Food 4 Less

I had an awful and horrible encounter with one of the cashiers named Judith M. This morning on 07/​01/​2016, at 11:46 a.m. I had brought my final selections to the checkout. My total came up to $ 4.98, and I had exactly $ 4 bills and 0.93 cents. Judith M. the cashier said to me «where’s the rest of it»!? I looked up at her by surprised and I told her «I apologize, I do not have the extra 5 cents to give right now». Judith then said «Well I can’t ring you up, what do you want me to take off because I’m not giving you no donations for 5 cents». I said to her «Excuse me»!? Judith then says «You heard me, maybe if you got a job then you wouldn’t need 5 cents so again what do you want me to take off!??» Oh my God! I was shocked that this woman was coming at me like that behind a nickle. So I asked for the Manager and Judith M. replied and said that they were busy in meetings. I told her I parked extremely far from the store and it was extremely hot outside and I had the 5 cents in my car, but she turned to another cashier and changed a quarter to put the 5 cents I was short by in her register. Judith said to me «I work 8 hours a day and I refuse to have my register come up short for you or anyone else for that matter, you know how it is right?» And my reply was «Yes I have a job and yes I’ve worked in customer service for over 11 years and the way you treated me today was not right nor was it ethical, and when I get the chance I will contact your Corporate offices». She nonchalantly gave me my receipt and I exit the store. Food 4 Less I’ve been a customer and dedicated to your stores for 15 years and I never had a nightmare experience until today. I’m still bothered and upset about it and I do not want this to go away. You do not mistreat nor bash ANYONE for that matter for 1 cent 2 cents 5 cents or a quarter, you are suppose to HELP people and customers by any means necessary. This experience brought tears to my eyes because the lack of empathy she displayed just wasn’t right. She is very very rude and has no right to treat ANY customer this way. She has no right to be working with the general public with such a nasty poor attitude.

When I don’t want to go to far from home or just need to grab a few items I’ll come here. Prices are good, produce is cheap but not always the best quality. The store is always kept clean. I always see employees out stocking produce or walking around. My cousin likes to come here because there is a coin star machine Inside located by the Registers. You dump all your coins in there and it will print out a ticket of the amount you put in. Take the ticket to the register and they will cash you out. Only down down side is the machine keeps 8 cents per dollar you put it. But it’s quick and convenient.

we noticed a fly on the sweet bread. Immediately we put back all the bread we had already chosen. Told a working staff about the situation and we suggested he throw it away. Disgusting!

This food 4 less is amazing. Everytime I go it’s not packed. I’m always there because its next to my school. The cashier Norma is really nice basicially everytime I see her I speed walk to her register line.
They have amazing sales.

clean and big… like I like it. same as the other stores in the area.

Man what a great F4L!
Produce prices are pretty good and the liquor section is HUGE! Big plus that this F4L closes at 12:00am and that’s it’s not far from my Gf’s house which I’m usually at.

I love Food 4 Less. LOVE. Now, not all F4L’s are created equally — some are great and some are ghetto. This one is GREAT. Clean, organized, well stocked, great service, great selection. I normally shop the F4L in Santa Fe Springs since I try my best to stay the hell out of the Norwalk location (ghetto, dirty, unorganized, low inventory, you name it — its all bad there). I ended up here because I had just tried the Superior across the street and since most of my staples were more expensive at Superior, I made my way home — where I KNOW the prices are lower. This place is actually nicer than the SFS location, by a hair. I got what I needed and the low prices I’ve come to expect from F4L and was a happy, happy gal. I will be back FO SHO!

Food 4 Less is by far my favorite grocery store down here. There is always a great selection at affordable prices and the lines are never too long. I can get SO much more for my money here than anywhere else I have been to. The meats are really good and so are the fruits. The veggies are so-​so, but I’m really picky with my produce.

I usually only grocery shop at this Food 4 Leas. Period.
This store is a one stop shop for me. They have a fresh selection of fruits n veggies. They have a carniceria (meat dept) with helpful guys working there. They also have a deli but I’ll be honest, all I ever get from there are cakes or the rotisserie chickens for a quick dinner which are super juicy for Around 5 bucks.
The cashiers are always friendly and greet you when they ring you up.
Avoid the beginning of the month when everyone is trying to max out their EBT cards… lines could be brutal.

