Today, I was in Vaughan for a late lunch. Afterwards, I needed to do some grocery shopping. I did a search and found out that this Giant Tiger (GT) was a three-minute drive away. Sweet!
This GT is next to Costco and across from Shoeless Joe's. It was your usual craziness at Costco on a Saturday afternoon, but it was quieter in front of GT. I pulled through to park and headed over to the entrance.
This store gave me Bed, Bath, and Beyond vibes. I was close. When I looked at this store's listing on Google Maps before heading over here, it showed a photo of buybuy Baby, which was a subsidiary of Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
This GT is huge. It's probably one of the larger ones that I have ever shopped at. It was nice.
I'm not ready to see Fall fashions. Heck, I can't down pumpkin spice anything because I still have the air conditioning on and I'm wearing summery clothing. This place had everything from lightweight puffy jackets, to comfy autumn-inspired joggers.
I'll shop for all things autumnal when the time is right. It's not time yet.
I came for groceries. This section was impressive. Most freezers are upright and modern. I loved them. The one freezer that wasn't with the McCain Pizza Pockets was cool. The glass lids opened effortlessly up when you gently lifted them. It was so nice and unexpected.
The floors were spotless and extremely shiny. I tend to go to established GTs where the floors haven't had that shine in years! This store is obviously a newer one.
This store gets full marks for offering Crush sugar-free liquid water enhancers. I last bought the orange maybe two years ago and it's so good. I haven't seen them in stock for ages. This place has them in orange, grape, strawberry, and pineapple. I grabbed the grape and pineapple. I am looking forward to trying them.
I like getting groceries at GT. They are cheap and of good quality. Celery was $2.29. Eggs were $3.87. They didn't look like a hurricane had touched down and there were sad slim pickings. Everything was in pristine condition.
I was happy to see Pocky at this store. The GTs that I frequent don't have any.
If you love plushies, especially Squishmallows, the selection at this store is excellent. I didn't get any, but I wanted everything.
You have the option of using the self-checkouts (there were four of them) or getting cashed out by a human. I chose the latter. One of the self-checkout kiosks was out of service. I felt like the woman at the checkout would be perfect.
She was helping answer a question that a woman at the self-checkout had. The customer was scanning a bra and asked whether she could return it. At first, the female staffer said yes. She then decided to call her manager. The verdict? Nope, you can't return it.
It was good to know. I also appreciated that this staffer took it a step further to ask.
She asked if I had a GT VIP membership. I did and gave her my cell number associated with it. I then paid with a credit card. Done!
I put all my groceries in my reusable bag. I thanked her and left.
It's nice that there's this GT is Vaughan. I had a great experience and look forward to coming back more often.
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