Real Canadian Superstore

Bought three lobsters at the Calgary Shawnessey Superstore Christmas Eve, stored them in the fridge at home for a couple of hours. Prepared dinner, pulled out the lobsters to boil, and two of the three were dead. Thanks for ruining Christmas Eve, Galen, with your disgusting practise of selling dead lobsters. Oh, and the mood around our house so far on Christmas Day isn’t any better. Thanks.

It’s alright. Bought a BBQ today, good value but trying to find someone to give me a hand to pick it up was a nightmare… I ended up asking a nice lady in the pharmacy bit for a hand and she did but the previous few people seemed more intent on clocking out than helping out… sort that out the customer service and it would be 5 star review.

I typically enjoy going to the Gas Bar at the Real Canadian Superstore but I’ve now stopped because they regularly have people trying to sell or sign you up to their Master Card.
Its worse then having telemarketers call you because they don’t leave you alone and have a reply to every answer you give them. I’m in the middle of getting gas and they know it, so they continue to harass you with their stupid card. If I wanted their card, I would have gotten their card.
They could have a less intrusive booth stationed where people can sign up if they wanted. Like at the airport. People don’t go for gas to be cornered into signing up for another credit card.
Good job superstore with your sketchy marketing tactics, you just lost another customer! Keep it up… Annoy more people!

I have been shopping here for 13 years, bakery department-​awesome. Deli-​awesome, they know what I will be buying and how I like it wrapped. The pharmacist that I have ordered from is one of the most caring I have ever come across. Basically this store is like family with great prices. When I go to other stores’especially CO-​OP and Safeway, I get mad when I see the prices, sometimes double. I make my shopping more pleasant by going early before the crowds, always keep a loonie in my car and I have green bins for packing. Simple.
The liquor store also has great staff and prices.

Everything in Alberta is bigger.
As superstores go, this one is pretty spiffy. It’s worth a quick trip in if only for the Joe Fresh section, which this little British Columbian is pretty envious of. I love JF for work basics and this spot had more selection then Vancouver’s stores combined.
And the clearance… oh gosh, the clearance. Yes… I will buy 6 belts for $ 2 a pop.
Beyond the expansive clothing/​clearance section — this spot totes a pretty damn good fresh produce section which was lovely to see in something so big. And a decent little organic corner — tip of the hat to you Superstore.
But really — this is pretty run of the mill. Better then Walmart. Cheaper then Shoppers. It’s a Superstore and is great for Superstore type necessities.

I don’t typically shop at Superstore. However I had no choice so recently I found my self at the country hills location. What a difference, the store layout was new and improved. Well done superstore, you deserve 5 stars. I will be coming back. PS. I too found that the staff there are quite friendly and willing to help.

I have been shopping here since 1997, but I never knew that one day I’d give these guys 4 stars. Count ‘em! Back in the good old days, I’d rate them 2 or 3 stars at best…
What has changed? 1) The produce section has moved to the centre aisle (s) and it appears that there’s more shelving/​layout space for all the different fruits and veggies (rather than having the produce lie around in storage). I wonder if they reduced the number of the bulk bins? The Bernard Callebaut bulk chocolate seems to be missing… 2) The overhead signage in each aisle has improved immensely. The print is larger and there are more items listed on each sign. 3) Items seem to better stocked. Since going to Superstore is a bit further than going to Co-​op, I sort of expect to buy all of the items on my list on a single trip. In the past, it was tough bananas for you (I like to shop around 8:00 — 9:30am; no later); over one-​third of my items were out of stock or simply unaccounted for (e.g. Baking aisle: no dried apricots, raisins, almonds. Food wrap: no parchment paper, paper plates, or plastic wrap)! Well, I’ve only come here 3 times since their reno/​reshelving, the acid test would be before Thanksgiving and Christmas. 4) Gotta love the cheese display. There are more display units to showcase their extensive selection of cheeses and pates.
5) They’ve added an in-​house sushi and platter-​making island. Did you forget to order something to take to a BBQ, concert or special event? Come to Superstore and get it then! 6) It was easier to maneuver my cart around the rearranged aisles/​shelving units.

