After living 2 minutes away from this food place (it's not a "restaurant")/"Asian mart" hybrid - I was finally desperate to go inside for the first time yesterday to get strawberry-filled Sunflower crackers.
Ha! NEVER again. Let's begin our tale:
The young buck @ the register named "God's gift" ("GG") believes that the customer isn't worth an explanation as to why he suddenly decides he can be a complete piece of garbage to them.
My offense? 35ยข, friends. My total came to $9.65. Their "debit/credit card minimum transaction is $10.00". YOU MUST look down at the torn/faded/handwritten sign taped to the divider in front of the register. All I was worth was
GG: "You don't have cash?"
Me: "Uh no?" *looks around at the messy, overly crowded, ridiculous food-area checkout in confusion*
GG: *insert eye roll here* "it's ok."
Me: *after noticing the faded handwritten minimum purchase declaration*. "Oh! I'm sorry - go ahead and add something to my transaction to put it over $10. I don't care what it is."
GG: *side eye while ringing transaction thru* "No, no - it's ok."
Me: "Um ok."
GG: *figurative hair flip here with slight huff and puff*
That's right, friends. I fell from the grace of GG for thirty-five-effing-cents. If only they had prices on their grocery goods - I would've spent more. TIP: pretend it's The Price Is Right and match the handwritten taped/sticky label/hanging pieces of paper on the shelves to the products while trying to navigate the cramped, claustrophobic space that smells like the restaurant. If there's 2 other people there with you, good luck not walking into each other. TIP #2: The dry noodles are in the hidden area next to the vegetables - it's display only though unless you're Gumby and can get in there to reach it.
Don't forget to get your total over $10 or be shunned. (They should probably just step into the current century and use Square or some such for a merchant account if they need to pinch their pennies for credit/debit transactions.)
TIP #3: Go to Little Divisoria on Simmons and Centennial for your Asian market needs. Fantastic customer service, my kids love the owner who is always polite and ready with conversation and they carry a great selection of Asian (& Hawaiian!) grocery & cooking products & fresh baked items - minus the restaurant smell & poor attitudes. The best part is everything is priced and the store is easy to navigate!