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    O'keefe General Store

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Market Basket

    3.3(23 reviews)
    3.1 mi
    $

    I was visiting the area and decided to stop off and pick up a few groceries before I headed towards…read morehome. The shelves were well stocked and with the products all neatly arranged. Everything I needed was easy to find. The signage in the store made it easy to find the sale items. The staff was very helpful and friendly. The store was neat, clean and well kept up. The store seemed very busy but there were plenty of registers open so the lines went pretty quick. I would gladly shop here again the next time I am in the area.

    At 838 Lafayette rd on February 27, 2026 at 11:23 am with cashier Theresa C emp# 0410154…read moreShe Made comments to the person that was in front of me when he came back to purchase the newspaper. The man asked me if it was ok if he went in front of me because he only had the newspaper, the cashier Theresa said "it doesn't matter what she says I'm the boss here what I said say goes and she's got way more than 12 items" I counted the items, there were 16. I told her, there only 16 items , and I said I was sorry and her response was was so rude " yeah just like I told the guy in front of you you have way more than 12 items". I said " you be more polite to customers" I asked her if she wanted me to go to another aisle and she responded " I just want you to leave the store ", then She called me a "little bitch" UNDER HER BREATH, I asked her " did you just call me a little bitch". she denied it. The girl stocking cigarettes behind immediately responded to me, with a raised voice, the girl said " SHE DIDNT SAY THAT" The girl stocking cigarettes was about 6 feet behind her at the time there was no way that she would've heard her say anything under her breath anyway. I kept saying to her, that she shoukd be nicer to customers, but every time I told her to be nicer to her customers she'd let out up big sigh , put her hands up and say " oh my god" At one point She stopped ringing my items up at to ask asked me if I wanted to leave and shop somewhere else. She'd bag the items and then put them far left so I couldn't reach them. Check the security tapes if necessary. She even gave me a bag and said " here, bag it yourself" She made a comment when I was grabbing my bag and leaving she said "go drink your wine " because I bought two small bottles of Pinot Grigio. That was a disgusting comment. This is the worst experience I've ever had in a store. It was embarrassing. She was awful to me, just because I had 16 items instead of 12. I'm almost 50 yrs old and this is the worst cashier I've ever interacted with. I still feel sick about it. I was so bothered by it that I swore at her by the end of that experience, it was awful. I'll never ever go to that Market Basket again Such an awful experience

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    Stop & Shop

    Stop & Shop

    2.5(34 reviews)
    5.0 mi
    $$

    Just moved in to the area. And have used stop and shop home delivery in Norton Ma. Great Service…read moreThis srore in Amesbury is huge, clean and shelves stocked to the brim. Being all Italian I was blown away by the imported selection. Met Chris the Asst. Mgr. Walking and ensuring things were on point. Staff friendly and helpful I was more impresses with outside garden. Which flowers and plants are provided by Cavvechio Greenhouses out of Sudbury Ma. Worked for Cavvechio in the past. My love and passion 40 years retired in horticulture! Outstanding healthy selection of flowers and plants. Cavvechio if you need a water boy or Chris if you need part time help in the florist. Please call me Ray DeMarco 5082390913

    This is the only grocery store (of size) for the city of Amesbury. However, it is serving…read moreSalisbury, Seabrook, Newburyport and Merrimack as well. SB & Nbpt have their own stores but you still get a lot of traffic from those areas. Consequently, this place is typically busy and is very busy depending on the day and forget about it when you have the beach/summer rentals!! They don't have the staff to handle it and you'll always see lines. The self checkout is encouraged (after all they have already paid for the scanners). But the line is always long and seems to have the grumpiest people around. You will be charged for your paper bags and expect the machine to glitch while you are attempting to checkout and bag your items. The machine will be audibly telling you what to do and if you are not going fast enough (not those exact words). Doesn't this sound like a good time for paying for more expensive groceries, doing the work yourself, and best case is just getting stern looks from the frustrated customers who are waiting up to actual verbal confrontation by said waiting customers. I don't remember the last time I shopped in the store and didn't find expired food items for sale on the shelves. I used to take them to the desk to get them pulled so someone would not buy it and get sick. Now they don't have the desk staffed FT anymore so I don't want to wait for them to do this. PLEASE be mindful of the expiration dates so you don't get sick or waste your money!! The cooler that houses organics and some packaged Boar's Head, packaged pasta and hummus is right next to the deli doors. Sadly, I have often seen mice droppings in this refrigerator case. While the food is packaged and remains sealed, it is disgusting and unsanitary to be going through the case touching items that mice have been on (even if they didn't get into the package they spread by touching the items). As a disabled customer, I can say that they no longer have the power chairs at both entrances. You will need to enter the store by the Elm St entrance (closest to the pharmacy) to get a chair. Both entrances have regular carriages but not the powered ones -- so don't get stranded. The bottle return is no where near that entrance so it is very inconvenient for disabled customers. The deli has an electronic ordering system which is helpful if you're in a time crunch. Avoid waiting and put the order in while you do your other shopping. I've never used the butcher section because it is typically closed when I'm there or I have waited for someone to appear and I've given up. I pharmacy is by far the best part of this store -- but it is not owned by the corporation. The staff there is very friendly, helpful and sadly overwhelmed because we have a lack of good pharmacies in the area. The bakery section is decent. Again, I rarely see anyone there and they are bringing items in from a central baking location. They cover the basics with cakes, breads, donuts, and bagels. None of the offerings are what I would consider upscale or beyond average. For the price, you're better off going with any of the several local bakeries around. Bathrooms are in the corner of the store behind the deli area. Thankfully they are typically fairly clean or clean enough that I don't feel like I need to immediately get home to scrub down. Overall, this grocery store serves a wide variety of communities and is busy because of the lack of food/staples stores in the area. They'd certainly suffer if they had a halfway decent grocery store nearby as a competitor. All in all, just be aware of expiration dates. The rest is just a matter of packing your own reusable bags and having patience. PS: Vermette's is the local store for groceries. It's small and doesn't carry a lot of stuff. But check out their review.

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    Vermette's

    Vermette's

    4.2(14 reviews)
    5.9 mi
    $$

    I'm writing a review because this place is a gem. Not because I want it to be overrun by people who…read morejust discovered it. The parking lot may seem small but it has only been so full once that I had to wait for a space to open up. This is the local place where you can get a bunch of your necessities. I don't think it is the place where I could ever get everything I need for my shopping list. But it does have some produce, meat, frozen food and ice cream. They have a small curated selection of alcohol too. Because it's so small just about everything is either a heavily used item or it is a careful curation of choices that they are offering. The store has always been clean and organized when I'm there. Which is amazing because I don't see people roaming around doing this task. I don't think I have ever heard customers verbally confront each other in the store (doesn't mean it doesn't happen, I just have not witnessed it). It just seems to be a little more laidback than the corporate grocery stores. As a local business, I try to shop there and support them. They are a vital part of our community. We have a lot of people who want to walk or bike to get their groceries and they can here. Prices are reasonable. They could be obscene because of their size and location but they are not interested in going that route. That speaks volumes to the store owners and management. I'm a member of a local civic organization and we regularly ask them for their help with prizes for our fundraising etc. They really do an amazing job and give back to the community. I cannot imagine a reason why I wouldn't want to shop there other than I can't get everything there. The benefits outweigh that though. An added bonus is that you will be paying an actual clerk that will greet you and be nice throughout the process!!

    Great market with good staff. The meat is very good. The staff is pleasant and helpfulread more

    O'keefe General Store - grocery - Updated May 2026

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