Albertsons

This grocery store smells like rotten meat right in the entry way every time I enter it. Too bad. It’s a five minute walk from my place, so I’ve tried it multiple times hoping changes have been made. I’ve actually walked out without purchasing laundry soap because it’s so disgusting. Unfortunately, not just myself, but my neighbors and I drive to another store across town because our neighborhood market is so horrible.

I’ve gotten bad meat and rotten potatoes from here before. I only go if I need dry goods now.

This store sells exipred items (many expired by months). Even after notifying management, items remain on shelf. It is dirty and smelly. The one star is for hiring disabled people, which is great, but it seems too much of its staff is disabled and nothing gets done, fixed or serviced. Forget about getting out in a timely fashion. The area is half upscale, half ghetto … but it is going more and more middle class as condos are built. I have to drive to Colorado Blvd to grocery shop for the things Whole Foods doesn’t have. I am not a fan of whole Foods but am I really going to trust Albertson’s milk when ALL frozen food I purchase there has been previously melted? Do they think we can’t tell? Get your act together Albertson’s or shut your doors so someone else can take your space. I really can’t think of any employee who understands the concept of customer service, or understands they are in a «service» industry. Oh — except the pharmacist. He is amazing and always cheerful. I will always continue to get my prescriptions filled here.

No environmentally friendly cleaning supplies. Very little organic produce. Left without purchasing anything and won’t shop here again.

The prices and selection are always great. The meat counter is the best part. This store maintains a better meat counter than most and generally the guy working it is really nice. Been going here for years and never disappointed.
Also appreciate the local atmosphere. On Broncos game day for example most staff is wearing Broncos gear.

I’ve worked in the industry, I know how it is when things get busy. But frankly, if I call and ask if you have short ribs and you leave me on hold for 9-​minutes, and when I call back you tell me that everyone is too busy to find out for me, I’m going to Whole Foods.

Wish I could rate 0 starts for this one. HORRIBLE prices, HORRIBLE selection, HORRIBLE service. Canned goods with gum on them (the cashier didn’t seem to care), attitude from the cashiers, my milk looked like it was dragged through a mud bog (and didn’t have a barcode on it either). The cashier was too lazy too look up the price, so she charged me what she thought the price might be. All around? TERRIBLE. I live three blocks away, but instead of going here conveniently, I will drive to King Soopers on Capitol Hill instead to get my groceries. DONE.

I returned some frozen products that I no longer wanted; the cashier was really rude about it and tried to guilt trip me (and argue, by the way) by being like,
«You do know that this will have to be thrown out… Right? [insert thrashing arms around] I mean, this is a great deal! We have to throw this out! It’s useless to us…»
Yes, because I give a sht and it’s coming out of your paycheck, right? RIGHT? Lol, no. A $ 14 loss shouldn’t be too harmful, considering Albertson’s is a huge corporation. He seemed very irritated at me for still insisting on a return, asked WHY I «changed my mind», and he just directed me to customer service.
I went to customer service and the lady didn’t really care.
Albertson’s is only good for late night runs, and maybe some eggs or milk if they’re on sale.

Every time I shop here I get a little more envious of my friends who live in a less «gentrifying» area. I’d kill to live within walking distance of the Queen Soopers, a decent Safeway, or a Sprouts. This outdated grocery store is tucked into a terrible shopping center anchored by it and an even worse K-​mart.
If you need apples, bananas, oranges, iceberg lettuce, or anything else that won’t offend the average mid-​westerner, this is your place. Everything is just tremendously average. you can get cheddar (both yellow and white!), swiss, and on a good day gouda cheese. Looking for anything more adventurous? Nope. maybe a bit of blue cheese or brie on a good day.
If I had to sum up this place in one word it would be «tired». The décor, the lights, the floor, the selection, the customers, etc. Even the credit card machines take about 30 – 45 seconds to approve a transaction. it’s like they stopped making changes in 1994 and just decided screw it. our customers don’t really expect better, so why bother.
I’ll go when I’m out of something and need it NOW. Otherwise it’s off to anywhere else, even if it’s a few minutes more to drive.

The people who work here are really nice. There’s a nice, normal, valuable selection of name-​brand staples at decent prices. I’d get soda, beer, bread, butter, etc here, no problem.
The produce section? If there’s a produce section in hell, this is it. Everything is wilted and rotten EVERY DAY. Trust me, I tried coming back every day for a week once trying to find some decent strawberries. Eventually I was so frustrated I asked a person working there how this could be. He said — a very friendly guy — that he’d bring out the fresh ones from the back. He came out with a cart of about 20 packages of strawberries, the ones that hadn’t even been brought out yet. and were supposed to be brought out later Guess what? They were all rotten! Save yourself an ulcer and get your produce at Whole Foods or Tony’s Market.

Checkers and staff are nice and that is where the good stops. Everything else about this place sucks.

