Shop Smart — Local services in Fortuna

Better prices at shop dumb than at Ray's in Garberville for some items, the deli is kind of grungy and the food is lower quality than Garberville deli even though they offer pretty much the same things. Sandwiches are good but that's about it, seems like most of the deli items have been in the hot case too long and their potato wedges are floury and terrible.

Love the staff here and still support the business but hate the types of undesirable druggies that hang out all around the property including outside the building begging for drug money with some sad story on a cardboard sign or fighting and smoking pot in front of the neighboring properties D'amatos pizzaria or the Post office . Even despite the recent renovation and better ambiance this place hasn't been the same since it was...

Popped in this little grocery store as our last stop before heading into the woods for 4 days. They had a surprisingly good variety of items from Seventh Generation, Tazo tea, Garden of Eatin'. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at the selection, given I was in Humboldt County, but the exterior gives this place a real old-time feel, like a place from the 70s. Why fix it if it isn't broken? Lots of fresh produce, even heirloom and Early Girl tomatoes for cheaper than you'd find in bigger towns. I didn't get a chance to check their meat counter but they had some beautiful looking loaves of bread and baked goods that I had to pass up becoming we already brought some provisions with us. Happy to keep supporting smaller businesses like this, staff was...

I have shopped here for 30 years. Ever since they were bought out by Rays, prices have climbed exponentially. I go out of town to buy more than a few items. They have very little service here & I waited in line 30 minutes to buy my gluten free bread. There was one checker with 9 baskets in line. Safeway is another hours drive & we can buy twice as much there for the same cost, & of course, off to Costco twice a month (1 & 1/2 hrs farther). This picture of the dairy department is 5 days after PG&E shut offs. I went back to Shelter Cove Store for dairy. They...