It's been three years now, so the verdict is finally in: Guilty of bad service.
This liquor store has been the fallback location for when the Provincial store is closed or busy.
There is no disputing the fact that their inventory is impressive; however, the level of service is on a level just shy of abysmal.
After three years, I don't think that I was served by the same person twice, and high turnover and crap service is always due to a tyrannical manager/owner.
I might have received a smile and a "Thank you" once, but that would have been quite some time ago.
What is normal is a collection of female employees gathered in the cashier area so engaged in their conversation that a customer is an obvious and unwelcome presence.
There have been numerous occasions when I went to the counter to ask about a specific product only to be completely ignored. If I dared interrupt the flow of the conversation, the result was always the same: a visible and overly theatrical annoyance.
As a result, we've reached the stage where an evening of sobriety is preferable to being subjected to the tender mercies of the Blackfish Employee Perpetual Conversation Group.
Our last visit was our "last" visit.
I made the mistake of seeking someone's attention in the conversation ring, and each employee deliberately chose to avoid my presence, even though half of them were faced in my direction.
I then brought my intended purchase back to its place of origin on its shelf, and walked out.
It's a shame, as we really enjoy the Blackfish Pub, but the liquor store is risking giving the pub a bad reputation for sharing the same name. read more