Turned Off by Albertsons Store Prices and Selection

I found “Albertson’s Still Finding Its Footing in California” [Sept. 10] interesting, but not very surprising.

I shopped at Lucky for more than 10 years because its employees were always friendly and helpful, the store brands (Lucky and Lady Lee) were as good or better than the national brands, and its prices were indeed lower overall.

When Albertson’s Inc. took over and renamed the stores Albertsons, it got rid of the employees, stocked its own store brands, which aren’t as good, and raised the prices.

So long, Albertsons, hello Ralphs.

DAN HALEY

Culver City

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After shopping at my neighborhood Lucky for many years and leaving $100 to $125 there weekly, I am unable to let myself shop at Albertsons. The reason: I cannot stomach having the cashier take the time to circle how much I “saved” by shopping at Albertsons.

This is an insult to my intelligence, as I can certainly see that I haven’t really saved anything. All Albertsons is telling me is that this is how much it would really like to charge.

When I told the cashier that she did not have to take the time to circle my savings, she told me that she had to or she would “get in trouble.”

It looks as though it is more than just the cashier who is in trouble here.

LESLIE LEVINE

Redlands

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The first thing I noticed about the takeover was that the brands I wanted started to disappear. I now have to shop at three stores to get what I used to at Lucky.

RICHARD ROREX

Gardena