Albertsons

So I can’t keep this albertsons my Lil secret any more. I despise long lines and huge store crowds which is why I don’t go to food 4 less, Wal mart and rarely venture into north gate. Flat out, they man their registers and their cashiers have their registers mastered. Never have I ever waited in a long line here. If it’s busy they quickly open all the registers, unlike other grocery stores that have 2 registers opened while 10 families are in line. I’ll admit not everything is super cheap, but at this point I have already figured out what to buy here and what not to. Meats are on the pricier side, but they do have great sales on occasion… it happens to be my favorite spot to buy raw shrimp, they peel vert easy and are of great quality. Their ground beef is usually pretty affordable as well. They have a great selection of Mexican, Asian and Indian items that other grocery stores in the area don’t have. The staff is always super nice and they always offer to help with your cart… keep up the heat work Albertson’s team!

I love the location of this spot. They carry everything you need and have a few self checkout lines!
Income here if I need a quick cake or card or something to eat.
The associates are friendly and never stressed!
The shopping carts are always available and not spread out everywhere in the parking lot.
Thanks for staying open as an Albertsons and not a Haggen.

Just left Albertsons and I had to jump on Unilocal!Thank you to the manager Bianca and staff Michelle for helping me out today with my stamp question! You both showed amazing customer service! Thank you!

This location is A-​OK because they have a Redbox inside and sell 32oz craft beers. If you want to buy a six-​pack or 12-​pack of craft beer, expect to pay $ 10+ (including tax) for a six-​pack (even more for a 12-​pack). Prices for a six-​pack used to compete with Bevmo and other stores, but for at least a year they bumped up prices for whatever reason (maybe to discourage the purchase of alcoholic beverages?). This location is also a quick drive from home, so it’s a good choice for last minute items. I never thought to check out the reviews of this store until someone I know checked-​in on social media and I saw three-​stars average rating. Today it was one-​star average rating. I decided to put in my two cents, to help those who are still on the fence about this location.

This Albertson’s is a-​ok. It’s convenient because I am just around the corner to this place. There always seems to be a lot of people in the parking lot.

It’s a grocery store, what you see is what you get. Nothing impressive but they have a Starbucks inside and good pre-​made deli-​sandwiches.

Andy from the meat department, very courteous, I was looking for only 2 pieces of chicken thigh, and he broke down a family package to provide great customer service.

This store on West Valley Parkway is always understaffed. Yesterday, was the worst I’ve ever seen it. There was only one cashier and a long line at her register. A customer was waiting at the customer service counter and no one was at the register in the self-​help section.
I was feeling extremely ill and considered calling an ambulance for help. I had nothing to eat at home and so I pressed on. The self-​help register stuck on «Please wait» after I’d swiped my card.
Eventually, an employee, the bookkeeper who hates her job, came to help me but she was shockingly rude. She deliberately yanked my chain and this was not the day to do so. I told her off and a customer jumped in and said I didn’t have to treat her that way.
She had not heard the conversation and was only looking for trouble. Several years ago, I had a neighbor who was a mental case and acted just like her. She’d pick fights with people, usually by letting her dog run loose and bite passersby. Then she’d call the police and act like the victim.
I told the customer to mind her own business and she stared yelling at me. You could tell that something was off with her by looking in her eyes. I told her again to mind her own business and then to eff off.
She said if I told her to eff off again, she’d call the police. I told her to go ahead and then said it again. The manager came over and stuck his arm between us. He said something to her I couldn’t hear and I left the store. I went across the parking lot and sat on the bench waiting for the bus. When I looked up, two police cars were coming down the street. An officer got out and said that someone was worried about me. He asked where I was going and I told him I was going home. He asked where that was and I told him. I also asked how an officer I knew was doing and he said he seemed to be okay.
He then left.
I was furious and went home to call the corporate office. The man who answered was very helpful and very courteous. He couldn’t have represented the store any better. Within an hour, the store director called me and apologized. Apparently, he’d asked the bookkeeper to help out and she hated doing the job. I told him she acted as if she had a lot of job security.
He invited me back to the store, admitted that they had dropped the ball. He was a class act and I had no problem with him but I said that I wasn’t all that thrilled with going back when his employee had treated me badly and then the store had called the police on me. There is such a thing as Freedom of Speech…
He assured me that the store had not called the police but later, he said that the customer had asked them to call because she was worried about her safety. She had not been worried about it while she was yelling at me. She wasn’t worried when she’d jumped in and wouldn’t shut up when the matter was none of her business. Only after I left the property was she concerned for her safety.
German, the store manager knows me. He frequently waits on me and my husband and I have shopped their daily for years without an incident. He could have looked outside and seen that I was nowhere around. But he chose to take her side and assist her in harassing me.
According to
, harassment is, among other things, «…merely (to) gain sadistic pleasure from making someone fearful or anxious.» That is exactly what happened. I wasn’t even on the property at the time he called the police.
I will not go back even if I starve.

