NADINE AND ALL THE FLORISTS NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING.
This could be the worst experience I've ever had at any market, and I honestly blame the management. The group here is ran so poorly, and it shows. I've never seen such disrespectful employees in my life, and more than one occasion. I walked in to buy flowers- granted it was on Valentine's Day / their busiest time of the year for this market. However, their busy is a bit different. This store isn't as hectic or super packed like the stores that I am used to. I would say it normal/ average pace.
On 2/14/25, I walked in and asked for a few single stems to pass out at work. I DO THIS ALL THE TIME. I pay extra for wrapping, since I give them out to FIVE separate teachers at work. Nadine, wanted nothing to do with me from the moment I got there. Maybe I'm too smiley, too cheery, (I did have all pink on and I was full of smiles, lol miserable people do not like that)
As soon as I walked up to the flower counter she completely ignored me. Nadine told me to wait for 25 mins, literally as I'm standing right in front of her for absolutely no reason, while she's helping anyone and everyone who walks up to the counter, but me. I got sick of waiting, I then told her about my order. When I tell you all I barely got out a sentence before she snapped....she said "well go look, we have some singles out there !" While waving her hand around (kind of like a shoo go away) So, because I'm extremely patient and nice, I go on and look. After a few rounds of the store, I told Nadine they didn't have any singles, and usually they never do, but that is why I go to the counter, pay extra, and buy them. I have been told to let a florists know, and they will wrap them, and that's what I do every time that I come. Maybe this was infuriating to the already agitated worker, because she got even more rude/mad!
Another 5 mins passes by, she ROLLED HER EYES and called on the radio again, I'm assuming because I didn't just leave, and they had to deal with me, lol. Nadine called for help from the back. Another employee (older lady in glasses) shows up from the back, super flustered because I assume they were calling her from the back. From the side, i am standing on, I hear them gossiping, about me and my apparently out of this world super crazy order. Nadine points me out to the lady who just arrived, she looks at me like "What do you want???" I explained I just wanted a few long stem roses (singles / wrapped) She begins to get aggressive and says to buy a dozen! Good lord, I DID NOT NEED A DOZEN! Because I didn't want the dozen, she begins to shout "Well SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO THINK WE GIVE OUT THINGS FOR FREE, AND EVERYTHING IS FREE!!!" Literally shouting that to me in Front of all these customers. . at that point I absolutely had it! I was over waiting + being so disrespected for absolutely no reason at all. I went to find a manger. I completely walked away vs blowing up on two grocery workers who hate their job. I can now see why people do end up screaming at entitled workers, who have absolutely no class or respect. Keep In mind they weren't kids, these are two very much older ladies acting like this.
I went to find a manager, and that alone took at least an additional 10 more minutes. I'm not sure if this place needs additional staff? managers? A prayer? Because when the manger finally came , and I'm trying to tell the manager what is happening, a crowd of her employees gather so they can ask her their questions. . Some workers wanted to tell her about a phone call, another about some radio? I don't know if she even heard my complaint fully because she had a line of her staff needing her attention. I was so upset and embarrassed of the way I was treated, and also wasting my time/ leaving without gifts for the teachers. The manager said sorry, and I left. I plan to keep going and hopefully this gets to someone who can really help another person not feel the way I did.
Judging from these reviews- this store needs HELP. read more