Stop & Shop — Local services in South Orange

2019 - Good variety, fresh produce, has 6? self-check out registers, lots of parking but you can find better prices elsewhere. UPDATE May 2021 - There is a small, pale man with pale hair (blonde? gray?) who has racially profiled me 3 times over the past year. I use the self-scan/ self check-out while I am shopping there.

On 3 separate occasions, just as I was about to check out, this man runs to his station, hits some sort of button and blocks me from purchasing my products so that he can "randomly check 7 items" in my cart. In his falsely polite and friendly manner he is basically saying that he needs to check that I am not stealing just because I self-scanned my groceries. While Black.

The third time he did it, I called him out for racially profiling me. The manager came over to see what the problem was and he scurried away not wanting feel uncomfortable and awkward for his racist behavior as he had made ME feel those three times. He is the reason that I avoid the store and go elsewhere most times. The manager did not apologize for his behavior or say much of anything to me. At the Stop and Shop in Union I have never been treated this way. Update June 2022 After boycotting this StopNShop for a year, I returned last week. (I'd been using the ShopRite on Rte 22. Beautiful store, fresh products, great variety, never experienced any racial profiling there. ) But the SnS is more conveniently located, I was exhausted, and I vowed to spend $20 or less. Unfortunately, as I was about to check out, who do I hear, then see but the same pale, little, racist phony. There was a young, Black couple self-checking out. He just "coincidentally/randomly" happened to position himself right next to the empty check-out spot by them and proceeded to wipe it down as he peered over at everything they were checking out. Within moments he was "helping" them although I didn't see them ask for his help. They seemed to be confused by his "assistance". It seems to me that SnS is fine with his behavior because it's a year later and he's still at it. My suggestion? If you are Black and feel you simply must purchase from this store (though I don't recommend it) try going on the weekends when the problematic person may...

Applied for a job here, was called to come in. Had to go to the solution center where Satan's spawn greeted me. Told me to wait for the manager to come down. 20 mins later I was greeted by an actual pear wearing an apron. Was taken to a back room to do some paperwork and was told I would be getting an email about everything and our next meeting for training. Showed for training and waited until I became that raisin grandma from SpongeBob to be informed by another raisin that the pear was not in that day, turns out she forgot. Asked the pear about my schedule and it never gave it to me, instead asked for my availability 9 times. Keep in mind I was hired and a month later I was never given a schedule. During class someone gave me a call and left a voicemail that I had work. Who the heck schedules someone and doesn't even give it to them when they ask AND expects them to come in. Employees look like they hate their lives. Bathroom is in a shady part of the building. Onions have fruit flies around them. Would...

Am concerned with the proliferation of do it yourself technology. Look how many people laid off as a result. Some turn around and say people don't want to work. Many elders have fun being part time cashiers. Not for the money but it's something that keeps them going because if you stop working/walking you stop living . This young black man jumped from machine to machine rescuing shoppers like me the old school trapped by the technological imperfection. To scan the corn, apple, potatoes , vegetables can almost arrest you by the machine embarrassing you and wasting time. We never had this problem with cashiers. Some stores near me helpers are scarce and when they appear they help you reluctantly. No not this young man. His eyes are all over that before you raise your head for help,he had swiped his card and straighten whatever problem. That was amazing. I've never seen people work like that. So this store has this guy a son of...