ShopRite of Hamilton Square

They are ALWAYS out of whatever is on sale. Many employees are rude. Not letting custermers get things if they are stocking.

Even though this supermarket is closest to my house, I only started shopping here a few years ago. But it is now the one I frequent the most. I still go elsewhere for most fresh foods, but for staple items their prices are great, On the occasions that I’ve bought meat or produce, I have not had an issue, and they now carry more natural and organic options. This is true throughout the store. I like that they have very friendly cashiers, and that the lines are short at the registers. During holidays they have good promotions as well.

After dealing with a cashier who didn’t know that jalapeño was spelled with a j and didn’t recognize a lime — of which he asked «what vegetable is this?» — an acquaintance made a remark about reviewing this ShopRite. I don’t think he was being serious but here we are.
I see a lot of negative reviews for this place and I’ll agree that before the store was expanded it was pretty trashy. Lately though it’s been great (certainly better than Acme down the street), and is my first choice for groceries in the area. There’s a pretty extensive produce department, maybe not quite as big as the one at Wegmans but the longer trip and the excess of kale at Wegmans doesn’t always entice me.
The rest of the store is as you’d expect. Every aisle/​department has a good selection. The layout allows for a good flow of shopping cart traffic with most of the holdups occurring at the center-​back, where the deli/​meat department is. It’s not as crowded in some areas as the ShopRite in Hamilton Marketplace and checkout is usually faster. I say «usually» because every now and then you’ll run into the soccer mom with two carts full of groceries who is trying to use the self-​checkout lane. Or perhaps you’ll go to the express checkout lane, seeing that there is only a middle-​aged man buying two items, only to be stuck behind him for ten minutes because he thinks he can convince the manager to accept his fake coupons, which is really weird because ShopRite usually has tons of sales and gives out lots of real coupons all the time. The number of times I’ve seen customers try to steal things by thinking they can «trick» or «outwit» the cashiers is an astounding testament to how much of everyone’s time the average Hamiltonian can waste. This may sound crude but if you’re so intent on stealing that bag of chips, have the decency to hide it under your jacket and not waste everyone’s time.
And sometimes you just get an idiot Steinert kid manning a register and somehow doesn’t know what a lime is.
I can’t say I have any major complaints about this ShopRite, though. It’s just all very standard. It would get three stars if not for the fact that, for some reason, I personally like coming here over most other grocery stores. Maybe if I lived closer to Wegmans I’d shop there more often, but I would probably still go to the nearby Shop Rite for their better sales. Four stars: not as good as Wegmans, still better than Acme. Jalapeño is spelled with a j.

It’s very frustrating to have the cashier start ringing up the next customer when your stuff is not bagged up. This store obviously gives its employees no customer service training. It’s a very unpleasant experience to shop there.

‘Tis the season for scented pine cones… Actually, Nuclear Strength Cinnamon Bombs. Why they don’t put these horrors outside is beyond me! I work in a public place and we’re forbidden to wear cologne… because it can cause allergic reactions. I don’t go to Acme for the same reason, now the’re in Shoprite.
I have to hold my breath to enter, and end up with a nasty headache anyway cause the stench is EVERYWHERE. It fills my mouth it’s so bad. Why this is acceptable is unfathomable?!?
I just REFUSE to shop at this location till after those damn pine combs are gone.
I’ve complained, but they just don’t care. They took my name, number, and NEVER called. They just don’t care.
And since I am complaining, I’ll add one more thing… WHO was the sadistic jerk to designed the cobbled floors on the north half of the store!!! My cart rattles like a jackhammer! Sure they look nice, but it’s asinine. I buy a nice pastry with fruit on top, and after moving it in the cart 5 feet it looks like a child having a seizure was carrying it! Just stupid.

IT’s a grocery store where you buy food, which is typical. I just want to know whose idea was it to put tile floors in the produce department. Tile floors+shopping carts is not a good idea. i feel like Michael J Fox when I go shopping here.

Shop here regularly, always find what I’m looking for. Nice store but today was not a good experience. Corn on the cob was on sale and it made the people come out to buy it for the upcoming holiday but do they really have to stand there and clean the corn and block up the aisle. People were trying to get lemons and oranges across from the corn and a family was there with 2 carts, 3 kids and a grandmother cleaning corn. My advise either clean the corn at home like most people do or don’t even put the bucket out. If you feel that is necessary that put it away from other produce or outside.

