PCC Community Markets - Ballard Co-op WA 98107

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I had a very upsetting safety incident in this store today, and the staff’s response left me feeling unsafe. While I was inside, a man approached me in a way that made me feel unsafe. I raised my voice several times and said clearly “Get away from me” and was going to speak loudly to get help. Instead of walking away, the man chose to continue making me uncomfortable and test my boundaries, he said “do it.” Two employees in the deli area and another employee handing out samples all were all within proximity to hear the incident, but didn’t acknowledge me, check in, or see if I needed assistance. While I didn’t expect the deli workers to step in themselves. They should’ve went and got security. Luckily, because the disturbance started outside of the store and his behavior was so crazy. I turned my video on my phone before entering the store. The captured the timing of events,. He approached me at the Taqueria shortly after I put my phone away. After I finished checking out, I went to speak with the employees at the front. The manager and a male employee (medium-length hair) were already with me. At that moment, the same man reapproached us, stood nearby and was staring. I pointed and said, “that is him”, he replied, “She flipped me off,” as if trying to justify his earlier aggression. When I began to respond, the manager told me not to speak to him, which left me standing there while he continued to stare at me in an intimidating, predatory way. This was not a single interaction — it was a prolonged pattern of him following me, confronting me, returning again, and watching me while I was reporting the incident. I do want to acknowledge that at the very end, a male employee did walk me out to my car, and I appreciated that support. However, the lack of response from anyone earlier — when I was clearly distressed and vocalizing that I felt unsafe — made the situation much more frightening than it needed to be. All of this started simply because he rolled through a stop sign and honked — a clear “I don’t yield to you” message that escalated into intimidation. I’m sharing this because customer safety matters, and I hope the store will provide better training for how to respond when someone is being harassed.

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Kellis Parker

I love PCC, and I love the rooftop deck at this location. It goes perfectly with my vegan slice of pizza and other delicious vegan items from the deli! Considering there is a wonderful vegan restaurant in the same parking lot, the fact that I choose to eat at this grocery store says a lot! This grocery store itself has a wonderful variety of natural and gourmet foods to serve all diets. With hot foods ready to go home for dinner, this place is a family's best friend! Every corner of the store, even the health and beauty section, is full of high quality and healthy products and gifts!

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Michelly Calzadilla

This store is absolutely gorgeous. From the moment you walk in and see the neat Octopus hanging from the ceiling to the expertly merchandised products, the attention to detail, the fresh selections, and all the helpful staff, there is just something that feels exquisite about this store. The hot bar is pretty tasty too. The only negative is that this store is removed from many of the apartment buildings in Ballard, so it can be inconvenient to shop here if you don't have a car.