I see others have beaten me to the reviews. Yes, the items are pricey. . And yes, while we had hopes for a great store to replace the snoozing old owner, what we got was a monopolist that is constantly eliminating name brand items for those with manufacturers whose names sound like they were made up by a six year old in her play kitchen. Their generic brands are not pleasing to us. . But, as we say, so much for the good news! Now the bad. Their meat. Their meat. Oh, their meat. That's one thing we definitely will not buy. Including their rotisserie chicken, fresh fried chicken and such. . Where do we get our meats locally? Yesteryears butcher shop, great 5 star meats at admittedly high prices, and Sav-a-Lot for 4.5 star meats (yes, unbelievable a convenience store offers good meats at about half the price of full size grocery stores) in stores just east towards Wheatfield or west towards Roselawn. . I'd like to take this opportunity to say something good about Stracks limited produce selection. But I wouldn't feel right telling you something like that. . (We find excellent fresh produce at the Sav-a-Lot stores! . Stracks also offers Instacart participation. We used it. We then called Instacart and canceled our membership for allowing this store to be representative of Instacarts service. 45 minutes to pick up an Instacart order. Really? Yes. Definitely do not use Instacart if you think you need a quick pickup which of course is the point of it. . Jewel in Lowell offers delivery service to Demotte. . Use Jewel and you won't have to negotiate the Stracks parking lot. . Your car will thank you. Now despite all this, it is the only large store in the immediate area. Both the aforementioned convenience stores and the dollar stores are our first choice to run to but we admit we must shop at Stracks at times. But luckily most needs are met by local small alternatives and large more distant chains that deliver. read more