Dunbar's Store

We will never shop at Dunbar's store again. We live in the area and my wife and I come in a fair amount for snacks or other things. We were actually super excited when the store reopened, but we will never go there again. This morning, my wife went in to order some breakfast burritos and coffee. She saw that the people working in the kitchen had masks on. The woman behind the counter did not have a mask, but she was behind a barrier. While my wife was checking out, she looked into the kitchen and saw that the cook staff were not wearing their masks while preparing the food that she had just ordered. She asked the woman at the register why they weren't wearing masks and the woman got defensive. She told my wife that the kitchen was a separate company and that she wasn't going to tell them what to do. My wife paid for her food and went over to get her burritos from the kitchen. She politely told the cook that she would feel more comfortable ordering food at Dunbar's in the future if they wore masks while cooking in the kitchen. The cook that she spoke to was a middle aged man and he began yelling at my wife. He told her that he works 12 hour days in the hot kitchen and that no one was going to make him wear a mask, nor would he make his employees wear a mask. He also told my wife that if she didn't agree with the policy, that he didn't want her business and that she should leave. To sum up, my wife made a polite suggestion and this man responded with a full-on tantrum like a child. My wife did not engage with the man and she simply left the store.nnBoth my wife and I work in customer service and we would never speak to a customer the way this man spoke to her. For a company that is probably losing a lot of business to Dollar General down the road, I find it shocking that they would treat customers this way. Everyone can have their opinions about what is happening with the pandemic, but it doesn't seem like too much to ask for people who are preparing food for other people to wear masks. Masks aside, this man's behavior was completely unacceptable. I will be spreading the word about the way customers are treated at Dunbar's and I will not be stopping in ever again.

I was vacationing in the area and our accommodations had a kitchenette. We were able to pick up everything we needed plus a great bottle of wine. Store is geared to locals and is not a tourist trap. Also, great place to hear the local gossip.

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