QFC

Smaller selection and higher prices. The only reasons i keep coming back are the organic produce and the oh-​so-​cute primrose plants. High time I found a replacement.

This is a bakery review. Michelle made my daughters birthday cake. She did a beautiful job on the decorating and the cake itself was so soft and delicious! I highly recommend their bakery! They are fast too and only need a couple days notice.

This is the first bad review I’ve ever left but I was treated with such disregard here yesterday that I feel I must. I have been a customer at this particular QFC for about 2 years now. Their produce and meat selection and prices aren’t as good as the VONS located down the Bothell-​Everett highway, but they are a little closer to my home and I’ve never had any issues up to this point.
So yesterday my little brother is in town visiting my fiancé and I from California. I decide to take him grocery shopping for the week that he is visiting. We went around the store for about an hour collecting all manner of grocery items including meats and produce for dinners, sandwich making items for lunch, etc, all in all about $ 125 worth. We are fairly far apart in age, about 10 years, and I enjoy fulfilling some of my big brother duties. He is still at the age where quesadillas and Mountain Dew for dinner every night seems like a good idea. I show him how to pick out ripe avocados and offer to show him how to make a guacamole to impress his friends when he returns home. All in all a great brotherly experience for us. Then we go to check out and happen to get into the store manager from hell’s line.
I am going to interject right here that I am 28 and my brother is 19 and that he has absolutely zero interest in drinking beer. He just never has. And so I didn’t think anything strange about him joining me in line.
Everything is looking fine until the manager gets to a 12 pack of corona light that I decided to get as well. The manager asks me for my ID which is no problem and then asks for my brothers ID. And at that moment I knew everything was not going to be alright, though I still held out hope initially that I might be able to use a logical argument to navigate the situation. I started out politely explaining to the manager that my brother is not paying for any groceries and was merely tagging along with me. The manager replied that it was at his discretion who to ask for ID when alcohol was being purchased and that in this case he felt it was necessary to do so. I tried once again to remain reasonable and attempted to explain. First, my little brother, with his California drivers license, was visiting, and I wasn’t going to be handing off the alcohol to him in the parking lot. Second, I tried to highlight the fact that I was buying about $ 110 dollars worth of groceries and $ 15 dollars of alcohol.
I want to say here that I could understand checking my brothers ID if we were just buying chips and a bunch of booze. Discretion is necessary when it comes to that type of situation but in my opinion discretion needs to be exercised carefully and anytime you are going to refuse a customer in this situation I think it would be important to consider all the facts.
We were quite obviously just buying groceries for the week. The manager refused to budge or acknowledge any of this. I took it a step further and explained how ineffectual that policy was because of how if I were in fact buying booze for under aged kids all I would have to do is have them wait in the car and I could buy all the booze I wanted no problem. However I realized at this point that the manager wasn’t going to admit he might have made the wrong call and wasn’t going to budge so I informed him that I would not be making any purchase at all.
At this point the manager called over the store’s front end coordinator so that he could righteously explain to me that the store’s policy was the policy because it was the policy and try to talk me into making the rest of my purchase. They bagged up everything except the alcohol and tried to talk me into just swiping my card to complete the entire rest of my purchase while explaining to me that «if I wasn’t happy with the policy I could contact my state legislators to make force QFC to change their policy.» I must say that am normally very reasonable and have all the patience in the world in these situations, but at this point I honestly became infuriated. I went back and forth with them a few more times trying to debate the illogical points of their argument whereupon they informed me that even if they made a mistake and realized it later on they are also prevented by store policy from acknowledging that mistake and reversing their decision. They then informed me that it was obvious we weren’t getting anywhere and suggested it might be time for me to leave.
And that’s the story of how QFC has lost a customer who has been putting about $ 80/​week in their pocket for 2 years. I hope they miss my $ 4000 per year as their competition down the street VONS will now enjoy it. I have never witnessed a company or employee, much less what appeared to be the store’s mid-​level management, shoot themselves in the foot so badly and lose a great customer.
I drove down the road and made all my purchases no problem at VONS where the cashier actually thanked me for my business, seeming to confirm that I’d made the right call…

I stopped in to QFC on my way to a party to grab a couple party platters for the potluck. Found a great veggie tray and cheese tray.
Someone offered to help me out but I was ok on my own. I did a self-​checkout and was in and out in 5 minutes.
I’ve been to this location a few times before when I lived in this neighborhood. It’s definitely higher priced than other grocery stores and also has a smaller selection.

As all QFCs the selection of quality items are really good. There are some places I could definitely find most items for a cheaper price, but their items on sale are a great deal! Got 2 greek gods yogurts for $ 5 today! Parking is pretty good here but the drive-​ways are a little inconvenient because of all the 164^th st. trafffic.

Decent produce here, but the meat department is terrible. They don’t have a bike rack. One of the cashiers has the personality of a caveman.

Apparently I told the lady at check out that I had recently moved the very first time I shopped here. The second time I came — a couple weeks later, the same lady checked me out (I didn’t remember her), and she asked me how I liked it here and remembered everything I had told her! It wasn’t creepy, it was so genuine and sweet. The customer service is amazing

Love QFC, Produce department always has fresh produce soo good. I always trust this company. The thing I wish this location had is a more meat selection in the meat department. I have to go to Canyon Park to get fresh bacon etc. But other than that the staff is welcoming and always get great service.

The people who work here are great here and I love that they have a Starbucks connected to it that makes good coffee (not all of them do). Unfortunately, It’s just a bit on the pricey side to shop here but the location is convenient.

The prices are higher than I’ve seen at competitors stores where I normally shop, but I needed something last minute yesterday so I stopped in. After filling a small basket with items, I went to the self-​check out and realized I forgot my club card. I tried two different phone numbers and the computer didn’t recognize either one. The attendant came by, swiped her card for me and said, «at least you know where to shop!». I was very impressed by her attitude, and my total dropped by over $ 10 with the membership card.

There is nowhere to put your cart in the parking lot!!! How annoying is that?!

I really like shopping here. It’s a smaller store, but seems to have everything I want! They care specialty items which is really nice. The checkers are really friendly and overall this is a great grocery store!

A little pricier than I like to spend on my groceries but a solid grocery chain… plus I here that they have Hatch green chiles there right now so will have to go back and check it out!

I love QFC, a little pricey but the produce section is far more impressive than other grocery stores. Oh and gotta love the manager specials!

I mean it’s ok. The only reason I am writing a review is because I saw Mutumbo’s head over the aisles and giggled to myself. It’s a little dark, but we all have to do our part in saving the environment.