After spending some time at Georgian Mall last Saturday, I needed to get some groceries. There are many grocery stores near this mall. I did a quick search on my map app and saw Zehrs.
During this pandemic, one of many positives has been finding new grocery stores to frequent. I have enjoyed my experiences at a few Zehrs in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area, but have never been to a Zehrs away from this trifecta. I decided to drive a bit further (a whopping three minutes more by car) to visit this store.
This Zehrs is in North Barrie Crossing Shopping Centre (it's essentially a plaza with box stores). It reminded me of the shopping plaza in Ajax where you have to go up a bit of a hill to get to the stores. It's enjoyable on a clear day, but it could be problematic with freezing rain on the ground.
There was plenty of parking. I got a prime spot steps away from the entrance. I walked in and was happy.
The area with two different types of shopping carts greeted me. It looked so clean and organized. I got a smaller cart and wheeled it in.
I liked the prepared food section. I couldn't help but to salivate over sausage rolls, empanadas, samosas, ... basically, this entire display case was taunting me to get everything baked and fried. I stuck with my gameplan and walked away from it. I do need to get some next time.
I had a few items on my shopping list. They were all found walking the perimeter of this store. I found them rather quickly:
- Ground beef
- Ground veal
- Broth (veggie and beef)
I had a meatball soup recipe that I wanted to make it. Getting ground veal has been more of an effort to find, but I got lean ground veal easily from this store. The lean ground beef was right next to it. Nice!
A few steps over were the no-name beef and veggie broth boxes. I can't remember going with this brand for broth. I typically get the reduced salt version, but I wanted to be a regular human being for a change and got them.
This Zehrs is probably the smallest one that I've visited, but I like it. It has everything that I need and like, including an amazing frozen foods and dessert aisle.
The Joe Fresh section is located next to the checkout area. It's deadly! You can literally grab a scarf and pay for it immediately.
I like that there's a screen that visually and audibly lets you know the number of the next checkout counter that is available for you to head over to.
I had a nice man helping me out with cashing my items out. I declined getting a plastic bag. I paid with my debit card and scanned my PC Optimum barcode from my phone. Done and done!
I had a great experience shopping here. Barrie has three other Zehrs locations, which makes me happy. I'd return to this one when I'm in the area again.
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