Who can request at at market?



jmcquown wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they
>>will do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do
>>it?
>>
>>Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say
>
>
> Okay, I'll answer my own question. I'm very fortunate to have a market that
> will look at my requests and deem whether or not they are items that will
> sell.
>
> They sell produce; I suggested cabbage. Now when they can find it at a
> decent price, they sell cabbage. I had suggested broccoli; they brought in
> some broccoli.
>
> Next thing I will suggest will be (now in season down here in the southern
> U.S.) yellow squash and zucchini. And of course Ripley Tennessee tomatoes!
>
> They also let me suggest the prices, which is *really* odd. But then, I've
> been a customer for 10 years and they've only owned the place for a year. I
> certainly don't want them to lose money but I also don't want them to
> overcharge and wind up being just another "convenience store" that sells
> nothing chips and beer. They are certainly not just a convenience store
> since they have these other items, what with their breakfast and lunch
> buffet which is very good!
>
> When they ask about the price of something I suggest they go look at the
> grocery store for similar items and subtract maybe 5 cents if they can
> afford to do so. They know what they pay at cost so they still make money.
> It's a good deal all around.
>
> Oh, and next to the lunch counter they have a cold case for sandwich stuff.
> Want some bologna? Ham? Want sliced cheese? They have it. It's
> definitely not your local "quick mart" :)
>
> Jill
>


How nice it must be to have such an accommodating store in which to
shop. No store here would do it, but all the greengrocers and
supermarkets carry the items you asked for. No lunch counters, though.

As for prices, you would not believe what is charged here. :eek:( Some
of the supermarkets (Food Emporium) and pharmacies (CVS) have separate
circulars for Manhattan stores or for all of New York City. The rents
are very high and there is a big rivalry between all suppliers, for
display and shelf space.

I forgot that last year, shortly before Barbara was passing through, I
could not find a single store that carried TaB. She is addicted to it
and I ordered some in every place I looked and long after Barbara
was here (I finally did find some for her) Tab started to appear in
some of these places and they now carry it. One of the managers even
told me that it is selling quite well.

I have the feeling that you are a very special customer, well liked
and respected for your knowledgeable input. The store is obviously
grateful to have your help.
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they will
> do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do it?
>
> Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say
>
>

I've put in requests and so far, have never gotten any results...
even when I asked them to please re-order something they have
discontinued.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson
 
In article <[email protected]>,
ensenadajim <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 18 Mar 2006 19:10:03 -0600, "Bob Terwilliger"
> <virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz> wrote:
>
> >Jill wrote:
> >
> >> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they will
> >> do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do it?
> >
> >Sometimes. It probably depends on what you request. My local supermarket
> >started stocking Champagne vinegar and peppadews after I requested, but they
> >weren't able to resume stocking pasteurized eggs. (Someone from their
> >regional office did call me and promise that they'd begin carrying the eggs
> >again, but it never came to pass.)
> >
> >It doesn't HURT to ask, in any case.
> >
> >Bob
> >
>
> Not only that, but some markets will order stuff for you they do not
> carry - but have access to. That carries a price as you usually have
> to purchase a case at a time.
>
>
> jim
>

The only people that ever did that for me was GNC. ;-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson
 
"jmcquown" <[email protected]> writes:

>Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they will
>do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do it?

Nope. Our Dillon's carried sushi rice, sushi vinegar, wasabi, pickled
ginger... but no nori. And they won't order it, either. Crazy.

Stacia
 
jmcquown wrote:
> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they will
> do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do it?
>
> Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say

My experience has been that I'm out of luck about half of the time with
the supermarkets here, Shaws & Hannaford. My most recent strike out
was with Hannaford, I was trying to get Kosher Coca-Cola. I had a
promise of an answer within a week, a month later I heard back from
them.

Hannaford did start selling Havarti cheese when I asked about it years
ago, and they still sell it both in the deli and at the cheese
"counter."

As luck would have it, a small local liquor store is ordering the cola
for me, a four case minimum.

Jessica
 
jmcquown wrote:
> SD wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and
> >> they will do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they
> >> actually do it?
> >>
> >> Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say
> >
> > Yes....my local supermarket here in Honduras will try to get things if
> > they are available in country. Everything I've requested except for
> > Medjool dates has appeared. I can get the dates in San Pedro but that
> > is a two hour drive. Heck Otis Sunkmeyer muffins have appeared in the
> > dairy case along with cheddar cheese from New Zealand and Colby and
> > Jack cheese from the US.
> >
> > SD
>
> How cool is that?! muffins and NZ cheese!

