2/5
I tried out Vons' online shopping with curbside pickup at the Chapman location in Garden Grove for approximately 6 months.
Pro: Vons has a simple and easy-to-navigate app that is seamless and clean. Honestly my favorite app
Con: this location does not maintain inventory on its app portal.
If it's on ad your best bet is to shop in-store. I had been told they were out of stock only to walk in and find this was not the case.
Example: Superbowl ad
12pk sodas buy 2, get 3 free
In stock on the app
Was told by the on-duty manager on pickup they were out of stock
I received 2 out of 5 and was charged FULL price (upcharged) and didn't receive the 3 free
Same thing with chips in the ad
In stock on the app
Told on pickup they were out of stock
Same with hotdogs
In stock on the app told out of stock
SUPERBOWL SUNDAY NO HOTDOGS
It was the hotdogs that I found hard to believe they were out of stock
I drove back to Vons and walked the store aisles myself. (See photos below)
I found the manager, who happened to be the same person who did my curbside pickup, we discussed the issue as we walked over to the soda aisle, the chips, and the hotdog aisle. I still can't understand why. I have always been gracious and appreciative every time.
She continued to gaslight me saying in the 35 minutes of being checked out and now, the soda vendor, the potato chip vendor, and the hotdog vendor came and restocked these items.
So the soda guy came after I checked out 35 minutes ago and restocked only the few that I had ordered and nothing else?
She told me that my receipt would be adjusted to reflect the sale price and credit my account accordingly as well as credit the enchilada I returned to her. She told me that it could take up to 2 days to process the adjustments.
It's been 10 days and I have yet to receive the credit.
I left the store in tears
The manager could have easily fulfilled the rest of my order and sent me on my way. I was not asking or expecting anything more than what I ordered and was in fact in stock.
In the end, the manager did not even try to rectify this and she still has my sodas, chips, enchilada sauce, and hotdogs that I paid for
Online orders will receive the least desirable produce ?
Suggestion: Provide the same quality service, prices, and grocery to your online customers as you do your in-store customers.
If we are using the Vons app to shop for groceries, it's not because we're lazy (it takes 2xs longer to shop via the app) we most likely are going through something that makes in-store shopping difficult.
Going back to Ralph's