I stopped buying liter bottles of Adirondack Seltzer after I found they can lose their fizz even if unopened. |
By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR
When I had an appointment in Englewood on Tuesday, I stopped at the ShopRite to take advantage of the second week of the 2017 Can Can Sale.
I not only found the store is one huge construction site, but that one of my favorite items -- 12-can packs of Adirondack Lemon Lime Seltzer -- weren't part of the promotion, as they are at the Paramus ShopRite I usually patronize.
But I bought a non-Can Can Sale item, a 3-pound bag of Organic Sweet Potatoes ($3.99), for 50 cents less than at Trader Joe's in Paramus.
ShopRites in Englewood, Paramus and Rochelle Park are owned and operated by Glass Gardens Inc., one of the 50 retailers in a cooperative that includes Wakefern Food Corp., the stores' merchandising and distribution arm.
Glass Gardens Inc. owns a total of 11 ShopRites, most of them in the Garden State.
ShopRites are considered the low-price leaders among supermarkets in New Jersey, but they only occasionally undercut Costco Wholesale, which offers far less selection.
For example, at the Paramus ShopRite on Thursday, KIND fruit-and-nut snack bars were $1 each if you bought 10, compared to about $1.06 each for a box of 18 at Costco.
Organic Sweet Potatoes at the Englewood ShopRite are a better buy than at Trader Joe's in Paramus.
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Season-brand Sardines in Pure Olive Oil are on sale at both the Englewood and Parmaus ShopRites for 99 cents a can with a store card.
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At Whole Foods Market, 1-pound boxes of Organic Whole Wheat Pasta from Italy in a variety of shapes are $1.49 each. Whole wheat pastas, brown rice and quinoa contain heart-healthy whole grains. |
Part of the Englewood store's produce section. |
Three new aisles at the ShopRite in Englewood opened about a month ago, above, but work continues, below.
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Pearls-brand pitted California olives are a better buy during the Can Can Sale than ShopRite's own pitted black olives.
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At ShopRite, Goya-brand Mango Nectar contains a maximum of 35% mango juice, plus added sugar, above and below.
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