Cosentino's Price Chopper — Local services in Shawnee

The place is nothing remarkable, on the whole has an outdated feel. The self check-out machines are very early knock off models, and quite slow to respond. The cashier lanes have not been updated in at least ten years, and are worn out around the edges. The machines the cashiers use are chunky and slightly discolored from age. Belts are ragged around the edges.

This is the only chain grocery store I know of that makes it's sackers put bits of paper card stock with their names on them in customers bags. I don't know what the purpose of this really serves. Neither the sackers or the customers seem to care, and the kids that sack often just play toss with the card packs.

The bathroom is not often cleaned daily, I don't recommend using their facilities unless it's an emergency. There's periods where stains of fecal matter stay on the toilets and stall walls for days. The only care I see taken is to change the trashcan, not much else.

There's very little variety in the deli, absolutely no healthy choices for quick lunches. Astounding amounts of fried chicken, potatoes, and macaroni is the daily fare. On Wednesdays they serve very dry, overcooked steaks. Unless you specifically ask for your steak to be cooked a certain way, which requires a wait, best plan not to be in a hurry.

As many other reviewers pointed out, it's best not to buy meat here. Often the meat is green tinted, or a sickly brown. The produce is okay, nothing note worthy. Typical to see of grocery stores if they are the last stop, or one of the last stops, for produce trucks.

I'm not going to say you shouldn't avoid this store at all costs. It is what it is, a convenient quick stop for necessary groceries for the small community around it. The staff are friendly, the managers are a tad odd, but helpful. The sackers are easily distracted kids, who don't seem to get quality inspiration and encouragement from employees to engage with customers.

Three stars for simply being a stable go to when in need, but four or five would require effort on their part to move into the current decade, and update...

I ran in for a few quick items. Because I was buying beer I intended to go through a regular check-out line. The few that were open were pretty long so I self-checked. When the light came on I stood there waiting for the attendant to notice me. When she did I told her I needed her to approve the sale. She just kind of nodded at me and said something over the intercom and looked away. A waited a bit and asked again if she could approve the sale. She then told me she couldn't, she wasn't old enough. So I stood around for another couple of minutes for someone to come forth and approve my beer purchase, all while other people waited in line. Finally a guy shows up after walking from the back of the store and had absolutely no idea how to approve the sale. The underage girl had to show him. The idea of self-check is to keep people moving through. Would it not make sense to have someone of age to be...

Price Chopper, where the expiration dates come to expire in peace.

I swear, walking down the aisles is like playing a game of “Is it fresh…or is it from 2022?” Last week I apparently bought sour milk—except this wasn’t your usual “a little tangy” milk. This was rot-your-insides, why-did-I-even-open-this-carton milk. When I told customer service, their response was basically: shrug emoji.

“Just bring it back.” No apology. No urgency. Just the calm confidence of a store that has made peace with selling yogurt old enough to vote.

Pro tip: If you shop here, bring your reading glasses and double-check those expiration dates like your life depends on it—because sometimes it feels like it does.

Price Chopper: great prices, questionable freshness, and customer service that treats rotten milk like a minor...