Grocery Outlet — Local services in Vallejo

The people who hate this place are just angry that they're broke. I'm really glad that it exists. I had a assumed they only carried processed crappy food before I went there but was pleasantly surprised to find some high quality stuff, like Tillamook and Ben and Jerry's, nice imported cheeses, Amy's if you're in a hurry and want frozen for 50% of what it sells for at Raileys. They also occasionally have good deals on high end cosmetics. As to expiration dates - there isn't an instant "off" switch where food is suddenly spoiled. Most of what I get there is not expired - yes, closer than what you usually get at Safeway, but in most cases it doesn't matter, and for some things, like a fine brie, it is actually better with age. Bacteria like salmonella don't suddenly appear in a sealed container after a certain date - if those contaminants exist they're harmful in the freshest food. Skip the coffee - that gets stale, and some things like their potatoes and onions don't last too well, but we've got a Farmer's market for great prices on fresh produce.

Just use your sense and read the labels - yes - you are in a thrift store for food - and you just scored some perfectly yummy Aidells' sausage and Kerrygold cheese for 1/2 off - what are you whining about?

I've never had a bad experience with the staff. The lines are never as bad as the local Safeways, even at the peak of dinner time. Yes, you might rub shoulders with some trailer trash and ghetto-looking folks... and they're more likely to be polite than some stuffed shirt BMW-driving jerk who think's he's too important to wait in line. You won't be contaminated. Observe... maybe you've underestimated some of those folks... if not, consider them material for your next novel.

And ALL supermarket parking lots are bad - been to a Trader Joe's lately? - much worse! Just don't try to find the closest possible space to the door that everybody is trying to get. Park back in the third row, get a teeny bit of exercise and spare your nerves - that's my strategy for all parking lots.

And if you really hate it - don't shop there - all the more good stuff or...

Been a regular customer of this location for five years, and have had only good experiences. It like Trader Joe's has found a niche market. You can count on them for extreme savings everyday, they are my favorite stores. Usually, I don't buy or cook in large quantities. For overall shopping experience in North Bay & East Bay, I've found that Vallejo Grocery Outlet holds its own with Safeway, Lucky, Albertsons, Raleys, FoodMaxx, Costco. I use these others to fill in the gaps of my two favorites or when I'm in a time crunch & they are right there.

I've found it important to check Sell By, Best By & Use By dates and prices on my register receipt at ALL stores of ANY COMPANY and TYPE. I usually look over my receipt before I drive away since I usually miss the readout at the checker stand. All stores have had pricing mistakes, some more than others. GROCERY OUTLET has a GOOD TRACK RECORD with me.

I agree with Pearl, Comelia, and what Gretchen said about G. Outlet & about Sell By, Best By, and Use By dates. Regarding those dates, it relates mostly to food quality. For the customer to have a good quality product, the food companies must be conservative in their estimate to reasonably assure the truth of these dates. Usually, food I've opened a few weeks or few months beyond these dates has still been good quality & appetizing including yogurt. But I've found fresh meat, milk & cream need to adhere closely to those dates from any store, and occasionally even then milk has gone bad within 3-4 days of opening. At this store the only dairy I buy is cheese, butter, cream cheese & yogurt so I do not know about its...

Mary is clearly a wino .recieves the simple task of removing a bag of chicken nuggets off of my tab she comes and immediately makes things difficult enters a code and walks off(code does nothing) the cashier tries to take the item off again(i see with my own eyes it charges again) i tell mary and she goes into argument mode telling me it didnt happen talking about what she did or didn't do (she entered the code it did nothing .how did you help anyone?).she told me it didnt scan twice and that i was going to be charged an obvious extra 22 dollars (they're 11 dollars and change each) right over my sentence because she doesnt want to hear me and obviously has some sort of superiority complex she was having none of the input and im calmly explaining to her what i saw..she ends up mega wrong and just walks off .couldve said my bad or i was wrong .No just buys some more wine and goes home.. Anybody else that they could teach the codes to would be a better fit.her customer service is top -3 worst ive ever dealt with in thousands of trips to stores in my life .ill be going to the east vallejo location and i recommend everyone else does as well...they have a better and more unique selection of items anyway but yea mary is trash at her job and should do something that she has an actual passion for because that was ridiculous a wast of time and energy for someone to be wrong in every way

Update: I've been back(gas vs convenience) mary wasn't there but i met a girl named victoria who was sweet and focused on what matters i...