Schnucks

This was my go to Schnucks for about a decade. I must say that Schnucks has stepped up its game with organic produce and vegetarian/​vegan products in an attempt to remain relevant to the younger health conscious crowd. You have to have that flexibility to change with the tides so you don’t drown.

Looks nicer than our Schnucks stores in west county. One of their bigger stores I’ve ever shopped and I’m pretty sure that they recently expanded their footprint.
Walked around for a couple of minutes then bought a 12-​pack of Heineken and left. A store I would frequent if I were in the area more regularly.

Manger accused me of stealing, I’m a minor and he badgered me of why I didn’t have a receipt and I didn’t have a bag. Terrible, I make more money than those workers I dont need to steal $ 5 nose strips.

I love hearing newcomers attempt to pronounce «Schnucks» or «Dierbergs.» Can we go to um…“Shucks” or eerr… «Die-​bergs»? I had a friend that struggled with this for bit but I think she’s adjusted. hehe :)
This is probably the worst Schnucks in terms of the layouts. I love shopping for new groceries and there are times I get a little carried away with buying too much. However, this place seriously feels more like you’re on a treasure hunt for ingredients even when you want to make a quick stop for milk. At the end of your hunt, you telling yourself «forget it… i’m going to Dierbergs on Manchester for the rest.» :/​
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One example is the day before Mother’s Day, I was buying a bunch of ingredients to surprise my mother with a nice 3 course meal. Before I go to the grocery store, I like to make a list and group my ingredients to make my shopping more efficient and plus I can a bit anal blah blah blah. I went to look for some olive oil and some vinegar, assuming they would be in the same aisle. I found the vinegar with no problem, and the olive oil was bit of a search. After pacing back and forth for 8 minutes with my nose in the air from staring at the signs, I finally decided to ask an employee. I asked an employee, and he gave me this blank possum stare and responds «Uh… I can ask customer service for you.» Thanks buddy and how do you not know where things are when you work here? Don’t get me wrong… The staff is super duper nice. Finally we found the olive oil in the baking aisle next to the cake and brownie mix which I find a bit random. For the rest of the ingredients, I asked a different employee who seem to know where everything is, and I felt bad for asking him every few minutes. I think at the end of my shopping list, I blurted out of frustation, «Is it just me or does this layout suck?!? Maybe I’m just stupid!»
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Overall, my experience sucks and I’m nuts but the Schnucks people are awesome. I will note that the produce are fresh but the fish doesn’t look too fresh, and I wish they had a better cheese selection. Schnucks has all your basic necessities, but you will not find anything out of the ordinary such as french green lentils… go to Whole Foods for that. I still go here for milk and chips out of locational convenience.

Got a monkey cake comprised of 24 cupcakes for my little man’s first birthday. Several fell over on short (and controlled) drive to venue and it was a mess. Not fixable. Pretty disappointed for e $ 35 cake. Also, I didn’t eat one but I asked several people how they tasted and they were very unimpressed. The little free cake that came with the cupcake cake was pretty tasty though.

I love the Kaldi’s in the store.
I do not like the service or lack of selection in the florist department.
I was ignored twice, not even the nod or the «just one moment» acknowledgment.
I am a huge flower freak but I really don’t think I’ll be buying flowers here, as the selection is not as big nor as nice as their store on Manchester (east of 270) nor as nice as that *other* grocery store.
Better selection, better service and quality is else where.
For the rest? It’s a grocery store, much like any Schnucks. :)

I have never been to any Schnucks with a good produce department. I don’t know what their policies are, but it always smells slightly of rotting produce. The Deli department at this store is really not fresh either. I gave it a try when it first opened and bought some Balogna. Got it home, and the slices in the middle of the stack had that «chrome» sheen of old meat.
I do not shop at Schnucks any more.

My mom freaked when they opened this new Schnucks location. She absolutely loved it! They gave out a bunch of free stuff so that probably tweaked her opinion a bit, but I have to admit, it was pretty nice. They have a little Kaldi’s coffee stand where they sell coffee (duh), tea, and smoothies.
They’re not as cheap as Shop n’ Save and they have Movie Cube (bleck) instead of Redbox but I can deal with that. They have a much more expansive cosmetics section, deli, and bakery. AND they actually bag the groceries for you – something that should be standard but often isn’t.