Price Rite

I primarily shop at Price Rite now. The store is clean and the employees are super nice. I am definitely saving money and time by shopping at Price Rite. Their produce is fresh, great quality, and they have enough variety to keep me coming back.
There are not multiple of brands of the same item, so I don’t feel overwhelmed with choices. My impression is that they stock items they get a deal on, so I keep an open mind– although many of the same items seem to be there each week.
There are both health and unhealthy items there, as in every grocery store. Without endless choices, I read labels and decide what to buy, or not to buy, much more quickly now.
I have not seen ready-​made fresh meals at Price Rite, I’ve never been a fan of them anyway. When I need convenience, I can find something of quality in the frozen section.
The Gourmet bread brand and it’s as good as any other. There are other brands there too. The bakery section is small, but with plenty of choices. Some of the bakery containers feel cold, as if refrigerated or frozen prior to being placed in the department. I suspect that other grocers do the same because the items I’ve bought at Price Rite still taste fresh and as good as from other grocers .
The plastic bags, at 10 cents each, are large and very sturdy, as are the totes at (I think) 99 cents, and I bring them with me each week. Personally, I don’t mind bagging my own groceries. I bag according to where I store them at home, so it makes putting the groceries away more efficient. For the first few times it felt awkward, but now it’s a cinch to bag my own
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I imagine I’ll be going to another grocery store once in a while when I need something specific, but for me that’s not going to be very often. For example, Price Rite does not have a lot of personal care items, so I’ll be shopping online at Walmart (free shipping over $ 35 now).
In summary, I just want quality at a reasonable price and don’t want each trip to the grocery store to be overwhelming. Price Rite provides for my grocery needs and I’m grateful they’re in town.

I have shopped here numerous times since it just opened and I found the prices to be exceptionally lower and the quality of products is great — The store is spotless and the bags to purchase are only 10 cents well worth the money you save
The employees are very helpful and kind and they send you coupons in the mail
A great store and great experience all around

I might be in the minority, but I just don’t understand the appeal of Price Rite. This location is very close to my house so I gave it a shot for my weekly grocery trip. Here’s what I came back with:
–Prices are low but not considerably lower than the closest competitor, Stop & Shop. Stop & Shop has a considerably larger selection of products.
–No in-​house «ready to eat» meals… mostly cheap frozen food for pre-​made meals.
–All products tend to have two variants, one store brand and one name brand. Store brand for several products I checked — peanut butter, spaghetti sauce — was cheap but with crappy ingredients (lots of filler ingredients or high fructose corn syrup to be found). The name brand products are only slightly more money and slightly higher quality.
–Nothing organic to be found. Not a dealbreaker if you don’t care about that sort of thing but it should be noted that for most products, the options available are not made with the healthiest ingredients.
–The loaf of bread I purchased had a name brand of «Gourmet». If Gourmet is your brand name, your product probably isn’t.
–Upon checkout, I was surprised to discover that grocery bags need to be purchased. In addition, your groceries are placed back in your cart for you to then bag after purchase.
This may sound like I have a real chip on my shoulder for discount grocery stores. This couldn’t be further from the truth. As insane as the shopping experience is at Market Basket, I love shopping there. Bottom line, prices are still lower at Market Basket, store brand products are infinitely higher quality at the same or similar price, they have terrific pre-​made meals, and despite their competitive prices they still manage to bag your groceries with a smile on their face. If I wanted to pay low prices for *high quality* products and bag my own groceries, I would happily go to Trader Joes. Speaking of which, a Trader Joes would have been perfect here!
To pay somewhat low prices for inferior products which then need to be bagged by me after purchasing… Price Rite feels more like a glorified convenience store than a full featured grocery store. I just don’t understand why someone looking for a good deal on groceries would shop here when Market Basket is just a few miles away, carrying better quality products and similar if not lower prices. Just because you are not looking to spend a ton on groceries, you shouldn’t have to settle for inferior products!
Despite all of these things, the people who work here seemed really nice. I’ll probably come back here from time to time if I am in a pinch for groceries at the last minute, but otherwise I just don’t think Price Rite brings enough to the table to make it a better option than Stop & Shop (and especially Market Basket).