Stop & Shop

If I could give this stop n shop no stars, I would. The manager there or whatever he thinks he is, is a total jerkoff. Don’t even try to go over and ask for a free cookie at the bakery when there’s none left, you’ll get evil looks and a bad attitude from the woman decorating the gross, prebaked cakes there. The store smells horrible of fish before u even get remotely close to the fish counter, barf. I hate this store and don’t recommend anyone shopping there ever.

I’m getting real tired of how this Stop & Shop tricks people into getting something they believe is a deal that really isn’t.
The way they place their discount tags make you believe that an item is on sale when in fact it isn’t. it’s the items adjacent to the one that is on sale and not the one that is behind the tags! It happens too much to be a coincidence. Then a lot of times they’ll also have items marked at a price but when you go to the checkout it’s a completely different price… and its always a higher price. Obviously in their favor.
Buyer Beware!

No express aisles available. The self-​service aisles were backed up with folks with full carriages. It’s a ridiculous scene. Customers shouting at each other and front end help who seemed overwhelmed only made the situation worse. The only reason 2 stars are given is because the deli employees are really good! Super friendly. Front end is a nightmare. That was their last chance. Bye Stop n Shop.

Terrible customer service. They could not figure out a coupon I had and the manager pretty much yelled at me saying she was too busy to fix the issue. Taking my complaint to corporate and never shopping here again, you shouldn’t shop here either. Go to Trader Joes instead.

On the more expensive side, so it kind of bothers me how they always advertise how «cheap» their products are in comparison to others grocery stores. It still has all the basics you need, but it pales in comparison to Market Basket. Is probably at the same level as Shaw’s. Don’t shop here a lot, and probably won’t unless the prices drop during a sale or something.

This one is okay. It’s certainly better than the Shaw’s in East Boston. It could be better, but it has an okay organic section and the produce is decent. You’re not going to get the best service here, either, but it’s one of the better choices for the area.

My relationship with this store is totally love-​hate, hit or miss.
I like this Stop & Shop for its location, navigability, and the fact it’s not the East Boston Shaw’s. You see in Eastie, we have four choices for groceries: the nearest Latin market, the Shaws (barf) in Central Square, the Market Basket in Chelsea (traffic hell and too damn big) or for those of us with cars, the Stop & Shop.
A lot sucks about this place, my biggest gripe is their inventory control. They are always out of one thing you want, usually in produce.
Honestly, there’s nothing worse (grocery-​wise, plenty is worse in life, like malaria, famine, etc. but I digress) when you go to the grocery to make something specific and they are out of something like fresh basil, scallions, or what have you. A store this size should have a much better produce selection. They may have 20 kinds of apples, but if you want a white onion it’s luck-​of-​the-​draw. Moreover, there’s nothing logical about the produce area’s layout. The produce quality often leaves a lot to be desired. I don’t think I’ve seen an edible green bell pepper there in months.
The meat selection’s another challenge. How does a store this size run out of ground beef? Or chicken breasts? Maybe they have some out back, but you’d never know because finding a human being to help you here can be nearly impossible.
The deli is OK, at least they have the automated kiosk that allows your order to be filled while you shop. The meat selection is paltry when compared with Shaws’ deli (the one thing I do love about Eastie Shaws where the deli staff and selection is second-​to-​none), everything is Boar’s Head with just a few other brands.
What’s not so great is the self-​check out lines. First off, they seem to attract people who are too stupid to use them. Second, they are often broken or malfunctioning. And if you put more than a couple items on the belt, you get sassed by the computer. Sorry, my choices are scan or bag. It would be ideal to scan first, then bag… but she has to get all uppity about too many items on the belt. Bite me.
Nowadays I try to err on getting a human being to check me out. You need to coach the baggers though. They will either put an item or two in separate plastic bags or put a bunch of items that shouldn’t go together in one bag. They are pretty haphazard to say the least. And if you are using your own cloth bags to save the environment, remember you get five cents off — REMIND THEM THOUGH. If you don’t tell them, they may not ask.
All and all, it wouldn’t take much to improve this store and get it back into 3 or 4 star territory. If the management would take that initiative to pay more attention to detail, I could go from love-​hate to love again.

Please, please, PLEASE train your baggers better. Today was probably the 10^th time that I have gotten home to realize that the bagger had bagged raw meats with my produce. This happens almost every time, sometimes even when I ask them to keep it separate. Today I had a whole chicken, cans of tuna and carrots in a bag. This is unacceptable. If it is store policy that employees bag out products, they need some training as to what kinds of things can be put in the same bag. n This isn’t a matter of preference, this is a matter of safety. My chicken package was leaking by the time I got home, who knows what could be contaminated.
Please try to make my experience at Stop and Shop safer!

