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| - Bronwyn lives at the top of Northcote, so this is our go-to place due to pure convenience. That definitely earned it a few stars.
Overall, prices are decent here. They have a price-match policy, but I don't use it. They have most of the things you need. However, I find the place to be rather unorganized. Things aren't where they should be, intuitively.
They don't have a deli or meat counter. I suppose this keeps the prices down, but it also means we do our meat shopping elsewhere. That being said, if we're in a pinch for dinner, we can usually go and find something on sale that we don't mind working with (it's simply not a priority spot for meat or fish).
I had an odd experience the other day. We wanted to make chili, but Bronwyn's cupboard was missing a few key spices. No worries, I thought, I'll head to Freshco. I went to the aisle I recalled had the spices. I searched high and low, and there was no chill powder (or oregano, or cayenne). Threw me for a loop. I asked a worker if there were any more spices elsewhere in the store, and he pointed me to 2 additional brands (oddly, all 3 spices were in 3 different bloody aisles). Overall, none of the 3 brands had chili powder in stock. What's up with that? Did everyone in the west end decide to make chili this morning?
Anyway, overall, it does the trick as a grocery store. Just don't expect anything extravagant, and don't be surprised if you can't find an item from time to time.
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