About a month ago they rearranged everything. The two biggest changes are the addition of the optical department (yay) and moving the produce into the centre of the store (weird). As with most stores, produce quality varies by time of day. In the evening it looks like the lettuce has been fighting amongst themselves and all the apples have rolled around the store a lap or two. I like that pretty much anything our house needs is in this store, usually at a decent price. I think in the renovation they removed a few self-​checkout machines, which is a bummer, since I hate the experience of the cashiers rolling vegetables down the conveyor belt at you.

Don’t expect much and you’ll be fine. If you need help of any kind forget it. Service is not what Superstore is known for. Low prices. But even then, you have to know your prices otherwise you may not save any money. What I hate is that you often have to buy 3 or 6 of something to get the lower price which is completely annoying as a single person. I don’t need 6 cobs of corn. I only need 1 or 2. That’s why I don’t shop here much. Line ups can be horrendous if have more than what you can use in the self checkout line. And then you sometimes get the dumbass who has 50 items and takes his sweet time with it all. Those people should be banned from using these lanes.
Produce can be hit or miss sometimes. I just don’t think the drive is worth it for me personally. I refuse to buy meat or fish here because it just doesn’t look right. And the bulk section sometimes scares me as I’ve seen people reach right in with their hands and start munching away. Geez! People have no manners.
I have bought glasses at the optical place at one of the other locations. Price was good and it only took a week or so to have them made. In the summer I check out the bedding plants but again you need to buy 10 in order to get the lower price. Not worth it for the single chick here.
At the end of seasons you can get good deals on stuff like today I got bbq brushes for half price. BBQ’s, lawn chairs, tables and other stuff was discounted big time.

Impressed! I have lived in Calgary for 9 months now and I am 9 months too late in finding this fine store. I will be damned if I ever walk into a Co-​op again!
Clean, well stocked, beautiful produce, well-​priced to say the least and I was not even remotely nearly mowed down with a huge shopping cart! The kiwis were 33 cents each! The best frozen pizza I have ever had in my life was $ 3 from here! (had it tonight and saved big $ on take out)
Yes, the store is large and be prepared to get some exercise to get your carton of milk. I bet you cannot come out of there with just your milk though!
Whoever created the lay-​out for this store is genius but that is just my opinion. I love it and it will be the only place I shop now! We got about 6 big bags of groceries for $ 50. And a case of water! And cat food! :) Love the self check out too. It scans easily and the counter-​boy scans your coupons and discounted items with a smile!
I love the location too, in a great part of town near our home.

I have been going to this Superstore for ever, it’s great,
it is usually well stocked. The staff is what you would expect in grocery store staff. The place is always super busy, although I personally take it as a challenge. I think my fine motor skills have improved from weaving through the crowds of people. So I guess I could say I am a better person due to this Superstore.
Also, President’s Choice products are amazing.

The parking at this Superstore is pretty open during the work day and it’s well organized. However, I’m not a fan of the looooong isles in comparison to the Centre Street North location where they have shorter isles and more of them, which I find makes for less needless walking (not that I’m lazy, but it’s not efficient shopping). Also, this Superstore has significantly less self check-​out terminals which makes for more waiting (if you prefer this process), also needless when the store isn’t that busy.

My favourite Superstore in the city, and clearly, the only one I go to.
The reason I love this particular location so much is because it’s in a good area (Edgemont), the crowd isn’t sketchy (like I sometimes find it to be in the other locations of Superstore) and depending on which day you go, it’s not always insanely packed. I also love that they always carry every single last item on my grocery list, including the items on my ‘Indian shopping list’ such as basmati rice and chickpea flour. The produce section is always well stocked and it’s rare that they run out of items before restocking them. The prices are always reasonable and they carry Joe Fresh clothing which I love to peruse!
The parking situation is also good and it’s located in the Country Hills Plaza so you can pick up movie rentals, drop off your dry cleaning, pick up some pizza and even grab a couple of blizzards from Dairy Queen on your way home :)
I’ve missed this Superstore in my years away and I’m planning to make up for lost time in the upcoming weeks :)
See you there.

Out of the two Real Canadian Superstores we frequented while living in Calgary, this was our favorite. Parking was pretty good, and this location was clean and well organized. I loved shopping at these places because they have *everything* (pharmacy section, tons of food, bulk, housewares), and the prices are good. Some of our favorite plates came from here, we still use them YEARS later — never break or scratch up, and they were cheap. And actually look kind of trendy. Totally miss shopping here.