I was in Roseville, so I decided to stop by and check this place out. They completely gutted and remodeled the former "Toys "R" Us" store, just down the block from the Roseville Costco.
The place is clean, and bright inside. All of the employees were very friendly, and helpful. The store is very large, with a huge selection of pretty much anything you might be looking for. They also have a hot food section, a salad bar, and even a Krispy Kreme. There are also "Alexa" units throughout the store, where you can, for example, ask where anything is in the store, including the bathrooms. She will tell you.
Prices, I would say, are around Safeway level . They have some Amazon branded items, and I hope that they get more. The prices are better, and from the Amazon branded items I bought, they are just as good as the name brand. Just in the cereal section, for example, they only had a few Amazon Brand options. They do have some good deals for prime members. When I was there, they had 12 packs of Coke products for around $10.50 each, but because I bought three, I paid only $15 total. That's pretty much a 50% discount. Not bad at all.
There are 2 ways that you can shop. The traditional way, where you grab a cart, shop, and then pay at the register, or the self-checkout. The other way, is with their smart carts, known as "Dash Carts." With the dash carts, you start by scanning the QR code on your Amazon App, which links your Amazon payment method to your shopping trip. As you walk through the store, everything you take off the shelf, you scan with the barcode reader on the cart, and then you put that item into the shopping bags that are in the cart. Need more bags? Just let someone know. The cart has a scale built in, that will weigh your produce, and also, if you take something out of the cart to put back on the shelf, the cart will deduct that item from your total. You don't even have to re-scan it. At the end, you just walk through the "Dash Cart" lane at the front of the store, verify your payment on the screen, and you are done! Your receipt will show up in the "purchases" section of the Amazon webpage/app. Another yelper mentioned, that you can't take the dash carts out of the store. You can, they just ask that you leave them in the "cart return."
I found the scanners built into the cart to be a bit "clunky". A few times, it took a couple of tries to scan a barcode. Hopefully this can be fixed. Saying that, I will use them again everytime I shop here. First of all, any specials or coupons available in the store, you can pull up on the cart''s touchscreen. . The big reason I like them, is that every item you purchase shows up on the screen, and you have a "running total" of what you have spent so far right on the screen. No big surprises when you check out. That, and you don't have to take everything back out of the cart to check out.
You can also pick up and return Amazon packages here, order groceries for pick up, and order groceries for delivery. I like the concept. Overall, it's a great store. I'll be back. Thanks! read more