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Old November 27th 05, 10:20 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Some of you might remember I was dismayed at the manner in which the store
down the street, quite convenient, had gone downhill after the original
owner of 20+ years sold it. Long story short, bad produce, nearly empty
shelves, freezer units constantly going on the fritz, expired cheeses and
such... I contacted the health department.

Apparently it was all too much for the new owner to handle (and he was too
much for me to handle, too). He's split and sold the place to a lovely
young couple from Ethiopia. Now the produce is once again fresh, the
freezer case is in working order, shelves are stocked. I'm happy again
because it truly is a convenience when the grocery store is 10 miles away.

Jill


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Old November 27th 05, 10:33 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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jmcquown wrote:
Some of you might remember I was dismayed at the manner in which the
store down the street, quite convenient, had gone downhill after the
original owner of 20+ years sold it. Long story short, bad produce,
nearly empty shelves, freezer units constantly going on the fritz,
expired cheeses and such... I contacted the health department.

Apparently it was all too much for the new owner to handle (and he
was too much for me to handle, too). He's split and sold the place
to a lovely young couple from Ethiopia. Now the produce is once
again fresh, the freezer case is in working order, shelves are
stocked. I'm happy again because it truly is a convenience when the
grocery store is 10 miles away.

Jill


I'm very glad to hear it, I wish the couple every success with thier
business.
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Old November 28th 05, 12:12 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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jmcquown wrote:

Some of you might remember I was dismayed at the manner in which the store
down the street, quite convenient, had gone downhill after the original
owner of 20+ years sold it. Long story short, bad produce, nearly empty
shelves, freezer units constantly going on the fritz, expired cheeses and
such... I contacted the health department.


There was a store like that on the corner of a street I used to live
on many years ago. Turned out that the owner's real business was a
bookie operation, and the store was just a front. You'd go in there,
and find single items lined up along the very front of each shelf,
with vast emptiness behind them - as though that would fool someone
into thinking, "Oh, look, the shelf is stocked full right to the front!"

They sold the business (probably got busted and went out of business)
to some Latino folks who turned it into a Latin market, which was fun
for me because I was studying Spanish at the time, so I got to practice,
and I was learning to cook a few Central and South American dishes,
and they had the supplies.

Joyce
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Old November 28th 05, 01:50 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Apparently it was all too much for the new owner to handle (and he was too
much for me to handle, too). He's split and sold the place to a lovely
young couple from Ethiopia. Now the produce is once again fresh, the
freezer case is in working order, shelves are stocked. I'm happy again
because it truly is a convenience when the grocery store is 10 miles away.


If your response is any indication, their store will do well. I hope
it does.

--Fil

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Old November 28th 05, 04:20 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"jmcquown" wrote:

I contacted the health department.

Apparently it was all too much for the new owner to handle (and he was too
much for me to handle, too). He's split and sold the place to a lovely
young couple from Ethiopia. Now the produce is once again fresh, the
freezer case is in working order, shelves are stocked. I'm happy again
because it truly is a convenience when the grocery store is 10 miles away.


Quite aside from your enjoyment of the new regime, if your
complaint really was the impetus for the change in ownership,
consider how many people you may have saved from food poisoning.

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Wayne M
(indulged by Will and Heidi)
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Old November 28th 05, 01:45 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Wayne Mitchell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote:

I contacted the health department.

Apparently it was all too much for the new owner to handle (and he
was too much for me to handle, too). He's split and sold the place
to a lovely young couple from Ethiopia. Now the produce is once
again fresh, the freezer case is in working order, shelves are
stocked. I'm happy again because it truly is a convenience when the
grocery store is 10 miles away.


Quite aside from your enjoyment of the new regime, if your
complaint really was the impetus for the change in ownership,
consider how many people you may have saved from food poisoning.


I'm not positive my complaint was the impetus, but I see a lot more cars in
the parking lot (it's not a big store) since the other guy abandoned ship!

Jill


 




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