Temple Food Store - Parksville, British Columbia

Stormy S. H.

We have lived in this area for 15 years and go here frequently! The couple who own it are very kind, hardworking people and nice neighbors. They have really improved it over the years and we like this corner store very much!

Salt A. M.

I drop my UPS packages off here quite frequently for my business and recently I’ve been running into issues with the man who works here refusing to scan my packages into the system while I’m there. And when I’ve asked to see the confirmation that he’s scanned my items in, he refuses to show me on their scanning device.
This has never been an issue in the past for the 3 years I’ve been dropping packages off here, just in the last couple of months. And only an issue with him.

I find this highly suspicious since it’s standard protocol to let customers see that their items have been processed into the UPS system.

I nicely asked a few times if I could just take a picture of the phone screen showing the tracking number has been entered into the UPS system and he refused.

This makes no sense, and when I contacted UPS they said he should absolutely NOT be declining confirmation to customers.

If these packages end up lost, customers have no confirmation that the items were processed into UPS’s system, making it almost impossible to file a claim on a missing package.

Some of the packages I’m dropping off are around $800 in value so it’s not a risk I’m willing to take, and will no longer be using Temple Store as a drop off point.

Jay Z.

The family that works there are always so helpful! They have a lot of cool candies and well start with cigarettes or whatever you would need.

Bree C.

How can dropping of a prepaid UPS package be a bad experience? That’s what I would have thought. 🤯 Avoid this place if you can. The person I dealt with was rude & unprofessional. He refused to attach the commercial invoice to the package or scan it into the system.

Jude N.

Have shopped there for many years. Nicest people. The varied selection of goods in this small store is amazing; well selected, organized and planned. Perishables are refrigerated and always clean, fresh. They’ve earned their excellent local reputation.!

lovevancouverisland

Asked me to hold while she was helping a customer. He left I waited over 6 min on hold on the counter and she never came back.

Drove down there asked if UPS had come yet she said YES, pointed to the stacks of packages there, she looked baffeled and said oh maybe I dont know. "What time do they come?"I asked she said I dont know its different every day, pushing more she said ussally 3:30. It was 3:33 on a Friday. then she said UPS might not come at all. Pressed again for more on this not much more to go on. It was one of the most unhelpful converstations I had in a long while. Not sure what was going on inside her brain, was hesitant to leave my packages with her.

Wrathias V. (.

Dude who runs the place is pretty nice and works extremely hard.
They stock some pretty nice items, and its organized really well.

Andrew T.

Open late with a solid inventory of lotto, cigarettes, candy , pop, chips, freezer items, household items, magazines, pipes, lighters lots of odds and ends. Good parking with a traffic light to get back on the road easy. Some of the nicest staff I've ever taked to. Family run business.