Lauren C.
Yelp
Condescending and Pushy Employee!
Look, I am a born and raised Portlander. I have been going to New Seasons since I was a teenager, and I am now in my late mid thirty's. I love New Seasons. I do most of my shopping at New Seasons.
This store has a weird place for carts. Behind a rock wall to the left of the doors. At the moment there are racks of flowers outside even further obscuring the view of the carts.
When I walked in at about 9:40, It was dark, and I didn't see carts anywhere. I've never been to this location before. So I asked an employee, who has a blonde bob, and was wearing a bright pink shirt in the produce section where I could find the carts. She stated with a condescending tone and a fake smile, "outside". I asked where outside, as I didn't see any. She said "behind the flowers", with the continued fake smile and condescending tone. I asked her if she could please show me. The employee led me and then said "see right here". I with trying to joke about the obscene placement of the carts said "oh wow, really hard to spot those", and giggled. The employee ignored my attempt at lightening the moment, and then proceeded to tell me I only had 13 minutes to shop in a pushy tone.
The store closes at 10:00.
I then carefully chose a couple different kinds of stone fruit, and grabbed my kids favorite breakfast sausage...Then went to the ice cream aisle. I was hoping to find my favorite, but felt so rushed by the mere minutes I apparently had left, that I gave up without my favorite treat... as I still had more shopping to do, and again, so little time.
A few aisles later, the cheery voice on the loud speaker announced only 15 more minutes to shop. WAIT, WHAT?! I looked down at my watch, and indeed, it was 9:45. Argh.
Thanks a lot Condescending, not at all helpful Produce Lady with the short-ish blonde hair and bright pink shirt.
If I hadn't had near 2 decades of New Seasons experience and knew better, I would certainly not want to shop at New Seasons again after this experience.
2019 #10