[Maritime Q-Scout]

I find the perception of grocery stores out west compared to the east funny.

I prefer Superstore. Bigger store, better selection, more checkouts, quicker lines, better quality store brand items.

Sobeys is smaller, I do find the produce better but not enough for me to switch.

No Frills is too limited, it doesn't have the selection. Emphasis on low prices but I find they carry the lower quality, less healthy items with no produce selection. Also having to have a quarter to use a cart is beyond annoying (not sure what it's like out there).

Price Chopper is the small version of Sobeys. Basically their version of No Frills.

Foodland is owned by Sobeys (I think) and is a small grocery store in smaller communities.

Co-Op is the other grocery store in smaller centres (although there is the odd one in cities). Can't say I've been to the one in Sydney very often, but the one I was at in PEI a few weeks ago was very bare bones (maybe 5 small isles?).


Out here Superstore is the bigger, cleaner, upper middle class grocery store. I find it fascinating that the perception isn't the same across the country. Mind you we don't have Safeways here, and for some strange reason Sydney doesn't have a Costco (which I love, yes you spend a lot of money but you only go once in a blue moon).