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In the North of England, most people say 'bin' for been. "I've bin to the shops" but....not the whole of the North of England, cause some parts pronounce it "been/bean" but slightly shorter than 'a bean'. Some areas of England, the pronunciation veers towards "ben". Most people I know code-switch between 'bin' and 'been', depending on if they're being professional or 'posh', or trying to sound convincing, or on their best behaviour at a Job interview etc etc.
Also it depends on where the emphasis is in a sentence. If you are emphasising the 'been' rather than 'to the shop', then some people would extend that from 'bin' to 'been'.......or not....lot of dialectic variance, though the distinctions are starting to fade
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