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| - This place is really close to where I live but I don't go in there very often because, well, Target is closer. Alas, Target (not the one on Eastern) doesn't carry a ton of grocery items, so sometimes I have to come here.
I like that they have extremely cheap groceries - my sister seriously trips over the fact you can get a mini cake for $2.99 or a gigantic cupcake that would easily serve 3 for $1.99. I've worked in commercial bakeries, so nothing appeals to me here, but whatever, she likes it.
What I don't like is this; this place smells really bad when you walk in. I can't describe what it is, but it just stinks to me. When I walked in at about 7 PM on 12/31/10, dressed to the nines and teetering around in my sky high stilettos, it was a beast trying to find the drinks because I was bringing mixers and non-alcoholic drinks (because I don't drink) to a New Year's party I was attending. I couldn't find a single person who worked there, other than up at the registers (which were really deep with customers in line.) After walking back and forth about 4 times, I found a lady at the cheese counter talking to another employee. That employee verbally told me where to go, vaguely, to find what I was looking for. Thanks.
The alcohol is between the bakery and seafood departments - not in an aisle, and all other beverages are on the complete other side of the store, past all the aisles of food and then a bunch of aisles of non-food items. What's up with that? I think I did 6 laps trying to find soda water, juice and drink garnishes (maraschino cherries, cocktail onions) and coconut cream - you'd think they'd put it all relatively close together, but they don't. Oh, quick tip, the maraschino cherries in the liquor aisle are almost $4. The one in the ice cream aisle are the house brand and about $1.50, so look around.
I really disliked that while I was teetering in my shoes, with my shopping basket in hand, and about a zillion lbs of 2 liter bottles of soda water and juice, nobody asked me if I needed help out - which I really did. The one time I actually needed help, I got none. Psh.
Will I be back, obviously yes because it's close, but I wish they'd have a better layout and employees that were able to be found when I need help finding something or getting out of the store.
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