We have never been in one of these stores and I was surprised at the differences on prices from…read morethis store (name brands) and Giant and Safeway). Some items were $2.00 cheaper. All of the items we picked up through a quick walk through were bargains. I will definitely have to look for one of these stores closer to home.

I arrived at the store early on a weekday. The store was fully stocked as you work through the…read moreaisles. There were several employees working at the time and not one greeted you as you walked through. Good customer service goes a long way.

Such a pain stopping here. It's the little things, but makes us leave grumbling. The self…read morecheckout ANNOYING computer voice is unrelenting. Every visit can't get thru without needing an associate to "fix" whatever it's not happy with. Even the clerk says the same. Then a promotion sale item doesn't compute in the finicky annoying machine. At least this visit the old person scooter didn't malfunction or die. I do like the grocery store inventory. At the end of the day, I'll keep going to my all time favorite Food Lion.

The pharmacy at this location is one of the worst I've ever dealt with…read more Called about a much needed prescription for my medically fragile daughter, and was told it would be ready by 7pm. Arrived and the staff member did not have it ready by 7pm, and in fact, I was told the prescription would not be ready until tomorrow due to the pharmacy being too busy. I just drove from another town for nothing... again. This is the third time this type of service has occurred. Contacting Walgreens now to switch all our family prescriptions from Weis. Also, no longer using Weis as my grocer. Avoid this pharmacy at all costs if you truly need a dependable pharmacy.

Open 24/7. Prefer going after midnite (usually get a couple/few "OK" mobility hours in the middle…read moreof the nite a few times each week...) Plus we generally have the place to ourselves. Naturally, all the staff are busy stocking, or cleaning, but we don't mind that. Sometimes it may take a few minutes to get checkout started, but still better than waiting in line other times of day. Plus, all the late nite staff are are actually working,and will stop to help if asked. I like the increased availability of Organic items under the store's "O" label. All the veggies, fruits, rice & frozen"O" items have been at least as good as the name-brands, & save me $$. So glad they have the sprouted bread (frozen) I need, too. Nice Floral area, have gotten many nice houseplants here over the years. Deli is OK,Dietz&Watson is nice (but pricey) & Rotisserie chickens are tasty, good for a quick, non-fried takeaway meal. They also do some decent sub's,we prefer them over Subway that's a few stores down. Not the biggest store but overall decent selection (and great sale prices, easier w/bonus card ;-) They even have a Starbucks inside, not usually open when I shop!!

