McDowell MarketPlace — Local services in Phoenix

The algorithm has asked me about the whole plaza here at 7th Street and McDowell. Okay...

I've been to the Safeway, of course, but also to Subway, and the H&R Block. I used to go to Chicos Tacos all the time, but they closed down years ago. There's an ATM-only branch of Bank of America, and some other places I haven't gone into. Oh, and it seems to be a WayMo hub.

It's all fine in the daytime. The businesses that are brave enough to stay open on this corner seem to be doing well enough, but as a location, it can't earn more than 3 stars because it's freaking dangerous. There are ALWAYS drug addicts, winos, and beggars here, day and night. They'll block your way. They'll follow you into Safeway. They yell and scream and take swings at the voices in their heads. It's downright scary. I will drive all the way across town to shop in a safe place if I need...

I was uncomfortable when I first started coming to this store. My ex fiance and I are best friends now. And he moved near by this Safeway. So of course he needed groceries. Well we were followed around the store. The first few times. But I cried one of the times because I was stressed out already and the staff following just made things worse. The cashier was very understanding and apologetic. She went and got me a bottle of water. And she kept asking me if I was ok. Because of the kindness and understanding of this cashier. I've been able to return to this Safeway and not feel like being followed is a bad thing. As the staff can see I'm not a thief and my ex fiance...

It's decent, but what angers me the most this evening is that my son made a purchase at the self checkout machine, and then wanted to break a $10 bill. There was no one at the register closest to that machine, so he went to a cashier who was at a register, who said she wouldn't open the drawer to give him money because he didn't make a purchase at that specific register. His receipt validating the purchase made at a machine in that very same store didn't matter. It's not like he was trying to break $50, or even $100. It was just a $10 bill. Pretty ridiculous,...