Shockley Farms — Attraction in Cape Charles

I want Stoneys Market back!

Shockley is so understocked EVERY time I go, I find it hardly worth the trip anymore! It doesn’t matter what day of the week I try to shop, they NEVER have Lima beans and their tomatoes have been horrible, with the exception of some heirloom tomatoes.

The Wissie salads refrigerator section has gaping holes on the shelf so much so that I usually can only find one container of goods where I’m used to buying a minimum of 4-6 containers. When I ask why, I’m told the delivery is tomorrow regardless of the day I’m shopping.

I’m so distressed as I’ve shopped this market space for as long as I can remember and the word on the street is that people aren’t going back. The final chapter is imminent and I will miss the wonderful produce and seafood I’ve relied on for all my entertaining needs for so many years!

Why won’t they just keep the shelves filled so the customers will come back? I’ve tried to tell the employees and they have an attitude, which is not customer friendly. I find maybe 2 customers at most shopping now; this is a much different picture than when Stoneys was open.

I’ve tried calling the home office in Cape Charles, only to reach a fax line. This is the perfect storm for failure! It’s so distressing, as they had the attention of the area when they stocked the market at Stoneys all those years. Just good common business sense you would think but apparently not important for...

Last year was my first experience to Shockley Farms and I was pleased with the variety of shapes and sizes of pumpkins and gourds.

BUT...

This year was different.. A few days after purchase my pumpkins began to rot.( mind you Halloween is a month out at this point) I wrote it off as a fluke and made the 2 hr round trip to purchase another $100 worth of pumpkins. I explained what happened and they didn’t have anything to say. It has been 2 days since my last purchase and now these have started to rot.

4hrs of driving and $200 later, I have rotten pumpkins. I think there way of displaying pumpkins on wet muddy grass or on gravel is causing this.

Would have given a higher rating if a refund or replacement would have been offered but no such...

My grandson 3 yrs.had a blast exploring on foot the lengthly corn maze! He was so excited to say which way to go at each turn. He loved tractor hay ride, his favorite vehicle. He ran from pumpkin to pumpkin and was so happy get two big, 3 small and one doubler pumpkins. Nana did not get to take any home, but will be back in 2 wks to pick up some for my pre-k class. Thank you all for...