I recently went there on a field assignment to assess certain products (aka mystery shop) the place had no customers in it and the owner was watching me very closely. I did not introduce myself because I am MYSTERY SHOPPING, hence introducing yourself defeats the purpose of it being a mystery. What if i was looking for something for my husband and taking pics to show him? I was looking for the certain products that they pointed out to me so CLEARLY THEY KNEW WHY I WAS THERE and did what I had to do so the owner felt angry about this and decided to approach me and ask me who I worked for.
He was NOT PLEASANT I am a woman and this is a man approaching me in his store angrily which is menacing and threatening. Demanding to know who I work for and why I was taking photos and his shop and I explained to him I picked up an assignment on an app and I'm completing it. I apologized to this man several times during the and I tried to calm him down but he was not very pleasant about he was angry he wouldn't accept the apology he would not change his tone of voice and he cornered me and I felt very threatened by this man to do a simple task by taking a few pictures. okay so this is a locally-owned store and I do understand that he could be a little bit concerned that people are taking photos in his store but he is selling products for big companies which pay to be featured in easy to find areas and they do in fact do things like mystery shopping however the fact that he was a man approaching me and not in a pleasant way really really says something for his personality and his demeanor and paranoia. OMG I'm threatened by someone taking pictures in my store. I was not infringing on any customers ability to purchase anything because nobody was in there. I didn't know i was walking into paranoid hornet's nest. You'd think I was stealing trade secrets or something by the way he acted.
I was actually going to buy a beverage and because of the way he treated me and told me because I didn't introduce myself he didn't appreciate me being there, I chose not to buy anything. There is no law that I'm breaking and pictures don't do any harm unless you want people to see inside of this dump, which I would gladly post. But because he felt that I should have introduced myself and asked if I could take pictures (I don't think he understands the POINT of mystery shopping, you don't introduce yourself you don't let the company know that your mystery shopping) so this man not friendly and completely rude certainly not pleasant to women in the face of some sort of perceived threat. BTW I was in two other liquor stores in town, nobody bothered me or was even concerned, maybe that was because their stores were full of customers, just saying! There is a BIGGER BETTER store right down the street who is killing it, they offer far superior customer service and the level of services and they have thousands more than this low class, low brow pathetic excuse of a man.
yes I am deliberately leaving this here so people know who runs that place and what kind of person that is because I was presenting no threat to his business or anything I was just there to take a few photos and be done and be on my way and make a few bucks that's it at no expense of his. So I'm sure this guy is going to read this review and I want him to know that he's getting this review because of the way he treated me as a woman and as somebody who's just doing something that a company ask them to do if you don't want people coming into your store to look and see if the products are where they're supposed to be don't be in business case closed and don't be a dick head. I still am trying to figure out why people get so bent out of shape that companies reserve the right to see if their products are featured prominently.
Also don't CORNER A WOMAN in your store and make her feel threatened especially when you are taller than her and you are approaching her in an ANGRY MANNER you must be some kind of special. I feel bad for your wife. It is NOT ILLEGAL to take photos in a store. I did not know if he was going to try and hit me or take my phone but intimidating a woman is a pretty pathetic thing to do. You are living in the 21st century with cell phones in everyone's hands and the Internet at our fingertips.
You better believe I am going to advise people of the way you reacted. Trust me the condition of your store and your demeanor, if it was your competition checking prices I assure you, you pose ZERO COMPETITION for presentation or your product and your shit attitude. Only pathetic men feel threatened by "perceived competition" which makes sense after being in your store. The appearance of the inside and outside of the place is a glaring reflection on the owner. read more
