I never thought I would be the type to fall in love with WF. I fell. I fell hard. We were there at least once a week for the first several months it was open. I was addicted to their prepared foods. Heck, I even put my cats on their food.
That was then. This is now. I still love WF, but I am much more tempered. Things have changed recently, and not for the better. The staff that used to make the perfect sandwich and happily direct me to the perfect wine for my dinner has been replaced by uncaring people, seemingly just there to collect a paycheck. Not cool. My theory is that I fell for the employees of the east side stores during their training stage. Those employees are long gone, and the store is left with not so nice ones.
The store itself is well kept and organized. It seems clean. The bathrooms are nice and clean. The prepared food and bakery quality is decent, but not what it once was. For the money, I expect better. I never minded paying a premium for premium products, but that just hasn't been the case. The taco bar especially is always old. The bakery tastes old... the same stuff, just without that little somehing extra.
I will keep trying. You still have my heart. For now.