Safeway Safeway…read morestore #1616 ran by FRED REISING at 444 WMC Drive Westminster, MD 21158 is the ABSOLUTE WORST GROCERY STORE in all of Carroll County. First off, their prices are the most expensive out of all the stores. Which would be ok I suppose if this was some type of Luxury Grocery store lol. But it is far from that. I have never been in this store... not even ONE TIME When they didn't have MOLDY Strawberries and Raspberries. How can this continue to be a thing at this location? I would never buy produce at this location. Matter of fact, if I were you I would shop at a different store all together. But the real reason I decided to write this review today is because of their SELF-CHECK OUT AISLES. Some time with in the year or maybe last year, Safeway decided to replace the really nice white recyclable bags they had at self check out, with REGULAR PAPER BAGS. They have since been trying to get everyone to pay $0.10 for PAPER BAGS since they made the switch. This is obviously a complete MONEY GRAB on Safeways part. Do you know they are the only grocery store in Carroll County to make their customers pay for PAPER BAGS except ALDI? Food Lion, Giant, Shoppers, Weis, and Target do not charge for paper bags. But Safeway's own accord the charge on your receipt says "Recyclable Bag Fee" which again, they got rid of the good recyclable bags a while bag. You can see by the receipt I have uploaded as of today. SO NOW, Safeway has taken it one step further to really piss off their customers (THEY HATE THEIR CUSTOMERS) -insert new slogan here. They have decided it would be a BRILLIANT idea to PULL ALL of the paper bags from the self-check outs. In place of the bags they now have a printed sign that says "Ask for a bag if you need one" lol. The majority of customers use self check out for a few reasons. 1. It may be faster. 2. They don't like or want to deal with people/staff (which is probably the #1 reason or 3. They can bag the groceries better because most cashiers are completely incompetent. Frankly it could be a mix of all 3. But NOW... not only do you have to pay for the bags and the pleasure of spending your hard earned money at this particular grocery store... but now... as if you were a petulant child have to ask for a bag. "How many bags do you need?" Well how the heck do I know... lol Seriously it's nuts. The other day I heard several pissed off customers around me while I was trying to bag my own groceries. But today takes the cake folks. Today I bought 4 items so I knew I only needed 1 bag, and today they had maybe 500 bags in a grocery cart at the front by self Checkout. So I ring myself out, I select "ONE BAG" and pay for it. In which case the register very loudly states " 10 CENTS". Indicating I paid for the bag. I then went and grabbed 1 bag from the cart and which case I was then accosted by an employee. SIR, YOU CANT DO THAT! YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR THE BAG lol. Now I'm in disbelief so I tell this employee... You watched me ring up the items... you heard that I paid for 1 bag... you saw that I grabbed 1 bag... what seems to be the issue here? She then begins to argue with me and tell me that's not how it works lol. So I tell her that first of all it's absolutely ridiculous that you are changing people for paper bags, and I repeat my prior steps to her. She then tells me to... and I quote... "JUST SHUT UP... SHUT UP... YOU JUST SHUT UP!" I guess I was making absolutely too much sense that those were the only words she could utter. But image being in your mid 40's having to ask for a bag like a child, then have to pay for... and then being told to SHUT UP by an employee? What in the hecmy has happened to this country? She probably the victim too lol. After being told to Shut up and did call her "AN OLD BAG" pun was definitely intended and she starts laughing. Then she snarkily replies "YOU HAVE A NICE DAY" in which i naturally replied "F-OFF". And this was my experience at 9:30am on a Tuesday at Safeway in Westminster. I'm serious... you can't make this stuff up. Absolutely mind-numbing experience. If you want to be treated as a child and heckled at self-checkout.... GO TO SAFEWAY!

I LOVE my Giant store in Westminster. I have been shopping there for nearly 30 years and it has…read morealways been my favorite grocery in Westminster. The store has the best selection and variety of products for my family. I read these reviews and am astonished as my experience is always positive. Do I run into a Giant employee who is cranky once in awhile? Yes, and can I cut these "essential" employees in the middle of a pandemic a BREAK? I certainly can understand their situation. In particular, I am so impressed with the Pharmacy over the past few months. Again, I am a very seasoned customer as I am 70 years old. In the past, Vonzella and Ken (former manager?) went out of their way to serve me promptly and courteously. The relatively new manager of the pharmacy, Nick, and the staff, have brought customer service to an even higher standard. I recently chose new prescription coverage for my husband and myself. I considered plans, not by premium, but, the pharmacies. If my Giant Pharmacy is in the network, I will consider it. No Giant, no policy in my house!! Thank you, Westminster Giant Associates (or whatever they call you), for giving your all, especially in this so very challenging time. You have customers who really do appreciate you. The past nine months, the grocery store has been my major outing every week. So, yes, I like going somewhere people know my face and name. Thanks! I had no idea I was going to write a love letter to the dedicated staff of Giant today!

This used to be a decent grocery store a few years ago, and I was excited when they expanded the…read moreorganics section! Now there's expired food being sold at every shelf. Not thinking, ofc we've accidentally bought everyday products like yogurt just to realize they'd already gone bad before we've even gotten them home! Even products labeled to expire at a later date we will open to find they have ALREADY gone bad weeks before they're supposed to (mushy produce, black mold, bad smells, etc). A lot of the stockers are not very friendly and aren't doing their job. On a side note, we've found their supposed "organic" products to sometimes be deceptive as well -with products from well-known everyday brands being THE EXACT SAME as the generic "organic" brands. NOT COOL! We will definitely be looking at other grocery stores going forward.

