Aloha Islander Grocery — Local services in Auburn

Don’t come here if you’re an islander. I went to just browse and my daughter ended up wanting a cheap, small fabric with a printed design on it. The guy there said $10 after I asked him but it’s also the same fabric types lining the wall in the plastic packaging that are also $10. So there’s a bunch of these. He leaves outside to help another customer and I go to the counter and she goes this will be $20.99. I said excuse me? He said $10. She goes, “no because this is actually one of our special fabrics that’s 100% cotton so it’s $20.” I was disgusted by her lying straight to my face n trying to charge me double just cuz guy left the store. I showed her the tag that said 100% polyester and even without it, ANYONE WITH EYES AND FINGERS CAN TELL THIS ISNT EVEN HALF COTTON. Right when you touch it, it feels polyester and it’s literally see through!!! So I got so irritated cuz this lady, who isn’t even islander btw (and yes it matters) is trying to scam me an extra $10, lying, and tries to KEEP lying even after I showed her the tag!! It’s just a cheap piece of PRINTED fabric! She was trying to explain to me how “special” it is so that’s why it’s not $10. 🤦🏻‍♀️ these ppl are not islander but are trying to take advantage of islanders by selling their own cultural merchandise using price gouging. Anyways, obviously I got super annoyed and did not buy the cheap, polyester, printed, rectangle see thru fabric and left. The guy was a outside and was like “is something wrong??” I told him what happened and he said “plz come back in I’ll fix it and you can get it for $10..” I said no sorry I’m too irritated now dealing with that lady. And guess what he said? “I’m sorry but she’s still in training and doesn’t know..” I was like ok sure. But no, bye. Still in training? Here’s how I know that isn’t true: #1. Her behavior was very arrogant like she owns the place. She claimed to know a lot about this “special godly fabric” and therefore is the reason for charging double…so which is it? Is she an expert or is she in training? If someone was actually in training they wouldn’t argue against the owners original charge. She’s clearly NOT a trainee. And #2.: look at the other reviews. Negative reviews here ARE ABOUT THE SAME EXACT WOMAN. And so she’s not new!!! They’re from...

These people have their prices changed all the time, every week different prices on cases of meat they’re selling, I came here to buy a case of Lamb flaps it is advertised on the freezer as $119.00 for the 23 pounds, these women at front counter sell it to me for $134.99, pictures uploaded are my proof that these people are scammers and full of making up lies with their prices, Be aware if you are looking to come by this place‼️‼️ watch out for the women’s who are at the cash register, they will rip you off❌❌ Nothing but lies all day long‼️

Reply to the owner,

Just to clarify towards what I wrote per my review mentioned above, I did purchased a 23 bounds case of lamb-flaps my nephew and myself came that night to the store, how can you say I bought the 25 bounds case when I myself know exactly what i purchased, how can you make up lies with no proof, why did I asked them about the advertised prices in the first place, And fyi i didn’t yell at them or ‼️VERBALLY ABUSED ANYONE‼️Like you said❌🤦‍♀️ I asked questions pertaining what i needed to buy, If it is advertised on the Freezer as $134.99 for 23 bounds/case pertaining the price they told me then why should I complain or asked questions?? Is either that or else they don’t understand what I said because they don’t speak English properly. So you tell me WHO’S LYING ON HERE‼️‼️

Trust me I spend more than $200.00 to $300.00 dollars maybe once or twice a month every time I come to your store, BUT NOW GOING FORWARD I WILL NOT BE COMING BACK‼️

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I gave it a 3 star because of the other stuffs that's selling inside the store. But sewing of puletasi's? It's a big NO! Please take your own fabrics to an actual Samoan person to sew. I've seen a lot of puletasi's in there looked like you could wear it to sleep, just not outside in public. The owner's daughters really need to get more training. Sometimes it looks like they really don't...