Alyssa's — Local services in Pace

Alyssa's IS EXTREMELY RUID TO THERE COSTUMERS AND STUCK UP ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THEM SELFS AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY CAN MAKE IF YOU GO IN THERE PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DRESSED RICHLY TO FIT INTO THERE STANDARDS ALSO PLEASE DONT TRY IN STICK UP FOR YOUR SELF IF THE WORKERS TREAT YOU RUIDLY AND THEY STICK THERE NOSES UP AT YOU AND DONT BOTHER TO TRY TALKING TO THE MANAGER OR THE OWNER HER SELF ABOUT IT BECAUSE HONESTLY THEY DONT CARE HOW YOU THE COSTUMER IS TREATED BY THERE EMPLOYEES THERE EMPLOYEES IN THERE EYES THEY ARE PERFECT AND CAN DO NO WRONG AND THE OWNER ACTS LIKE SHE IS BETTER THAN HER COSTUMERS OR AT LEAST THATS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I WENT IN TO WALK AROUND I HAD MY TWO BABIES IN THERE STROLLER I WAS YELLED BY WORKER FOR BEING IN THE WAY AT CHECK OUT I HAD THEM PUT SOMETHING ON HOLD LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO RUN TO MY HOUSE TO MAKE SURE THE ITEM WOULDN'T BE TO BIG I CALLED UP AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER ABOUT HOW I WAS JUST TREATED IN THERE STORE WENT BACK AND BOUGHT THE ITEM I HAD PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I WAS WELCOMED THERE AFTER MAKING A PURCHASE I GO TO LEAVE I AM ASKED BY THE MANAGER NOT TO GO ANY WHERE AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW THEY CALL THE COPS ON ME AND HAVE ME BAND I WAS ACCUSED OF YELLING WHICH I CAN BARELY SPEAK DUE TO ME HAVING VOCIAL CORD DAMAGE THAT MY DR DIGNOSED ME WITH SO I GURANTEE I DIDN'T YELL AT ANYONE AND I WAS TRASSPASSED WARNED OFF THE PROPERTY ALL FOR TRYING TO LET MANAGMENT KNOW HOW I WAS TREATED AND THE ONLY THING I SAID TO THE EMPLOYEES IS I REALY DONT APPERCIATE THEM STICKING THERE NOSES UP IN THE AIR AT ME AND THEM TALKING TO ME RUIDLY WHEN I WENT BACK THEY PUT ON A PRETEND NICE ATTITUDE JUST SO THEY COULD ROPE ME IN TO MAKING THE PURCHASE AND ALYSSA HER SELF COULD HAVE ME BE TRASSPASSED WARNED ⚠️ WHEN THE COPS WHERE THERE I TRIED TO EXPLAIN MY SIDE BUT SHE WOULD NOT HEAR ME OUT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SPENT LOADS OF MONEY THERE JUST THIS WEEK SHE SAID TO THE OFFICERS TO TRASSPASS ME WOW I HONESTLY WAS MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS WHEN I WAS IN HER STORE AND WAS STAYING TO MYSELF BUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT DRESSED TO THERE LIKING BECAUSE I WAS WEARING A PINK T SHIRT WITH BLEACH STAINS AND PAIR OF GREY SWEAT PANTS AND NOT DRESSED UP LIKE I USUALLY AM I WAS TREATED POORLY WORSE THAN ANY HUMAN SHOULD EVER BE I HEARD THE COPS SAY THAT I WAS BEING TRASSPASSED FOR THE WAY IN WHICH I WAS DRESSED AND FOR STICKING UP FOR MYSELF THEY USED TO BE A NICE STORE WHO CARED ABOUT THERE COSTUMERS NOT ANY MORE AND THEM TRYING TO CLAIM TO BE A CHRISTIAN BELVEING STORE THEY WOULDN'T EVER HAVE TREATED ME OR ANY OTHER COSTUMER IN THE MANNER IN WHICH I WAS TREATED ALL BECAUSE HOW SOMEONE TALKS OR DRESSES God himself would be ashamed because it states in the Bible come to me my child no matter how you are dressed or what you look like and for others to not judge unless they be judged 1st and are found pure well there are no pure people on this earth with out some kind of sin or past sin so I am a firm believer that treat others how you would have them treat you and I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR SHOWING YALLS TRUE COLORS I PERSONALLY WOULD NEVER WANT TO SHOP WITH A BUSINESS WHO WOULD TREAT THERE COSTUMERS POORLY JUST BASED ON HOW SOMEONE IS DRESSED OR LOOKS AND WHO ALLOWS THERE WORKERS TO MISS TREAT THERE COSTUMERS SO YOU DID ME A GREAT FAVOR I DONT HONESTLY CARE THAT I AM BAND FROM SHOPPING AT YOUR STORE I WAS NOT PLANNING ON GOING BACK THERE ANY WAYS TO SHOP AFTER THE MANNER IN WHICH I WAS TREATED I WOULD OF NEVER SPENT ANOTHER DIME IN THERE WITH YOU ALL BECAUSE THAT IS NOT HOW I CONDUCT OR CHOOSE TO DO MY BUSINESS I FEEL EVERYONE DESPITE THERE BACKGROUND OR HOW THERE DRESSED SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY AND WITH THE UP MOST RESPECT WHICH CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT IS NOT PRACTICED WITHIN ALYSSA'S STORES THIS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND OPINION THANK YOU AND LASTLY I JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE HAVE THERE RIGHT TO VOICE THERE OPINION SO DO I IT IS FREEDOM OF SPEACH SO I WILL NEVER REMOVE THIS REVIEW OR...