I'm not sure why this location has such bad reviews. I found the customers and employees to be…read morequite friendly and pleasant. They also have freshly baked delicious donuts.

Shoppers is definitely a middle-of-the-road grocery store. Its a large store, but the layout is…read moreodd. It's hard to find items here, because the aisles are broken up. I don't like how the dairy section is cut up in sections. Butter and cream cheese in one case( back wall) yogurts, cheese over against the side wall. Milk is nowhere near either one. I'm not a fan of their meat. I just think the quality is lower than Weis or Giant ( more on-par with Food Lion). There is a large selection of Hispanic food items, including a small fridge case of Latino cheeses, etc. I have never had a big issue with employees. They are usually pleasant, though sometimes seem tired or bored. A few staff members are always friendly. There are at least five self checkouts and a few cashier manned ones open when I come in. Parking lot can be sketchy at night, especially when vagrants or panhandlers are present. Park close and in a lighted spot after the sun goes down.

I love Brewers Market!…read more Great meats, personal attention, good conversation with neighbors. Respectful, helpful and accommodating. This ain't Walmart! Doug greets you and helps load groceries in your vehicle. That doesn't happen at Target. This is small town store; it's a recognize you, ask about the kids, see ya at church type thing. Brewers is great and I'll go there as long as I'm local. I'll pay a bit more for a small business, local, "real" feel. Patronize our local businesses before they disappear. Love ya, Brewers!

I love this small local grocery store. They carry just about everything you need and also sell…read morelocal produce that is in season. Some things are priced high while others are actually cheaper than the large chain grocery stores. All of the staff are friendly and helpful. So glad I have this store only a mile from my house.

Lots of great items here for very inexpensive prices. To me it was comparable to Lidl or Aldi…read more Though there were prices that were less than the two stores mentioned above. Since I do almost all of the grocery shopping for my household, I knew where prices were really fantastic versus not so much. But overall I found great buys here and I plan to sign up so that I will get an even bigger discount the next time. They don't have everything like with a big grocery store but what they do have is fantastic. You can also buy clothing here and other things that your mainstream stores don't have. I came here not long before they close so I didn't have a lot of time to look around but I plan to come back soon and I highly recommend coming here and seeing if you like it as much as I did.

the variety that ai'm used to was not there, they had recognizable name brands but not in large…read morequantities. They did not end up having the burgers so I just perused the store seeing if I would come across anything else that I would buy and I did not. I know the word "bargain" is in the name but it definitely gave off bargain basement like this store receives the items that don't do well in other big box stores. I did not purchase anything as I was not super impressed, the star ratings are for its neat & clean appearance, seems organized fairly well, they did have some rare brands that might be hard to find in the regular grocery stores. Don't think it was the bestest decision to sit it that close to Target but hopefully they will develop their own fan base of loyal customers. It was just okay and depending on how desperate my situation I may try them again out of necessity.

Small store with a small town vibe, if you live in the area you're bound to meet one person you…read moreknow or vaguely remember. The food is a wide selection and the staff are always kind and courteous. I haven't had a single bad interaction there in all the time I've been there.

I love this grocery for the quality of food they have available. I've been a local resident of the…read moretown now for plus twenty years. The nicest aspect is the deli in the back of the store that makes one of the best roast beef subs to be gotten :)

Takeout order: The…read morechicken shawarma was very good. I would definitely order that again. The Italian salad was loaded with veggies and meat pinwheels. It's served with the house dressing. We'll make this into 2 meals. Chevre sandwich was ok. Probably not something I would get again. I saw a few pizzas pass me when I was picking up and they looked delicious. I'll try next time.

Solid lunch choice with two things that make it special: owners who are involved hands-on and…read morereally care, and imaginative cuisine not otherwise available in the area. Eat-in atmosphere seems a bit of an afterthought. More attention to this may make the overall experience truly special.