Real Canadian Superstore

With recent upgrades to North shore superstore the store looks to be heading in the right direction. While store refresh/​Reno isn’t finished yet it is already looking better. Actually prefer visiting superstore over Walmart due to improvement to store.
Parking lot is huge and there is aways a rush to park closest to store even though there is tons of parking little further. Depending on when you visit you can find tons of employees on the floor or zero employees to help out. I wish they had a more consistent workforce on floor. Biggest issue I have is with corporate store rather than this particular location. On multiple occasions they advertise products on sale but the store doesn’t even receive the products or such small quantity that it runs out within few hours. Not like these are door busters sales but better inventory management would be great. Customer service is pretty good and will give out rain cheques if needed.
Really wish they put a small section in the produce aisle with free fruits for kids like some other stores are doing. Love the idea to give little ones healthy options as opposed to chips or candy. Looking forward to the Reno being done.

Opinions change. Company’s change. Loblaw’s is a corporate company, huge, influential, and Canadian.
Even in a market plagued with food shortages, transportation problems, competition, and unfavorable weather, Loblaw’s pulls through.

This location has the best clothing selection. Parking lot is always a nightmare. Lots of good produce usually, and a huge organized store.

superstore is one of my favorite stores but on sat 11/​30/​2013. Icame to the n.v. Store b/​c the east van store is always too crowded. The weekly meat special was t bone steaks. My understanding of a t bone was striploin on one side of the bone & tenderloin on the other side. Here many of the t bones were striploin & bone w a sliver of tenderloin at best. Hey thats not right. They pillaged the expensive part & tried to trick the uninformed consumer. Also there were striploinn being sold in the same cooler for $ 2 more/​kg. Again another slight of hands trick. I was dissappointed. &to top things off I couldnt get off gilligans island after shoppng b/​c north vancouvers first murder had the police shut both bridges. I dont think ill visit this ss ever again. I still like other ss but this one. No thank you

after witnessing the mad Xmas shopping rush today I’ve become a loyal supporter. SO MANY shoppers working through the aisles peacefully and patiently. Even what seemed to be huge lineups at the registers moved through pretty fast. Friendly efficient cashier.
I recall past xmas shopping and going through most supermarkets and mega stores looking like what we expected the Mayan Apocalypse to be like.
Yet superstore today was clean, organized, staff appearing calm and content. I was pretty amazed.
I like shopping here late in the evening usually when there are less shoppers.

Pump here; shop there! That’s the logic used at this Superstore. Not a bad one, I might say. As we do not live in this area, we do not venture this far for groceries. However, we do fill up the car at the Petro Canada in this block along the way home. Recently, we discovered that you can use the receipts from the pumps to get discounts on groceries at this Superstore! So, we finally took the time to explore this Superstore yesterday.
Not everything’s at a good price, in my opinion. You can definitely find lower prices for some items at other supermarkets. I can see that the same company owns No Frills, although the cleanliness here beats a No Frills any time. The lunch meats are a good buy! The deli Honey Maple Ham was $ 1.68/lb.
I bought a head of Romaine and O-​M-​G were they clean! I got home and started my usual routine of soaking the life out of my raw vegetables before dinner time. To my utter surprise, the leaves on the Romaine were practically spotless! Was it just my luck that the ONE head of Romaine was so incredibly clean? Or are they just so amazing at cleaning their vegetables? Either way, I consider myself impressed!
Perhaps we might visit this Superstore a little more nowadays because of the pump receipt discounts & the squeaky clean vegetables!

This place is a good place to get everyday, CHEAP groceries. Prices are definitely better than most grocery stores. Anytime I walk into another store like Safeway or Save-​On my jaw drops at the prices since I am used to the Superstore prices.
CHEAP it is. That being said, this place can be a MAD ZOO! There are usually way too many people in the store, it can be disorganized and people are just generally in a bad mood (including the cashiers). Go on a weekday morning if you can to avoid the crowds.
All in all, the shopping experience is worth it as I’d rather save tons of money on my groceries.
Tip: make sure to bring your own bags (it’s good to be environmentally friendly anyways) as they charge 5 cents per plastic bag. Also, you need to have a loonie on hand to get a shopping cart. If you don’t have one, walk in the main doors and look for the greeter as they can give you change.

As in my other reviews of the Superstore chain of stores, I am usually not a fan, due to the ‘zoo’ like nature of the outfit. From the messy parking lot, to the unorderly ordeal of going into the store, but this one is different. More organized, probably from the staff that works here. The lighting, I also find, is brighter at this location.
I just find what I want here, and it is all placed in the area that it should be it, no hassle finding, and fighting through the ordeal of mass grocery and item shopping! The parking lot is big, and as I said, no fault to the store to who comes to this place, but the people know how to park, and how to walk (not in the middle of the lane) when cars are driving around.
My store of choice, only it is a little out of the way, but the better of the bunch.

