Bashas’ United Drug

Tsk, tsk, Bashas. I’m not letting this one slip by me without a review.
On 08÷15÷12, I went to Bashas at my usual time, about 6:30pm to pick up some dinner. As I walked in the door, I saw one of the butchers standing about 15 feet from the door, smoking.
All I needed from Bashas was a chicken breast and some pico de gallo. I walked back to the Meat Department… no butcher. I thought, surely they have another staff member watching the counter while the one guy is on his smoke break. I rang the courtesy bell. No one came.
So I decided to go to the Deli to pick up my pico de gallo. One woman was hurriedly scurrying about behind the counter. She did not greet me nor stop for about 5 minutes while I stood there in disbelief. She spit out «be right with you, I’m busy» about 7 minutes into waiting. There was no one else at the Deli or Bakery to assist her during «peak» hours. Finally, after about ten minutes of waiting, I finally got to order my pico de gallo. As she went to ring me up, I noticed a SWARM of flies over by the heat lamps. Not one or two, like… 2 dozen. I was SWATTING them away. I quickly grabbed my pico and h eaded back to the meat department.
Still no butcher. Again, I rang the courtesy bell. No answer. I asked a man who was mopping the floors to please get someone to help me. The butcher walks in from his smoke break (arguably a 15min+ session), DOES NOT WASH HIS HANDS, gloves them and then gives me my chicken breast. I realize he has gloves on but come on. That’s still nasty. Your grubby bare hands are going from nicotene stick to mouth for 15+ min and you don’t wash up? Health code violation. Even with the gloves.
I think maybe I’ll stick to Safeway for my meats and deli products from here on out… someone hand me a barf bag.