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| - This is pretty much my main grocery shopping destination, normally. They have so many great, fresh, organic and unique products here all under one roof. I feel so good shopping here...this is a place for body, mind AND soul! Other mentionables: Great line of Aegean hummus and dips (chipotle hummus, and sun-dried tomato tzatziki to name just a couple outstanding ones), always fresh organic produce, and a terrific lineup of body care products.
Okay, the main reason they get 3 out of 5 stars is the lack of customer service on the part of the checker people. One guy who works there should, honestly, not be working with the public at all, as he is a no-personality kid who looks like a bum. I went there 2 nights ago and a different guy was also no-personality-glum-uninterested in my shopping experience. Hello??? Whatever happened to, "Hello, sir, how are you this evening? Did you find everything alright? Good." and maybe...a smile? Conversationality? Yes, you work as a...grocery checkout person and probably loathe that fact of your life...but you still...work in a professional, public relations capacity, like it or not, and need to fake it like any good server or store clerk, etc. I've actually gone to Sprouts or Trader Joe's a few times instead, because of this. Oh yeah, and try to have your checkers thoroughly trained before putting them on the floor...one gal I had one day - it must have been her first day on the job and she was so slow and held up the line forever while she looked through this book and that and had to call people to help her on simple stuff. Yikes.
Another reason I give them 3 stars is they can be a bit pricey (even for an organic specialty store), and their average bread price is well over $4. But things do go on sale quite often, and I think they have Whole Foods beat, overall on price. I haven't minded spending substantially more here, as the products are top notch, feel good, natural, and ultimately worth it.
Sunflower GM's and DM's, take note!
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