The problem with this store is their ridiculously poor customer service. I shop there several times a week, so I really don't know why I'm surprised every time a cashier doesn't connect with customers, and or ask how they can help - and then really do it. Like call for back-up (which is what happened today, prompting this review). There was a line of three people, behind the person checking out. And only one cashier. The cashier just took her time, didn't acknowledge the line. And didn't call over to the girl making peanut or almond butter - an ongoing task that can wait. She is also a cashier. So I went and asked her to help. She then asked the cashier on the register if she needed help, and the cashier told her "no." OK. Then when I finally moved up the line, the cashier acts all nicey-nice. I told her, you should have called for back-up. She replied that she didn't need to. And then there was the day a few weeks ago when I returned something and needed to get a replacement. At NG, customers are told to return the item to a cashier first - then go and shop and come back through the line. But I had no other shopping. I just wanted to see if the other Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers could be retracted, back into the little tube after use. The one I bought couldn't. That was the problem with it. They get all squishy when you have to push the lip color back in with your finger. Well, I handed the woman my receipt and the product and she returned my money, She said I could go and get another one. When I got back to the register, she was gone! Zap. Disappeared. I looked around and there she was at that peanut butter grinder, behind a counter across the room, barely visible. I just asked for my receipt back. No more Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer for me. She just pointed to the counter and told me to look over there for it. What?? She acted like I was supposed to know that. The staff's minds seem to be entirely too focused on getting those products on the shelf, like they have a fear that they stop to engage with a customer, or - dare I say - exhibit a bit of joy - they will be in deep doodoo. One male worker who acts as though he actually likes his job and the customers is Rain. There are a few others who excel, but on the whole, they need to know that customers want to be waited on in a joyful, connected way. With a little pizzazz, maybe. A glimmer of welcome. Maybe they should go and visit Trader Joe's. read more