WHAT A DIFFERENCE A POSTCODE MAKES

We had to pop out a couple of days ago to get a wing-mirror glass for the car after some kind soul had clipped the housing and smashed the mirror a few months ago. The parts dealer was out in Orpington, Kent which wasn't too far so we set out but somehow missed it and got lost.

By the time we had realised we'd gone to far down the road it wasn't worth turning back as it was almost closing time and the traffic going back the other way was phenomenally bad. So, we decided to just enjoy the drive, maybe find a supermarket and stop off as we needed one or two bits for dinner.

We ended up in Locksbottom (stop sniggering at the back there) as we found a massive Sainsbury's and decided to take a look. We were shocked when we went inside as not only was it huge but it had the best range of organic and free range products we have ever seen!

We managed to stock up on lots of organic things, even stock cubes and were absolutely stunned at the difference between our local Greenwich Sainsbury's and the Locksbottom Sainsbury's. So why the vast difference between stores? For a start, Sainsbury's have their own range of organic foods under the label 'SO Organic', I wasn't aware of this as I hadn't seen any of it in our local store but it was as far as the eye could see in Locksbottom.

Buying chicken was a breeze, none of this 'Willow Farm' nonsense, no pretend to be better than it is 'Barn' chicken just real, proper, no-nonsense free range and organic chicken! We left that branch of Sainsbury's with a smile on our faces as there were no hidden prices, great range and lots of it to boot, it's amazing how a change of postcode brings better or worse food!

However, this shouldn't be the case, supermarkets shouldn't be allowed to pour unhealthy junk into poorer areas and restrict access to better foods, there should be a standard across the board quality and people should be encouraged to buy better quality foods. Just because someone lives in a less affluent area shouldn't mean they are more or less forced into making bad choices about the food they eat!

Anyway, for now it seems we will be visiting Locksbottom when we need to actually visit a supermarket.