Shop-Rite

My mother is the customer of this store since 1986 and relatively well to do. She is in early 70^th and sometimes forgetful. Last Tuesday, she was stopped for not paying an item which I she said she forgot to put it up. She paid for the item, however, the store take her name as the first time offender. She is extremely upset and angry. She apologized to the store and apparently a fat lady didn’t take her words. She is totally embarrassed and felt humiliated.
I suggest, going forward the store needs to ask cashier to check the carte as COSTCO, BJ and many other stores do, or it you hire a FAT lady to monitor the carte, her job should be to stop and ask if the person paid or not and make sure the store get paid.

For years, I patronized this supermarket weekly.
Now, I avoid it as much as possible.
Since it carries a few items that I can’t find elsewhere, I wait until I absolutely MUST have those items, and then I go on a day of the week and time of day when the store and parking lot are not a zoo (this requires extensive strategizing).
Their wagons are constantly in need of repair. Most wagons pull to the right or left (usually to the left; why is that?).
I noticed that I was usually in a bad mood when I left this supermarket; therefore, I’ve learned to shop elsewhere. There are actually supermarkets whose parking lot is better designed so that you can pull out of a parking space and leave the parking lot without being in fear of hitting another shopper.
Lord, please help me find a supermarket that carries all the items I need, doesn’t overcharge, and that I enjoy going to. NU?

The Good: Fresh bakery, Sushi vendor and Liquor store attached
The Not Great: Small shopping carts, Hectic parking lot
The Bad: Always smells terrible, Crowded (unless you shop at 11pm on a Tuesday night)
The Worst: Customer service
Here are a few examples illustrating why I say that:
* At 8 months pregnant, I needed cat litter. A nice man walking by lifted the 25lb container into my cart. At check out, I asked the clerk if her scanner had a cord and could reach across the counter, while I explained that it was very heavy for me to lift. Instead of answering yes or no, she replies, «Well, how did you get it in there then?»
* Baby is now 5 months old, but can not sit up yet, so I leave him in his car seat and place that in the large part of the basket. While Im grabbing a couple bags of Halloween candy for trick-​or-​treaters, a woman stocking the area reaches over me to grab a bag (not even sure why) The entire display dumps on my kid. She does not apologize or even bother to help me dig the baby out of the Snicker’s Avalanche.
* Today. Baby is 6 months old and finally able to sit in the front part of the basket with a little help from mama & a blanket. As I’m placing my items on the belt, she is chatting away with the woman in front of me. A friend whose kids play with hers according to their conversation. This takes a couple of extra minutes. I patiently wait while my baby starts crying.
Finally, she is ready to ring me up and as I’m bagging my groceries with one hand, holding my son in the other, she asks another clerk to show her photos from a wedding that weekend. The clerk comes over and they starts scrolling through the cell phone.
I can take no more and say, «No offense, but can we do this first so I can get my hungry baby home?»
** I worked in retail for 10 years (6 behind the counter and 4 corporate) I would never allow my employees to treat customers as though they are a burden. Without people shopping in your stores, you dont have a job! **
Fairway is a bit of a drive for me, but they just got an extra $ 300/​week in sales.

Full services Shoprite. Have a decent Kosher section also. They makes a killing on the Birthday cakes.

They put a dress on a pig but this place is still a disaster! Don’t come here if you are in a rush or if you have young children who tend to get cranky. Only shop here if you have 2 hours to waste waiting for cold cuts or running around the store looking for one item that is not listed on the aisle signs. Go to Paramus.

This is a great supermarket early in the AM. When I used to come here before the crowds I was thrilled. This whole huge supermarket more or less to myself. They carry everything. For reasonable process (for NJ anyway). They often have great specials running. Its near all the other shopping on Rt 4 though and can get super crowded alter in the am. Be aware of that.
Parking is OK, but be prepared to walk. But you’ll walk in the store too, did I mention its HUGE?
I was here a few weeks ago picking up a preordered cake (not by me), and the cake was ready and looked great. But the lines at checkout were long. The cake was prepaid, so I was saved from those lines.

Used to love this store. It was the best Shoprite in the area. New, clean, wide aisles, well stocked, good service. But, the parking lot is an obstacle course. The carts are mostly broken or in bad condition, dirty, long lines when busy and THE SERVICE HAS GONE TO POT. The cashiers think they know everything. They stand and watch while you bag your own groceries. The front managers are rude and arrogant. they speak down to you. You have to ask for a bagger. If you want help to the car it is a major hassle. There is NO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SPEAK OF. Considering that the store is busy any time day or night one would think the business is appreciated. But, the customer is the last in line.

This stores aisles are very narrow, they have too many items and not enough room to pass another in the aisle. The produce dep’t is good, the deli service and items are o.k. but the meat department is horrible. When ever a holiday promotion for free hams, turkey’s etc. arrive they put out spoiled, brown, rotted Cook’s hams mixed with the newer hams. I have been complaining multiple times over the past two years about this. The employees in the meat dep’t. say that their new meat manager told them they have to put them out. Don’t they realize that when customers see rotted meat they will just not trust any of the meat? I have stopped buying any meats from this store.
The shopping carts are another issue. The wheels catch or stop working so you either can not move (roll) the cart or it goes only in one direction, very defective carts.
The women at the courtesy desk are very nice and helpful! Most of the cashiers are pleasant though, very quick and work hard.
Love Shop-​Rite prices but I do not like this Paramus store!

