Raley's — Local services in Redding

Overpriced to an absurd degree. Examples:

$6.19 for a single unit of dawn power wash, only carries individual bottles with spray and not refills ($3.99 at target per refill)

$3.59 for a can of Hormel chili with beans. ($2.28 at Walmart for the same can of chili, $1.25 at the dollar store for the same amount of chili from a different brand as a regular item).

$3.98 a pound for chicken thighs at raileys, $9.99 a pound for chicken breasts ($3.48 a pound for chicken thighs at Walmart, $2.67 a pound at Walmart for chicken breasts)

$3.98 for a gallon of milk at raileys ($3.17 at wal mart)

Costco is even less expensive for these items than the above examples, but not everyone pays for a Costco membership, so I did not use it as a point of comparison.

This store is part of a sister chain to one called "nob hill foods", and it certainly lives up to its name whenever you get to the register.

As for the homeless, they tend not to bother you if you don't bother them (and are usually happy to just have a conversation OR a sandwich most of the time - you know, be recognized and treated as people), and likely wouldn't be homeless if they had cheaper access to food before they lost their housing. If anything, they shouldn't be the reason this place has less than five stars.

Maybe blame the SOURCE of the problem, instead of trying to deal with the symptoms?

Maybe show some basic humanity to other human beings that just so happen to have had a run of bad luck, AND been hurt by greedy companies, denied section 8 housing and other benefits because of a lack of a valid mailing address, recognize that risk actually INCREASES for them at local homeless shelters with limited capacity, etc... hmm?

Food...

I've addressed this issue twice now with employees, but somethings needs to be said publicly. When you shop here check expiration dates on EVERYTHING. Expired dairy & other products will be left on the shelf for longer than a MONTH! Just two days ago I pulled two bottles of carrot juice that were expired since 2/10/24, I had purchased this brand after 2/10/24 & realized my mistake bring it home in February. Prior to that it was Chobani Vanilla Yogurt that was well past a month on the shelf, and same thing, I bought it without realizing until I got home. This was back in January. The remaining bottles of carrot juice had only a few days left, I believe 3/15/24 or possibly the 18th, but I bet money they will still be there when I go in, in a week & I will feel obligated to bring them to the front so that an elderly person or a child doesn't become ill consuming products that are past their prime. Also, the same yogurt had only a few days left so same thing. It's clear they are rotating products, but they leave expired products there to sell. Gross, unethical & wrong. There needs be additional training. One day is possibly understandable but a month looks like profits are more important than...

Well I have been shopping with Raley's on and off for decades. Just a few times at this one. I'm new to area just moved here a few months ago. Today I tried the e-cart. I have this kind of shopping very satisfying at Target and a few other places. Well as I was about to let them know I was on my way, the app informed me I needed another add? Really Raley's? Then I got to parking lot and could not find the markers for parking to have them bring it to me. Later was told, why I didn't see them was they are barely above the top of cars. And has only to places for cars to park. One had a car parked that person of car was not in, in store shopping? So I parked my car in regular spot for cars. Walked in and asked for my stuff. This was when I was told where marker in parking lot was. Once I waited a few minutes, it was brought to front of store to me. Then I walked be to my car and on my way. I got home and unpacked. They had substituted for a different kind of peanut butter. And that was the last straw. No where did I say substitutes were ok. I did not want the one I got. Gezzz. So needless to say I won't be back...