Albertsons

We frequent here.
I wouldn’t recommend buying berries here as they go bad in a day or two. And the buy1get1 steaks are not very good. We’ve bought a couple that were so fatty we didn’t even eat them. If you stay away from those two items you should be good.
The staff is always friendly, but sometimes I feel like they are undermanned and/​or overwhelmed. I don’t think it would hurt to add another cashier.

There are a lot better grocery stores, a lot better Albertson’s, then this one. But, more important than that is location. And, this location… for me, is already too far from the house. It’s the reality of semi-​rural living.
So, I have a love-​hate relationship with this store.
Staring with the bad… Employee Attitudes. Some, not all, don’t take their jobs seriously. Point out to the employee in produce that they have mold on their strawberries, he goes and takes a look, and then does nothing! Go back the next day, and their even worse! Or, a couple of times I took a full basket of expired goods to the cashier to show them how much product is on the shelves they are trying to sell that are no good. Does it get better next trip, or the trip after that, or the several trips later… Nope! This is a store that you MUST check the expiration date yourself on EVERYTHING you put in the cart.
Then there was the reward card. This thing had it’s perks. I could often get a $ 1.50 off each gallon of gas through this card. But, as of late 2013, they took away this benefit. And, now, there is no reason for the card at all. With the discounts gone for food (e.g. no $ 5.00 off coupons for volume spending, no 10% off your next purchase, and no gas discounts), it’s an expensive store.
Keeping things in stock is sometimes a challenge for this store. It’s a hit and miss thing. Though, as compared to other stores in the area, it’s more hit than miss. Yeah, I know… doesn’t say much for the other stores.
I find this store much better than the SAARS across the street (that one takes me back to the 70’s), and it’s better than the QFC up the hill (I’ve been in QFC’s much better too). But, these are poor comparisons. The true competitor for this store is the Safeway, Fred Meyer, Wal*Mart, and other Albertson’s in Port Orchard. And, in comparison to those, this Albertson’s is on Par. In my opinion, a bit worse than the other Albertson’s, about even with Safeway, and a bit better than Fred Meyer and Wal*Mart. Though, if Fred Meyer just had more selection, I may change my mind.
Now the good: The variety of produce is great (though, watch expiration on prepackaged items like lettuce); and the deli folks are always helpful and have lots of good treats. And, the Rotissarie Chicken they make is cheap and tasty. The Bakery is also good, and their special orders for your personal «party» is always done right. I hate their cookies, cause they are so good and so bad for my diet. I’m usually able to get the cuts of meat I want, and if I don’t see something, the butcher might be able to help. Though, I wish they did their pre-​made hamburger patties as ¼ pounds rather than nearly a half pound. It doesn’t help me if I have to remake the patties when I get home. Bathrooms are always clean. Isles, except near closing time are kept clear. It’s open until Midnight, which is long after most of the town goes to sleep. The self-​checkout works well (though I like Fred-Meyer’s better as it allows you to bag more stuff while keeping it on that weight shelf thing). The Red-​Box inside is nice, especially since they have two (and you don’t have to stand out in the elements to do your movie selections). The layout of the store is decent, as things are stocked where you would think to find them.
Bottom line: If you live in the area, this Grocery Store is acceptable. It’s not fantastic. It’s not even a fun store. But, it gets the job done with sufficient variety and stock to meet most American’s needs. Not so sure it’s great if you’re from India.

I just went to Albertson’s to buy a salad for my lunch and ended up buying a few other things as well. Hey, it happens. So I’m walking by the meat counter and ended up buying a couple of T-​Bone steaks from the friendly meat lady. That’s was the nice part, because it was downhill from there. I grabbed a few things for dinner and was headed up to the check out and an employee was sitting on the floor eating a bag of chips with headphones one. I had to ask her to move her cankles so I could pass and sure enough, she had on an apron and a blue Albertson’s shirt. She mumbled something but I couldn’t make it out because of the 20 chips she just crammed in her mouth. As I got by her another employee yelled from the other end of the Isle, «Bitch you betta not be eatin all my chips». I didn’t know what to think and continued to the check out. The check out lady asked me if I had a rewards card — I hate these damn things and think they should be outlawed. I don’t like having to have a card to get the prices as marked or better. Just sell me the crap I want at the price you have listed — end of rant — So, I don’t have a rewards card, I refuse. The check out lady tells me, well if you don’t have it, I can’t give you a discount. I asked her to just ring it up and that I needed to get back to work. She told me that I would save $ 20.00 if I had their rewards card. I told her about their employee yelling inappropriate comments to an employee sitting on the ground stuffing her face with Tostitos in one of their isles and she told me, they must be on break. That was it. They’re on break? Really? I’m on my lunch break and I need to get back to work. So, I ended up not saving $ 20.00 because I don’t have the proverbial rewards card. I went back to work and started to eat my salad and the lettuce looked like it was old. I picked out what I could but ended up throwing most of it out. I hope those T-​Bones are worth what I went through to get a salad for my lunch. I would like to say I will never go hear again, but I probably will. You may end up reading about it later.

Until proven otherwise this store overall is doing fairly well, Its better than some that I have seen or had experiences with and I will give credit were credit is due. I was treated fairly well and this store I will say I was impressed with by how they act, customer service, and how smoothly everything was handled in their store. Kudos.

I love Albertson’s. It’s close to my house and when I’m not feeling like stopping in Saar’s, I’ll go here.
I didn’t give it five stars because I am not a fan of their bakery items and sometimes they have high prices. I have to buy things on sale there or not at all.
The folks that work there, however, are five star. Very nice people! I think the new Starbucks inside is placed in an odd/​annoying spot, but otherwise, it’s my go-​to sale store.

This was fine, the whole Port Angeles– Bremerton-​Gig Harbor area is weird to me so I have no frame of reference compared to others, however this was very clean.
It had the cleanest grocery store bathroom I have ever seen. I bet you know why I stopped XD
Everybody was polite even when we went in five minutes before closing they didn’t try to hustle us out.
If I ever come this way again and need groceries– I’m stopping here.