I love MAC makeup, and I'm a total makeup junkie. My sister needed more foundation and I needed more lipstick, at the very least. We decided to see if we could get our makeup done first, then shop. The MAC outside Belk in the mall didn't have anyone available, so she called the counter inside Belk to see if they did. We were told who to ask for there, and off we went. We informed them we had an hour and a half. The first girl started on my sister and asked the girl cleaning the counter if she'd take care of me...she looked none too thrilled about it, but said ok. After about 15 minutes of not being acknowledged, I asked the girl working on my sister if I should just go elsewhere. She went and said something to the other girl, and came back and directed me to a chair...where I waited another 10-15 minutes. At this point, my sister had also been sitting there while both our girls helped other people shop, rang them up, etc. We finally left, because we were running out of time and no one was working on us. We went over to Benefit where they were super helpful, friendly, and we ended up buying their makeup instead. Love MAC'S products, but the service lost a sale. We understood that we were a drop-in and they usually can't work on you to the exclusion of people shopping, but it was just so bad that we felt they shouldn't have even committed to doing our makeup if they were so busy.

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Come here once a month (just for Sushi) - always delicious, always consistent. Come with a group and we are located in various places around the US so we are comparing it to what we like in our respective cities. All agree that this matches up to our local favorites and is definitely the best place for Sushi in this part of town.

positive

Ive been to 1511 a few times before and had much better experiences. I will say that the service was fine, the guacamole is awesome as everyone says. I still hate paying 10 bucks for guac knowing the ingredients cost nearly nothing but hey what are you going to do? My gripe on this trip comes in the form of a steak chimichanga. I love chimichangas and I had never had one from 1511, so I ventured to my comfort meal. What came to me was more like a burrito the size of a football. It was not fried, which is why I am calling it a burrito. When I cut into it all I saw was rice, corn and......peas? YES PEAS. There was hardly any steak in my chimichanga. I was very upset, so I only ate half then brought the rest home hoping it would be better the next day in the fridge. That was not the case. I will be back to 1511, the gf and myself have enjoyed it many times but I will NEVER order from the tex-mex side again.

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I want to love Alpine Valley Bread. I really do. I like supporting local companies when I can, and you don't get much more local than five miles from home. They've also got an overwhelming variety of (theoretically) mouthwatering flavors. They donate tons of bread to local charities. The factory store has crazy insane prices on bread. But the bread? You know, the only thing they make and sell? It sucks. It used to be great. But now they're selling these teeny tiny baby loaves for real loaf prices, and literally nine times out of the last ten (I am a patient, forgiving man) they're gummy, underdone, undermixed, or some combination of the three. I don't feel like playing bread roulette at the outlet prices, much less at the $4 they go for at a grocer.
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