Tai Ping Asian Supermarket — Attraction in Ōtara-Papatoetoe

My husband and I often shop at Tai Ping Asian Supermarket at Flat Bush.

Most of the staff especially Chinese cashier ladies are friendly and helpful. However, a certain Chinese lady who apparently responsible for fresh cherries section is always rude and constantly bitches about customers open the box of cherries and check the box carefully before they decide to buy. A few weeks ago, I was standing near the entrance of the supermarket where the cherries were located and heard her shouting at some customers about them checking the boxes of cherries. Honestly, it’s common sense that people check if there are any problems first before they make the purchase, right? Anyway, every time I shop there, I will avoid this uneducated and ignorant lady who doesn’t know anything about customer service.

Anyway, still give it a try as there are huge varieties of Asian food, spices and sauces that you are not able to get at Countdown, New World...

If only 0 star is an option! I went to the butcher shop in Flatbush Taiping today. It was very busy at the time. While I was waiting for one of the service team to finish his work and help me, a middle-aged woman (chubby) came out from the back and gave me a glance but didn't say anything. I wasn't sure whether she services in front or does the cutting job at back. As a result, she walked to the other side of the butcher shop to help another customer who came after me. That's when I realized she serves at the front. When she came to me end again, I asked her if she could get the meat for me. She immediately started yelling: I just said hello to you and you ignored me, and now you ask for my service while I am serving another customer?? ! I understand that service team might lose their patience when it’s busy. But being so rude is really unacceptable. I have been a regular customer for groceries and meat but...

Staff are rude. It's my regular place to buy Asian groceries, but I've found the staff not friendly. They are so stingy with their paper bags. I was actually made to pay for a bag that I tried to say wasn't theirs. I bought food from a small store in the same building, the lady put the food in a paper bag. When I went to the counter to pay for my vegetables, the lady asked about my paper bag. I told her it came with the food I had just bought. She told me to give it back or pay for it. I tried to explain but she wouldn't listen, so I paid it because it was so embarrassing. I then went back in to find the lady to come and explain to this Tai Ping worker. In the end she tried to give me back the money but I told her I didn't want it back. I just wanted her to listen to the customer and not call someone a liar....