I was extremely pleased with the service I was provided in the deli department. I am on a medical elimination diet — about allergies — and I have to stay away from Gluten foods and milk products. It is extremely hard to get adequate information and response at other stores — but the person in the deli department, and the people at the sushi stand, where very nice and helped get the food I needed, while helping to eliminate cross-​contamination. This was such a relief to encounter. I was told which deli meats didn’t contain any filler, and they personally cleaned and disinfected the cutting machine to remove the chance of cross-​contamination.

In Revere we are blessed or cursed with THREE Stop & Shop’s within city limits, plus three others within a 1 mile radius of the city boundaries.
However, if I had to chose a Super Stop & Shop I like in my town, it would be this one, but ONLY because it is brand new. And while we’re on the subject, if you like «Stop & Shop» History, come to Revere, we have three, all are different from the other. We have the Mid-​1990s Era S&S on VFW Parkway (near Wonderland), a early 2000s Era S&S on Squire Road, and this late-​2000s era S&S.
While the one on Squire is far closer to me, I tend to come to this one because its next to Target.
But my gripes about Stop & Shop are general Stop & Shop ones.
1. Overpriced
2. Overpriced
3. Produce has gone downhill over the years
4. Overpriced.
5. This is no longer a local, heck even a US-​owned company.
oh yeah just incase ya missed it. Stop & Shop is overpriced.
I just cannot get how much Stop & Shop charges for some things, yet people shop here. I often find it annoying how Stop & Shop jacks up the prices on most commonly used items when they aren’t on sale. (Milk is a good one for this). Then make it seem like you’re getting a ‘deal’ when its on sale. And even that sale price is marginal, as many of them are Market Basket’s non-​sale price.
But on the flip side, this store is very clean, well stocked, and overall well run. Most of the employees seem happy, as much as unionized Stop & Shop employees can be.

Is this regarding the newer S&S in Revere’s Suffolk Downs area? If yes, I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars for great — that’s because, living in Revere and compared with the city’s other S&S’s, these all make this new S&S seem like Caesar’s freaking Palace.
They have everything here, and to me it’s worth being more expensive. Plus the clientele they attract seem to be people I don’t see elsewhere in Revere, so maybe they bring in newer younger professional residents, customers from Winthrop, dunno.
When I want to feel like I’ve escaped from Revere, which is often, I’ll come here and feel like I’m grocery shopping in Swampscott or Newton. So far, it’s always clean and they have one of everything. Love it.

Yes thats right bitches. Im a fan. Not a fan of their prices though on regular foods. They are cheaper than shaws though.
You walk in and instantly greeted by the produce section which always looks fresh. Maybe im wrong though, but maybe not. Also, here, is the bakery and the prepared foods which always look really good. I don’t think i have tried anything from there yet but I would like to one day. Also in this area is the Deli, cheese, a salad bar and an olive bar. The olives are a little too expensive at $ 7.99 /​lb but theyre delish.
The fish around here too always looks fresh and doesn’t smell. The rest of the store is average, as in you know what to expect for food. They have an organic/​vegetarian aisle waaaay on the other side of the store which also houses the frozen organic/​veg foods as well.
Oh and i really despise their self checkout. They never work. I broke 3 of them one night. I scanned my rewards card and then it sorta froze, so i went to another and did the same, and then another!
This store has it all! Just expect to pay a bit more for convenience sake.

This will be easy.
They’re over-​priced.
The pre-​cooked hot food is DRY, DRY, DRY. The steamed broccoli looked like it was about to spontaneously combust under the hot lights. Seriously, the meatloaf and chicken wings were barely holding their own against the plasma beams of death emanating from those heat lamps.
The quality of service at the bakery counter is on par with the Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles circa 1985, or perhaps akin to the customer service available from Comcast.
Oh my god, that’s it! Stop and Shop is Comcast with bread and milk!!!
They should get one star after all my bitching, but I’m in a generous mood this morning, so they will get two.
And that’s because they DO have one thing: a great selection.

Dear Stop & Shop,
I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU.
Your prices on generic things like lean cuisines and rice keep me coming back, but the quality of your produce and service makes me want to upchuck. Your scheme of getting people to use your discount card sucks, and half the time when I try and use mine, it freezes up the self checkout register. When I ask for ‘cash back’, you spew it out the bottom, rather than beside the scale like the locale on Rt 1A North, causing me to forget my cash ‘below the scanner’ and be -$ 30. The audio prompts are awful, THERE’S NOTHING ON THE BELT! WHY WONT YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME! SCAN MY COUPON?! WHAT COUPON?! WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! GREEN GRAPES?! THESE ARE SCALLIONS?! #u (K!!!
*regains composure*