Bad Pig

Anyone who's been inside the front door of the

Donalsonville Piggly Wiggly and has a nose that

works knows there is a serious problem with

mildew/mold outbreak, probably as bad as the one

over at the EMC office lobby.

After having suffered headaches from smelling

the offensive odor for over a year now, I

figured I'd see if they were planning on doing

anything about it.

So, the clerk brings out the manager, who

looks quite disagreeable to my reporting this, and

asks me "Who are you!??!"

As in "Who the fuck are you to be reporting

anything about my store? Who do you think you are?

Are you with OSHA? Piggly Wiggly corporate?"

sigh.

So she sends me to the Produce department since

that's not her department (although one would think

store air quality would be under a manager's purview)

and I explain that the entire produce section and the front

area where the cash registers are have a horrible mildew

smell. Repeatedly I'm asked to explain where it is.

I don't know how difficult "all throughout" is to

understand. To affect 1,200 square feet, a smell is bad.

So he ends up deciding it's a single shelf, explaining

that it can't be the machines because they were all

taken out and cleaned recently. I suggested the floors

would be a good possibility--water getting underneath

and not being dried--but he didn't think that was the answer.

I was told that they would 'look into it,' which of course

 is the business equivalent of "let's talk soon."

Here's the thing; this is not something I alone have

smelled; a cashier there just last week said that 3 other

people had complained that very day.

So, if you want something done about it, you

should probably call and report the matter. And if you

or a friend or family member work there, you should

definitely raise a stink! Because mold and mildew

infestation is serious shit, man, and it doesn't just

affect those who are already impaired by age or lung

or allergy issues; there are severe long-tern health problems

that affect the respiratory system from prolonged

exposure. Just in case you care.

Personally, I think I'll just shop elsewhere.

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