It’s time Shop-​Rite takes the supermarket game to the next level. They’ve got so much product but don’t seem to build big enough spaces for them. This store is not their largest but it’s definitely one of the darkest. More light and cleaner aisles would be nice. It can be done. The shopping experience doesn’t have to be a chore. It can be a positive experience as well.
I’m not going to compare Shop-​Rite to Whole Foods but they have some similarities, the most most glaring one being that they are supermarkets. But where Whole Foods excels, Shop-​Rite falls flat on its face. Would it kill you to have vendors come out and give free samples of their products? What about sprucing up the joint to make it look like something you wouldn’t mind shopping at in 2014?
This is one of their newer stores and they’ve just dropped the ball. It feels tight and most store associates I come across seem unhappy. I realize the talent pool for this type of work isn’t extensive, but you can at least train people to have a positive work ethic. Shop-​Rite could be so much more.
Very disappointing…

The parking lot can be crazy and the folks try to run you over inside the store with their carts. The carts at the store are also very tiny. If there is a sale on bottle water 3 for $ 10 forget about it as you can’t fit anything else in your cart. I asked management about this and they said that the aisles are kind of small. I don’t think the aisles are small. This is why I rate the store 4 stars instead of 5. However, this store always has everything that you need and if you don’t see it there are plenty of store managers around that you can ask. I’ve asked a few times for an item that might have run out and the managers are right on it. They will go into the stockroom and pull more out for you.
I like that you can go into the store close to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and although it’s crowded, there’s always enough staff at the checkouts where you don’t have to wait more than 8 min in a line. I don’t think I’ve stood 5 min.
The bakery I love and I like that the store is open 24 hours. If you go during the overnight or early a.m. hours they are always replenishing the shelves.
They have the best prices out of the supermarkets in the area. I was a Pathmark person but since they were taken over by A&P Pathmark stores suck to me. Their meat is questionable, the America Choice brand is garbage… I only use their pharmacy. I then shopped at Stop & Shop but the prices at the store are incredibly high. I only go if there is something on sale.
I also like that they employ a very diverse staff. Shoprite is a one stop shop for me. I’m a fan!

Probably my favorite shop rite in the area. I come to this one all the time it has a large parking area and I know where everything is inside. It’s quite large and has pretty much everything you could need including a liquor store which is an extra plus!

I would like this location more if I didn’t feel like I was going to get mowed down in the parking lot. The parking is the worst deal of the whole thing. Inside isn’t terrible, it’s really crowded (at least when I went), they have a huge liquor and wine selection. They had some interesting prepared foods as well, the one by me doesn’t have that (those bums). Other than that, just be prepared to walk quickly in the parking lot!

Difficult To Enter And Exit Cramped Isles Long Wait At Checkout
Nothing special going on here, it’s just another generic Shop-​Rite with the same shit you find in every other one. Store has a very cramped feel and entering and exiting of the parking lot is a nightmare that mixes you with mall traffic. If I’m over here Whole Foods is the reason.
Same shit different location however its a PITA to shop here and crowded.
Are we cruel to our food

This store has a serious problem. I shopped there and had a cart full of food along with two cases of water. I piled all the food on the conveyor, packed it all up and paid. I was then unceremoniously pulled into a tiny room by security and accused of stealing two cases of water. How did I steal two cases of water? Did I conceal it under my coat? Did I hide it under boxes of cereal? It was highly visible in the cart. I was humiliated, told that this was a warning and that I had to put everything in the cart on the conveyor belt. I assured security I was not trying to steal water and thought the cashier had gotten it especially since he walked around the counter to help me with bags. I had to then go back into the store and pay for the water, of course I started to put it on the conveyor belt and was told I don’t have to put the water on the conveyor belt! Someone in that store needs to get their stories straight. Be careful in this store, they must have so much theft that they think everyone is out to steal.

I came here exactly one week ago, during Labor Day weekend. I failed to mention it on Unilocal because of my biased & negative feelings about grocery shopping in general (minus Trader Joe’s in Westwood, NJ).
HOWEVER, ShopRite of Paramus deserves a shout out because their wine & spirits section has a fantastic variety of options (and it’s humongous). IN FACT, I found a particular brand and flavor of beer I’ve been searching New Jersey for all summer long.
So, if you think of a rare beer you’re interested in trying and can’t seem to find, give this location a shot. They may have it on hand for you.

Good store with full fledged Kosher department and great kosher butcher. They are open all the way until midnight.

i love this shop rite. it’s in a good location (right by rt 4, and not too far from 17) and its HUGE. they have recently renovated it, and have a large selection of organic and health foods. in addition, there is a good liquor store inside and a bank. at the bottom of the supermarket (on the opposite site) there is a fitness gym and some other random store.