Brunswick Supa IGA

Not too shabby a supermarket. You have to be careful about the sale items, because I noticed a lot of expired or near-​expired items in the dairy section, but otherwise it’s got a good selection and decent enough prices.
I wouldn’t buy everything here since there’s so many good markets nearby, but it’s great for the basics.

I’ve been told this is the place to go if you are a dumpster diver. I’ve never actually partaken myself but several of the styrofoam boxes near the dumpster have become veggie planter boxes for my salad greens.
IGA is a great place to go if you are seeking to avoid the ‘big two’ supermarkets. They’ll order stuff in for you (like the seafood Snappy Tom our elderly cat is addicted to), have an extensive range of vegan and veggie foods and all kinds of bottles and jars of imported foodstuffs. They also have a gourmet (think pricey) range of chocolate bars to rival any chocolatier.
IGA is largely staffed by spectacularly rude teenager staff but there is an excellent bottle shop and an Oovie vending machine. They also have the most bizarre selection of magazines from fly fishing to fine dining.
They’ve finally got a bike rack out the back at last.

From the first glance around the shelves it’s clear that Brunswick IGA is as independent a supermarket as they come. The tell-​tale signs are all there; the comparatively cramped space the store inhabits, the slightly nonsensical layout of the isles and displays (with some exceptions; putting a huge tampon display next to the chocolate isle may not be as illogical as it first appears), the surplus of markdown stickers overtaking the shelves. The latter feature is one of Brunswick IGA’s greatest assets, which boasts more specials each week than your pocket calculator could ever dare to comprehend in a quick trip to the shops. Indeed, the prices on the whole tend toward the lower end of the scale when compared to most other independent grocery stores, with a few items managing to compete with the giants of the industry. That said, there are cheaper places in the neighbourhood to purchase fruit and vegetables, but the quality is generally decent enough.
The bottle shop is small but moderately priced, albeit located on the opposite side of the store to the car park. License restrictions also require that all alcohol be purchased from the counter on that side of the store, which can be slow during peak times. If you hit the store at the wrong time, the checkouts might be clogged with elderly folk insistent on paying in loose change. Still, the staff are mostly fairly efficient, despite the odd sour demeanour (though this phenomenon is hardly unique to this store).
The store also boasts a fairly decent range of obscure and specialty food items catering to the multicultural nature of the area, from Greek through to Lebanese goods. My personal victory find was Harissa paste.
One of the main downsides to is the early closing time of 9pm, which is occasionally ushered in a little earlier. On the other hand, it tends to open on most public holidays.
On the whole, a Brunswick IGA is a convenient and reliable grocery store (though it couldn’t hurt to double check expiry dates).