Hopey and Co

Dude and I can’t get enough of this place. After paying full (or over) price for our groceries for so long in our past life/​city, we are ecstatic to get such great deals. I mean… c’mon… Upton’s seitan for $ 1.99, a 4 serving bottle of Chameleon cold brew (what’s up Austin!) for $ 2.99, and Rick’s pickles for $ 1.99? The ridiculous prices don’t stop, and neither will we. Every time we pass it, we look at each other and say «wanna stop and check it out?»
I have never been so excited about groceries.

Hopey is magical and cheap, with some good food to boot. You can find weird, but awesome stuff here. I always check expirations wherever I go, I suggest the same for here especially for milk based drinks or sauces. We can stop talking about that now, because most items are fantastic and if you don’t like it, they will refund or credit you! No harm done, so don’t be deterred and definitely try something new! For instance, I bought two horchata drinks the other week. I opened one, it was sour, so I returned both and got beer instead. Yay!
Their café is delicious, too. Cheeeeap sandwiches that come with chips and smoothies. You literally can pay less than $ 3.50 for an awesome 3 fruit smoothie. I enjoy blueberry, banana, pineapple with almond milk. Their breakfast sandwiches are great, too! ~$ 4 for a bagel with cheese, bacon, and egg? Yes, please. Same with lunch sandwiches, cheap and on point. Hoturkey is my fav (peppered turkey, lto, cheese, and I add guacamole).
I love stopping in never knowing what I’ll leave with!

My daughter and I dropped in at this AMAZING place and stayed way too long.
It was so cool, we couldn’t believe it.
A grocery store, a bakery, a café… Loved it!
It’s been a few years since our visit and I can’t believe I forgot to write a review. We’ll be returning to Black Mountain in a few months and it crossed my mind that I didn’t remember the name of the place (although I remembered where it was/​is), so I came here to look for it.
We bought food, snacks, make up, Rescue Remedy and a lot more.
The bonus (for us) was the Goodwill next door. :)

Great prices and interesting selections!
Love the tigernut drink which I’ve never had before.
Got great prices on some terra chips, the oldest bag was a month old and stale though, but my fault for not checking the date. The non-​expired chips were also $ 1 and tasted great!
Nice chocolate as well.
Great place to try products from whole foods at a much more affordable price. If I was from here I would get as many groceries as I could from this location!

For those who are concerned about expiration dates, they need to read this article. Just because it says its expired does not mean it’s bad. Its because Of various laws that they have to put some kind of a date but if a product is stored properly it can last much longer. Like dried grains (rice, lentils etc) olive oil, canned food, sauces etc…

It’s not true that EVERYTHING is expired!
A lot of things are close to being expired but who really cares if you shop wisely and know what you need!
The produce is not rotten either it’s sometimes a little bruised !BUT a lot of things are organic even in the bulk section .
If I can choose between milk for $ 2.50 that’s organic and good for 4more days or the stuff in other stores for double the price it’s an easy choice for me.
Warning though they have not everything all the time, sometimes you get coconut water sometimes you don’t, sometimes they have organic walnuts sometimes they don’t. It’s easy when you are flexible or have time to come frequently.
They also sell local stuff and have a coffee bar at this location.
It’s called HOPEY and Co now by the way!

anytime i’m in the area, i always stop at Amazing Savings! the Black Mountain store is the best.
yes, some things are close to or past the sell by date, but if you use common sense, you won’t be disappointed. i’ve never had any problems with anything i’ve purchased here.
my favorite sections: olive oils & vinegars, crackers (including GF) & chips, dairy (don’t buy unless you are going to use by the expire date), frozen foods (great selection of vegetarian meals/​entrees).
they also have a GREAT selection of bulk seasonings and local products like honey & preserves.

Everything they sell here is past the expiration date. Everything. So what if it’s cheap — food is also well on it’s way to being spoiled. Even the dill pickles I bought were rotten. Shop here at your own risk.

I am floored nobody’s ever reviewed this place!
If I were independently wealthy I would open an overstock grocer specializing in organic/​health foods just like the A Save in Nashville!
Seriously — I got TEN bags of groceries with brand names like Bobs Red Mill, Kashi, Bear Naked, etc for just under $ 85. Tons of chips, a wide variety of fancy tea with nothing over $ 1.99 and lots of weird candy and condiments for extremely cheap too.
They had the standards like whole foods, a deli and coffee bar (they were even sampling buffalo tempeh), a bulk section and all that, but in a much less fancy schmancy environment. It looked like an old small town Thirftway or something.
The one warning is to watch expiration dates, but if you think those are just guidelines like myself and happen to be in Western NC you need to stop by!
A Save — I LOVE YOU!