Super Giant

Hard to find parking. Customer service could be much better. Fairly clean. Slow checkouts. Pricey

The deli made dishes (chicken salad, broccoli slaw) are to expensive… Other stores have same things 2 – 3 $ less

Yeah it’s your typical Super Giant but what made me give 5 stars was the awesome help at the self checkout. I visited this location on a late night Friday & I was assisted by the lady watching the self checkouts. She helped me bag my groceries and just the fact that I had a great interaction with her made a difference. I was by myself & their self checkout set up is really weird. You scan your product then you HAVE to put it on the belt that pushes it all the way to the end, pay, then you have to walk at the end to bag all your groceries. I don’t really like that because that set up doesn’t work. So without question came over to help me bag. Love it!

I’m not a huge Giant Fan on the whole as i think their quality varies greatly from one store to the next, but this one does a pretty good job for the price. I can safely say i eat at the salad bar at least 3 times a week for lunch.

Great store. But it’s really missing a bakery. Every other grocery store around this area has a bakery. But if your in a pinch and need something it should do.
What they do have that is good is the bargain aisles now which helps when you need to stock up.
Try and avoid the self checks everyone runs to them and it just takes too long.

This will be brief. I don’t know why, but I’ve never been a huge fan of Giant. Since moving to Gainesville, we’ve tended to do most of our shopping at the Safeway in Bristow. I was a particular fan of Safeway when they had their broader gas discount program. Recently though, I have been taking my family to Giant instead. One reason for my switch is the scanner gun system for ringing your groceries as you go (Bloom has this too). When you enter the store you swipe your bonus card, take the scanner gun, grab some bags, then you scan your groceries and bag as you go. My shopping trips usually include my grandmother and mother. They, like kids, can make shopping trips a bit like herding cats. So having everything bagged and ready to go cuts off about 15 minutes from every trip to the store.
With the economic downturn, stores are getting very competitive. That said, about 3 months ago Giant began accepting all of Safeway’s store coupons. Now, they’re taking it a step further and accepting ALL competitor’s coupons (including the Gainesville Harris Teeter’s spend $ 50 get $ 20 off coupon). Taking it further, Giant is rebranding their bonus cards via a new mailer. When you receive the new card, you register it online, and by doing so, you’ll receive a 5% discount off of the total of your next purchase.
For me, Giant has demonstrated a terrific commitment to beating any and all competition by courting new customers in these tough economic times. This coupled with a great quality selection of goods and the fact that they carry Boar’s Head brand deli meats really has me sold. «That’s my Giant!»

I’ve always shopped at Giant, but right now my favorite part of this store are the self-​scanners. I think it makes my grocery shopping more fun.
If you aren’t familiar with the self-​scanning, here’s a rundown:
*Enter store, and locate the individual scanners
*Scan your Giant bonus card, and then pick up the flashing scanner
*As you shop, scan the items you plan to purchase. You can even bag the items as you shop. If you decide against an item, you can easily remove it from the scanner. This is obviously an honest program, as if Giant hopes you will put back the item if you remove it from the scanner.
* The scanner will indicate the cost, including any savings
* When you are finished shopping, go to one of the self-​service lines
* All you need to do is pay for your items, and you’re on your way!
This is great if the store is packed. Even if you have 100 items in the cart, you don’t need to wait for an hour in line. Downside, it doesn’t give the cashiers much work to do.

Tons of selection here — much more than a regular Giant Food. I am so used to a regular Giant — that I get lost here. It takes me longer to find what I am looking for. And there is also a lot to choose from that you won’t find in a regular Giant.
The place was clean, well-​lit, spacious. I will be back!

This Giant has undergone a considerable make-​over. At this time they are still working on it. The produce section is tremendously better. The deli is also very nice. The bakery doesn’t offer the breadth of selection of Wegman’s, Harris Teeter or even Safeway, but it’s got the basics. The selection of goods is very good overall. The florist has been moved next to the pharmacy, which I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a grocery store, and is a little strange. The prices seem slightly lower than most of the other grocery stores in this area. Overall the upgrading has been pretty successful. But if they think the Starbucks-​help-​yourself station is going to be successful they must have been sniffing glue in the school supplies aisle (and why do grocery stores even bother with that stuff??).