PAK'nSAVE Gisborne City — Local services in North Island

I'm appalled by the discrimination my husband faced today at Gisborne Pak& Save! He's a dark Maori. I had walked with my baby, pram & bags to wait on the wall, whilst my husband did self-checkout. I was smiled at, no qsts asked, and for reference I'm a fair Maori. The lady "Krystal" on duty (on the board), and another fair Maori girl, stood next to her at the front. The fair Maori girl targeted my husband, she walked and stood close by watching his every move as though he had stolen groceries, even though he was scanning every item. I saw her looking at him up and down. She then walks to Krystal whispers to her, and Krystal goes straight to target my husband to check his backpack. My husband showed his bag and still continued to be discriminated, by asking if he had a receipt for his open drink and wanting to check every part of his bag. My husband furious, as he had showed his bag willingly and further qstioned. Krystal straightaway replies angrily, "get security!"I said in a loud voice to my husband "honey don't worry, they have targeted you as your black, I saw them watching you, lets go!". Security rushed over, to push us out "I'm calling the police, just leave!" As I tried to explain to the security lady that my husband was discriminated against as I had witnessed she excused "no it's a bag policy!". However I wasn't qstd and neither were others for our bags! Racism at its finest! Coming from Australia, and seeing even here how you may look/dress, def. similar feeling of how our people are targeted- like aboriginals is really a pathetic /disgrace! Won't return here that's for sure!!! DO BETTER & to the Maori girl who thought you knew from looking at my husband, shame on...

PAKNSAVE GISBORNE no longer stock items that both myself and my friends use to purchase on a regular basis; so we do quite a bit more of our shopping at COUNTDOWN GISBORNE because they do! Some of the grocery items that are no longer stocked are Sweet orange marmalade, 1.5ltr Endeavor Lemon Lime and Bitters, HUBBARDS CORNFLAKES, Vita wheat crackers (Cracked Pepper) and the last 2 tins of VALUE brand peaches i have tried have been absolutely disgusting. Whether or not they were also produced in CHINA before BUDGET re-branded I don't know. But these items are just to name a few. My friends and I have noticed more and more PAKNSAVE CUSTOMERS are frequenting COUNTDOWN more than ever as a result....But we love PAKNSAVE - It's just that the brands are changing or the stocks of stuff we use to buy is not on the shelf so we...

visited PAK’nSAVE Gisborne City today for household items, fresh produce and groceries, and I must say, it was an excellent shopping experience! The store is well-organized, spacious & immaculately clean, making it very easy to navigate and find everything I needed.

The pricing is reasonable and budget-friendly, catering perfectly to the average household. There’s a wide variety of products available, ensuring plenty of options to choose from. The fresh produce section was particularly impressive!

The staff were friendly and provided great customer service, which added to the overall positive experience. I highly recommend PAK’nSAVE for anyone looking for a well-stocked, affordable and pleasant place to shop. Definitely one of the best spots for groceries...