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| - Easily my least favourite place in town to get groceries.
Your weekly ad comes in the mail, and the prices look phenomenal - huge discounts over what other local stores are seeking products at, and on items you'll probably be using anyway. It looks longer a great place to hit up.
Reality:
1) Carts for Rent. The store still has a "cart rental" system, so be sure to bring a quarter with you to release your dirty cart from the stalls. Don't forget to return it or you'll be out a buck later.
2) Lack of products. The store is frequently out of advertised sale items. Not just out of product on the shelves, but store-wide. There are lots of signs all over advertising supply shortage and "substitutions", but don't count on getting exactly what you went there for. Even as early as Sunday morning, you'll be likely to see holes in the shelves. Oh, and no rainchecks.
3) PC Points is a joke. Every other chain's loyalty program lets you buy what you need and get rewarded. Some offer bonuses on certain products. No Frills makes you load digital offers on specific products, and you'll only get points if you buy those items. Spent $50 on groceries? No points unless you bought those products. Bought those items but forgot to load the offers from the app or website? No points there either.
4) BYOB - bring your own bag or you'll be paying for each one you need. If you're bad at guessing, you'll end up short and need to buy more, or end up with extras. And don't expect help bagging...that's on you, friend.
5) No customer service desk. Want to inquire about something? You'll have to hunt for someone in the store, or wait in the register line. If you're lucky, you'll get an associate who can help. Most of the staff is pretty friendly, even if they can't help you, so there is that.
This store is good if you need something cheap and generic, but for the poor quality of the service and lack of product, I'd recommend Co-op instead, 9 times out of 10.
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