Sprouts Farmers Market

I shop at Sprouts because I have a lot of food allergies. I really appreciate being able to buy gluten free fruit pies from Maine for example. My son loves the gluten free frozen dumplings and pot stickers that just arrived. The pre-made gluten free non-frozen cupcakes and cakes are great too. We also get gluten free breaded fish sticks, chia quinoa chips, gf waffles, and dairy-free soy-free salad dressing (so hard to find). 99% of that list are foods that we cannot buy anywhere else... and we deeply, deeply appreciate being able to have something to eat. Sadly with my very long list of allergies - there still is not enough options for me to eat, but my son is having a blast trying all sorts of new things. I also appreciate their bamboo toilet paper which I have no allergic reaction to. If this was our only experience at Sprouts in Lancaster, it would rate a 4/5. However, some of the items we rely on that are gluten free are no longer being carried at Sprouts. The gluten free battered fish in particular is disappearing off the shelves and is not being replaced. This is the same pattern we see happen everywhere. The second any food meets my long lost of dietary needs, stores stop carrying them, ingredients are changed, or companies who manufacture that food go under. Its hard to finally find something with your long list of allergies that you can eat and then have it taken away, but that is what Sprouts is doing.

So...this store is nice, I come here for lunches on the days that I work. I sometimes get the sandwiches that they make for you. They taste good and it's nice that they serve gluten free bread for us people that have autoimmune diseases, but....there is a lady that prepares the sandwiches and whenever she sees gluten free it's almost like a 2 year old that didn't get the right colored sippy cup with their lunch. The eye rolling, the huffing and puffing, the slamming the bread down, so much attitude when making the sandwich, as if the gluten free bread was ruining her entire day. She's the worst with the exaggerated body movements and tantrum throwing, but she isn't the only one, a couple younger guys that work there also look like their day is ruined when they read that the bread is marked gluten free, except instead of looking like they are about to go on a murder rampage they look sad, like making the sandwich on a different table was the worst thing that ever happend, as if a family member died. They also make it slower than other people's sandwiches, almost like its punishment, they will dish up other people's orders that came in after me before me. If any of you guys who prepare sandwiches read this comment, it's ok. It's just gluten free bread, God forbid you have to change your gloves and make it on another table. It's not the end of the world. I promise you, you will survive.