Never have I looked forward to going grocery shopping as
much as I do now that I live near the Greenwich Shoprite of Warren County, NJ.
Located next to the Home Depot on Rt. 22, this supermarket has everything
anyone could ever want. Below, just a few reasons why they're the bomb:
All you need in one place. They have a great appy
department, deli counter, bakery section, fish and seafood department, organic
fruits and vegetables, health food section... and of course, the obligatory
spots that every grocery store contains – your produce, your canned and boxed
goods, cleaning supplies, pet food, baby aisle, etc.
Big selection. I take for granted the many choices I'm
offered at Greenwich Shoprite until I step into another grocery store and am
sorely disappointed at the lack of selection.
Special cooking class area. Did you know that you can get
cooking lessons at Shoprite? Well, you can. There's a spot right near the
produce and the florist/plants area where they've set up a counter with seats.
People can learn how to make specific recipes... and they even host kids'
parties there. What's not to love?
Scrunchy's Playhouse. Ah, the joy of being able to shop in
peace and quiet while the kids play safely in an area of their own. And if you
don't feel comfortable about dropping the kids off... they do have those
shopping carts with a kiddie vehicle attached. What mom wouldn't want to roll
through the dairy aisle with their kid making screaming fire engine noises?
The layout is ideal. This one is hard to explain. But,
whether you start shopping from the far-right end of the store or the far-left,
either way has you running through, hitting every spot in an especially
efficient fashion. Of course, nobody is perfect—they recently moved the eggs to
a poor location which now causes bottlenecking at the spot where you pass the
soup and sushi and move into the dairy aisle... but, with so many other things
going right, I can't really be too upset about this.
Great plant selection. Take that, Home Depot! I don't need
to make 2 pit stops on Mother's Day, Easter or Thanksgiving... Shoprite has
everything I need for the holidays, including plants and flowers for Mom. You
can even get potted vegetable plants in the summertime... who can beat that?
Shoprite Shop From Home. If it weren't enough to be able to
cruise the aisle of Shoprite, tossing awesome items into my cart with wild
abandon... I can now make my selections online, have their personal shoppers
take care of the picking, packing and swiping of the card... then, deliver it
right to the trunk of my car. For $10, you can't beat saving an hour,
especially during the summer months when everyone would rather be outside
enjoying the warm weather.
The only negative that I can really come up with on Shoprite
is that parking can be a pain in the backside. But, is that really their fault?
I would have to say no. Thank you, Greenwich Shoprite, for making grocery
shopping such a delight!