Eastland Supermarket — Local services in Sydney

Recently, I bought a box of noodles at Eastland Supermarket. Normally, they would tape the box for me to carry it easily. But this time, they didn’t tape it, and when I mentioned that I needed to carry it, they finally taped it.

After walking a short distance, we realized they had given us too much change and tried to return it. When we handed the extra money back, she shook her head with a noticeable attitude, which was confusing. Later, I explained that she had given us too much change, and she took the money back to correct it. She said thank you, but it felt half-hearted, as if she wasn’t genuinely appreciative. I even joked with her, “If I hadn’t carried the box myself, I probably wouldn’t have noticed the extra change,” but the staff seemed embarrassed. At that moment, she said, “There are cameras here; everything is checked,” which made me feel extremely uncomfortable. We were just trying to do the right thing, yet it felt like we were being looked down upon.

What also upset me earlier was the male staff member’s attitude when he said, “Why don’t you just carry it straight to the car?” I felt a bit disrespected, because we were only doing what was right.

Overall, the store is fine, but the staff’s words and attitude made the...

Stay away from this supermarket !! If you shop for Asian groceries in Cabramatta, this Eastland Supermarket or Đông Khanh is the worst to shop at.

Their prices are all over the place. If you happen to pick up an item without a marked price, they would certainly tell you a much higher price at the cash register on your way out. They would not like it if you find out you overpay or overpaid for your goods.

Their prices are much higher compared to other similar Asian grocery stores in the area.

Expired goods are the norm here. One of the staff members we know advised us that the staff got told to cover the expiry dates on the goods where possible. Good chance is you purchase expired goods you don’t even know.

Shop during the day in the weekend when there are plenty of Asian grocery stores offering cheaper, fresher, more varieties of products, more honest and much better customer service in Cabramatta, Bankstown and Marrickville.

I would not recommend Eastland (Đông Khanh)...

This store has most goods any Asian household would need as weekly staples as it has its advantages of staying open late. I was disappointed to see them still using plastics bags even after the plastic ban across NSW and when I asked for no bag. Not uncommon for Cabramatta but when I was paying for my stuff, I specifically asked for NO BAG in Vietnamese to which the cashier muttered something under her breath in another language. I also opt to pay by card which lead her to mutter some more and shake her head at me but fulfilled my request. After the successful transaction, I felt she deliberately knocked some of my groceries from the cashier table onto where the containers of 'fresh' cakes and foods so I had to collect thoze as to my in my bag. I guess for Cabramatta this is generally normal but I was really disappointed with...