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7:27 pm EDT
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Food Lion Service.. Mang. Said they were collecting carts from parking lot

On Tuesday morning evening at 6:50 I went into the food Lion here on Hardscrabble Road it was very busy but the lines were moving well I went to the customer service center there was no one there they were changing shifts about 3 minutes later four people accident out of the back office I had a conversation and then they moved forward I asked was anyone coming to the service desk and she the manager white female black 50 years old she had on a red top and black jeans said someone will be in in a minute she then went to the speaker and called for three people to come up front as she and the other three people exited the food Lion parking lot a few minutes later she came back in and then she sent another young lady in I spoke to the young lady who said with an attitude may I help you I gave her my instructions on what I needed and I said I just want to mention to you all that I had to wait a long time and she said oh well under her breath and I said pardon me and she said here's your change and dismissed me at that point I said to her I need to see your manager because this is not acceptable behavior at that point the manager for the evening shift came up and I said ma'am I have a concern this young lady was not respectful and she said okay I said now it might not matter to you all about customer service but it is important too many people so this is just something that I want to mention she proceeded to tell me that she was doing her job that she had been in the parking lot and that it did matter to her whatever happens in the store at that point she turned around and she walked away and she came outside and spoke to a girl whom she knew saying hey boo I told her that her behavior was not acceptable and that I was very concerned and she said she didn't care so at this point I'm leaving this complaint because the day manager is totally different haven't worked in food service I do know the importance and value of customers but as a senior myself it was very disrespectful I work with teenagers as a high school recruiter they were acceptable however I don't know if there was something going on in your store last night but everyone seem to be ready to leave at 7:00 p.m.

Desired outcome: Please let your manager whom was working Tuesday night until 7:00 p.m. that her behavior was not representative of a food Lion employee and not of a management personnel thank you.

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7:57 am EDT
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Food Lion Store temperature

We shop at Food lion on Old Monroe Rd Indian Trail NC 28079. Store # 0532.

The ambient temperature in this store makes shopping almost impossible. I will be forced to shop elsewhere if the environmental temperature isn't lowered. I prefer to shop at Food Lion because it's so community oriented. Please lower the temperature so shopping is comfortable.

Thank you so much.

Susan

Desired outcome: Comfortable shopping environment temperature

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5:50 pm EDT

Food Lion Service at store in Cleveland Tenn.

My wife and I went in your store in Cleveland Tenn. on 6/4/23, at 530 pm, We needed nothing, just going by so we stopped, picked up about $50.00 of stuff went to pay, casher wanted ID, so I gave her a TENN> DMV. I D card, witch is my old drivers license, when you get a new one they punch a hole in your old one and say use it for your ID, it works all over US and Tenn. She must have been new to the store, and very rude, so we did not buy anything, we have done a lot of shopping there, But that is the last, I see Food lion rating is 0.5 out of 5 stars, on service, so I expect nothing and I won't be back!

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8:36 pm EDT
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Food Lion Store:01373 registered 006 cashier:0211 june 1st 1905

Hello, my name is gerri my food lion card number [protected], I went into the store to purchase some items and notice a heavy set male male as the cashier, I notice I picked up two turkey bacon, and apologize for that, he said nothing his face was stoic, okay, not very pleasant, as I finish, I heard him say to the next customer, hi how you doing, I turned around, and by golly he we go again, she was caucasian female, no surprise this happens a lot down here in nc, I am from n.Y. C, I even brought it to his attention, and this is what I said, "you did not say that to me", I have been shopping at food lion for years, spend over thousands dollar at food lion, no matter what location, I am a travel registered nurse, one would say hero, especially during covid, I will never shop at another food lion ever, food lion employees need to be re-train in customer service, no, matter what color stands in front of their eyes, I am so over these behaviors bye food lion. My email [protected]@gmail.com

Desired outcome: The Cashier is spoken to , maybe this is not the job for him

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3:14 pm EDT

Food Lion Noise level in stores from buffing machines.

When shopping at Food Lion store number 1351 the noise level is so high that you have to yell at people to be heard. They buff the floors in the mornings instead of when customers are not present. After the store closes at night would be more appropriate. This store is usually poorly stocked and frequently run out of merchandise. The shelves are frequently empty in the meat and dairy departments. This store needs guidance with these matters.

