Food Lion — Local services in Carolina Beach

Food Lion is a decent enough option for grocery shopping. I used to be a manager at a Food Lion. The problem I have with this particular Food Lion, the one that happens to be nearest my home, is that the employees often have a bad attitude. In fact, just this morning a staff member nearly ran into me with a cart. It wasn't a grocery cart, but it was metal and definitely would have hurt.

As my wife and I were entering the store, this employee (an older gentleman) was pushing said cart to exit through those doors. I literally had to jump out of his way to avoid taking a metal basket to the shins. He didn't even offer me an apology. That really frustrated me, so I turned around and said, "Try not to hit someone with that cart." I didn't hear his response clearly, but he said something about how he was just trying to go through the doors. I thought I heard something about me not paying attention, but my wife said she didn't hear that. Either way, when I looked back while he was responding, he was laughing.

After I picked up the items I needed, I headed over to one of the express lanes where a young woman stared ahead and didn't even motion us over. There was nobody in her line, so I thought she might be closing out. She was not. I hovered at her counter for a second, when she finally ask if we found everything. She was extremely rude, and try to have me bag my own items. Again, I was in the express lane and had four things. Plus, it's not like one of the long conveyor belts where the bags are at the end. The bags are right next to her and I would have had to reach over the counter to access them.

These experiences are not unique. For whatever reason, the Food Lion on the island Offers terrible service. If there was another option, I would...

I go here specifically for their produce. It is better quality and the best price out of any of the other grocery stores. That being said the employees aren't the friendliest or very helpful. Here and there some are but for the most part not so much. I'm writing this review because I just brought home my produce and when I pulled the stickers off my acorn and butternut squashes they were hiding rot. I'm sure it isn't the store that puts the stickers on so it probably isn't even their fault but maybe they should check? Or I'm not sure what a better solution would be. It isn't fun coming home with hidden rot and mold on food you just bought. I might start pulling the stickers off before I buy...

I was embarrassed to observe a fellow customer publicly harassed and physically threatened by a cashier. The store manager did not intervene, I heard the fellow patron tell the cashier he had recently undergone heart surgery. She even told him to report her, that it wouldn't matter and he could go elswhere to shop. The patron was a senior citizen and was visibly shaken by this woman. Scary customer service. I went back in the store bout a week later and that cashier continues to work there. I was taught to respect my elders and treat other people with compassion. Visitors beware of hateful cashier at Food Lion in Carolina Beach. I now shop elsewhere when on...