Sister Pie

I can’t deny that the food and treats are delicious HOWEVER.... my friend and I visited yesterday around 10AM in the anticipation of trying their butternut squash, kale and chick pea hand pies. There was only one left which we purchased and split to taste. It was delicious. We decided then and there to make another trip first thing the next morning (today). So we met up at 7:30, an hour before work, to ride together in pursuit of our pies. It was our plan to be there at exactly 8AM when they opened so they wouldn’t sell out and we’d make it to work by 8:30. We arrived at 7:54. We could immediately see the staff busy at work so we decided to take our chances that the door might be open early. They weren’t. We stood outside for a minute with no acknowledgement and decided to go back to the car. At 7:58 the same lady who told us to come back tomorrow at 8 walked out to put the store sign up. We got back out of the car and she stopped us misstep stating she wasn’t quite ready yet. She turned back to the store, walked in and locked the door. Minutes later she re-opened the door, walked out and put ducks against the screen to keep it propped. She turned back and walked inside without a word or gesture that it was okay to come in now as we were parked directly in front of the stores front window. Up walks a man from across the street walking towards the door. We get out of the car for the third time now and follow behind. He was greeted with a smiling “good morning” by the same lady. She didn’t even acknowledge our presence even though she knew we were there (for the second day in a row) and had been waiting outside. In walks another man and the same lady smiled and greeted him with a “good morning”. We were standing directly between these two men and again, no acknowledgement. Finally the first customers order was complete and we received a dry “how may I help you?”

I have to tell you that it went down from there. Although we were here again, patronizing a local business, the same young lady who saw us just a day before purchasing goods, seemed to be a bit irritated by us being there or perhaps because we were early. She seemed annoyed. And it’s sad because based on that experience alone, after having an awesome first experience last July with my first hand pie, I will likely not return.