Benedetto's Market Land And Marine — Local services in Addis

I only go because it's very close to home. The prices are high and it's suppose to be a"hometown store". This place does NOTHING to be a hometown store. Can't keep employees unless a person is rude and just like them. The few workers that have been there for a long time are just as rude. They love to talk about people and not in a good way. And any time a customer really likes an item, next visit it has been discontinued. Especially in the deli, (plate lunches). Owners dont even live in the town the store is in. And they allowed a business to build and open on their lot there then talked about how tacky and bad the place looked. When they get a nice cashier that person will be gone fast. The products are finally getting better quality but still having trouble keeping prices up to date. if you apply for a job there and they know you and in their opinion you are not a good person they won't hire you but they will tell you they still deciding. Can't tell the truth and very judgemental. VERY. Especially if you doing the same thing they do but you not suppose to know about that. The managers , how? One is very rude the other is too busy flirting with the girls that could be his daughter's. Hope he doesn't have any daughters. It's just a terrible store. Could be awesome if a good person owned it. Main problem is they only care about the boat orders, not...

It's conveniently close to the local housing areas (a Neighborhood store.) It does have a great general selection of items and the staff is always helpful and friendly. The atmosphere is great. Brightly lit, nice temperature and items are neatly displayed on the shelves.

However, the selection of fruits and vegetables are a bit subpar. I spent $7 on a bag of grapes and I had to throw half the bag away because it was spoiled. Also, the pricing is a bit higher end. I did an experiment: I purchased a shopping list with the same items. I bought items here and I bought items from Wal-Mart. The items purchased here cost me $33.18. The items purchased at Wal-Mart cost $21.97. It was a huge difference. So a tip here would be to get their sales paper and shop from there to get lower priced items.

All in all, it's a good place to shop. I haven't had service in years that offers to help you bring your bags to the car. There's also a deli that includes hot and cold fresh foods (plated meals to go: breakfast, lunch, and (maybe) dinner) and a pretty extensive wine, beer and liquor selection. I was even able to purchase Sushi there. Lastly, for travelers, there are quite a bit of Louisiana specific items that aren't easily found anywhere else. It's almost worth paying a little extra for the "unicorn" in your state...

Price/Quality - Though pricier than some other places, the selection here is always high quality. I make the 20 minutes drive from Plaquemine fairly often. I come for the more exotic items you don’t usually find in a small town.

Customer Service - What brought me to leave a review, however, was my experience I just had. The customer service was above and beyond excellent. Friendly, informative, polite.

There was a lady working in produce that was just so friendly and helpful. She asked politely what our plans were for the night, explained the differences between a couple salad ingredient options, and gave her well wishes. There were two young women and one young man working near the checkout lane I strolled into, and all three of them jumped in to help expedite my check out. One sprayed my plant leaves, the other loaded my groceries while the last handled the cash. The teamwork and customer service was so impressive. As I was loading my groceries, the young man picking up the baskets found where I dropped my keys on the ground and gave them to me.

They were all so just so polite, and as they were the first people of the day that I saw and spoke to, it started my weekend off on an bright...