Cornucopia Community Market 26135 Carmel Rancho Boulevard, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93923

"I have been a frequent shoppers there for the past 6 months because I appreciate organic, vegan, and local foods. I’ve spent $1000s of dollars there. But the rudeness and unkindness from several employees, including aggressive lecturing by Paisley on more than one occasion, obvious ignoring, cold looks, resentment at the register, is not good. This rudeness along with the overpricing have me questioning if I should ever shop there again."

"I had a deeply negative experience with one of the cashiers here recently. I am a Carmel local and have been an avid customer at this grocery store because I love supporting local businesses. I came in with a legitimate food quality issue that led me to ask for an exchange or refund. It was the first time I had ever done that. I was met with a very aggressive and dismissive attitude by the cashier, who made a spectacle in front of the whole store. I love this little store but I will not allow myself to be treated that way by anyone. Hopefully management will take these complaints here seriously and do something about unfriendly vibe of some of their employees, or they will end up scaring off more customers. Needless to say, I am no longer shopping here."

"Buyer beware. I don’t know Mary Cascino or Sheena but their reviews are both accurate. There is an underlying negative tension from two of the older ladies at the register, who are usually there in the evening. I used to avoid shopping at that time of day because of it. I instead chose to spend hundreds of dollars a month here in the afternoons and mornings only for what was probably a year here (we live here full time). Even the nice cashiers feel resentful that people are checking out, it’s pretty bizarre but I consciously overlooked it to get my family what they needed. One day, I opened a pack of taco shells that I bought here and a cloud of musty aroma hit me in the face. I checked the expiration and they were a year past the expiration date. I brought them into the store in the evening - my mistake - and tried to be super sweet and give them back to the lady at the register. She mirrored my concern and I asked if she could refund me - to which she vehemently retorted “sweetheart, if I refunded everybody we would have no money left here”. It felt super unprofessional, factually inaccurate (I hope) and out of line. Maybe I’m sensitive or maybe there are places just as good to shop with a great vibe (Elroy’s). I haven’t been back here since. I see that the management also does not bother to address these experiences people are having. After reading the reviews and having my experiences mirrored in writing, I won’t ever be back."

"Natural health food store. Some foods have canola / seed oils, so watch the labels. Great stuff though otherwise."

"There are 2 women who work at the register that consistently give me the most shamelessly obvious dirty looks every time I’ve shopped here that I’ve literally left the store without buying anything (even though I was planning on it) because they made me feel so uncomfortable. Beware of this ambient abuse if you’re a young lady dressed casually. Other than that the other ppl who work there are nice."