The other night I decided that, my finances being what they are, I need to get into the habit of shopping at Grocery Outlet (AKA Groce-Out), to save money. I went to my local Groce-Out (on 4th St. at College Ave. in Santa Rosa). There was a big box of spaghetti squash with a sign that said "Score! Butternut or Acorn Squash 99 cents". Since the squash in the box was neither butternut nor acorn squash, I asked an employee if 99 cents was the accurate price for the spaghetti squash in the box. He said no, it was more expensive than that. I said "Well, you'll want to take down that sign, then." He walked away without doing so. That seemed strange. I finished my shopping and then went back to see if the sign had been taken down. It hadn't. So I asked a different employee, named Eve, if I could talk to the manager. She said the manager was pretty busy, but she was "almost a manager" and would try to help me. I asked if it's Grocery Outlet's policy to maximize sales by misleading customers about prices, and told her about the other guy not correcting the price sign on the squash even after I'd urged him to. She said she'd take care of the situation.
I wrote all that because I'm wondering if that one employee was just a flake who doesn't represent the company's real attitude, or if Grocery Outlet is in the habit of misleading customers. Can any of you Waccoids share experiences/info that might shed light on the ethicality or lack of it displayed by Grocery Outlet? Similar info regarding other local stores would be helpful too. Thanks!