Single malt scotch wiskey appeared this week also - just in time for
Father's Day here in Honduras. German, Italian, Spanish, and Chilean
wines are on the shelf along with balsamic vinegar and more kinds of
olive oil (both flavored and unflavored) than you can shake a stick at.
Oh..and the dairy cae had Jarlsberg and Emmenthaler cheeses this week
also. Guess I'll splurge for Father's Day and get the sig other some
Emmenthaler - at $20 a pound.

SD
 
Nancy Young wrote:

> "D.Currie" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> > "jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> >> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they
> >> will
> >> do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do it?
> >>
> >> Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say
>
> > Depends on if they can get it from their distributor, and what quantity
> > they have to buy, and whether they're willing to stock that quantity.
> >
> > Each time I've asked about something special, they at least get back to me
> > with a yes or no. If it's "no" they also tell me why.
>
> One time the store I frequent, before being taken over by Albertson's,
> put up a big posterboard thing, you wrote in what you wanted to see
> on the shelves. That is how bad it was, they had nothing. I wrote in
> Scotch Brand kitchen sponges, you know, the green and yellow jobbers?
>
> Never did see them, yet another reason I first joined Costco.


Yep, *that* is bad...i mean those sponges are the commonest such
sponges by *far*.


> At any rate, that was a fruitless exercise, but why not ask. They
> might listen.
>
> Also, once I emailed the headquarters of this chain, they got to the
> local store and the local store got to me. Perhaps your store has
> a website where you can ask about what you're looking for?


I've found that posting a comment/request on:

www.planetfeedback.com

sometimes works. I had a complaint about my local Walgreen's drugstore
(poor service and constantly out of sale items...). I posted my whine
on planetfeedback.com and to my (pleasant) surprise I received not only
a letter and a call from Wag's HQ but also a letter and call from the
store manager inviting me to stop in. And this was in about three days
time, I was pretty impressed...

After my complaint the service seemed to improve and there was rarely a
problem with sale items being constantly out - of - stock...in fact
they canned a cashier from whom I'd received bad service (but he was
rude to everybody, I'm sure I was not the only one complaining about
him)...

So you might give this site a try...

--
Best
Greg
 
Margaret Suran wrote:

> As for prices, you would not believe what is charged here. :eek:( Some
> of the supermarkets (Food Emporium) and pharmacies (CVS) have separate
> circulars for Manhattan stores or for all of New York City. The rents
> are very high and there is a big rivalry between all suppliers, for
> display and shelf space.


CVS's prices here in Chicago are HIGH, much higher than rivals
Walgreen's and Osco...they are determined to gain market share but with
those HIGH prices I don't see how they can do it, other places are far
cheaper. CVS is a new entrant in metro Chicago. There is a store down
the street from me but it is always seemingly empty, I know no one that
shops there. Their rivals down the pike are always busy...

I'm looking at CVS's Sunday circular this morning and I'm thinking,
"They're kidding -- right!?"...

The single worst retail outlet I've encountered in the US is the CVS on
Dupont Circle in Washington DC. It reminded me of stores I'd seen
during my visits to Prague and East Berlin during the old Soviet Bloc
days (late 70's)...in fact stores in those places were *better* stock
and service - wise.

So CVS has just generally left a bad taste in my mouth...

--
Best
Greg
 
"Gregory Morrow" <[email protected]> wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> on the shelves. That is how bad it was, they had nothing. I wrote in
>> Scotch Brand kitchen sponges, you know, the green and yellow jobbers?
>>
>> Never did see them, yet another reason I first joined Costco.

> Yep, *that* is bad...i mean those sponges are the commonest such
> sponges by *far*.

Imagine?

> sometimes works. I had a complaint about my local Walgreen's drugstore
> (poor service and constantly out of sale items...). I posted my whine
> on planetfeedback.com and to my (pleasant) surprise I received not only
> a letter and a call from Wag's HQ but also a letter and call from the
> store manager inviting me to stop in. And this was in about three days
> time, I was pretty impressed...

Heh ... when the local store manager emailed me, I liked to die.
Two of my comments/complaints were about what I would consider
to be chain wide problems, not the local store.

The third thing was about a specific instance involving a person
in customer service, they most surely hit my hot button. So, the
store manager said they would like to meet me (not likely) and I
could pick up a $25 store certificate AT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
(laughing) Yeah, I'll be right on that ... I'm here about the $25 I
got for complaining about your rude butt?

> After my complaint the service seemed to improve and there was rarely a
> problem with sale items being constantly out - of - stock...in fact
> they canned a cashier from whom I'd received bad service (but he was
> rude to everybody, I'm sure I was not the only one complaining about
> him)...

Wow, you really did get results.

