First Colony Shopping Center — Local services in Solomons

Usually pretty clean, safe, well-lit area. Some questionable parking lot situations.

The Target is pretty good as Targets go, does have a Starbucks, but nothing crazy fancy.

Restaurants within the center are IHOP, Chick-Fil-A, Bob Evans, and Burger King. Nearby--just in the next two connected strips--you'll also find McDonald's, Five Guys, and Panera.

Shops at First Colony include ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, Angel Nails Spa, Bath & Body Works, BJ's, Lowe's, Staples, Michaels, Five Below, Giant, California Wine & Spirits, Hair Cuttery, Mr. Tire, and Pam's Hallmark.

I'm not sure how some of these stay in business (namely, Hallmark and B&BW 🤔), and unfortunately, we have recently lost a couple of businesses (RIP Payless), but overall, it's a decent assortment. Five Below is always a hit with the kids, and Michaels comes in clutch with the craft supplies (psst always Google their current coupons before...

Was forced to stand and weight for close to an hour because of a technical problem with lowe's computer system and not allowingme to returna productjust becauseit came early. Should have been a five minute task to refund me for the damaged microwave I ordered online from Lowes. Could have been quickly resolved if a manager had come down when I first asked. Customer service agent kept telling me there was nothing she could do to help me and expected me to take the damaged product back home and come back later. Extremely poor effort on Lowes part trying to make the situation right for me. Could have gotten me an in-store credit within 5-10 minutes. Very frustrated by the experience. I remained calm and polite the whole...

I find most Lowe's workers aren't as knowledgeable as I would expect about where to find certain items... I have had to wander and figure it out solo after asking several people. I also found that their customer service associates should have a little more training. It can be a bit of an ordeal when returning items - it seems that you have to help the associates figure out how to do so even though you are not employed there. Usually, items are mixed in and about with other items in the aisles, which makes it harder to find what you are looking for. Generally, most of the workers are friendly but seem to be...