastructure in Glasgow: Cycle Parking: Supermarkets
The Great Bargain Hunt
The best part? The yellow sticker section near the back. It’s like a treasure hunt, except the treasure is a reduced pack of mince or a dented tin of soup. You’ll find pensioners politely jostling for the last half-priced loaf like it’s a Black Friday sale, but with more dignity and walking sticks.
If you time it right—usually around 7 p.m.—you’ll strike gold. A whole shelf of reduced-to-clear bakery items that will fuel your breakfast for a week. You feel like a hero, even if you don’t really need three croissants.