> So you might give this site a try...

Thanks, I'll check it out.

nancy
 
> The third thing was about a specific instance involving a person
> in customer service, they most surely hit my hot button. So, the
> store manager said they would like to meet me (not likely) and I
> could pick up a $25 store certificate AT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
> (laughing) Yeah, I'll be right on that ... I'm here about the $25 I
> got for complaining about your rude butt?

Reading this reminds me of the notice the hospital services send you after
you've been there asking you about their service, was it good/bad/etc. I'm
not likely to put this into writing. Reason #1 out of many:

I complained once to the xray technician when getting an exray about
something the nurse was doing screwy. She mentioned it to the head-honcho.
This head-honcho was in charge of customer relations and is a real busy-body
gossip about clients after they go out the door; quite loud and rude; and
the last thing I wanted to do was to tell her my complaint.

Yeah, I'm going to put myself in that position to get a "Spanish
inquisition."

Dee Dee
 
Jessica V. wrote:
> As luck would have it, a small local liquor store is ordering the cola
> for me, a four case minimum.
>
> Jessica

Wowsa! I sure hope you like cola!

Jill
 
Reg wrote:

> Default User wrote:
>
> > I enquired with them about Steen's Cane Syrup, they, ordered it and
> > put it on the shelves.
>
> Let me guess, were you making an Emeril dish? He loves
> that stuff.

Hmmm, no. Pecan pie, I think I heard about if from Tyler Florence but I
couldn't swear to it.



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they will
> do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do it?

Yup. My co-op does it routinely. You have to buy by the case; it has
to be something they can get from their regular suppliers (e.g., no
ordering cases of Cheeze Whiz); and co-op members get a 10%
discount. It's the way to buy varieties of products that don't
garner shelf space in fairly small stores.

sd
 
"Default User" <[email protected]> hitched up their panties and
posted news:[email protected]:

> Reg wrote:
>
>> Default User wrote:
>>
>> > I enquired with them about Steen's Cane Syrup, they, ordered it and
>> > put it on the shelves.
>>
>> Let me guess, were you making an Emeril dish? He loves
>> that stuff.
>
> Hmmm, no. Pecan pie, I think I heard about if from Tyler Florence but I
> couldn't swear to it.
>
>
>
> Brian
>

I adore Tyler Florence but do not remember the Syrup.

Michael

--
"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she
served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been
found."

--Calvin Trillin
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and they will
> do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they actually do it?
>
> Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say

You need to be a little more specific:

1. You want them to start stocking something that nobody else wants so
it's there when *you* want it?

2. You are just suggesting that maybe people want this item and they
should stock it?

3. You want them to special order it, and will come in a pick it up
when it comes in.

#1 isn't going to happen.

#2 will depend on how many people request it, and whether they think it
will sell.

#3 depends on the store. Some will do this. Plan on buying a case at
least. The bigger and cheaper the store, the less likely. The little,
more expensive and specialized stores are more likely to do this.

As SD posted, when we belonged to a coop, they had a catalog from the
coop wholesaler. You could order anything out of the catalog. You
bought a case, and there were set delivery dates.

--
Dan Abel
[email protected]
Petaluma, California, USA
 
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Default User" <[email protected]> hitched up their panties and
> posted news:[email protected]:
>
>> Reg wrote:
>>
>>> Default User wrote:
>>>
>>> > I enquired with them about Steen's Cane Syrup, they, ordered it and
>>> > put it on the shelves.
>>>
>>> Let me guess, were you making an Emeril dish? He loves
>>> that stuff.
>>
>> Hmmm, no. Pecan pie, I think I heard about if from Tyler Florence but I
>> couldn't swear to it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Brian
>>
>
> I adore Tyler Florence but do not remember the Syrup.
>
> Michael
>
I remember one of the cooking shows mentioning that syrup and trying to find
it (on the shelves) but I never found it -- my curiousity has waned, tho,
now.
Je l'adore aussi.
Dee Dee
 
"Dee Randall" <[email protected]> hitched up their panties and posted
news:[email protected]:

>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "Default User" <[email protected]> hitched up their panties and
>> posted news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> Reg wrote:
>>>
>>>> Default User wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I enquired with them about Steen's Cane Syrup, they, ordered it
>>>> > and put it on the shelves.
>>>>
>>>> Let me guess, were you making an Emeril dish? He loves
>>>> that stuff.
>>>
>>> Hmmm, no. Pecan pie, I think I heard about if from Tyler Florence
>>> but I couldn't swear to it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>
>> I adore Tyler Florence but do not remember the Syrup.
>>
>> Michael
>>
> I remember one of the cooking shows mentioning that syrup and trying
> to find it (on the shelves) but I never found it -- my curiousity has
> waned, tho, now.
> Je l'adore aussi.
> Dee Dee
>
>
>

Dial up Straub's... They'll get the syrup for you ;) When you get it, fix
me some will ya?

