Stater Bros. Markets

I think this store is so clean and find all the workers to be very polite and helpful. I have no problems with any of them being rude. Meat dept is very organize and clean they always have the meats am looking for, they even season my meats for free… Awesome… Where else will they season them on the spot? I love there specials too. I would rate it being the best place to shop in the Inland Empire.

This place is more expensive so now I shop at Food 4 Less. However, they have very cute girls working there in the mornings and early afternoons.

It was a good visit to Stater Brothers. It was a Saturday and very busy. I found exactly what I was looking for. Everything was clearly marked and I was able to get to the isle I needed too quickly with ease. The 15 or fewer item lines were short and I was able to check out quickly as well. The cashier was very pleasant as well.

Seriously they need a new staff the CSR’s are nice except one (grinding teeth) vey rude she doesn’t smile she doesn’t greet what she doing there who knows… Baggers need to remember to ask «paper or plastic» and to remember their training about building up each bag like a box and to double bag anything that is heavy or may cause a break or tear but management needs to remember definitely to train on customer service better …

I find that the dairy products don’t last. They go bad before the expiration date, especially milk.

As I walked in I was asked to leave my bag at the front counter. I am a 35-​year-​old mother. I refused and continued shopping. Go here if you would like to be treated like a criminal.

Yes, «I’ve experienced better» (2 stars rating) is accurate for this Stater Brothers Market on the NE corner of Baseline & Waterman Avenue, in San Bernardino.
We’ve shopped this location since well before the new store was built and it’s, apparently, _​never_​going to change.
The products are similar to those a shopper would find in _​any_​Stater Bros Market, but the customers: Whew!
At times, there are SBCo employees, from the local Headstart Preschool, located in Waterman Gardens, (across the street), and others dangling their IDs on lanyards. But, not always.
Usually, the store seems packed with the residents of those same Waterman Garden Federal Housing «Projects», across the street. I’m talking women without undergarments, or with deliberately displayed undergarments, or in their pyjamas & scuffy houseshoes — at all hours of the day & night.
I’ve been present when a thief was exiting with a shopping cart of alcohol (drinking type) and the employees tried to stop _​her_​, which caused the men waiting just outside the door to jump out of their car and generally beat and threaten the employees. It was quite the spectacle! I’m just glad they didn’t start _shooting!_
I’ve been through the aisles littered with wrappers & half-​consumed Pepsi, etc cans stuffed into the shelves with opened (and empty) razor packages, etc.
At one point, I started collecting everything such item and delivering it to the clerk at checkout.
«Litter: Put it in its place»
The discounted items are within expiration dates and are «good finds», when you find them. They do brisk business and have high turnover on inventory.
That said, on one visit I found the Romano cheese expired by several months — and kept removing containers until there were none left on the display: ALL were EXPIRED by several months! I turned them in to the manager.
And, on a separate occasion, I spotted «blue mold» in the Swiss packaged deli cheese package on display.
Speaking of «deli»: The deli items seem to expire quite rapidly. The meats (sliced) seem «slimy» after 1 – 2 days in our excellent refrigerator with «deli drawer». I don’t know why that is, but wonder how long it takes them to sell each bulk meat by the slice… This is a bologna demographic type of store. I stopped buying Mortadella & Provolone special-​sliced there years ago.
The bakery has gone steeply downhill in recent years. It once was stellar and is now relegated to people wanting «bling» on their «welcome home from jail» cakes. No more tiramisu in the case. «Supply & demand».
The meat’s what made ‘em famous, they’re fond of anouncing in their ads. The back wall’s Meat Department is spotty. Sometimes, there are meat cutters eager to please. Other times, they’ll sourly tell you they can’t get you (whatever) because whole crates of it are still frozen solid, «in the freezer».
While I’m glad to know the meat’s been solidly frozen, I’m not interested in buying previously frozen meats to bring home and re-​freeze, (a big ding to the quality!).
Sometimes, there are «ethnic cuts» available; in recent years I’ve noticed cuts for bulgoki offered in the display case, for example.
The seafoods _​often_​say, «Previously Frozen».
The larger cuts of beef seem to deliberately «hide» huge, thick slabs of pure fat «waste» on the backside — (out of the consumers’ inspection). Because of this, we stopped buying meats there, for the most part.
The dairy section, located on the other half of the back wall often is out of the organic milk we purchase. Other times, there are scant containers offered. It isn’t unusual to search for Minute Maid Limeade, or Florida Fresh Grapefruit juice & found them «out». The sour cream & yogurt don’t get marked down — check the expiration dates prior to purchase! Once, I didn’t. It was as though I were running a scam, they way the manager addressed me, reciept in-​hand. Clearly, he thought I’d purchased a fresh sour cream only to bring an old one in from home. And this after decades of shopping there!
Speaking of mgrs: They change frequently. The days of «knowing the manager» are long gone there now. Some long-​time cashiers remain and all of them will greet you by name, once they know your name.
They have a security guard now. But, he mostly just sits/​stands at the entrance, observing & reporting. The parking lot is not patrolled; feels dangerous; is frequented by panhandlers; and, was the site of (2) crimes I fell victim to.
The lavatories are to be avoided if at all possible. Seldom are there any supplies; often homeless «bathe» in the sink; and, the stench defies description.
The produce section is fond of trimming Romaine, for example, until barely anything remains, day after day, but sells it for the same price as a «fresh» head. They are avid «end trimmers», lopping off the brown ends of «old & tired» veggies to make them _​appear_​what they are not-​at-​all: FRESH
Fresh — and Easy: A better market!

This is my go to place to buy my groceries. It is fairly close to my house and their hours are convenient. I love going to stater bros because they are union and I am big on supporting them.
Also they always have the best selection of fruits and vegetables. The prices are a little more expensive but worth for the overall quality. Checkouts are checkouts sometimes you get stuck behind people who seem to be buying food for the whole year, and sometimes you are behind people with just two cans of cat food, it is what it is.