Atlantic Superstore

I had a brutal experience with staff and then when I arrived home, I had moldy cheese that was not on sale and cost me over $ 6 to purchase. It was the shredded PC brand so I could not tell since it was in a bag. We used it not seeing the mold until we were eating our meal (nachos). Disgusting!

Most reviewers don’t seem to be fans of this particular Superstore, but I’ve grown to like it over the past few years.
Pros:
— Convenience. Although it’s technically not the closest grocery store to my home, it’s close to a number of other places that I frequent (library, Dollarama, etc.).
— ²⁴⁄₇ hours are great!
— Big parking lot.
— Large selection, especially for ethnic foods. I find this very hard to come across in HRM. Good selection of housewares, health/​beauty, and seasonal products as well.
— Decent prices and frequent sales/​coupons.
— There’s usually a rack full of reduced-​price produce lurking somewhere, of which I am particularly fond.
Cons:
— This place never, ever sleeps. Ever. Convenient hours means constantly busy, even in the middle of the night.
— Parking lot is a nightmare to deal with, especially on weekends. Neither motorists nor pedestrians pay attention to what they’re doing or where they’re going.
— The public washroom is quite possibly the most revolting washroom I’ve ever set foot in. I lodged a complaint about it some time ago but no one bothered to follow up on it.
— Check-​out experience is usually slow.
If you need something, this location probably has it. Worth trying if you haven’t before.

Of all the grocery stores I have visited in the Dartmouth area, I have had the most luck finding vegan products here. They have a substantial natural foods section with a good selection of cereal, organic baking goods and cruelty free beauty. They also carry some specialty items as well, such as Daiya, a few Gardein products, Tofurky and other vegan meats and cheeses. I also find the staff fairly nice here as well, no complaints with the cashiers I have had.

Of all the grocery stores, this is one that I’m just never going to warm up to. After confrontational bakers made me feel stupid until I decided not to order a custom cake after all, a manager never called back to investigate the concern, and a ‘self-​scan’ attendant rolled her eyes and smirked at me, things have just gotten personal.
Sure, the space is big and they have a full home section and whatever, but man… cool it with the attitude. You’re a grocery store… not Saks on Fifth.
That said, if you need a cart-​load of DVDs on the cheap, their bargain bins near are where it’s at. I just scored over 20 movies from the 90s for a theme party for the cost of about five at your average DVD shop. Party Of Five boxset anyone? Yes please.

I often go to this Superstore when I need an amount of groceries I’m unable to walk with or I want to buy something organic/​natural. I love the wide variety of fruits and vegetables this store has and also the natural foods section. The meat and dairy products are a plenty as well as the bakery goods. This is a great store for grocery shopping and I recommend checking it out.

It’s big… plenty of parking… ummm… that’s about all of the good things I can say about it.
I’m not a huge fan of this store, I hesitate to call it a grocery store due it it’s grocery section only taking up about ½ the store. I’m a go in, grab it, get out kinda shopper and don’t want to walk miles to find what I need.
As for the mall… not a huge fan either, not much there to note or impress.
In all… a big MEH

Here’s the thing with big grocery stores. Most concentrate on the «sundry» items and the quality of the food slips ever so convincingly downhill. For your dry and canned goods? Sure — the Superstore will give it to you, but ultimately I would never qualify their meats and produce as a quality selection.
That being said, it is not a reflection of the front line staff who work there, more of a back office policy and sourcing model that gives you mediocre.
Is the store big? Yup. Lots of selection? That too. Fairly tidy? Agreed. Reasonable prices? OK. But put together this doesn’t always address my inherent need to eat something made from quality ingredients, not just the best of the worst.
Pluses? Self Check out — oh how I love thee. And they do have nice dinnerware! Convenience is a big plus, 5 minutes from my home!

Huge. Possibly too much so. This Superstore is closer to being a CostCo than most other locations. That said, holy selection (of non-​food items), Batman!
I don’t get my groceries here because it’s not conveniently located for me. But if I’m looking to pick up some inexpensive dishes or oven mitts or storage totes or seasonal decorations or candles or furniture or jackets or bedding or bathroom rugs or toaster ovens or plungers or vases or pillows or fake plants or toys or pajamas or serving trays or duvet covers or cleaning supplies or towels or dishes and oh heck I already said dishes…
Anyway, it’s huge. Tons of selection. Good assortment of food, too, I guess but I mostly come for the other ¹⁄₃ of the store.

Their produce is usually in rough shape and they NEVER have enough cashiers open. I only go because it’s close… They focus far too much on housewares and electronics and let the groceries go. If there’s a sale, you can pretty much guarantee there will be a number of sale items out of stock, and they won’t be back in stock for a couple of weeks, at least. Let me say though, the thing that drives me crazy about ALL the Superstores is that they freeze all their bread products and then, rather than selling them frozen, thaw them, sell as if they were fresh, so we buy it and go home and refreeze them — great quality…
All that being said, it’s a great place to go for housewares, bedding and inexpensive clothing!

I will never shop at this location again. I find the staff incredibly rude and I had a bad experience with produce.
I went in last week and bought a watermelon (whole) for $ 6.99. When I cut into it the next day, it was rotten. Of course I couldn’t find the receipt. I took the rotten watermelon back to Superstore and the girl at the return desk said she could only give me a store credit and the watermelon was valued at $ 2.00. I told her I paid $ 6.99. She said there was nothing she could do. I tried to exchange it but they didn’t have any on the shelf, they were sold out. Anyways, I took my rotten watermelon and told her I would let it rot in my trunk, go purchase another water, and then use that new receipt for this old, rotten watermelon. She said «do what you have to do» and turned and walked away. RUDE!
Of course I called the Manager and he said sorry and to come back (when it was convenient for me) without the watermelon, and he would give me a new one.
I will go back to get my watermelon, but will never shop there again. I have no time for ignorant people, especially when I’m giving their store my money!