Albertsons

I think someone needs to check the temperature where they store the 9 Layer dip and guacamole in the front if the store. Does not seem cold enough, And always plan on waiting in long lines. The whole «3’s a Crowd– We Will Open Another Lane» is not true,

Purchased three large bouquets of flowers for a total of $ 59.92. They looked so pretty in the store but only lasted three days before wilting. These were obviously older blooms and should have been taken off the shelf or at least discounted. A person usually doesn’t think of this when buying flowers. Still, they should last more than three days.
Tried to send a comment on their main website but there was something conveniently wrong with the site and would not let me submit my comments.
Many of us work at the hospital across the street and usually don’t have a problems like this.

Store supervisors to the cashiers to the clerks they’re all nice people and the produce Man that’s why I like shopping their prices are a little high but the people that work there are great

This place has got to be the worst. I’m serious too. Very understaffed. Place is like really sad. You should drive far far away to avoid this place. I hope the Gen Manager sees this — I’m sure he doesn’t care.

This place is rough. Technically it’s my neighborhood grocery store so I end up here more often than I’d like but I’m sick of the 20 minute lines to buy 3 – 4 quick staple items. I wish I could say that the staff is friendly… or competent. I wish…
Alas, I’ve seen employees feuding with each other, I’ve had to perform price checks on multiple items on my own, I’ve had busted open hummus and expired products, and no positive experiences. Oh, except for one.
Once they had a 59 cent Gatorade sale. That was the day.

I go to Albertson for stuff like Paper towel, Fage Yogurt and ice cream. Their produce, meat and fish is just simply not good… Prepaid stuff just look bad…
Anyway, I’m posting this because I liked one thing. They had make your own IPA six pack. Which was nice when I came here to pick up beer.

Might not be the cleanest Albertson but the reason I give this location a Five Star because of their associate LENISE! She is very kind and stellar customer service skills! Plus she had tons of things to do but she was patient and thorough! If you see LENISE or if you’re a supervisor reading this, she should be rewarded! Thank you LENISE!

Albertson is expensive bought a toothpaste 6bucks super small should have gone to walmart

This is perhaps the worst store in the chain, at least here in Long Beach. I’ve complained to manager several times, but nothing seems to have changed.
Now that Albertsons has bought out Vons, you’d think there would be some kind of management changes. Nothing.
The store did some minor remodeling. Namely just taking out the in-​store B of A and replacing it with one tiny ATM machine.
The place is usually filthy. The shopping carts are rarely picked up from the lot. The carts just sit there strewn about the parking lot while workers simply eye them on their what seems to be numerous breaks.
The store eliminated self-​check out. Seems to be the only store in the chain that has.
So now, customers must wait five or six deep in two checkout lanes.
The store policy is over three, then a new lane is supposed to be open. Not so here.
When the place gets crowded, then the courtesy manager may call out on the PA for checkers to report to the front. But nobody comes. Lazy employees. Any other store, these people would be fired. But I’m sure the grocery union keeps them there.
The produce is often wilted, if not on occasion moldy. Cucumbers should be kept cold, but not wet: they go bad quickly. You’d think the produce manager would know that. There’s not much of a seafood case: all the fish and shellfish are frozen and then thawed. But the seafood looks old, and often smells. Which means they should have been thrown out after a few days on ice. Unless they refreeze them, which is against health codes. There’s no real butcher department/​counter. If you want a special cut of meat, too bad, You’ll have to find what you need Saran wrapped.
The prices for meat, seafood and produce is relatively expensive for the quality. Prices are all the same for the chain. What irks me is the quality is different from store to store. On the East side, things are cleaner and quality is higher. Prices are still the same. Just because this West Side neighborhood is largely poor to lower middle class, the level of service and quality is cynically poor.
The entire staff is seems always stressed. They are hardly friendly, too busy trying to keep their head above water. Because there is little competition on the West Side (there are no Ralphs or Vons nearby for miles) this store is it. And I’m sure upper management knows that. And don’t care. Hey, whatta ya going to do. Drive to the East Side? Hardly. I welcome Haggins or Ralphs to come and provide competition to this sad store. You can save much more money, at least on better produce at the Super Saver on West Willow.

I love this Albertson’s. Everything is nicely and neatly stocked, and there is always an employee to help you find something if you can’t find it yourself. I don’t come here very often, but I usually stop if I’m in the area.

There is no more self checkout. This makes me sad because I usually grab a few items before going into work. No more run in, run outs. However I like the new counters that replaced them. It looks clean and well organized.

This place is way over priced and, honestly, for no reason. Small and nearly rotten avocados are never less than a dollar. When I was looking to pick up beer one night, I left and went to CVS which was way more reasonable.
The staff always seems distraught or stressed, and they have never been exceptionally friendly or helpful. They also love to scream at one another between registers as if there aren’t 5+ customers waiting in each line. Last there is ALWAYS a long line especially now that self check out is gone, so be prepared for a wait. Someone needs to open a new market near here.

Worst customer service… Doubt they even care all the employees are there to get their hours an go home. What can you really expect. I’m going to make a formal complaint with corporate.

Not a place you go to find healthy food or a good deal. If you’re looking for 3 gallon tubs of ice cream, processed foods, or a extra large bag of chicken McNuggets and this is your place
Update: I’ve been shopping here for about a month now because it’s so close to my house. It’s hit or miss on pricing. He consistently have terrible selection of fresh meat with high prices.