Michal

--
"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she
served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been
found."

--Calvin Trillin
 
Dan Abel wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and
>> they will do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they
>> actually do it?
>>
>> Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say
>
> You need to be a little more specific:
>
> 1. You want them to start stocking something that nobody else wants
> so it's there when *you* want it?
>
Yep, that's it. But in this case I was asking for items they used to stock
and due to a store ownership change they didn't reorder. These items sold
well in the past but the new owners didn't bother to re-stock because they
didn't know. My next requests will be for Stouffer's creamed chipped beef
simply because I hated it as a child but learned to love it in my later
years over toast or biscuits.

Jill
 
"jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:D[email protected]:

> Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> "jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and
>>> they will do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they
>>> actually do it?
>>>
>>> Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say
>>
>> You need to be a little more specific:
>>
>> 1. You want them to start stocking something that nobody else wants
>> so it's there when *you* want it?
>>
> Yep, that's it. But in this case I was asking for items they used to
> stock and due to a store ownership change they didn't reorder. These
> items sold well in the past but the new owners didn't bother to
> re-stock because they didn't know. My next requests will be for
> Stouffer's creamed chipped beef simply because I hated it as a child
> but learned to love it in my later years over toast or biscuits.
>
> Jill


WHITE CASTLE FROZEN CHEESEBURGERS:

After going to three Acmes and asking the frozen food guys for them,
they'd say they stoppped carrying it or some other product (hot pockets)
make more sales or "we used to carry them," or some other excuse.

I finally got the managers to listen and ignore my requests and I'd
always ask each frozen food guy about Whitle Castle frozen cheeseburgers.
"Yeah maybe next month."

Still no White Castle frozen burgers.

About six monther of bothering the frozen food guys and managers, one day
THERE THEY WERE. At all three Acmes. Maybe White Castle was holding out
or it was aa distributor thing. I'll never know.

Small victory!

At the checkout lanes both customers and cashiers remembered them from
their childhoods/youths, telling their stories "I remember when they were
10 cents". My youth obviously started that day at 80 cents each.

But. now I can't eat 'em. Diet being what it is. I think it was the two
days of sodium in one box. No wonder I have high blood pressure.

Andy
 
Andy wrote:
> "jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:D[email protected]:
>
>
>>Dan Abel wrote:
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>,
>>> "jmcquown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can you ask your local market/supermarket to order something and
>>>>they will do it? And I'm not just talking promises; do they
>>>>actually do it?
>>>>
>>>>Jill <--holding back until I hear what you folks have to say
>>>
>>>You need to be a little more specific:
>>>
>>>1. You want them to start stocking something that nobody else wants
>>>so it's there when *you* want it?
>>>
>>
>>Yep, that's it. But in this case I was asking for items they used to
>>stock and due to a store ownership change they didn't reorder. These
>>items sold well in the past but the new owners didn't bother to
>>re-stock because they didn't know. My next requests will be for
>>Stouffer's creamed chipped beef simply because I hated it as a child
>>but learned to love it in my later years over toast or biscuits.
>>
>>Jill
>
>
>
> WHITE CASTLE FROZEN CHEESEBURGERS:
>
> After going to three Acmes and asking the frozen food guys for them,
> they'd say they stoppped carrying it or some other product (hot pockets)
> make more sales or "we used to carry them," or some other excuse.
>
> I finally got the managers to listen and ignore my requests and I'd
> always ask each frozen food guy about Whitle Castle frozen cheeseburgers.
> "Yeah maybe next month."
>
> Still no White Castle frozen burgers.
>
> About six monther of bothering the frozen food guys and managers, one day
> THERE THEY WERE. At all three Acmes. Maybe White Castle was holding out
> or it was aa distributor thing. I'll never know.
>
> Small victory!
>
> At the checkout lanes both customers and cashiers remembered them from
> their childhoods/youths, telling their stories "I remember when they were
> 10 cents". My youth obviously started that day at 80 cents each.
>
> But. now I can't eat 'em. Diet being what it is. I think it was the two
> days of sodium in one box. No wonder I have high blood pressure.
>
> Andy

Once a month they were 99 cents for a dozen, take out. In New York
City, albeit Washington Heights. It was in the late 1950's, early
1960's. The children and my husband loved them. They were tiny and I
do not remember that we ever had left overs. I never liked them and
still do not.
 
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