What? I have not written this Albertsons Sav-​on this Location at S Broadway. Oh well, perhaps I forgot about it… I have been to this Albertsons several times, say from ²⁰⁰⁶⁄₂₀₀₇. From what I could recall they were renovating inside the store. Now, the renovation was done and the recent trip was on Thursday February 23^rd 2012. Time was 17:15hrs ish.
They do have a decent deal on that evening, in which I needed so bad for my cooking needs for the following Friday. I feel that the prices of certain items at this Albertsons was higher than KS or Walmart that I am used to. Will return ONLY when needed.
That evening, with 7 items purchased cost me $ 16.60.
*SIGH*
As of date, the Store Director is Mike Davis.
Albertsons Store #885
@29/2012

They have food. They have other stuff. The best thing about the place is Mike the Manager. He has never called me by name but always smiles at me and welcomes me and ask me how I am. He is like the nice uncle who you like because he adores you. He has happy eyes and is always cheerful. I mean, really, how many other stores do you go to where you see the manager almost every single time you go in?
And then there are the check out people… OY. I once read that when someone moves to a new city it is the little, unexpected things that jar them when they move; like the acquaintance of the mail person, the dry cleaner, the regular pizza guy and then the check out people at the check out. Well, there is no worry about getting attached to these people. I have been shopping here since the place opened and not one check out person has ever, ever, ever sparked any recognization that I have ever stepped foot in the door or spent thousands of dollars here. That being said, some of the odder-​balls have been absent lately and that is not a bad thing…
Mike the Manager — you are a good man.

I live super close so if its an emergency I will go to Albertsons. But I always check the nearest 7 – 11 or Walgreen’s first.
The produce is always looks like its almost moldy. One day i was in there and it smelled like someone died in the produce dept.
My last straw was when I walked in and saw a homeless couple sitting at the Starbucks table with a million bags and TWO small dogs! I understand that they just wanted coffee and I felt really bad. But that’s not what i wanted to smell while shopping for «fresh» baked bread.

I’ll start off with the positive — the checkers have always been friendly.
…I’m trying to think of other positive things…
Lines are usually long, selection is sparse, store is kind of run down. However, I have never bought something that turned out to be spoiled, and lately I feel that their produce section is getting a little better. However, when I have a grocery list with me, I usually drive to the KS on Speer since this Albertons doesn’t have much variety.
On the plus side, they nearly always have some kind of promotion/​game going on (Monopoly, stamps for free cookware).

On Some Points this Albertsons wins because they are cheaper than other stores. They even rival Walmart. Im not sure if its because of the location or what. They didnt have much in the selection of single pieces of Cake when other Albys do. The Layout is pretty good and clean. I noticed the lines were backing up because it was right before Thanksgiving but they called all Cashiers and BAM instantly no line. Im a Fan and didnt give it higher ratings on the lack of Dessert Selection. The Meat section is awesome though.

OK — so I’m feeling the love a little more. A pint of blueberries $.99 and Lean Cuisines for $ 1.59 this week. You can’t beat that anywhere. It does prove my thesis that if you want to get the best deals you really have to shop around because the deals circulate from Soops to Albertsons — personally, I never find any deals at Safeway (at least not 6^th and Corona — which often is more expensive than Whole Foods).

I really only go to this store because it’s near where I live. I like that they don’t do discount cards (they just give it to everyone), but their organic selection is AWFUL! Really bad. I was REALLY disappointed with it.
The produce is poorly labeled, and when I looked at the Kale it was horribly wilted and soggy looking. They didn’t even have organic romaine lettuce available.
The organic fruit was a joke (I only noticed a couple of varieties labeled as organic), and they had ONE kind of Tofu available. They also had NO organic canned tomatoes or beets.
Maybe you’re thinking I’m a big hippie that shouldn’t be shopping anywhere but Sunflower or Whole Foods if I’m looking for organic /​healthy produce & products. But really, I feel like any grocery store should be up on the times in this case! Even the organic selection at King Soopers is better than at this store.
Bad if you like organics, great if you don’t mind the cheaper, more processed, full of pesticides selections.

Not the best on price by far, go to Safeway or King Soopers, great location right off of Broadway. They have a Starbucks inside which is nice.
This is an old store and you can tell, but convenient for a quick errand, i wouldn’t recommend going here for weekly shopping.

Whenever I walk into this Albertsons, I feel as if I’ve instantly been transported to a grocery store in Iowa or Florida, circa 1986. I don’t know what it is, but this place just seems like some sort of weird throwback to middle-​America days-​gone-​by. It’s not particularly clean or well-​updated, and I’ve found the prices to be slightly higher than the Soopers I usually frequent.
However, there’s a reason for those four stars up there and that reason is named Mike Davis: Head Dude In Charge.
Yesterday I went a-​searching for a giant-​size bag of frozen pierogies for today’s Superbowl festivities (pierogies are traditional Pittsburgh eats), and came away empty-​handed at both Super Target and Sam’s Club. A last-​ditch effort sent me into this Albertsons, but alas… they only stocked the small boxes. Fortunately, Mike Davis, HDIC, was strolling the frozen foods department and fate had him standing right in front of the pierogies at the exact moment I happened by.
«Do you stock the bulk-​size bags of these?» I asked, pointing at the delicious potato-​stuffed dumpling treats.
«Sorry, we don’t,» he explained, «unless there’s a heavy demand for them, we don’t carry the family sizes. How much do you usually pay for the big bag?»
I told him we don’t usually buy the big bag, but what with the STEELERS in the Superbowl this Sunday, party etiquitte dictated that I buy enough Pixburgh deliciousness to feed the masses. Hence, I had no idea what the big bag usually costs.
He opened up the freezer and began loading my basket with boxes (from the top shelf… very courteous, as I– petite in stature– would have had to stretch and reach for them). «Tell the checker that Mike said these are Buy-​One-​Get-​One-​Free.»
Needless to say, they weren’t.
How nice is that? Going above and beyond the call of pierogie duty to take care of a customer’s needs… that’s five-​star-​worthy right there. Now if only the whole store could teleport itself out of that Reagan-​era strip mall in Peoria…