Albertsons

OMG. I usually don’t write reviews on grocery stores, but this one is so fabulous. I hate grocery shopping in San Diego. Our neighborhood VONS is packed, parking is tight and sometimes have to drive around the lot to get a space, narrow aisles, and it is stressful. And there is nowhere else to shop. So, perhaps, I am awed at ANY grocery that is better than were we shop.
SO…when we went here, I was astounded. It is HUGE. Plenty of parking. CLEAN. Friendly staff at the deli counter. Deli had fresh food (the Ralph’s also on the 111 had some crusty old food). So much selection. Lots of wide aisles. I love this place. Wish I could shop here all the time.
We actually ATE in the store! (We were on the move, and on our way out of town) It was hilarious… there are tables and chairs, easy chairs, a coffee machine, water fountain and even a candle display on the table. Such ambience for a supermarket :)

I go here about 4 times a week and it’s always good. I usually get the sushi which is really good and helps fight my cravings. Their prices are pretty good and food is good.

Well stocked and organized Albertsons. One of the better Albertsons I’ve been to-​excellent produce section and friendly workers.

Great grocery store! Friendly cashiers and overall helpful staff. Prices are somewhat high but good deals if you buy stuff on sale.

Do not go to this Albertsons if you are trying to grocery shop! However if you love scavenger hunts have at it. Albertsons management constantly changes and rearranges their groceries to confuse customers into buying more than they came for and the staff knows where products are less than the customers. If your bold enough to ask for help don’t ask Roman, or the dude with the long beard and bald head or the tall African American fella, cuz they will either tease you, point you in the wrong direction, or walk off without finding your item. If you are fortune enough to get Roman he will look for a minute not find the item your looking for say «oh hell naw», and walk off without finding the item and go back to bagging groceries and eyeball you when you check out. If you are a women you might get the pleasure of Roman calling you a bitch under his breath like he did to my wife tonight. In closing save yourself the frustrations and degradations and just go to Ralph’s across the street.

Its a good store. People are nice and they have TWO red boxes so no waiting too long for a movie :) packaged sushi is good and flowers are nice and fresh. Over all I like this place. Prices are good.

I haven’t shopped here in a while because last time I was here it was poorly organized and stocked. To my surprise it’s a totally NEW store «remodeled» and 100% better, even the staff seams happier. And I remembered my bags! I’ll be back! :)

I love this Albertson’s everybody here feels like they are very happy to work here! I was very impressed the store looked Awesome. They recently got remodeled and they look great. Every department was impressive. I will truly come back and shop here. Great service!

***** One win for positive people! ****
Wow! I’m very impressed with this market! This Albertson’s is huge! The isles are super wide. Everything is super clean and organized. The staff is crazy friendly! I’m not sure if it’s because it’s the market or the people of Palm Desert that are friendly, but it has left me with a positive impression. Even the patrons of the market are super friendly. Everywhere I walk people are smiling, having a good day, and enjoying their life. Nobody holds back asking «How are you?» or «Have a nice day.»
Also, Jason the cashier told a customer that she dropped money ($ 10) on the floor. You definitely get a thumbs up for being honest Jason! :-)
If more people adopted the positive attitudes of the folks around here we’d all have better days. It doesn’t take that much effort to be nice to each other.
Deli food = Nice selection. Freshly made chicken.
Shopping area = clean
Staff = friendly
Restroom = clean

This store is always clean and well stocked. They have a great selection of gluten-​free and organic products. The produce is always fresh and plentiful. There is a large selection of refrigerated fresh flowers and, when purchased, they last at least a week at home.
A big plus for me is the store opens early at 6:00 a.m., so I can get an early start on my shopping. Service is always fast, so I can get in and out when I’m in a hurry, or on my way to work in the morning. Staff is always friendly.
The parking is convenient near both entrances.
My only downside with this store is the meat selection is small. I’ve had a few bad experiences with tough meat from here, so I usually purchase my meat elsewhere.

I’ve only been to this Albertsons when I’ve stayed across the street for Coachella. I like that they have a back check-​out section (not sure if this is just for Coachella weekends or year-​round), but it’s nice for when you want to use the side exit to get to the shuttle stop.
They had everything we either forgot or ran out of: drinks, razors, sun block, gum, coolers, etc.
The people here were friendly. While using the self-​checkout, my $ 5 dollar bill got stuck in the machine. It kept trying to process my money, but instead ripped it in half. The lady opened up the machine and after she finally took the money out, used a different $ 5 bill. I apologized of course for the inconvenience, but they were nice and not too bothered about it.

This store has the most rude people of anyplace! Customers are totally inconsiderate and store management will not open a fast check out Lane. Never again. I’m staying with Von’s.

Thanks to the nice cashier who helped me save money when checking out by sending the bagger to get me a different size product so I could benefit from their sale. Not often does one go out of their way to help someone like that. I will keep shopping at Albertson’s because they go that extra step for their customers.

The one is very well organized and the associates are friendly.

This is, in my opinion, one of the nicer Albertsons around. While the others are OK, when I walk in here I could almost swear I was in Bristol Farms. This store is much bigger than their old location on San Pablo (which is now occupied by Office Max) and has pretty much all the goodies you could possibly want at pretty good prices. If it wasn’t so much farther away from my home than Pavilions is, I probably would do most of my food shopping here.

store is always clean and stocked staff is always friendly

Albertson’s seems to overall have high standards throughout their stores ~ the one in Desert Palms is no different. The store is very bright, clean and staffed with very friendly people. The fresh fruit selection was especially wonderful, as was the deli selections. The prices when very reasonable.
It was a sweet blessing to find such a nice store.
Blessings :) KC

What’s with the limp produce? Are carrots supposed to be like linguini? Should kale be rubbery? Ahhh… just another lousy market. Can they please bring a Whole Foods to the Coachella Valley soon???

Did you know that Albertson’s has a policy whereupon,
if you make a purchase and the price posted is an error
You will get the item free.

Our Palm Desert Albertsons is a clean, attractive, well-​stocked store in a very convenient location for us. The two pharmacists with whom I have had contact are friendly and efficient. Surprisiingly, it seems to have a dearth of customers.
We did pretty bIg shopping last Friday. Upon rolling our cart up to the only check stand open, due to the fact there were so few shoppers, we took our place behind a woman almost finished with the process. I heard the male employee at the cash register say to her gruffly, «I already told you that once.» Her male companion’s mouth and mine dropped open simultaneously. Who gets spoken to like that in a supermarket? She left with packages, no further rudeness. Our turn.
We were greeted courteously. He held up an article I had picked up from the Sav-​On section and kindly said, «If you buy two of these you get $ 5 off.» That sounded good to me so I agreed to buy two. A female checker who had no customers was bagging for him, although he hardly needed it. It is a loooong way from where we were, back to the section where this item is shelved, and as has always been the case in these instances, the bagger does a quick sprint and comes back with it. I looked at her, she looked at me and it was obvious I was going to be the sprinter. Let me add, she is a GREAT deal younger than I. That accomplished, she didn’t want to put my paper products in bags and when I insisted she bristled slightly.
Before exiting the store I scanned my register receipt to see if we got the advantage of their steak sale; buy one, get one free. Nope, charged for two steaks. Over we went to the courtesy desk where we were given the refund for the get one free steak.
I will continue to patronize this store because it has everything I want and our visits are usually not this eventful.