This is the Ralph's I visited the most for years. I used to live around here. After I moved far, I come back to this area once a while, several times a month, and this store has got a great location. It's open late, and has got almost everything, lots of choices, and lots of mark downs.
Talking about mark downs, it's kinda tricky, tho I knew it's not specific to a single store. They have red tags really grab your eyes, but you need to watch them. I actually didn't pay that much attention to comparing prices, until I happened to buy a face cleanser from them recently.
Days ago, I added a face cleanser in my cart on amazon and was still waiting for my demanding something else to reach over 25 total for free shipping. When I dropped by Ralph's, I saw the same product, and just grabbed it, while it had a red tag as marked 1 dollar down. This single product is not over ten dollars. I didn't remember the exact price of the one I put in my cart on amazon. After I came home, I was just gonna delete it online. Then here's the lil "bang". It's three dollars lower than the already marked down price in Ralph's.
I'm not saying just go online and buy, coz it still takes time and all that. But next time what I would do is at least kinda have an idea where the level is maybe in like Target, Walmarts, etc. stores like that. Well you'd feel quite ok and tied if you go CVS and walgreens a lot, they do the same tag things as Ralph's do on personal care stuff, they just do more, lol. If your wallet and debit card is so loaded, just ignore what I am saying.
Yes you may have noticed the strategy of the one stop shop everything of the grocery stores, some low some high. They give you the convenience. But the strategy of smart shopping, especially in this low economy, I'd say, we customers shall list everything we need a lil more ahead, so that we can plan on some smarter shopping using spare time. Oh please, if you don't care bucks, I still care one dollar. If you work in grocery stores? We assure you still earn yours. Like what they say, low margins high volume.
Oh, P.S. Comment on the zombieland reviews... LOL. I hardly talk with any store assistants, it might due to my grocery shopping style is quite chillax that I always walk through almost each aisle, usually as my walk after dinner actually. However, I was asked many times by other customers passing by, holding shopping list, or just looked kinda desperate, not exaggerating at all, that's desperate. I understand this a lot when I am in a rush buying something. "Do you think I passed blablabla?" "Have I missed bla and bla?" they asked. If I passed by something I'd be very happy to point out, as another customer. While now, I finally notices why, I'm actually reading labels, taking my time, while yes, I hardly actually see any staff other than the cashiers during my whole shopping here. My cashiers are friendly, as far.
Keep calm and, em... it will be better, I kinda believe ... read more