Shocked as shhhhs# here, this grocery store was clean, organized, check-​outs weren’t painful or long, quality is fresh, prices are good, (meats competitive w/​Ralphs, Staters & Albertsons more than the latin supermarkets) but I must say I had more than one visit here & always amazed on how good the experience was, considering (sadly) Food4Less markets, are equivalent to Walmarts, as far as the people that shop there :(, but this one surprises me that its mostly hard working families (like all of us)…and I live near the one in Whittier by where I grew up and its gotten so bad (you’d think it was «mother’s day» every day… geesh), yet I drive the distance to Pico for better everything… & the one in Santa Fe Springs (South Whittier) is nicer since it got remodeled too, but same class of people ruin the experience… such as life aye???

THE GOOD:
Items are on sale weekly, and some of those can be a great deal. As of lately, the deals have not been found by me in their circular ads. (The printed papers of what is on sale. These are not literally «circular» in shape.)
They usually have an abundance of the item that is on sale. Very rarely have I had to ask for some sort of a raincheck for the sale item.
For the most part, the employees have been good. No attitudes, nor pushiness. They have been pleasant to deal with.
One of them was actually very upbeat as I joked with her for having asked to see my I.D. when purchasing some eggs with my credit card. I said, «Oh, yeah… wouldn’t want to be that criminal running up an evil charge on this poor guy’s credit card by buying a dozen eggs, you know?»
And after seeing my I.D., her comeback was pretty good: «Well, I know where you live now.»
Made me laugh, and slightly worry, all at the same time. (I thought to myself as I left the place: «Did she really memorize my address?»)
THE BAD:
There needs to be some better organization and collection of clearance items. There could be some simple, good deals, but they are torn to the point of not being able to buy it at all.
Added to that, they are often mixed up. You’ll find the item that got you attention on one shelf, then a dozen more at the very bottom, toward the back. (Sounds petty on my part, I know.)
THE UGLY:
Outside the store is a dangerous spot. There is a STOP sign close to the store’s exit/​entrance that is often overlooked by drivers as they go through. Too many times I have come out with my cart, and a car fails to stop properly, or at all. (I’m sure if the cart were to roll out by accident, these cars would be damaged to some degree or another.
But, if it happens to be a person walking, or a child in the cart… BAM!!! Major accident. Potential for a major law suit for the driver, for certain, and possibly for Food 4 Less, in some capacity, I would think.
TO THE MANAGEMENT:
Good job with the store; I do enjoy shopping there when there are deals to be had.
I would ask that there be some consideration about the shopping cart retrieval; send them out in twos. There could be the reduction of a potential problem arising if you simply sent to people out, and not just one. Safety in numbers, is the saying.
Also, please schedule time for people to walk around the store to update some prices on items, or re-​evaluate the price tags, along with checking to make sure their are no little kids running around the store wreaking havoc.
Lastly, I would add cameras positioned to the stop sign mentioned above. This would help catch a culprit who happens to flee the scene if an accident were to happen.

The food really is cheaper here. There are certain products I get from here all the time. The produce, sour cream, food containers, southern style hash browns, and liquor. It’s funny because you will see that the alcohol they sell here is way cheaper than in other grocery stores. If you go late on a weekend you see a lot of people buying their drinks for their parties. Consistently has the same bottles of liquor 3 – 4 dollars lower than Ralph’s, their sister store. They have all the same brands as Ralph’s with the cheaper price tag. Yeah the clientele is a bit ghetto or paisa but its all good when you pay.

This market chain is definitely not my favorite but it does have a few high points. The cashiers are really friendly and helpful most of the time and their produce is cheap! The quality of their produce seriously rivals the high end markets. Best of all, its within walking distance!

Decent big box retailer with oodles of goods to pacify + stock you. I’m more of a Fresh & Easy fan, but stop by here once in a blue moon for larger items…
Avoid the crowds and go in the evenings.