I haven't been to this store in awhile, but I definitely remember it being...different. I'm not even going to complain about the store not being stocked. It was the night before Thanksgiving, so I'm going to assume that is not the norm. The store was clean and organized for the most part, so no complaints there. My biggest complaint however, is about the treatment from the staff.
First of all, there was an older lady who almost knocked me down trying to show another customer an item that I was standing in front of. I quickly moved out the way, but if I didn't, I'm convinced she would've bumped me out the way. A simple "excuse me" would have sufficed.
Next up was the cashier who seemed to have an attitude before I even approached him. Since I was only getting a few items, I didn't bother getting a cart or a basket. Instead, I carried most of my items in the small aluminum pan I was purchasing.
Apparently, he did not like that. Instead of taking each item out one by one to ring them up, he dumped all of the items on the belt. Not only was this unnecessary, but he didn't even check to see if there was anything fragile in there.
Next, the card reader wouldn't read my chip so I had to swipe the card. The cashier asked me what did the screen say and I told him. Then he asked me if I was pressing the 'yes' button, and I told him I was. Apparently, I wasn't and quickly realized I was in fact pressing the 'no' button. He was really irritated by that and shook his head. I then told him that my mistake did not add any additional time on his work schedule, he would have still been there regardless. I understand people have bad days, but he made me remember why I do most of my shopping online.
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