When I want to cook steak, everything must be perfect. I headed down to Albertsons and was planning on asking the counter for the best cut of steak that they recommended.
To my dismay, the man behind the counter replied, ‘this is only a sliced meat deli counter. Go over there’ (he pointed to the seafood counter). So off I went to the seafood counter. I asked the lady behind the counter and she told me Albertsons doesn’t have a meat counter, only the prepackaged meat. Why didn’t the first guy just tell me that?
I scanned the prepackaged meats. They have signs displayed everywhere saying ‘we only sell Choice USDA meat.’ I guess they are proud of that, but I was hoping to buy some Prime USDA, which is one step up from Choice. Oh well.
The main issue, which is also the reason why I am giving two stars, is that Albertsons purposefully hides the sections of meat that are already deteriorating/​browning under the USDA and price labels. See my pictures and you will understand what I mean. It was buy one get one free for choice sirloin, which I was a bit skeptical of. The photo illustrates the hidden spots, and how it looks before it is opened. After opening the second package, I discovered the same thing. So it wasn’t just one of them, it was both. Granted I know it’s possible the dark spots occurred after I bought the steaks. Also the packaging itself could have caused it. So I am giving two stars instead of just one, to kind of give them the benefit of the doubt. The customer service was sub par anyhow and would be two stars. Please message me/​educate me on whether or not this is normal as far as the browning. Has this happened to anyone else?

Came here last night after seeing my pops at Long Beach Memorial to grab some salad. One of the employees (I believe his name was Rick) saw that I was indecisive on what I wanted and suggested a salad for me to try (once it goes on sale). He was very helpful and knowledgeable about which veggies had which vitamins and nutrients we need to stay healthy.
The cashier was very nice also. 1 star missing because Albertsons is on the pricey side so mainly these stars are for the customer service ;-)

Oh, how I WISH that this was a Vons instead of the crazy ghetto Albertsons that it is. It’s pretty low quality on all fronts and then high priced. The combination of the 2 is a bit mind boggling. It just seems… dirty.
I watch for sales at Albertsons because that’s kind of the only time it’s worth dealing with this store. I will say that I ALWAYS get good service at the meat department. These guys are just nice. I can’t quite put my finger on what the issue is. Is it the ghetto shopping center that it’s located in? And maybe because this center straddles a rather large mix of neighborhoods ranging from pretty low income to upper middle class? I don’t know. All I know is is that when we leave this place I always drench me and my children’s hands with hand sanitizer.

Sadly this is the closest large major market in or near our neighborhood. In the past 12 years I have had a love/​hate mostly hate/​frustrated relationship. The market isn’t the nicest inside but the worst part is trying to check out. If I just want to pick up a few items It can take me as much time to get in and out at Albertson’s as it can take to drive much further away and return.
They rely mostly on the self check out but the person manning the area isn’t often helpful, friendly or paying attention.
Of late they have had good sale prices but it can be hit or miss — I think they are missing out on a lot of local clientèle for all these reasons.

There’s such a big difference between each of the Albertsons I frequent. This one is near where I work. I dropped by to pick up Starbucks Refreshers 6 pkts because I saw them on sale at the Albertsons near my home and wanted some more.
Well let me tell you, I felt like I was in court pleading my case when I noticed a $ 3 difference in price! The manager tried to explain that there was an error in pricing at the other store or it was special reduced pricing to get rid of stock. He said that the price I saw at the other place was below cost and that they were in different districts.
Umm…so different districts have different prices? So what’s also advertised in the paper depends on the district? I was about to storm off to give this place only one star when the manager called me back and called the other Albertsons to prove his point.
It turned out that the other Albertsons marked down the price to «below cost» because several of the Refreshers were expiring in one month. I looked at the dates on the ones in front of me and they were also expiring in one month. I pointed them out and asked if he’d give them to me for the same price as the other store. He asked me how many I wanted. I only wanted two 6 packs, especially since they’re expiring in one month. He finally agreed to sell them to me for the price I saw at the other place. Seriously, what are they going to do with all those expired Refreshers? And he’s worried about selling them to me below cost???

My history with Albertsons is complicated we have a love hate relationship I love them and at times hate their high prices and now with them discontinuing club savings I’m really not able to shop here all that much.
I have been shopping here since I was a child running like a nut up and down the aisle finding and eating candy lol which my mom promptly made me pay for.
The stores are always clean and neat well stocked everything a person might need is here, they have specialty foods to old school products that never go out of style shake and bake for your pork chops or chicken canned soup to stretch a meal or flavor a casserole dish my new favorite is the cream of garlic and mushroom soup it’s really good and it kicks up stews or pot pies 10 notches.
Their baked goods my word they call out buy me the bakery department is awesome they will custom make your cake with one day notice they are delicious with the best buttercream ever. I always get birthday cakes made here and they rival an expensive bakery any day.
I always find interesting ice cream here as well I found peach cobbler ice cream by Ben and Jerry’s I was like say what and promptly bought it. I also found a great Mediterranean mint ice cream and I was thru.
The deli aisle has great dinner options their fried chicken is the best they have specialties like greens and they are pretty good, they have fried chicken livers, fried gizzards I like them but my kid not so much. What does she know. These kids don’t know what’s good to eat. Lol
I buy my pet food and bird seeds here but one while I had to check them because they had the audacity to raise the price to 10.99 for cockatiel food excuse me if I’m paying those prices I’m going back to Petco stay in your lane Albertsons they eventually did and the price went back to 8.99.
They have a huge liquor supply plenty of specialty types under lock and key and wine so many choices Moscato Stella rosa and more very reasonable prices.
I will continue to shop here but wish they would stop with the over pricing.
Until next time Albertsons.
I’m giving them 4 stars until the prices get better.