Big Y — Local services in Southbridge

Clean; well-stocked; great service; excellent: produce, deli, meat & seafood selections (always fresh); carries organic & glutten-free selections; great sales & seasonal items; bakery, floral & party size pizzas available; would give 5 stars if rating on quality alone. The only draw back, I feel, is that the regularly-priced merchandise is up to $1 or more per item, when compared to other stores in the area & that adds-up quickly when shopping for a big family. I understand the need to charge higher prices if a company is providing a higher-quality facility, product and/or benefit package to it's employees, however, that may or may not be the motivating factor in regards to pricing. If budget was not a factor, I'd shop at Big Y everytime, due to high quality, selection & convenience. FYI There is a water treatment facility near the store that often emits a pungent odor, however, it has nothing to do with Big Y and you cannot smell the odor when inside...

They make you pay for bags if you don't have your own. This trend needs to stop. I am never shopping there ever again.

This is my response: If you are so worried about protecting the environment. Maybe don't sell all of your products in plastic/Styrofoam and paper containers. Instead of forcing actual change on a large scale with companies who mass produce these products, you target the customer who now has to pay more and realistically doesn't contribute to pollution as much as these manufacturers do that you are in business with. It's a knee jerk reaction to make yourself look good but you are targeting the wrong people when you could do actual change. I'll take my business elsewhere since you think your customers are the issue and you want to nickel and dime them. Which this is what you want. Money. Plus paper bags are...

I will give this a place of zero with the new manager in town he thinks he's big boss and then he called the police because they told my 14 year old daughter that she can get groceries at 8:59 p.m. and then they lied and then they want to call the police to back them up instead of owning their mistake he wanted to act tough and tell me oh it's not his problem and uses the police as his own protection and the southbridge police backed him up so you wonder what the policemen fund is used for. Business owners donates to the policeman's fund for their own protection they don't care about customers. His name is Bernie. And he is very unprofessional to be putting a 14-year-old in fear for her safety. He shouldn't even be a manager the...