Kroger 1428 Marion-Waldo Road, Marion, OH 43302

"Kroger is great to shop. Some things are high priced but your getting quality.. and the workers are very helpful and friendly"

"Today, I went to Krogers to pick up an order I placed yesterday. While there, I went in to get Vodka to make homemade vanilla extract. This was around 1:00 pm. While I was at the liquor department, a guy came in trying to buy alcohol with a passport from Honduras. The lady at the register said she couldn’t accept it and that she needed a US passport; the guy tried telling her that he had used that passport before; she then replied by saying that they had been doing it wrong and she could not accept it, it needed to be a US passport. The guy was okay and left. The lady (Sara) then turned around to talk to the other lady (Ashley) and said, this guy probably got mad because I didn’t want to take his passport; he didn’t seem mad or didn’t show it. She then proceeds to say, “I shouldn’t have to learn Mexican to communicate with people about acceptable IDs and their illegal documents.“ she proceeds to say, “If people want to live here, they should learn the language. I don’t have why to learn Mexican” while having a snarky smile on her face Of course, my big mouth went. on to tell her, “That is rude” (not because of the passport but because of her remarks); she then replied, “It is not rude; he doesn’t have a US passport, and I don’t need to learn Mexican to tell people about their IDs and illegal documents” She proceeded to talk to the other lady (Ashley) and said “ I have been working here for three years and I am not going to get fired because of someone's illegal documents.” As I proceeded to check out, I told her, “Mexican is not the same as Honduras; what you meant is Spanish, the language.” She then replied by saying, “he didn't have a US passport.” I told her, “ I understand that, but you said that you didn't have to learn Mexican to communicate with people about IDs and their illegal documents when what you meant is to learn Spanish; Mexican is not the same as Honduran.” she replied “I am sorry you misunderstood what I said,” I told her “ I didn't, but okay, corporate will hear about this” It is not like Corporate would do anything about it; tomorrow, the next day, a week, or a month from now, she will still be there with her racism and bigotry. The sad part is that this specific Rogers gets so many Hispanics because of the convenience and location. I could have gone on and on with this poorly uneducated individual and educated her a bit more; one, just because a passport is not a US passport doesn't mean it is not valid; foreign passports do exist, and she cannot prove whether is valid or not, not being a US passport doesn't make it illegal. Second, the US doesn't have an official language, and the two main languages are English and Spanish. Third, Mexican is not a language; it is a nationality, and I am not sure why she would even throw Mexicans out there when she had just read the word “Honduras” on the passport. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in. It was not hard to just say, “We need a valid US form of ID,” and when the guy left, just leave it at that, but nope, she had to go on and throw out her racial remarks and bigotry with the other lady that was working there. I can’t justify what was said, and there was no misunderstanding. I am a proud Mexican, and my nationality is not a language, and not everyone who speaks Spanish is Mexican."

"I'm an early morning shopper. No crowds. Love that they are open at 6am. It's always clean."

"How to lose one's appetite fast. Card I use only allows me to shop Kroger and I go in to see this today. Guess I starve because I am not shopping here from now on. Gross"

"I love Kroger's. They have all the food you need. And usually they have people at registers so you don't wait too long. The Kroger here in Marion has the state liquor store in it. Sometimes the prices of the food is a little high but you go there ...you get everything you need."