My family and I have visited a handful of times and have made large and small purchases each time.

I kept hoping the kindness always given by the door greeter would be continued by the other employees but it yet to come to fruition.

They don’t welcome you nor acknowledge you in passing. I have to say hello first and (if a reply is given) it’s short and rude.

Also the vendors that are there working their booths and standing in the middle of the aisles while having conversations will continue to remain there and not move nor acknowledge the shoppers moving around them.

The final unkind situation which has cemented my family not returning would be the lack of service in the postal service area.

First, she just stood there and didn’t provide any form of salutation until I said hello and then she immediately took my items and began to state (in postal terms) how each card size envelope was would cost extra.

She was rude and short and immediately stated all my envelopes would be up-charged to parcel postage after I asked her to translate the postal terms she was using.

She also stated that she needed to know what was within them and that’s NOT necessary.

I stated I would drop off at an actual USPS location because they would make me attach another postage stamp and she stated “well expect them to be returned”.

In that moment I requested she return my envelopes and large packages and I would take my business elsewhere.

Sadly, there are wonderful booths throughout this store but the lack of kindness shown from the male cashier at the store checkout each time we’ve been there to the inconsiderate vendors to the rude Alyssa’s associate working the postal has confirmed we won’t...

This is a bit of a different review. Almost ten years ago, we lost our daughter Kendra a couple months after the birth of her daughter. I had retired the week before Kendra became ill and she was flown to UAB Medical Center. When we returned home after two months living in the hospital with Kendra; her husband had to go back to work. As I was retired, I took care of her newborn two or more days every week.

I was having a hard time recovering from my daughter’s death. Kendra’s baby was part of my healing and that is where Alyssa’s came to be a part of that healing. A couple of times a week, I would load the baby in my car and go to Alyssa’s. Pushing the baby around in her stroller, I listened to the Christian music. The baby was quiet most of the time and I was able to get out of the house and not feel the stress of sorrow and grief as deeply.

I did this for over two years. Sanctuary comes in many forms. Alyssa’s gave me peace and also hosted my first book sale. I still visit Alyssa’s, walk around and listen to the music. And yes, buy something now and then. Thank you Alyssa for being a place I could go and not feel the weight of loss...