A supermarket on Glasgow Street in Springvale, Whanganui, where the store still offers the hand-held scanners that let shoppers scan items as they go. One regular visitor was pleasantly surprised to find the system still in place, and the store is often described as extremely tidy. Cleanliness and friendly staff are both mentioned often, and fresh produce comes up as a strong point. The store is part of the PAK'nSAVE chain, which aims to offer New Zealand's lowest food prices, and the $3, $2 and $1 weekly deals run here, along with the Makeaways range of ready food and the Pams pantry aisles. Views on the bakery are mixed: one shopper found a banana loaf dry and more like dough than banana. Another said a butcher was rude when they talked about meat prices on a tight budget. Our pick in Springvale for a tidy budget shop, with the self-scan option.