Thank you for your time.

Karen Fox

[protected]@aol.com

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9:29 pm EDT
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I was in line waiting to get my food rung up and the cashier his name was Jamal. I was putting my items on the belt and he was very rough with my groceries and was slamming them in the bag he then got smart with me which made very upset. I didn't appreciate that kind of treatment at my everyday store. But the people next in line behind me he was nice to them ,I feel very disrespected.

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10:50 pm EDT
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Food Lion The person that cancelled my delivery service

I ordered groceries from Food Lion on Hwy 97 in Rocky Mount on May 24 2023 to be delivered the same day. I was supposed to get my groceries by 10 pm. I received an e-mail saying my order had been cancelled. I am not the one who cancelled the order. My order was cancelled at 9:14pm May 24. So I called and was told they dont deliver groceries which I know they do because I have ordered groceries before. I have reordered them and suppose to get them between 8 am and 10 am. Thank You! Susan B Hunter My e-mail address is [protected]@gmail.com.

Desired outcome: The person that cancelled my order fired.

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7:51 pm EDT
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Today, may 18 th, at/around 4:35 pm. I went to 1st self checkout.. All of a sudden a black woman from a different self checkout started cussing me, raising her voice and making a scene. I didn’t say anything at first because it’s low class to make a scene in public, but she kept on. The place was packed with people, so i’m not gonna let anyone run me over...

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On 1 May 2023 my wife, myself, and my service dog went shopping first to Tractor Supply, then to Walmart, and finally to Food Lion. While in Food Lion on JA Cochran Bypass in Chester we walked around the store for about 15 minutes and then my service dog saw a bunch of kids running, got excited and barked. I immediately made him be quiet and there was no...

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7:36 pm EDT
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On April 20th 2023 I went in foodlion to purchase a money order like I always do on 3300 Rosehill Rd Fayetteville NC. The customer service manager named Twaina I'm not sure if its spelled correctly but she came off with an attitude from the start. I was already waiting about 5-10 minutes to get service. Ms Twaina then approached me very rudely with an...

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Food Lion Workplace harassment

I have been a QA for food lion since 2019 I've always done my job and anything asked by my managers but as of recently I have a new manager in charge of the QA department named Jillian Bailey and shes done nothing but talk bad about me to other managers and employees also cuts my hours and gave me the only bad review I've had since being here shes very disrespectful to me and does not bother any other workers here only stays on me all the time and it's not fair at all I've never disrespected her in any way but she continues to do so to me I'm almost 40 years old and dont deserve any of this could someone please help me on this subject thanks

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9:11 am EDT
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Food Lion Weekly Sale Items

This company seems to have a bad habit of placing items in their weekly sale ads, (primarily meat type items) and when you try to buy these items we're told that the store hasn't received their shipment yet. This actually happens on the first day of the sale and they do not offer rain checks on these items.

It seems to me that if you continually advertise sale items that you do not have in store that would be considered the old bait & switch.

Desired outcome: If you are going to place the item in your weekly ad then make sure your stores have a reasonable supply of the item.

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12:20 am EDT
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Food Lion Employee treatment

Very poor Management and Human decency.. does not like to treat employees fair.. no lunch or break choice, treats You less and shows favoritism towards certain ones. All employees should be treated equally and all should want to work together but instead want to work against you because they have a higher salary and a higher "title" . Does not value.

Desired outcome: Treat people how you want to be treated. Work together as a Team, treat others with kindness. You can not bloom if you have no room to or feel no value!

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8:25 pm EDT

Food Lion Signing up for curb side delivery

I've tried to be patient with you but I have to admit that you have worn me down.

I would like to know the name and address of your registered agent so that I can file for relief in King George general district court.

I tried calling for help on your help line, you hung up on me. You tell me that I don't know either my first or last name, which I have had over 75 yrs now. And when I try to start all over you tell me I can't because you already have someone using my email account, ( which is me). I even tried changing my pass word but you fail to send either an email or text.

So, I have come to the conclusion that I will need a judge to help me get set up.

Craig Cole Howell

15108 Misty Ln.

King George, Va. 22485

Ph. [protected] or cell# [protected].

