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| - More like 2.5 stars for this establishment. So there's Whole Foods Market, and then there are the small businesses that cater to the vegetarian/vegan/raw food community selling natural and organic foods, supplements etc. I try to support them because they have access to speciality items that a large chain may not carry.
I found them on happycow.net and thought well I need to check them out to see what's available and I need to purchase some hemp protein powder.
I pull up in front of a store that's not very big. As soon as I enter, I see aisles and aisles of supplements, pills, some personal care items and that's about it. Where's all the "raw food" that was supposedly advertised? I found some bulk raw nuts and seeds, raisins, prunes and medjool dates. I found some raw chocolate and then some food/snack bars, only rawvolution with 2 different flavours. In the front, there are 2 freezer cases, a few frozen vegetarian meat items, some ice cream, sorbet and that's it??? What a disappointment. There were some cold drinks in the fridge case all the way in the back, some flax and hemp oils, probiotics.
Although there's a large selection of supplements, more doesn't necessarily mean better. I've spent so much time researching supplements that at the end of the day, most of what they carried are pretty standard and not worth their weight or price. Oh, and the prices are high. Hemp protein from Nutiva was $16.99, WOW. I could purchase that for at least $4 less at Whole Foods. Also, when you have too many products, you confuse the customer.
Either way, I felt misled, I must have looked around for at least a good 10-15 minutes, and was just disappointed. I walked out without a single purchase.
And the brand supplements that I like, they didn't carry. Too bad. But one good thing is they carry CellFood. Good stuff.
Customer service wasn't particularly good. I circled around 3 times and no one bothered to ask me if I needed help. Lame.
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