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I don't think it's a bunch of nonsense. Perhaps if you could have been the unfortunate customer that time witnessing it, you may have believed the OP.
I have not witnessed the 'tension' the OP speaks of thank goodness but I do notice that there doesn't seem to be a relaxed and friendly atmosphere like in Food Lion. None of the employees appear to be happy and obviously are putting on an act to please management so they don't get 'thrown under the bus' if a situation with customers arises. Such a shame to have to endure that for such paltry wages.
I don't care for HT simply because it's an overpriced store that has most of the same merchandise you can find at FL,WalMart,etc for half the price. Overpricing and pandering to obvious pretentious customers seem to be the cornerstone of this business .
I don't think it's a bunch of nonsense. Perhaps if you could have been the unfortunate customer that time witnessing it, you may have believed the OP.
I have not witnessed the 'tension' the OP speaks of thank goodness but I do notice that there doesn't seem to be a relaxed and friendly atmosphere like in Food Lion. None of the employees appear to be happy and obviously are putting on an act to please management so they don't get 'thrown under the bus' if a situation with customers arises. Such a shame to have to endure that for such paltry wages.
I don't care for HT simply because it's an overpriced store that has most of the same merchandise you can find at FL,WalMart,etc for half the price. Overpricing and pandering to obvious pretentious customers seem to be the cornerstone of this business .
Regardless of what the OP has supposedly observed (and its quite interesting you haven't), this has NOTHING to do with it:
"...I have observed racial conflicts between staff and since it is the south and a lot of the natives seem to be mentally still fighting the Civil War..."
I'm sure the staff at every other store in Fayetteville aren't natives?
Never heard of "Fresh Foods"...hope its northern owned, lol.
OP is probably lying, for one back when I was still in college when I came home for the summer I worked there and the store manager was black just like me, so was much of the staff, never seen or had any racial issues. Only people not from the south talk about the damn civil war so that's how I know OP is lying. Don't live in Fayetteville any more but grew up there and my family is still there which means I still go back regularly and never heard of Fresh Foods either. I don't know what gets in peoples minds that tells them that just because you are online it's okay to lie.
OP is probably lying, for one back when I was still in college when I came home for the summer I worked there and the store manager was black just like me, so was much of the staff, never seen or had any racial issues. Only people not from the south talk about the damn civil war so that's how I know OP is lying. Don't live in Fayetteville any more but grew up there and my family is still there which means I still go back regularly and never heard of Fresh Foods either. I don't know what gets in peoples minds that tells them that just because you are online it's okay to lie.
You know what? Just because YOU haven't heard or experienced it (and hats off to you for that) doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
I have heard various bystander references while I have been shopping in this store. So while it may or may not exist amongst the employees, the FACT of the matter is that it does exist and for you to say that the OP is lying or that only people from the north bring it up is ridiculous. Were you there at the time? No. So you shouldn't judge.
Hey, everybody thought Jim Baker was a good man and look at that.
And if your family is still there,then I am sure that they have heard of Fresh Foods.
Furthermore, automatically when someone doesn't agree with something,automatically that person is a liar? Please. Sounds ignorant to me.
That aside I agree with Renata in the store being horribly overpriced and that is why I refuse to shop there. Why on earth would anyone want to pay 5.00 for something when they can go to WalMart and get the EXACT same thing for 2.00? Oh yes. The prices are higher because you have to pay to be catered to. And you all thought that the customer service came free. Think about that.
Regardless of what the OP has supposedly observed (and its quite interesting you haven't), this has NOTHING to do with it:
"...I have observed racial conflicts between staff and since it is the south and a lot of the natives seem to be mentally still fighting the Civil War..."
That is nonsense. The OP is simply projecting.
Projection of what? I am curious to know what that may be? Venting maybe? Hmm. Seems to me that this is what you are doing as well. Hey, it's a free country and debating is an old game.
If you were not there,how can you be certain? Your own observation? Well,that is what the OP has expressed. Observation.
You know what? Just because YOU haven't heard or experienced it (and hats off to you for that) doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
I have heard various bystander references while I have been shopping in this store. So while it may or may not exist amongst the employees, the FACT of the matter is that it does exist and for you to say that the OP is lying or that only people from the north bring it up is ridiculous. Were you there at the time? No. So you shouldn't judge.
Hey, everybody thought Jim Baker was a good man and look at that.
And if your family is still there,then I am sure that they have heard of Fresh Foods.
Furthermore, automatically when someone doesn't agree with something,automatically that person is a liar? Please. Sounds ignorant to me.
That aside I agree with Renata in the store being horribly overpriced and that is why I refuse to shop there. Why on earth would anyone want to pay 5.00 for something when they can go to WalMart and get the EXACT same thing for 2.00? Oh yes. The prices are higher because you have to pay to be catered to. And you all thought that the customer service came free. Think about that.
Outside of a history teacher no, nobody talks regularly about the damn civil war, does racism exist, racism exist every where, but no where near as prevalent as the OP tried to make it out to be, and no, I grew up in Fayetteville and I'm there regularly(Cary is only one hour from Fayetteville), and I don't know anybody who has heard of Fresh Foods that probably includes you who is trying to make a rebuttal to my comment. The OP is liar not because they disagree with me, its because they are lying. As working there also means dealing with the customers all the damn time. Ridiculous that I said nobody talks about the damn civil war, how? Only time I hear it is on city-data from people that moved here from else where.
I don't think it's a bunch of nonsense. Perhaps if you could have been the unfortunate customer that time witnessing it, you may have believed the OP.
I have not witnessed the 'tension' the OP speaks of thank goodness but I do notice that there doesn't seem to be a relaxed and friendly atmosphere like in Food Lion. None of the employees appear to be happy and obviously are putting on an act to please management so they don't get 'thrown under the bus' if a situation with customers arises. Such a shame to have to endure that for such paltry wages.
I don't care for HT simply because it's an overpriced store that has most of the same merchandise you can find at FL,WalMart,etc for half the price. Overpricing and pandering to obvious pretentious customers seem to be the cornerstone of this business .
It is nonsense, witnessing some type a argument among staff some how equals people here are still mentally fighting the civil war despite the demographics being almost equal percentage of whites and blacks is nonsense, you would think altercations would be damn near every single day if the mindset of the people was what the OP stated over a argument they saw in a grocery store....that some how doesn't exist in fresh foods(maybe they are talking about the fresh market that opened last year) that is supposed to exist in the same city.
I know that the OP was clearly relaying her own experience and has a right to do so. To people that are not from the south,it is more obvious to them. And she may or may not be referring to the whole North and South thing. Either way, get over it.
I know that the OP was clearly relaying her own experience and has a right to do so. To people that are not from the south,it is more obvious to them. And she may or may not be referring to the whole North and South thing. Either way, get over it.
They clearly said the mindset was prevalent in the south, which is dumb as hell, what black person(again Fayetteville's(since this is the city we are talking about) white and black population are damn near even), Hispanic person, or Asian person has a civil damn war mindset. I don't mind opinions but some people do get online and lie.
...I do notice that there doesn't seem to be a relaxed and friendly atmosphere like in Food Lion...I don't care for HT simply because it's an overpriced store that has most of the same merchandise you can find at FL,WalMart,etc for half the price. Overpricing and pandering to obvious pretentious customers seem to be the cornerstone of this business.
After its updates in the Greenville, Wilmington, Raleigh, and Durham markets, Food Lion still leaves much to be desired. I have seen its prices to be consistently higher than other competitors.
Fayetteville will have a price war when Publix and Lidl enter Fayetteville as supermarket and limited assortment/discount grocery participants in the future.
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