For Brampton, this is a great Chinese/Asian supermarket but when you compare it to the rest of the GTA, it's just not that great. There's another Oceans in Mississauga on Hurontario and the quality is notably different. Considering they're only maybe 15 minutes away on the highway, you'd think they'd be using the same suppliers but this one has more wilted looking items than my lawn in a drought.
Parking is a bit chaotic here. I'm not sure if it's the drivers or the layout of the place but I think it's the drivers (Sorry Bramptonites!). People are darting in front of your car regardless of what you're doing. Once you stop cursing at people and you're inside the market, you notice the lighting is a bit off. I think it's the lack of natural light but it has that odd haze from too much florescent lighting. This place is large (like all the other Oceans markets) and right off the bat, you're hit with the whiff of the fish (and not in a good way). They had salted fillets standing out and it didn't smell pleasant. There was a lot of fish in the tanks and they seem all fine swimming about but the tanks itself seemed to be not great condition. The Oceans on Hurontario almost seems brand new in comparison (even though it's been there for a few years now). The meat area here was in the same condition. It's not spotless and the meat felt like it was thrown about here.
The English and Asian vegetables weren't too bad here. Same thing goes for the baked good section. I noticed this market really catered to the south Asian community more as it had several aisles dedicated to those cultures.
Checkout was a bit frantic as it seemed like everyone was in a roller derby to get their carts into the line ups. The cashiers all seemed to going through the mechanical process of scanning but it's no different from any No Frills I've been to.
Overall the prices are fair and the selection is decent, I just wasn't a fan of the meat or fish area of this market. I wouldn't buy anything as it didn't seem to be well handled. I could take that risk but I fear my stomach probably wouldn't recover from it.