Save Mart

The bakery department did an AWESOME job on cakes we ordered for my dad’s 80^th birthday party! I have never had such raves on a cake and the restaurant manager where we had the party even asked where we got them. The manager took my basic ideas for the theme of each cake and turned them into the coolest cakes. It was so funny to listen to some of these old cowboys shouting «I want Army cake, I want a slice of the Army cake!» Thank you for helping to make such a memorable day for my dad!

It gets the job done. Prices aren’t the best but when I’m here, its more for convenience than bargain hunting.

I shop here every week. I don’t know where these supposed rude employees are, but I’ve never met one! The Butcher Block meats are fantastic and their new Angus 43 brand is great. I always find what I’m looking for and when my brand of beer went off the shelves, the liquor dept manager was kind enough to stock it in the back for me! I’ve tried to go to Smiths, but it’s such a dive lately, I don’t even feel safe parking my car there after all the slashed tire incidents. The SaveMart is clean, bright, and staffed with friendly, helpful staff.

Generally I like this store: A lot of nice and honest people are working there, but today I have been very disappointed. First, I bought three big whole keta-​salmon fishes and they were so bad that I had to throw them away when I got home and unwrapped them. My home still reeks of all these fish. I asked sale person if the fish was good and she assure me that it was. Second, I was looking forward to use my $ 10 off coupon but when I checked my receipt I realized that it hasn’t been applied by cashier, Ashliee, to my purchases though she took it away from me. I had waste mart experience.

There deli is not bad. Great place to get a healthy sandwich for lunch and the waiting time isn’t that long. Thanks for reading my review I hope it helps you.

This is actually a pretty decent supermarket. I hear prices here are higher, but I don’t notice that, since I don’t shop that often here and buy a ton of food. The deli section has really good fried chicken around $ 6.99 for 8 piece chicken. The staff here is always so helpful and nice. They meat department is good too. The have spareribs selling by the whole rack and not all trimmed down to that stupid St. Louis cut. I like a full rack, no trimming. But one of the nice things they have are the rib end pieces that have all the meaty goodness on it. We BBQed some of those bad boys up and Mmmm! were those good. Good produce selection too. The store is clean and rarely crowded. I like that they have self checkout as well, the other store in this town doesn’t have that. There is also a Red Box DVD service here in the store too! Never a crowd here.

For the love of God, don’t order a special cake from this place!!!
I went in and ordered two cakes. The person I ordered them for was having a rough time and we were throwing him a party at the office. He’s a 49ers fan, so I ordered 59er cakes.
NEVER did I even mention Christmas when ordering these cakes. NEVER!!! I only said, I want two cakes, one chocolate and one white cake, both in the form of 49er helmets. THAT’S IT!!!
I called to find out what time they close. No one from the bakery answered. I called six times. SIX! Turns out that, after talking to ANOTHER department, that the bakery wasn’t supposed to close for another hour.
When I got to the store, 30 minutes before they close, I went straight to the bakery. There were people there. I heard them. I called for them. But no one responded. SEVERAL employees walked by. But every time I turned to one of them, the avoided me by going down another aisle or just ignoring me completely.
Finally, I called the front from the bakery section. I let them know how long I had been waiting and the entire scenario. They sent a manager to go check.
Finally, they brought the cakes to me. Guess what was written on them?!? «Merry Christmas to All» in big red letters.
When I told the manager why this wasn’t acceptable, he simply said he would give me a discount. That discount is the only reason I gave them an extra star. He couldn’t do much, since he’s not a baker. But, he did what he could.
Thank God that my wife is an amazingly resourceful woman who was able to remove the letters and fix the cake. It only took another $ 20 for supplies and hours of her time…
Even Wal-​Mart does a better job. Just saying.

This store was really good from 2007−2011…It was a easy four plus star… Years ago Albertson’s used to run these now suddenly tired looking 21 year old Carson City stores, and most things were better then. The store manager, Chris tries, and is a good guy, but from the slightly disgruntled staff (not all-​but almost half) to the higher prices, no one saves much money here. Some of the staff are fine until they burn out, but overall staff is not as friendly as when the vivacious Christy and Ruthie were running the nice coffee bar… Betsy in the bakery is cool, too… Save Mart went on the cheap duck-​they removed fun customer services like the coffee bar, and then their pleasant gas station service has went way downhill since genial Alan left… In 2010 Save Mart stopped running the gas station, and since it has had 3 gasoline operators. The last time we tried to fuel, no one was visible in the booth, except for a dude in the booth, kneeling and hidden, praying and ignoring us pesky customers… Seriously!

I can always find what I want for a reasonable price. However…
My issue is with some of the employees.
More than once, I’ve been nearly run over in the aisles by employees in a hurry. Last night, at just after 5 pm, the lady who was «helping» at the self-​checkout was blatantly rude. I had my few items I was ringing up, set the basket next to the scanner (there was no sign telling me where to put it), and the lady snapped at me for putting it there. She told me I was causing weight problems. What?
I wasn’t done checking out and it didn’t inconvenience her. No excuse for rudeness. Way to snap at a pregnant chick.

This is the third Save-​Mart I’ve visited since I started spending time in Nevada and at this point I have no idea how the chain gets away with having the word «Save» in their name. When your prices are higher than the Safeways in coastal California for the exact same items, well …
I guess the business strategy is to lure you in with the word «Save» thinking it’s a competitively priced store, then once inside the generic mid-​tier warehouse-​like ambience makes you think you’re not overspending on groceries. Even their sale prices suck, the yellow tag stuff is just slightly inflated over other stores, whereas the regular prices are insanely inflated.
I still wind up here while visiting Reno and Carson sometimes because, even with the price jacking, it’s still a bit cheaper to get some salads and chicken at the deli, yogurt for breakfast, etc., if one happens to be walking distance of where I’m staying … it’s BARELY cheaper than eating even in fast food restaurants, though.

Gayle, the Kid, and I were returning from Reno and on our way to pick up a Pizza at Brugo’s when I noticed that the gas tank was a little low. I opted to stop at this Save Mart (Union 76 formally Valero) service station as the $ 3.25 per gallon price caught this California Resident’s attention. We found prices as low as $ 3.17 further down the road, but this was good enough.
The Station itself was a bit out there by its well lit lonesome. There was no attendant on duty, no receipt came out of the pump when I was finished, and it was definitely time to leave.

Thought I had reviewed this store, but apparently not. This is easily one of the two nicest stores in Carson City (along with the Raley’s further south). Selection here is always good and the prices are pretty much the same as the other stores on the stuff I buy. Produce has always been fine and they have a nice selection of deli items and other stuff on display. Everything I’ve bought there has always been fresh and tasty.

Pharmacy is slow and tonight staff was rude. Generally I find them disoganized. Will not go back.

Like my friend Kara said, this USED to be Albertsons Supermarket, but is now SaveMart. Same store, different name. And also like Kara, this store will ALWAYS be Albertsons to me, no matter WHAT they rename it (even if they call it Central Market — the huge super-​supermarket up in the northwest).
Actually, my wife and I do not regularly shop here, unless we need some fresh seafood, or a specially cut thick steak, because their meat and seafood section is second to none. They also have an impressive wine section where you can find some really top shelf selections. It’s surprising!
Good selection of magazines and softcover books as well. I like this store, I really do. It’s just not close to our house. I pass it on my way home so it serves as my ‘emergency’ stop in case I have a brain-​storm idea for breakfast and it can’t wait until I get to our normal ‘shopage’.