Kim's Market — Local services in Carpinteria

I am a Carpinteria local and a long time customer. I am very upset that I had one of the young men at the cash register yell at me right after making a purchase and all I did was ask for my change to be in 1$ bills because I was also refilling my water containers outside. He yelled at me “ What do you expect! To leave him with no cash to make change for customers!” I politely explained I needed the change to get water outside from the water machine. He didn’t care. He proceeded to yell at me how I was going to take all his money! Five 1$ bills! And he yelled at me how is he going to be able to give change to other customers after me! Completely disappointed and disrespected. After how much money I spend in the store and how polite I am with the staff. This is one individual. Not all the store staff is as rude and disrespectful as the employee that yelled at me. I doubt I’ll ever go back in. They don’t seem to care about how they treat...

Kim's is all about convenience! So while it is not the cheapest place to shop, the fact it's less than a mile from home and can be reached while avoiding the horrific terrible awful nasty US 101 traffic during construction makes it a real jewel! There's a reasonable selection of products even if you aren't interested in alcohol. They also provide ice and propane and is usually not crowded so wait times at the cashier are...

It's a decent sized market that has a good selection of different products to choose from. It's pretty much like your general market that is good for those few things you forget from the grocery store, or if you are making a booze run. Their is a small butcher in the back and they make Mexican food for...