Save Mart

The store’s kind of small. The produce department isn’t that great. The parking lot is awful, way too small and crowded. Oh well. The checkers are pretty nice for the most part. I mainly just shop here cause it’s the closest grocery store to me. It actually brings back memories of when I used to work at save mart. It was my first real job, and I learned a lot about myself along the way. I met some really nice people, but some of them weren’t that great, especially in management. The was this one lady. oh man… lets just say any time she clocked on everybody rolled their eyes! Haha. I feel like every job has that person though. There were some guys though that really bullied me, more than anyone else. It was kind of rude, I mean these guys would really download their insecurities onto me. I didn’t understand it, and it really started getting to me after awhile. At first I thought it was because of me, but then when I talked to some other coworkers I found out that’s just the way they are. Which is unfortunate, but made me feel better that I wasn’t the only one getting picked on. It
makes me sad that people are like that though. I mean does it really make you feel better about yourself when you belittle other people and treat them like garbage? I know it doesn’t for me! But then again, I should probably try walking a mile in their shoes. It was a pretty decent job, and although they never promoted me after the few years I worked for them, it was nice having a steady paycheck every week. Can’t say I’d go back to working for them though. I put my time in, now it’s time to move on!

Their prepared foods are tasty, convenient and expensive. Produce is pricy but better than what you find at a typical grocery store. You can find lots of specialty foods here.

This place is in a very convenient location and I can always find what I’m looking for if I can’t find it anywhere else. The employees are always friendly and helpful, and the store is always clean.
It’s always hard to find a place to park because the shopping center is always packed and the lines inside are constantly long. Never many registers open and a whole lot of customers are always standing in line trying to get to the front and pay.
The produce for the most part seems to be pretty fresh unlike most grocery stores these days though. Will be coming back when I need to grab a thing or two from the nearest store.

Awesome place to shop! Its close to my place, the store is clean and workers are very friendly and outgoing, especially their store manager Duane.
The beer section is also very nice. There seems to always be some kind of sale on beer and they have a great selection of 22oz bottles with new kinds every week.
Some stores might have better deals here and there, but I like shopping here for the good customer service and the good beer selection.

It nice and cheap. Clean atmosphere. I recently went on a gluten free diet and I really appreciate their gluten free section as well as the tags that say gluten free on specific products.

This Save Mart location would be three stars except for its horrible meat department. Filet mignon at $ 18.99/lb. is loaded with fat and gristle. Some meat is on ice in a glass case, but most of it is displayed in shrink-​wrapped packages on open shelves that are only slightly below room temperature. Every package is date-​stamped. Some packages have been on the shelves for THREE DAYS. You better cook this meat to well done!
PROS
* Produce Department — good quality and some locally grown items
CONS
* Deli Department — poor quality store made items
* Meat Department — the worst in Sacramento
* Parking Lot — always full during peak hours
* Prices — higher than other supermarkets

Poor customer service. I hate walking in here! It’s like everyone has an attitude and something better to do. I only go there when I have to. Which is maybe once or twice a year. It never fails, rude cashiers. So disappointed. Particular cashier there is always rude. She’s a middle aged lady, African American. Don’t know her name.

Always friendly staff when I shop and check-​out. Produce is neat and organized and inviting. Great place to stop in and pick up a few needed items.

Seriously, the nicest Savemart I have visited. It puts the one on Mazanita to shame. This is my go-​to store for daily goodies (not really for stocking up). Conveniently located, lots of parking, nice area, cheap prices, nice enough selection of items. Granted I still do the bulk of my shopping at TJs and South Sac grocery stores, but this place is great and the people who work there are both professional and nice.

Our cashier was coryn she was extremely rude, not friendly and didn’t look at us once if I could give 0 stars I would.

So Caryn was our checker and did not say hi, handed the money back while looking the other way and chatting with the bagger. Also didn’t say bye. Really? Why even have checkers at all. Just make it all self check out and save everyone some money!!!