I would highly recommend as they have fresh produce.

Can’t stand the place. Use to shop here frequently. Always has people roaming the parking lot asking for a hand out. I put up with it for years, until.. .a shirtless big guy standing at the car window asking for food or money. He wouldn’t go away. I should have left ! Thought he had left. Got out of car, he appears again shouting at me he wants money. I walked faster, he walks fast. Once inside store asked for manager. He could care less. Told me to call police, REALLY? Didn’t offer to walk me to my car. Albertson’s must no longer believe three in a line. Usually only two registrars open with a line blocking the isle. Will do without before shopping here.

My partner and I visit this store for the mere fact it is close to where we live. I cannot say we have had one decent shopping experience. First was our experience with the rancid seafood from the meat counter. When we got home we had to throw it away because upon opening the stench was unbearable. Then during our visit tonight besides the very messy appearance of the store… There were people walking around without shoes… far from what I would call sanitary. German the manager who has not been friendly to us once approached us and asked to leave the store because I was carrying a service Dog! We left and my partner returned to the store to complain and return the few items we purchased. German was less than professional and once again asked my partner to step outside where he proceeded to get defensive. Being in a service industry myself I am well aware of laws and cleanliness guidelines and would never cross the line with such a thing especially in a grocery store. We will not be returning to this store ever again and suggest others shop elsewhere to get the proper service and healthy foods they desire

I brought my service animal with me and the Night Manager, German, told me that my animal wasn’t welcome in the store. He clearly lacks respect for his customers and I absolutely felt humiliated. German clearly needs to have a better education in the proper way to handle service animals in California. Please check with the ADA for what can legally be asked in this situation.
This situation disgusts me and I absolutely will not return to this store as long as German works there.

The potatoes were sold spoiled and there were cut up halves in the bag. A bunch of garbage potato halves! Bought avocados and those were bad as well! All spoiled and black! AVOID THIS PLACE!

I shop at Albertsons mostly because it seems to be the closest grocery store. The prices can be beat by most stores. Unless it’s booze and you buy 6 bottles at a time. For the most part there are enough cashiers to check out. The service when it is available is always friendly. which is probably the reason I Continur to shop here. Even when I know I can get a few things cheaper elsewhere

Albertson’s us one of the places were I do my «party food» shopping. Excellent choices, if only they had a heathy choice of your day to day foods. Overall great store, and great prices

Alberton’s is consistently one of the places that I shop at the most. Upon moving to San Diego, from Cleveland, Ohio, I tried out all the grocery stores in the area. Albertson’s is consistenty one of my favorite locations to shop that I hit on the weekly bases.
I’m typically always in the meat/​seafood department and always receive excellent help from the ladies and gents back there. The positive attitude they have go a long way!
Keep up the good work!

This is smaller than the one across town. It’s pretty clean though.
I have to admit I’m a little biased; my sister and my best friend both work here. I know pretty much everyone that works on the front end of the store, most of them are pretty friendly.

Hate to do this, but my recent experiences here have lowered my opinion.
Had an odd exchange with a middle aged man working in the Deli Department. All I wanted was low sodium lunch meat and it turned into an awkward and rather rude exchange!?! I’m not even sure at this point what kind of lunch meat I came home with… not from lack of trying. I would feel very uncomfortable coming back to this department if this individual is working the counter :(Furthermore, why does the Meat/​Fish Department smell so bad on occasion? A turn off for sure!
Think I’ll stick with Major Market and Trader Joes.

The ONLY reason I go to this store is if I need ONE item. They are so overpriced its absurd. I will drive across town to Von’s or even better Ralph’s!
But if you need one onion for a recipe and this place is next door, eh not too bad.

I RARELY go to this Albertson’s anymore. I am more of a Major Market person or lately a Vons fan, but occasionally Albertson’s has a sale I can’t pass up or we bring our recycling over to the RePlanet center in the parking lot.
This week they had a killer deal on Dreyer’s ice cream. $ 2.88 instead of $ 5.99. Hard to pass up so we went to stock up and I picked up a few extras. They do have those certain items that are great deals, but not enough to get me there too often.
Here’s what I don’t care for. The produce sucks. Always does. I just get mad. Whenever I have shopped there for meat, it seems super expensive, so I just stopped. Maybe if there is a sale you can get a deal, but usually… no. And it’s so dark in there. I feel like I’m shopping in a cave.
I just don’t care for the place, myself.