Nice grocery store. Well maintained and kept. Fast service in the lines. Love the remodeling. Just hate the parking lot.

Tremendous variety of fresh produce, RTE meals, grocery items and dairy. Easy in and easy out. Much better than the old store that was there several years ago.

I’m glad to see this place has been remodeled. It looks great. The downside is it’s always jam packed and they were lacking in the frozen food selection. I ended up finding what I needed in a much smaller local store.

I don’t come here very often so my experience is limited. However, I haven’t had any bad experiences so far. The place is very big and the layout is a bit daunting (aisle signs could be better). The floral department is nice; lots of variety with low prices and they assemble custom bouquets for a small fee. Flowers are not the highest quality, but for a casual gift they are perfect. I’ve had to return items and customer service was quick and painless.

This store is currently transitioning to a World Class ShopRite, but it definitely isn’t there yet. There are still displays clogging the aisles, and disrupting the flow of traffic. Restockers block the aisles with their carts while they visit with one another. Restocking seems to take place when the store is most crowded, and when it is empty, so are the shelves. There were 11 people waiting at the deli at 5 PM last night (rush hour), and one of the cutters was completely absorbed cutting for the ‘grab and go’ (which must have required restocking for several hours). Take care of the customers, then prepare the ‘grab and go’! Even though this store is very close to my home, I’ll spend the time and gas to go to the MarketPlace. The mismanagement is too frustrating.

I do not like this Shop-​Rite at all, and now that there’s a Shop-​Rite at the Hamilton Marketplace and an Acme up the street, I have no idea why so many people get their groceries here.
First, the store is quite small for a grocery store. While most grocery stores have a large entryway, this one can barely fit two carts. The design of the store is very poor with this strange corridor that holds the bakery, deli and produce before it opens up to the meat section. It’s very bizarre.
Second, there are not enough open checkout lanes. While other grocery stores in the area offer self-​checkout, this one does not and it really, really needs it. Some of those lines move really slowly. And no offense, the majority of people that go to this Shop-​Rite are no spring chickens.
Finally, I hate to use the word «sad» to describe a grocery store, but it’s just a sad place to shop. I really hope they re-​design this place at some point because it has a great location, but, in its current state, it sucks.

I’ve come accustomed to turning to Shop-​Rite for the majority of my grocery needs since moving to NJ — they usually have most everything I want, at the best quality/​value. This is speaking in general.
This is my neighborhood Shop-​Rite. It doesn’t quite stand up to the Shop-​Rite name. I’m becoming more disappointed the more I shop here. The first neg is this place needs to be updated, overhauled, get a makeover, something. I feel like I step back in time a little bit every time I walk through the doors. They still don’t even have self-​service lanes — ugh…
Next, I came across something called «end meat» in the deli one day. I thought, «what a great deal!» I’m not picky, I’ll eat this stuff and save a bundle. The only problem ended up being that after I indulged in some of this «end meat,» I had to take a day off of work because my rear-«end» needed to be in an immediate proximity of a bathroom at all times, not to mention the nausea.
I will say they happen to have the wheat pasta I love, Colavita capellini, pretty cheap. 99 cent packs of olive loaf (I can’t trust the deli after the above incident.) 8^th Continent vanilla soy milk. I’m actually quite the basic person with basic needs, not very picky with most things. I’m far from extravagant, easy to please.
This place really blew it with me recently though, and I’ll be checking out the ACME grocery up the street next time or stopping at the much nicer Shop-​Rite in Princeton on my way home from work. What blew it you ask? I recently was given a juicer (for which I am quite grateful) so when I went to peruse the fresh vegetable section (something I normally don’t do) I felt it a bit inadequate, and not the most sightly of produce in some cases. I know for a fact the Shop-​Rite in Princeton has at least twice the selection, with a better look. The other thing that was the last straw is they don’t supply granola bars anymore. WTF? How is this even possible? I bet the smallest general store in East Bumfuq, Nowhere carries granola bars. Nope, not here, not anymore, just gone. I’ve had to substitute knockoff poptarts for my breakfast the past three weeks due to this.
It’s kind of like a bad relationship here. You think it’s great to start off, she looks like your better than average girl on the outside, but the deeper you dig, the more problems you find, that seem to just multiply. You have to cut your losses and bail at some point before you end up hating yourself…
*sigh*