Minto Jamaican Market — Attraction in Oakland

I have been purchasing food stuff from this place the past decade plus but today is my worse experience I’ve dealt with. Went in to purchase cooking oil. I picked it up from the shelf and they were priced at $10.99/ea for a 1 liter ; next to it there was a smaller 500ml also labeled the same price. I asked the attendant why, he took them to the register and price check them and the liter one that I normally buy was labeled correctly He then told me it’s now $20.99 so I pointed out it is priced for $10.99 he then changed his mind and said it would now be $15.99 ea. When questioned why the price change he refused to give a valid reason. He further added .64cents surcharge to use an ATM cash card. BE CAREFUL FOR THIS PRICE GOUGING FOLKS. The attendant was so rude when I pointed out that he’s changing prices right in front of the customer and...

Great little corner store. I usually goes in for incense or the fresh baked meat pies. They have an assortment of corner store items from shampoo to milk. There is a lot of Jamaica specific products, but not exclusively. Every time I go in, I remind myself that they carry a useful assortment. They don't let one just browse though, it is a "what do you want" kind of place. Staff often smells strongly of marijuana and seems a bit distracted. Everyone who works there seems either Jamaican, or the second generation. From the outside it looks more like a specialty than it really is. The incense is quite good. Everything seems...

I always have a pleasant experience at this business. Always greeted and helped when needed. Great to see many items that one takes for granted when in the Caribbean or cities like Miami or NYC. Likkle but dem tallawah (small but mighty). There's ackee, dried peas, plantains, vita malt, ginseng, Ribena, SSS tonic, hardough bread, crix, tams/hats for locs, reggae/Bob Marley t-shirts etc. Ooo, there's also saltfish. It's a bit on the pricy side as this is the Bay Area, but also they're one of the only businesses of this kind...