I can’t help but compare every superstore/​grocery store I go to. to Whole Foods/​Capers.
Bottom line is, Whole Foods stores are just so nice, friendly service, quality products, organized sections, cozy atmosphere… I could just shop there all day…
Real Canadian Superstore– I went in once (it was an HST free day), and I walked out faster than I walked in. It was an extremely busy day, huge line-​ups at the cashiers, people everywhere in a shopping frenzy. The only reason I ever even went there was to spend points my bf got on Presidents Choice MC.
I guess it makes sence to shop there if you have a huge family. But unless you buy in a bulk and settle for lower quality products, you won’t save much (from what I have noticed)

My wife and I have been shopping at that store for a number of years. I found that the No Name Brands have considerably improved in quality and the Presidents Choice is second to none in quality and price, There are also a few shortcomings I noticed over this period of time. Namely: The quality of fresh vegetables like lettuce etc is generally poor and wilted. I prefer to buy these in Chinatown groceries. Quite often when we arrive the specials are sold out, so one of our reasons to drive there is eliminated. We also find that their specials tend to address their prepared/​processed/​manufactured foods. We shop mostly for basics as we prepare our meals from scratch with emphasis on health. (…we DO appreciate their Blue Line).
I asked several times to place an ingredients books on the bulk section shelves (Example: Save On Foods), so we can determine what’s in it and what’s right for us, but it was explained to us that they keep disappearing ???
As of late we have to undergo additional advertising when the cashier are made to ask us «if we would like the special of the week» usually some inane useless object we could have picked up on the shelves, if we wanted it. The sad story behind this forced advertising by the cashiers is that if they forget to ask the customer they will have to call their supervisor and give the item for free. We witnessed this a few times and it was really pitiful! What we did not know was that after three free items by the same cashier, the cashier get’s some sort of punishment. (…well, not George Bush’s water boarding) against their employment standing. Shame on you Big Brother!
Oh have I mentioned that their washrooms lack some basic hygiene and cleanliness, also the sterilizing lotion at the entrance features a cotton towel to reinfect your hands. I gues they just want to save some trees!!!

This is the closest grocery store near where I live. So when my wife asks me to pick something up at the Superstore, I do it begrudgingly. The people who work here act like they are doing you a favor by helping you. They are constantly switching around where things are in this particular location, so you almost need a GPS to get around in here.
From the moment you walk in, there is someone there not to greet you, but to make sure you know they are watching you. Someone really needs to put on a course on customer service for the employees.
I have never left this place with a good feeling about the service I received. That being said, in fairness the prices are very good, they carry the President’s Choice brand of products, which I feel are very good. They do have a self serve checkout, which you end up needing assistance from someone who takes forever so beats the purpose of having it my opinion.
I am not expecting a Whole Foods experience here, just a smile and how are you today sir every once in a blue moon, and maybe a can I help you find something when I look lost. As you can tell I am not a big fan of this Brand. One thing is for sure, it’s consistent no matter which Superstore you go to, or at least I feel that way. Good luck.

Every time I come in here it’s like there are invisible shopping elves putting things into the cart –and it’s all good stuff!
I’m like a dog in a pet shop when I’m in the isle with all the GF stuff. –btw if you are gluten free but you do Soy, you have GOT to try this Zen Soy chocolate pudding, it’s the best dessert since I went on this gawd-​forsaken diet. They also have many other alternatives for other prisoners like myself.
There are lactose free cheese choices, and they’re not so prohibitively priced as other stores around. Averaging around the 5 buck mark so you don’t feel like a victim of price gouging. There’s nothing like having a food allergy and then having a store take advantage of your handicap to charge you wa-​a-​y more than an item is worth regularly.
Groceries are expensive here, averaging 45 bucks a bag is not unusual. One time we got to the check out and there was an old man in front of us. He was having an issue over the price of the Tea. I felt a bit bad for him, he had just came in to get a large pack of fish and a few other small items and ended up with a 50 dollar total. It felt all too familiar to me «Lettuce, just lettuce…» -(see previous review.)
So I was watching this tea price squabble and I’m squirming and wincing in anticipation of our own sure to be alarming total.
That time we broke an all time grocery bill high for our tiny kitchen. 150 $ holy crap!
Well, we gotta eat, right?
*ps I love it, this store doesn’t exist on any google map yet.

I am giving this place a high rating based on two factors:
1. The incredible selection of gluten free foods.
2. The incredible prices of the above mentioned gluten free foods.
Otherwise, I normally avoid Superstore. There is something to be said about the experience of grocery shopping. I cannot bear the crowds. So, I have determined the best time to hit this place is about 7 – 8 pm on Friday, Saturday or Sunday evenings. Yeah… I have no life but if you want to save money on groceries you will have to make some sacrifices.
The North Vancouver location has, as I mentioned above, since the recent renovation starting stocking a HUGE amount of gluten free foods. It has transformed my life. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. The prices are even better. No longer do I need to spend $ 10 to get some granola (yes $ 10)…I can now get the same bag for $ 5. Talk about a happy girl.
Anyways for all you celiacs… check it out.