Just kidding....about the pox part of course....but I am rather disappointed in the bakery personnel.
The first 2 weeks of collecting my Monday standing order of pretzel buns went smoothly. I walked in, my order was ready, I paid for the buns, purchased a few other odds and sods of items and I came home again.
Week 3 there were no buns ready for me...apparently the person in charge of putting the bakery items on the shelves was told I had this standing order but insisted the other staff put all the pretzel buns out anyway. Fortunately for me there were 2 bags left on the shelf, I reaffirmed my order for the following Monday and away I went. The gal I dealt with promised to remind the baker and others in charge of the shelving that 2 bags were to be set aside for me on Sunday afternoon for Monday pick up. I checked again to be sure they had my order, name and phone number on file for the following week.
This past Monday I went back to SaveOn for my order and once again there was nothing for me. The gal I dealt with was upset and apologetic about being ordered, once again, to put all the bags of pretzel buns on the shelves. When I arrived to pick up my own bags of buns, not only were they not there for me, the shelves were completely empty of any more of them.
I felt very sorry for the gal I was talking to. She was angry with her boss, worried about what my reaction might be and she was near tears. I told her it was not her fault that my order had not been filled but that I wanted to talk to the person who had made the decision about my order. That person was not there apparently, and I believe this gal was telling the truth. So, I tried to speak to someone in management and once again apparently no one was available. O well, I thought, I will leave a message for the person in charge of the bakery to give me a call. I assumed I could find out what is going on and see if I could start a standing order again or not. Part of the message I left was that if I didn't hear from someone in the next day or two I would not be returning to SaveOn as a customer, but that I hoped we could just straighten out the problem.
That was 4 days ago. I have not heard from the bakery personnel nor anyone else associated with SaveOn Foods Regina. It is nice to know where I stand. I can be relieved now about my decision to not shop there again because apparently my business hasn't been important to them. Whew! Good to know!
I hope the store does well in their new Regina location because, to be honest, this city needs the competition, but I will not be one of their supporters in terms of being a customer. After the incredibly competent service I have had from SaveOn Foods in BC and Alberta over the past years I am honestly very disappointed in the SK employees that I have had to deal with personally. Sad, sad, sad.........
So, I have confessed my disappointment so I feel better. If you have a great SaveOn Foods where you live, I encourage you to enjoy the store and shop 'til you drop there. It seems my local store is the one big blip in the SaveOn chain.
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