This afternoon, August 4th 2013, I stopped in looking for Agave nectar, as the store I usually go…read moreto was closed for the long weekend. When I told the fellow who was there that I paid much less for it in Mission , he told me he did not believe me, that it must have been a smaller size I had purchased. I assured him it was not and that I would not lie about it. He told me he would go see for himself on Tuesday. I left, deciding that I would wait and buy some on Tuesday. I did however return to Healthway Market with my close to empty bottle of nectar, the price tag and name of store still attached and the receipt in my hand. I told him I came to show him the items and proof as I did not really appreciate being called a liar. I no sooner said so , he denied saying that and he immediately blew up, started yelling at me, telling me to get my a_ _ out of the store, I turned to call out to my husband and this guy again yelled at me to get my f_ _ _ ing a_ _ out of his store and never come back!!!!! He was absolutely livid and was so close to me as I neared the door I was concerned he would shove me out the door adding physical assault to the verbal assault I had just endured. Thankfully he kept his hands to himself and only grabbed the door and locked it. So much for welcoming new customers. I have never in my life been treated so badly for simply showing that I was being HONEST with him from the start. Not so HEALTHWAY I'd say.

Isn't it amazing how the actions of one salesperson can ruin your entire perception of a business?…read moreI came to the store to browse and investigate a few supplements that are supposed to help with a particular condition I have. The saleswoman asked if she could help me 3 times within a 5 minute time span--the 2nd of which she pointedly looked over my shoulder at the list I was referencing, which I found to be pretty nosy. After the 3rd time, I finally asked her if they sold one of the supplements on my list that I could not find. Instead of locating the supplements for me, she started asking me really personal questions about my health, even asking what kind of medications I was taking. As this is a store in middle of a mall and not a doctor's office or a pharmacy, I told her that I didn't wish to discuss my health issues or medications with her. She continued to probe and said that she needed to know what medications I was taking as they, when taken together with the supplements, can "cancel each other out." I'm not a health care professional, but in all my years of taking medications and nutritional supplements, I have never heard of these medications reacting to supplements in this manner, and I told her that I highly doubted that what she was saying was true. She rudely told me to ask my pharmacist and continued with her tirade, in the middle of which I just walked out. I never did see the supplements I was looking for, nor do I know if they actually sell them there--all I got was an invasion of my privacy and a line of ignorant BS that I didn't ask for. I had a confidential consultation with an actual pharmacist today, and she said that what the salesperson at this store told me was completely false, so not only was she asking invasive questions that were completely inappropriate for the context, but she was also giving out incorrect information! Unless you're an actual health care professional, you should not be giving this kind of advice, especially in such a public location. There is a reason why there is a separate area for pharmacists to give consultations and why people see doctors behind closed doors. It would have been different if I had actually asked her if she had heard of these supplements interacting poorly with certain medications, but I didn't and simply desired to locate them. I took my list and my business to another health food store where the salespeople were very courteous, left me alone to browse, and respected my privacy. I will never go back to Alive Health Centre and recommend that others keep their distance unless they'd like their privacy rudely invaded by an unqualified salesperson in the middle of a busy shopping mall.

If you buy their product they give you the run-around about trying to return it especially someone…read moreby the name of Liz in customer service her name is Liz useless 10 calls to the company and no return call and then when I finally called just accounts receivable I've got a real nice woman named Joyce she took care of it for me and my check is in the mail but it took me ten calls they said they did not have to refund my money since when can't you get a refund if you are dissatisfied with the company's product I try to talk to their higher up name John he is out of the office and they're higher up Bruce is the owner he is out of the office till September LOL then I guess Liz is running the show do I said called me and said my check is in the mail, that is great but look at all the frustration I went through they received it on May 6th and today is May 18th already and I finally got a call back that my check is being sent the whole idea of this review is beware of buying from this company they just put you off assuming you give up I have learned my lesson do not buy this product at all a voice spoke this message I meant to say they receive my product back on May 6th and I finally got my refund check in the mail today is June 18th just to make sure the company gets known about the name of the company Barlean on Slater in Ferndale, WA. They sell hemp oil and other things my review is about their hemp oil