I go here when I have to. First off the parking situation for this plaza is ridiculous. Who ever built it needs to be slapped because there’s no room for cars to pass each other sometimes.
Anyway moving on to the Savemart alone, I went in there recently and honestly the workers there were kinda rude. The person checking us out was having a conversation with the bagger. I didn’t mind it at first because I’m not the type to make it a big deal if they lack customer service. But to make it worst, the bagger didn’t even hand my sh*t over. He just let me grab it in front of him while he’s still talking to the cash register lady. And she clearly didn’t mind either. I’m literally grabbing 4 bags of groceries when it’s closer to him… and he didn’t even look at me or even go sorry here you go. No. He made me climb over him and grab the rest. Like come on, I know it’s late and you guys want to go home, but don’t act like a d*ck and not even give 1% of customer service.
I mean maybe they were having an off night, but I’d rather support a grocery that values their customers. Not ignore them.
Trust me, save your money and time and go to Safeway on Howe. They’re nice workers, and better prices. They won’t make you do their job, they’ll actually assist you and not ignore you.

Good prices, great location, really friendly staff. Cashier lines are almost always really short. Once, the manager jumped in to bag my groceries, and even offered to help bring it out and load my car, like the regular baggers.

Pros — The staff is friendly.
Cons — Horrible parking lot, check out takes forever, higher prices, small selections, and the deli is not even school cafeteria quality.
I really want to like this place, because it’s convenient to go to and there are other shops I like in the same plaza, but there’s not much to say that is nice.

On one hand, the selection is limited and the prices are slightly higher than other places, but on the other hand, this is a kind of rare thing for the area — a supermarket where people actually wear proper outdoor attire and behave like normal adults aware of their surroundings, so… you know, I give them a lot of credit for that.
And whereas I say the selection is limited, I mean that in terms of things I usually buy. Having said that, they do have a lot of interesting things that I don’t see at other supermarkets, and it’s always fun to try something new.

When it’s past 9pm and TJ’s and Whole Foods is closed, or I’m on lunch and need something, Savemart is generally there to bail me out. Whether it’s a Starbucks refresher drink (which they always have cold ones) or fresh cut fruit (if I’ve forgotten my lunch) they have it! They have a decent selection of fresh produce and a great selection of kosher items. Their natural food section is a-​okay considering their size. They have bulk natural food items which is great, but they almost never have a pen so you have to remember the numbered code. In the back (near the pharmacy) they tend to have a close-​out section with really cheap items.
There’s a couple slight cons: the check out lines seem longer than most, no self check out, and the parking lot can be brutal (busy location) during peak hours. Overall, it’s a fantastic and convenient location.

They should call this place SpendMart. And nothing about it makes the spending worthwhile.
There’s a corner of their produce section that smells like cat pee. No joke. And I was swatting flies out of my face.
While I never received *bad* service, I’ve never received *good* service either.
Plus, it’s in Loehmann’s Plaza. There’s never any parking and unless you park, literally, in front of the building, you risk getting run down by assholes in their 3 series BMW because they are more worried about their iPhone and extrahotextrawhipextracarmelskinnycarmelmacchiato from Starbucks.

I used to love this grocery store when it was Lucky and still loved it when it was converted to Albertson’s. I am not a fan of Savemart. I recently moved back into the Arden area from Midtown. Savemart is a 5 minute walk from my place. Location is convenient and the employees are very helpful. The store is very clean but small. No self check-​outs.
THe problem is I can never find what I’m looking for. Either they don’t have it or it ran out. I agree with the other Unilocalers on the hot food and deli not being fresh. I feel the same way about their produce. Some of the veggies they have out can be toss away. If you’re buying fresh berries… make sure you flip the container over and check for mold on the bottom.

Initially I came here for the convenience that they were close by and I needed to buy a Christmas Card that I need to mail out. When I got here they only had maybe 3 feet of Christmast cards and one wall of Christmas items. There were just not enough choices at all. I have ot say it is a great looking grocery store. NICE AND CLEAN. The workers greeted you hello and good bye.
The only gripe for me was just NOT having enough choices for a Christmas Card. I ended up driving to a different store to buy the card.

I love the store the employees are great and helpful and all, but my only complaint is that there are not enough registers open. What ever happend to 3’s a crowd?