Let me start off my review with saying that I LOVE Grocery Outlet! I was introduced to a Grocery Outlet by a friend who took me there to shop while in York PA and I was hooked. Excellent prices and a variety of items you can choose from.
I was so excited to hear that a Grocery Outlet had opened in Edgewood. I started shopping at the Edgewood location. That store is my favorite. The store is very clean, organized and even the bathrooms are clean. It is a bit of a distance from me, but it is well worth the trip and while I am out in that area, I shop at Gabe's and the Dollar Tree.
And then to hear that a Grocery Outlet was opening in Overlea put me in excitement overload. I finally got the chance to shop there on Wed 01/29/25 after I got off of work at 5pm.
The prices were great, but they did not have a great selection of items like the Edgewood location. But I did find 2 fabulous items here that the Edgewood store did not have.... Banana flavored Hi-Chews and Strawberry Banana Milk. Although there is no store brand, all of their name brand products are even cheaper than those in competing stores.
The layout of the store is easy to figure out since it is on the smaller side for a grocery store. I did want to check out the restroom area and I was disappointed in this as well. It was not very clean as I was hoping. There was toilet paper all over the floor and someone had urinated all over the toilet seat.
What I definitely did not like was the setup of the checkout counters. There are no checkout lanes with conveyor belts to put your items on. It is one checkout lane with little desk like areas to pile your stuff on and even that is not big enough if you are buying a lot of items. And the little area behind the checkout person is very plain and stuff is just lying on the floor. It was disorganized. I did not like this feature of the store at all.
The staff was great. They were very pleasant and friendly. I may return to the Overlea location again just to grab a few items, but I will be returning back to the Edgewood location for my big shopping purchases. My assessment of Grocery Outlet... They are fantastic! AAA+ read more