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It’s 2024 and Canadians are feeling squeezed at the grocery store. It seems like everything has either gotten significantly more expensive, physically smaller, or both. But don’t worry, there’s hope for you and your grocery bill. Here are the most affordable places to grocery shop in St Catharines plus some tips to help you save even more on your bill.

Simple tips to reduce your grocery bill

When it comes to general tips for reducing your food costs at the grocery store, it never hurts to shop with store flyers and coupons, check sale racks, and fill your bag with more plant based meal staples like rice and grains, beans and lentils and affordable fruits and vegetables like root vegetables, potatoes, carrots and bananas. Making more of your food from scratch will generally save you money, as well.

Where to shop in St Catharines

These local grocery stores are well loved by folks in St Catharines for their affordable prices and customer-friendly grocery saving strategies.

Food Basics (275 Geneva Street)

Food Basics is a large Ontario chain of grocery stores. It first opened in 1995 with the mission to provide people in Ontario with more for less. They provide food for great prices; have an always fresh or your money back guarantee (so you can return items that aren’t up to snuff); and have an always in stock policy so that if you see an item advertised but can’t find it, you’ll save on it the next time you buy it. It’s a great place to shop anywhere in Ontario, so be sure to visit Food Basics in St Catharines at 275 Geneva Street. Food Basics has a handy app you can use as well which helps you save on your groceries through coupons and promotions.

FreshCo Ontario and Carlton

If you want to save on groceries, you need to get to know FreshCo. This supermarket chain is committed to savings for customers like you. Similar to Food Basics, FreshCo offers great food for great prices; a double fresh guarantee that if you aren’t satisfied by the quality of an item you purchase you can get a refund and a replacement; price matching if you find the same item for less elsewhere; and an in-stock guarantee so that if you see an item advertised but can’t find it, you’ll save 10% more on it the next time you buy it. They also have a mobile app so you can get personalized deals and rewards, access their flyers and create shopping lists. In St Catharines, visit FreshCo Ontario and Carlton to start saving on your groceries.

Real Canadian Superstore

If you’re looking for a variety of ways to save on your groceries, Real Canadian Superstore is worth exploring. They offer savings via coupons, flyers, club size products (better value for buying bulk size), always $ (set prices on everyday items), no name brand items (that are priced affordably), free items (that come with minimum purchases), multi buy offers (that help you save when you buy more), and PC Optimum points that help you earn free groceries. Be sure to visit their St Catharines location at 411 Louth St,

Blake’s NoFrills

The name NoFrills says it all, doesn’t it? In St Catharines, Blake’s NoFrills is there to take the frill out of your bill. You can expect to pay less for your groceries here than at other PC stores like Loblaws and Zehrs, but can count on finding many or all of the same products and good quality food you love from those stores. NoFrills is designed to make saving on good quality groceries easy with their fresh guarantee (it’s fresh or your get a refund), throw back prices that are easier on your wallet, rain check plus extra PC Optimum points if advertised products are out of stock, price drop, always prices (set prices on everyday items), no name brand items (that are priced affordably), PC Optimum points you can earn to save on groceries, and their price match guarantee.

Ebeano Supermarket

When it comes to great value on specialty food, Ebeano Supermarket is an excellent place to shop for African groceries and prepared foods in St Catharines. Their price points are excellent and so is their product selection. Whether you’re an expat craving African food, or you’re looking to try some for the first time, give them a visit.

My Choice Food Store

Another great option for affordable specialty food and groceries in St Catharines is My Choice Food Store. From Filipino to Japanese and beyond, they offer a huge variety of Asian foods from all over and their selection of products and prices is excellent. Beyond imported packaged foods, they also sell fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and seafood.

We know times are tough for Canadian families and we hope this guide helps you save on groceries in St Catharines.  

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