Paradise Valley Marketplace — Local services in Phoenix

I love the whole foods there. Pretty much that's the only reason I go to the shopping center anymore. Whole foods and Verizon store. OSHO is always crowded and lots and lots of screaming children. If you like that sort of thing, go for it. Not for me. It bugs me that it's tough to get into the shopping center. If you're heading east on Shea, you can't get in. If you try, you wind up in a parking lot that has no access to PV Marketplace, and you have to wind up walking over a bridge, pass by trash, weeds, and a metal fence, to get access to the shopping center. Best way to get access into the shopping center is to be heading...

Stopped here to visit a private postal facility, Ship Rite, as part of setting up a new business in Phoenix area. Access is really easy from any direction except north on Tatum... long waits for traffic. Trader Joe's, Whole foods and many other nice retailers. Ship Rite was a pleasant experience, with the owner being knowledgeable, helpful and in business at the same location for a number of years. Deducted a star because the local street numbering system is completely loony and on my first visit, both GPS units sent me everywhere else but where I wanted to go. Finally had to stop and call the proprietor...

Always have fresh produce. The cashiers are nice and patient when I have forgotten something and they have to wait for me to run back and get it. I must say for produce they sometimes are a bit light with the inventory but it could be because of supply I'm not sure. Overall it's nice it is a little smaller than other whole foods I have been to, but I think they carry everything like the other ones. They also have enough registers open to able to get you out of there fairly quickly unless your behind me and I forgot...