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    Smart & Final

    2.8 (38 reviews)
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    Closed 6:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Danny C.

    I come here often. But this place is notorious for bait and switching on their prices. They would label an item for a certain price and then when you pay, they charge you a different price. This practice is prohibited under California Business and Professions Code § 12024.2, which states that at the time of sale, a person may not charge an amount greater than the price advertised or displayed for that commodity. Today was the fourth time this has happened, and the checkout price was about double what was on the price tag. When you confront them about it, they play like they don't know. This is a predatory practice. At the very least, honor the tag price. I won't be coming back. And I will be reporting this to the Department of Weights and Measures. Be sure to pay very keen attention during checkout.

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    Charlene C.

    3.5 Stars Smart & Final serves its purpose. The prices here are decent. I suppose they are known for being "the smaller faster warehouse store." Between all the various grocery stores we frequent, Smart & Final is probably second to Trader Joe's. Costco third and Ralph's fourth. We only shop at Ralph's or Stater Bros if there's sale on meat. I love Costco, but hate going there when it's busy... parking, banging shopping carts, and then the lines. Regarding Smart & Final....at least the times we go, there's never a line and we are in and out within 10 minutes. I would not dare compare Smart & Final to Costco... it should stand on its own. Some of their items do come in bulk, but nowhere like Costco. The only negative I could say about this location is the awkward parking lot with diagonal parking spaces. (Although the Smart & Final parking lot in Monrovia is the worst!) Smart & Final DOES NOT fulfill all our needs, but like I said... it serves its purpose and we can get most of the stuff we need here if we don't want to make a trip to Costco. What do we buy? ================== MEAT - e.g. Pork shoulders when they are on sale. My husband smokes them and makes pulled pork! Ribs, chicken etc. They sell excellent meat rub here. (dry seasoning) VEGGIES/FRUIT: 5 lb bag of cabbage, shredded lettuce, bananas, blueberries, strawberries. COFFEE: CoffeeMate is cheaper here than at Fresh & Easy (by like $1!). They also have sales on K-cups once in a while. SALAD DRESSING: I love their Asian Ginger salad dressing. They are usually on sale for like $3 something. My husband always gets the Italian dressing, Thousand Island and Chipotle dressing GREEK YOGURT: They sell Fage Greek yogurt here. I'm in love with that stuff. (The container at Costco is larger.) I usually eat it with honey, berries and granola. FOOD: Tortillas, Bread (they sell King's Hawaiian bread here! Rolls & Hamburger buns), Squaw, PARTY SUPPLIES: This is where the bulk items come in handy. For our potlucks or parties... we get those aluminum warming trays, disposable coffee cups with lids, table coverings, CANDY: I don't often buy candy, but had to occasionally for functions. They have a pretty large selection of packaged candy, like assortments of chocolate bars etc. As stated before, if I can't make it to Costco, then Smart & Final is a great alternative. 119/100 Reviews for 2014

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    Excellent locale great service. Highly recommend. Would visit with the good parking again.

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    4 years ago

    Worst customer service. No sense of urgency. Go to another smart and final. Save you a trip.

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    4 years ago

    The workers are rude and the food is always a week from expiration. I wouldn't come here if they had a Black Friday grocery sale with 50%off

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    High turnover...unhappy employees? Easy to over hear conversations where manager is rude to employees

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