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| - This grocery is close to my house and has become my go to store, but I cannot say I love it.
First, the prepared foods are very hit or miss. Sometimes the soups are great, other times I am left wondering how there could possibly be an oil slick in a veggie soup, despite the Fry's-produced evidence in front of me (really? how? that much oil in veggie soup?). Really, they may be creating alternative energy sources for all I know.
Also, the layout of this store is impenetrable. Seriously, you can navigate Venice, Italy more easily. Every time I go there to get a few items to make a meal, I end of wandering for an hour and still unable to find one last item. This is exacerbated by the fact that NO ONE WHO WORKS THERE KNOWS WHERE ANYTHING IS LOCATED. Going through this place makes me think I know how say, Vasco deGama must have felt circumnavigating the world...
And, I am also a bit confused by their selection. When you walk in, there is a huge area of books, kitchen items, small appliances, dishes...you could outfit a kitchen here. On the other side of the store there is a huge area of furniture. Real furniture. This seems to me to be a waste of space and makes the "impossible to navigate" issue worse. I mean, who goes in for milk and thinks you know, I will also get a nine piece patio set and a little ceramic pig holding up a "menu" chalkboard while I am at it. Ok, so I totally do this at Target, but at a grocery store it is weird.
And do not get me started on the self check out. While this is a great idea in theory, in fact, I end up screaming at a computerized voice telling me to, "remove item from the bagging area," while I am confounded b/c there is no item in the "bagging area." Eventually, this breaks down and an actual person must, after ignoring you for at least 5 minutes, comes to your rescue. And then you will have to start over again. In fairness, Husband loves this feature, but I just find it extremely aggravating and a waste of time.
But, it is close, so, like with your bad college bf who was "in a band," I still go back. I will say that the selection is decent and the produce section is very nice - lots of fresh stuff and lots of local and/or organic choices. Also, if you shop here, the VIP card is a must. The prices are a little high, and this can save you a bundle. If you can ever find your way out, that is...
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