I've been going to the Ephrata Sharp Shopper for years. Helps supplement my family's groceries. Great selection of items. I wouldn't suggest going there for bread however as it's better and cheaper at Aldi. You can get a large variety of drinks at discounted prices. Just be sure to check the dates. read more

Always a great selection of goods at great prices! Better than the ones in Virginia and not much farther from our home in Maryland. Highly recommend! read more

I've been coming here for quite sometime now. I'll always take a visit when I come back home from VA, great stock, nice employees and very clean all over. Great deals on gatorade, Starbucks creamer, cereal and soda. read more

I try to get here a few times a month as the bargains are always changing and sometimes I find many great finds. Before you buy anything here, check the expiration date and the price. Not every item is bargain priced. Some might even be the same or even more than a regular full service supermarket. Most of the staff is very friendly and helpful. Finally, if you are not sure if you will like a product as it could be a strange flavor or very spicy, buy one of the items and taste it after you check out. If it turns out that you really like the product and the price is too good to pass up, go back and buy to your heart's content. If you don't buy on the same day, most likely the next time you return, the product could be gone. read more

This is the third SS location I've been to. At each location you'll find something different and this one was no exemption. Some things that are consistent are low prices, and an overabundance of snacks. In fact SS is the place to go for cheap snacks. Some things to know before you go here or any other locations: Go in with an open mind. Inventory constantly changes and you'll never know what you'll find. Be prepared to go somewhere else if shopping from a list and your end goal is to get everything on it. Produce can be touch and go, and always check dates on fresh items. They are near, at, or past expiration. Do always check out their bulk items. Here's where you'll score great deals on homemade pastas, unusual flours, baking items, and spices in bulk. Stock up on drinks and snacks, they have more of that kind of stuff than anything else. Specific to this location and the reason for 3 stars instead of 4 is their very lenient mask policy. They serve a large amount of plan folk, who rarely wear masks and the store certainly don't enforce it. More people at this location are without than with and for me that's an issue. Otherwise a decent, discount grocer. EDIT TO AD: They are a Christian owned grocery chain - no Sunday hours anywhere. read more

Very clean store, with excellent prices and a very good selection of products. Some products near to expiration date or just past date and some products are nowhere near expiration. read more

I was living in Middletown pa for 2 years, and I love Smart shopper. Great prices, clean, a lot of varieties. But I recently moved to Pittsburgh , my home town. I was shocked at the high prices. Will smart shopper be opening In pittsburgh area SOON. I can not aford the food prices here. Please consider opening a store in Pittsburgh, suburb is Penn Hills Pa. I hope to see a smart shopper soon. Thank you. read more

The management team at the Butler sharpshopper are very rude and inconsiderate. I've spent approximately $400 a month there for the past 6 months. They had a customer Appreciation week in which they gave me 3 entries to put in. So I put my name on one, my daughter who lives with me on one and her husband. So my daughter won and she called and spoke to a manager named Mary who said I could pick it up for her. My daughter is not well and is unable to get there. Do I made a special trip to pick up a measly $20 Bluetooth speaker and a very rude manager named BELINDA would not give it to me. Keep in mind that I told them that the person who shops there and my daughter and son in law never have been there in there lives. Then this BELINDA accused me of swearing at her ,in which, I didn't. I said " This is S__t. I called the manager Nick the next day and he was as bad as BELINDA. I've turned them into the BBB. And am calling corporate on Monday. I am an ex police officer with 20 years experience and I have never been treated so rudely in my life i am 62 years old. If corporate doesn't make this right then I'm turning it over to my lawyers. Please don't patronize this business read more

They have all kinds of food from produce to meats it's definitely worth the trip and your time

We stopped at the Sharper Shopper in Butler, PA on the way home from the East Coast. All because of hearing so many positives on IG from one influencer. It was ok. The store was clean and bright. We bought $100 worth so its not that I didn't find anything to buy. I had to put many items back due to the expiration date being already expired or will be shortly. I know, I know everyone's opinion on expiration dates but I am not going out of my way to buy expired food. I have an Aldi locally to where I live and I didn't find Sharp Shopper's prices much different from them. I can see why large families are attracted to Sharp Shopper as they offer more buying in bulk. I am glad I visited but am good to stick with local stores. Interestingly enough, as we drove away from Sharp Shopper, within 1/2 mile, there was Walmart and an Aldi. read more

**CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE ON EVERYTHING** I don't know how in the world other yelpers haven't reported this. Maybe they didn't notice. Maybe I am paranoid because I am a New Yorker-who knows- I am all for bargain hunting and shopping at discount grocery stores and produce markets but never at the cost of buying expired food. You'll find reasonable prices on some items (others are typical supermarket prices) but I picked out several items that were expired from OCT 2016!!! i.e. Sarah Lee frozen pumkin pie. Some were expired from a month ago i.e. Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, others several months i.e.Crushed Tomatos in a can and canned Del Monte green peas. And the list goes on, and on.Then I wondered how is it even legal for a store to sell expired food. I came across this explanation from the FDA: "With the exception of infant formula, the laws that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) administers do not preclude the sale of food that is past the expiration date indicated on the label. FDA does not require food firms to place "expired by", "use by" or "best before" dates on food products. This information is entirely at the discretion of the manufacturer. A principle of U.S. food law is that foods in U.S. commerce must be wholesome and fit for consumption. A "best by", "use by" or expiration date does not relieve a firm from this obligation. A product that is dangerous to consumers would be subject to potential action by FDA to remove it from commerce regardless of any date printed on a label." With that being said, screw the FDA, they obviously don't have my best interest in mind so I only purchased items that were due to expire several months forward. I must say that their customer service is good and the store is well kept. Very organized and clean. read more

041417 Sharp Shopper is the grocery outlet that's a step or two below regular supermarkets. They get the overflow, overproduction or near expiration date products and sell them at rock bottom prices. That being said, remember to: * check the dates on the products. * what you see one week, they may not have the next week, * closed sundays. They sell fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy products. Their lunchmeat & cheese are delicious. It can get crowded at times. Especially public assistance days. There are several locations. ( This review is based on Ephrata & Leola ). Staff is helpful & courteous. They take credit / debit / ebt / checks. read more

I have shopped at Sharp Shopper since they started. I know what to expect and they have always been accommodating. I don't have a problem with the store itself. The problem is with the customers. This is not a Covid safe store!! The are always at least 4 to 6 people there with no masks, sometimes several whole families. There are also many people with there masks below their noses. I have decided to not shop there until pandemic has really eased. This store in Ephrata is not safe. read more

Great place to shop with excellent prices. It's obvious most other reviewers don't quite understand "best it used by" dates. These dates are arbitrarily placed on products by the manufacturers. They arent going to sell rotten chicken, moldy bread, or spoiled milk. read more

Fruits, veggies and milk all fresh. Some juices close to expiration. I bought nearly expired coffee and it is now long expired but tastes good and hasn't made me sick at all. I payed a fraction. These keurigs qerw normally $12 and I got them for $2.99. I found oils, mixes, etc at a Fraction of the cost. Way better than Sams club or Costco. You are a sharp shopper here for real! Besides, if you have a big family, yiu will never get to those nearing expiration dates. read more

I really like Sharp shopper. The prices are great, the store is clean and the staff is friendly. Just remember to look at the expiration date because some of the items are out of data or close to being out of date. read more

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Not covid compliant. A lot of people in the store workout masks in. No enforcing of mask wearing,.

This Sharp Shopper in Ephrata is one of the best kept grocery store secrets. They have a huge selection of snacks, drinks, food, frozen food, cheeses, vegetables, and household items. They don't have everything but yogurts are 4 for $1.00 and you can find cheap cereal. It's hard to decide if this store is better than the Sharp Shopper in Leola so I just go to both. read more

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Walked in and my jaw dropped! Never been in a Sharp Shopper so i didnt know what to expect! I was like a kid in a candy store! The prices were really good and i got amazing deals in the freezer department! Most definitely will be going back there! read more

Sharp Shopper is larger than many other discount grocery stores. It is very clean and bright, too. The staff is friendly and helpful. Most of the basic items on our list are available every day, but you had better stock up on good deals, because when an item is gone, you might not see it again. They have a nice size parking lot, too. read more

sharp shopper is ephrata is one of the cleanest stores around workers thier are very pleasent. they have a good veriity of stuff for an affordable price. very impressed. read more

It's like a thrift store, but with FOOD! Most food items are only lightly used. It's GREAT!! Perfect. 10/10. I love that many of the items are near expiring, it means that I need to eat them more quickly. read more

Keep one thing in mind..expiration dates. There are some things i can live with if expiration date is not really outdated. But for the most part things are within a good date. Never now what will be in store, they buy from various places . Worth the trip . The store is clean. The workers are pleasant. It is not a full service grocery store but close to it. I buy my meats at Weaver Market 272 . read more

This grocery store is very clean and has great prices. However you will not always find the same things week after week. Great frozen, dairy, produce, bulk food and grocery choices. Their meat and deli is slim pickings. This is a great store to go to before going to the regular grocery store. You will save lots of money on regular items but you'll see so many awesome deals that you will buy them all and end up spending more then planed. Highly recommend. read more

Sharp Shopper is a lifesaver for many people especially with today's economy. It's very clean, the register's always have friendly and fast cashiers. Just be sure to check the dates because it's a discount grocer that carries expired groceries. However, there are plenty items in date. read more