Grocery Outlet

This location gets 5 stars because they’ve improved over the years while the one in Springfield took a nosedive.
Grocery Outlet is a store that typically buys items that are about to expire or were over-​produced, and can sell them at a cheaper price. So finding what you’re looking for here can be very hit and miss. Although I’ve found this store to be the most consistent in stocking products.
They have a huge wine section, which is bigger than many stores, so if you’re looking for a decent wine for a party or a gift, it’s not a bad place for that.
All of their price tags show their price and «everywhere else» prices, which aren’t always accurate. It’s really all about being an educated consumer and checking multiple stores out for prices.
The employees are always really friendly and helpful here, which I like. At the one in Springfield, they are super grumpy and not remotely helpful. Here it’s the opposite.
It’s a drive to go to this store, but it’s worth it versus the store in Springfield, because they have better employees and a much better selection.

Totally love shopping at Grocery Outlet! It is the thrift store of food. I am a vegetarian health food eater and I always find great stuff at greatly reduced prices. I shop Grocery Outlet first then elsewhere for what they didn’t have. I never dreamed I could stock up on almond butter!

Grocery outlet is a horrible company. They fired a family who was running it and turned over and entire location with out any good reason. They are not family owned and barely local. They treat the customers that stuck around with them like thieves.

Love the prices, but the staff makes me not want to go back.

This location is clean and well stocked.
Good size store.
Many good prices and discounted specials.
Good bargains on frozen food and alcoholic beverage a plus!
Bring your own bags or you can purchase a paper bag for .5 cents a piece.

I stopped in here a few years ago & hated it but it’s different now: classier than before, although still a little bit on the dive side. But what isn’t on the dive side in Santa Clara?
The selections have improved since I was last in here about 6 years ago. Some of the prices are better right next door at BiMart but there are certainly some deals to be had. I love stopping in there to pick up stuff quick, especially if BiMart is already closed (GO is open until 9pm) & I don’t need to hassle with a trip to Freddies, this way.
Huge heads up: the cheese section! Creamy Havarti for a fraction of what you would pay elsewhere! They have organic grated Parmesan also, although I’m not sure how it rates pricewise. It seems fairly priced though: I pick up 4 at a time & put most of it in the freezer.

I love shopping at Grocery Outlet. It’s a great way to save some money, or even feel ok about «splurging» on some things you wouldn’t normally purchase. It’s also a great place to find some surprising deals, as long as you are comfortable with knowing what is ok to purchase past the expiration date. I especially love buying cheese here since it’s cheaper and they usually have some interesting varieties.
This particular store is clean and the staff I’ve interacted with have always been very friendly. No complaints about this place, except for the fact that I always leave with way more than I wanted!

I love this kind of hodge-​podge store — you never know what you’ll find. What they have in stock can be a little hit-​or-​miss, and that makes it impractical for one’s primary grocery stop. But this store is excellent for secondary bargain stockup. I’ve gotten great deals on nutritional supplements, canned goods, and fresh cheeses. They also have an extensive selection of wines. Certainly worth a stop for a look around.

This used to be a great place to find bargains, but the last few times, I noticed that the prices on totally off-​brands were higher at Grocery Outlet than at Winco.
Still, it’s good for an occasional browse to see if anything comes in like low-​carb food. Now that South Beach is in, Atkins is being remaindered.

$ 1.49 Cheez-​Its, Scrabble edition (the most educational thing you’ll ever put in your mouth, unless you happen to be dating Stephen Hawking)
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$ 0.99 pep pills (
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$ 1.49 Name brand beef jerky, marked «Irregular» because the pieces are slightly smaller than regulation beef jerky size*
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$ 0.49 Burt’s Bees twinpack lip balm
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$ 2.99 allergy pills, the perfect souvenir for those pil-​poppin’ friends back in the motherland
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$ 1.99 Gouda wheel – yes, less than two dollars for a hemisphere of semi-​soft smoked cheese (!), and I didn’t even get sick or almost die after eating it (!!!)
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Less than half the price I would normally pay for this shit in a non-​outlet grocery store.
Sure, the idea that this is the end of the line for these combustibles might make you a mite wary, but fear not; every item meets FDA standards (no surplus horse meat or tainted baby food at Grocery Outlet, unfortunately); all expiration dates are marked and typically distant enough to warrant purchase. The staff is friendly if slightly elderly; the store itself is clean and wide-​aisled.
But seriously, all I care about is the cheap cheese and cheaper pep pills. Five stars.
*I assume this exists.

Fewer choices, lower prices. Good cheap ground no-​name coffees. Wine as low as $ 1.99 a bottle, and not bad. Sometimes good clothing deals on coats, etc.

I always like shopping at the Grocery Outlets — one can get many things at highly reduced prices, and sometimes they are unusual items not readily found elsewhere. Of course, they don’t have everything — they deal in over-​runs and surplus items, though they try to keep a reasonable selection of produce, cheese, lunchmeats, frozen and canned foods, etc. stocked. If you like something and its a bargain, then stock up on it — it may not be there next time you come.
The Eugene Grocery Outlet is out in the Santa Clara suburb NW of Eugene. It’s not a very large Grocery Outlet for a town as big as Eugene. I often find more of interest in the Springfield branch. Still, if you live in the western part of Eugene, you won’t do wrong by shopping here.