Desired outcome: Get curb side service set up for me or remove Food Lions right to do business in the State of Virginia until such time as you can demonstrate the ability to treat all people equal.

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7:37 pm EDT
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I arrived at your Butner NC warehouse at 7:00 on 3/15/23 to get your load of Tampons unloaded. My appointment time is 7:30. They will not let any trucks park on the premises although there is about 20 parking spaces just for trucks! I could understand if it was 2 or 3 hours before my appointment but not 30 minutes! I average spending $200 a week at my local...

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6:18 pm EDT
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On March 9th I placed an online order. I requested no replacement on some items if they didn't have the ones I specifically wanted. I got two replacements. Instead of Food Lion Greek yogurt, they gave me Chobani. Instead of Silk Next milk they gave me Cobani Oatmeal milk. The difference in cost may not be significant to some but I am working with a very...

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3:26 pm EST

Food Lion xbox card

I payed for 2 xbox cards a 15 dollar and a 50 dollar xbox cards the 15 dollar one worked fine But the 50 dollar one did not work. had my receipt .store manger cooper gave me a number to Blackhawk [protected] that was over the xbox cards i filed a claim they gave me a claim number after about hour and they sayed to get foodlion store number 00244 to call them back with this imformation manger cooper said she not going to help me wilh it she sayes that not her job to do that.been over 2 months .I out of 50 dollars just glad i tryed to used the card and it wasnt a dead gift.i was ripped off. my name is Burl Cabe 3213 Howe Dairy Rd. Gastonis NC still have the dead card after 2 months lost receipt dissatisfied customer!

Desired outcome: pissed still go fooflion but not going to buy N0 give card ever I go anywhere but food lion

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Mar 19, 2023 9:36 pm EDT

Bottom line got cheated 50 dollars Blackhawk give me a claim number for foodlion refused to do anything Manger Cooper is not doing there job or foodlion isn,t doing there job and not doing refunds I still out of 50 dollars don,t like being lied to glad I used the card and did not give a dead gift card to one of my great grand kids Food lieing

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3:24 pm EST
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It's the night before Christmas Eve, 2022 and I'm doing the very last of my Christmas shopping. I've just purchased a gift item, a Shelf Elf, down the road at CVS, exchanged 'Merry Christmases' with the friendly personnel there and traveled the short distance to the Lyman FOOD LION Store #2642 to make my final Christmas purchase, a Franzia Box Wine. With...

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9:30 am EST

Food Lion The Cashiers and Baggers Are Rude And Disrespectful

This happened at FOOD LION Store #2642 300 Spartanburg Hwy Lyman, SC.

23 DECEMBER 2022 / 10:20:58 PM / REGISTER: 004 / CASHIER: 0130

I was in there the night before Christmas Eve. The checkout girl and the bag boy were two of the least friendly people I've ever met in life. Neither acknowledged my existence. I said 'hey' to the checkout girl and 'thanks' when she handed me my receipt. She said nothing and he didn't even look at me. Great store... I guess. My family will be shopping elsewhere from now on. MERRY CHRISTMAS! - P.S. I read some other 1 star reviews and they said the same thing - the people at the registers, cashiers and baggers are very unfriendly. It is a shame because this was once a nice store and everyone who worked there was very friendly. I will not be returning.

Desired outcome: STOP BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. WE DON'T COME TO YOUR STORE TO BE SMIRKED AT AND IGNORED.

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7:17 pm EST

Food Lion Hot dog buns

I can't always afford the more expensive hot dog buns for my family, but I've always had confidence in buying "store brand" items. This time, my habits have failed me. I picked the hot dog buns with the best "use by" date and was completely disappointed upon serving them. The bottoms totally fell through, and it wasn't because there was too much stuff on the hot dog. My children only use ketchup, and only with supervision! Nonetheless, I'll not get these in the future. I'll go ahead and man-up and buy the $4 buns. Needless to say, I'm a little more than disappointed. I ALWAYS shop at Food Lion, and I ALWAYS buy store brand. Guess I'll have to put a little more thought into it in the future.

Desired outcome: It would be nice to have a refund, although the money isn't really the point. No need for an apology, just try to carry a better product.

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