PriceRite of West Hartford

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Price Rite is basically Aldi on steroids (for those who get this reference). Price Rite is Shop Rite’s little sister, and it delivers on the low prices it brags about («Impossibly, Incredibly, Inconceivably Low Prices Everyday», the store’s tagline reads). Shopping at PriceRite will especially save you money on produce, bread, and milk, oftentimes priced at ½−1/3 the cost of similar items at nearby grocery stores
One of the greatest features of Price Rite is its supply of international and specialty foods that would be hard to find (or at least much more expensive to buy) elsewhere. My go-​to items at Price Rite are grass-​fed lamb and beef (surreptitiously labeled «Nature’s Reserve» or «NR» or sometimes just «Product of Australia»), U.S. farm-​raised catfish (frozen), Anna Whole Grain Pasta (packed with Ancient Grains!), brown rice, Hall (aka giant) avocados, and organic soy milk (as low as $ 1.99 per half gallon, I’ve also found Horizon Organic 2% Milk for as low as $ 0.99 per half gallon!).
Like Aldi, you must pay for bags (unless you bring your own) and you can’t expect a certain product to always be in stock. Unlike Aldi, however, you don’t have to deposit 25 cents for a cart, you can use credit cards.
Price Rite is also just across the street from A Dong, the largest Asian grocery store in the Hartford area. This makes for a convenient shopping trip.
The downsides? You can’t use manufacturer’s coupons, the staff isn’t always the nicest, the store looks dirty, it’s often very crowded, and I’ve bought some really bad chicken breast here. Oh, and the security guard at the door (is it really that dangerous to shop here?). But these are all things that can be overlooked in favor of it’s good traits. Check it out!

This is a Gem of a Diamond for W. Htfd. It is clean, employees are the best! Produce is at its best here, as are the specials. It is a great place to shop!

Wow! It’s great! Lots of name brands for cheaper pricing. I came here to pick up done breakfast items and came away with a lot more than I expected! Produce was significantly cheaper than Stop and Shop (1.99 for strawberries as opposed to $ 3.99!), avocados were .99!!! It was clean and spacious and I am excited to go back on a bigger shopping trip.
Bring your own bags and they do not have a deli there so if you are looking for a deli for sandwiches and stuff you’d have to go elsewhere!

Price Rite is like hybrid of a conventional supermarket (i.e. Stop & Shop, Shop Rite, Big Y) and heavily discounted, no-​frills establishment (i.e. Aldi, Xpect Discounts). They sell both recognizable brands and the Price Rite brand.
I would compare the prices of both the national and store brands and not assume that the store brand is cheaper. For instance, a block of Price Rite’s Mozzarella cheese registers at $ 2.49. However, a block of Sorrento (national brand) cheese, of the same size, is priced LESS at $ 1.99 a block.
I had a manufacturer’s coupon of $ 1 off any Sorrento mozzarella cheese. When I presented the coupon to the cashier, she informed me that Price Rite doesn’t accept coupons. WTH!
So basically, if you don’t bother with coupons, you will be fine here. If you are a coupon junkie like me, you would save money at a regular supermarket.
Also, bring your own bags! They will charge you for bags.
At least they take credit cards.

Though Price Rite is clearly a competitor of Aldi, I think they do things a little differently here. Instead of outsourcing food production to shadow manufacturing companies and selling under bogus brand names, Price Rite uses its incredible purchasing power (via the ShopRite company) to keep prices low on a limited selection of items.
This means you’ll see more brand names here (like Pepsi, Chobani, Oscar Mayer), and still maintain mostly Aldi-​level pricing. This store is also slightly bigger and appears to have a slightly better selection, especially in the produce department.
Fortunately, Price Rite has lots of checkout lines, and more employees working at any given moment, meaning you won’t wait ten minutes to leave. However, you still have to bag your own items, and pay for bags if you didn’t bring any. It’s one of the many mechanisms for keeping prices low.
It’s good for what it is. I could see myself going both here and Aldi on a regular basis.

Cheap bountiful produce, spices & ethnic products… those are the only 3 reasons to shop here.

Price Rite is a discount grocery chain owned by Wakefern Corporation, which also owns ShopRite. They have extremely good prices, but the environment is less than wonderful. Try to shop early in the day to avoid the crowds and get through the checkout quickly. My last visit there was Wednesday afternoon @ 1:00 p.m. The parking lot was nearly full and the inside was just as crazy. The aisles in the produce section are very narrow, and it can be difficult to get to what you want with abandoned carts in the way and groups of people standing around talking to each other, oblivious to the other customers. I mean, really? The supermarket is your big social event? Come on! Of course I do tend to be one of those people who zip around so I can get done as soon as possible.
However, if you have patience and know brands and prices, you can do very well. For example, on my trip I picked up a whole pork loin for $ 1.99/lb., but passed over some pints of sour cream priced at $ 1.29 since I know ShopRite has it for $ 0.99. I also walked past the freezer case of shrinp at $ 7.99/lb. because I just bought 2 pounds for $ 10 at ShopRite last week. Remember — just because they’re a discount chain doesn’t mean they are cheap on everything.
They carry hispanic foods if that’s what you’re looking for, with the largest section of Badia spices I’ve ever seen, and plenty of tropical produce that I have no idea what to do with or how to cook. And flan! Lots of flan!
They also carry their own brand groceries, and some strange brands with creative names that remind me of the type of thing that Aldi carries. It’s up to you what you want to try. Certain things are pretty standard, like sugar and flour, so I don’t really care what brand it is. I do tend to be pickier about things like vanilla extract and chocolate chips, where quality matters, so I always look for a familiar brand for those things. They also tend to have limited selections — for example, they might only carry one brand of peanut butter in one size. It’s likely you won’t be able to do your entire weekly grocery shopping there, but if you’re a careful shopper you can get some bargains.
Just remember to bring your grocery bags. They subscribe to the Aldi style of checkout and you’ll have to pack your own groceries. You can buy bags from them, if you like, but if you’re shopping at Price Rite to begin with, you probably already have your own bags.

If you are buying name brand items, I doubt you can buy these items for less in other stores. I would not buy the store brand products, based on what I saw on my recent visit. This store is for very price conscious consumers and great for saving money. I spent $ 130. and left with a full cart. The quality of the products was fine. I like the fact that if you want a bag, they sell you a bag. Good for the environment. Some of the produce was sketchy. I looked at three different bags of potatoes. They were labeled Eastern White. I think I know what that is but I wanted Russets. Finally I did locate a huge bag of russets. I think that if you are looking to stock up on basics, why not? I have tried to go there on a Saturday afternoon one time. It was just pandemonium. I was there early Saturday this week. I only waited briefly behind another shopper checking out.

Pricerite is the one of the cheaper groceries you can go to in Hartford, CT. This is where we shop because of the price. Relatively complete plus there’s more hispanic/​spanish food here compared to stop and shop. I also like that they have those chiquitita pine guava juices which i love!
go to this place to save big on groceries… aldi’s (near bj’s) is also another option.