Why go here, with all the complaints here about parking and a coercive remodel you see online?…read moreBecause it is not in the least pretentious, the products are good, the prices are low (though their comparisons are high), the quality is mostly good. Lots of organic and specialty stuff, including gluten-free goodies. Here's an example: This organic, fair trade, sustainably sourced, not-Reese's peanut butter cup (https://www.theochocolate.com/product/121) sells from the manufacturer for $2.29. The same product was approaching its 3/29/2017 "best by" date when I first saw, tried, and loved it for $1.00 a pack at Grocery Outlet. A couple of weeks later the (meaningless) "best by" date has passed, and the yummies are 88¢... and I buy two cases.
Multiply this find by three dozen, and you get my usual Grocery Outlet shopping basket: bananas, sausage, cheeses, GF pizza, cheap canned goods, chips, candy, beer, wine, protein and snack bars, and on and on. Caveat emptor and all that, but you can't beat a lot of the bargains. The "you saved $N.nn" schtick as you check out is a broadly-accepted jest; our unofficial goal is always to "save" more than we spend. And we usually do!
That said, do NOT go here the first of the month. Ever. All those people complaining about how far they have to haul themselves to the door will be there, having a social outing and blocking the aisles. If you ever pull into the parking lot and there are no shopping carts in the corral by the door, come back another time.
