Santori's Produce & Deli Market — Local services in Somers Point

Nothing ever last forever.

I've finally made it down the shore for a weekend.

I stop by Santori's Produce in Somers Point to pick up a few things.

I usually get five pounds of NY American cheese, a couple of flavored cheeses, along with fruit, vegetables, and nuts (the total purchase coming in between $75 and $100).

After standing in front of the lunchmeat counter for about three minutes a tall gentleman wearing a hat (that I recognize since he has worked there for a few years) asked if I've been waited on so I say "no not yet".

He replied "what can I get for you?"

I said I would like five pounds of NY American cheese sliced thin please" and then if they had a bacon ranch cheddar to which he said no. He told me the flavored cheddar they had.

I went with steakhouse onion and a horseradish.

He started cutting the NY and placing the cut slices on the scale.

I looked at what he had cut (approximately a half pound) and told him we had a different definition of thin. I told him a pound cut like that wouldn't last the day in my house.

He cut the next slice and showed it to me.

I said that was much better.

So he had about three pounds cut and took the thickly sliced and inserted into the middle of the two pounds of thinly cut cheese (not thinking I saw this because he and his tall female coworker were standing side by side with their backs facing me like a shield).

He finished cutting the five pounds and let his coworker (same woman as earlier) use the slicer to cut cheese for another customer.

I'm wondering why he's not finishing my order but I didn't say a word about it.

So while I'm waiting for his coworker to finish another customer's order, with his gloves on he removes his hat, wipes his forehead, puts the hat back on his head and adjusts it on his head with both hands (one at the front of his hat and the other hand at the back of his hat touching his hair).

So when I see he is not going to change his gloves I inform the man I'm fine with the five pounds he cut and changed my mind on the other two pounds of cheese.

I've been going to Santori's for years (too many to remember) because the help in the past has been amazing and I would even say formed friendly relationships with some of the former and current employees.

Also their prices are really hard to beat and I'm just like everyone else...money matters.

Since Covid I realized the world has changed (my opinion not for the better) and employers are having difficult times finding help.

To me this isn't the case. I've been in the customer service field at one job for over 24 years and at my other job over seven years. Being in this field you have to be at your best even when you're not felling your best. If you can't do that you should stay home.

The reason is because you need these customers to shop at your place of employment.

If they don't shop where you work then the employer cuts hours or even staff because of the drop in sales.

I will continue to shop at Santori's (not sure if they are happy with that) but I just want the staff to step it up a notch and definitely be conscious of food safety practices.

Thank you for your time in reading this and...

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This place is great! They have all kinds of fruits and vegetables, some of them are rare! I never saw different colored carrots before but they had them! And just recently, I got purple peppers! Adds a little fun to your veggies! They have a wide selection of deli meats and cheeses as well! I always get my feta there 💕 There's also breads - baked fresh or bagged, some random groceries, lots of packaged snacks, nuts, raisins, etc. Prices are good, but depending on the shortages, might be a little higher here and there. But that's the same with everywhere. They have plenty of boxes up front that you can put your purchases in if you don't bring your bags. It's my...