First things first. YOU do need a membership card, but its free. So before you begin shopping, head…read morestraight past registers, go to help KIOSK, type in your info, get the receipt, wait to get "the code" on your phone, then give both to the customer service person and get the membership card. All this would have been nice to know up front, before I went shopping.
So. The store is HUGE but unlike other wholesale stores, it looks clean, brite, easy to navigate, signs clear and the aisles really flowed well and were organized, very little navigation issues.
Produce selection and freshness blew me away. They had the typical apples, oranges, onions etc, but PLUMS? Watermelon?? A lot of variety. Then I moved to the open seasoning aisle and just wow!! Because behind that was nuts, seeds and sweets. All bins were clean and they have an attendant making sure it all stayed clean and no one was sampling AND once you chose what you wanted and bagged it, the attendant weighed and priced it. I appreciated the attention to keeping this section clean and attractive.
Prepackaged fruit was definitely a win! The sliced mango I bought was sweet and at about $5. It was a good price because it was sliced thin, ripe and it was about 2 mangos in this packaged. There are a few freezer sections and the meat and poultry section is incredible. I checked out the yogurt section and there were brands I had never heard of, I just bought yogurt yesterday so I had to pass, but I'll be back, but as with a quick look I gave, I didnt see full day yogurt, which I prefer.
All in all, it has good prices on cleaning products, the chocolate section is a chocolate lovers dream, the fresh produce is exceptional, I lost Tammy and Emi in the chips & snacks section, lol, but found them back in the pastry section where the baklava was calling my name.
If you are in the area, check it out. I think it was the manager, though I'm not sure, that let us know the front aisles with tbe special chocolates and such would be moved soon to another section of the store, due to the Purim Holiday. Super friendly staff all around, I plan to return soon.
