"1"^^ . "1"^^ . "0"^^ . "i hate to ding Sprouts, but customer service is a big deal to me. i've never had any complaints... their cashiers are always professional and friendly and when employees are on the floor stocking they've always asked if i was finding everything okay. But the deli department.... NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL! i went in to order a run of the mill deli platter.... meat and cheese and also a condiment platter.... sliced tomato, onions, lettuce. i had looked at what several local grocers had to offer online and really liked Sprouts. Not to mention that i want to support local business. But when i got to the deli counter they didn't have listed what i was looking for. when i mentioned what i wanted all i got from the guy behind the deli counter was his own list of complaints. he told me that he's done catering (great, then cater to MEEEE, YOUR CUSTOMER) and that he thinks the order form is cheap looking and misses the full-color pamphlets they used to have (probably what i saw online). he talked me into their mini-sandwiches after very condescendingly stating that they GENERALLY like 24 hours notice. since i was giving them 32 hours notice i wasn't sure why he was acting like it was a problem. i don't know why i didn't just leave then and take my business somewhere else. i SHOULD have and i KNOW better than to deal with service like that. But still, i hoped for the best.... even after he said that he hoped that they didn't get too many more orders (implying that they wouldn't be able to handle the volume since i SO INCONSIDERATELY gave them less than 24 hours notice. can this guy do math?).\n\nso 32 hours later we picked up the sandwiches. there was a mix of chicken salad, tuna salad, ham, turkey and roast beef. every sandwich was built EXACTLY the same dollop of mayo, dollop of dijon mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, alfalfa sprouts and meat (no cheese). dijon mustard on CHICKEN SALAD??!?!?!! i think not. i'm highly disappointed in the service given. i should have asked if they had meat and cheese and could they put them on a platter for me. better yet, i should have gone elsewhere that was less convenient, but with better customer service. \n\ni will continue to go to Sprouts for meats and veggies, but will never ever ever shop their deli again."^^ . "2010-06-16T00:00:00"^^ . . . "0"^^ . .