Edit: I am finding it really entertaining that the owner is calling me a liar, as she’s lying.
She’s perpetuating the lack of safety of my neighborhood while denying that she was severely behind on rent. I can absolutely confirm she was being evicted.
Besides this, she has a sad reputation on Nextdoor for being uncivil and has no kindness for our community. Glad her shop isn’t in Hazelwood anymore and won’t be “broken into”. Mind you in nearly 3 years passing by this shop regularly I’m positive I never saw a broken window. What a phony.
Original review:
Came here when the shop was leaving the prior location.
I was very kind with the clerk and was shopping for some items for my friend’s suprise birthday party. We were picking out some stuff and due to the fragile nature asked if we could place them up front so nothing got broken or taken.
Clerk asked if “x” amount was alright. To which I responded that we were still shopping. The owner had told us to fill a box and make an offer so we were planning to potentially do that. The clerk huffed at us unnecessarily and began unwrapping everything aggressively (why she wrapped it before confirming we were set on everything is beyond me).
Later on I was checking out. My friend had to leave and her two children picked out some stamps, which I was buying for them. I guess they were a part of a set (not like it was apparent or labeled) and the owner rudely removed them from my items, never addressing me, the customer, and walked off complaining about how people “keep doing that” as if it is a customer problem that these stamps, that are not OBVIOUSLY, a set, kept getting picked through.
I was really bothered by the whole experience because I kept being treated as if I were bothersome. I watched the owner help a customer carry a rug halfway through the store then dropped it, said “okay yeah I’ll just let you finish that” then walked off. The customer looked obviously pretty put off and totally confused about it, like how was this lady suppose to move a large rug out of a crowded store with glass and fragile items?
Lastly, when I was through with the clerks attitude especially as I was trying to empathize with her about how stressful all the moving and packing, plus discount sales must be, I finally addressed the behaviors. I’m not one to shy away from telling someone they’ve been rude after it is apparent it’s intentional. I was told to stop yelling when I never did, and when I asked for a receipt it was a whole issue to which I was printed a receipt that simply showed “$30 cash” basically with no items or anything. I just needed it so my friend could see what her items cost. It wouldn’t have been too difficult to put together the items costs even in a lumped amount for what she offered me as prices. It was the worst experience I have had in retail of any type. I had seen how stressed they appeared and I was trying to be extra kind, was even planning to run to the corner store and bring back drinks for them but the whole interaction was just so ghastly. I left and burst into tears because I couldn’t believe I was treated that rudely for simply trying to shop. I never asked for too much and have been in retail management and am always super aware of how I treat retail workers. I won’t show up to the new location.
Also: she was removed from the Halsey location because she did not pay her rent. I’ll be shocked if she gets another place to accept her application.
