Help Save Market Basket!!!

minni on winni · 09-01-2014, 04:16 PM

In my humble opinion...it is time to congratulate the employees and customers of market basket , wish them well, and retire this thread. Just my opinion

Chaselady · 09-01-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by minni on winni

In my humble opinion...it is time to congratulate the employees and customers of market basket , wish them well, and retire this thread. Just my opinion

I completely agree. We need to stop beating this horse, it was dead a long time ago!

TheProfessor · 09-01-2014, 08:04 PM

On Labor Day.

"In one sense, Artie T.’s return brings to an end an unprecedented non-union strike, and in another, it marks the beginning of another phase of questions and possibilities for Market Basket.

On this Labor Day, Mackin examines four story lines that have emerged from the Market Basket saga in the wake of last Wednesday’s deal."

LINK

Farfrumbehavin · 09-02-2014, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Chaselady

I completely agree. We need to stop beating this horse, it was dead a long time ago!

It was dead aong time ago but still interesting enough to keep reading it! The shelves are still being stocked, people are shopping there again. Some might not be. I for one have been in to two of the stores and am watching to see if prices will be affected by the deals that are about to be cut. I think it's difficult for many people to believe that everthing is going to go back to the way it was. Art T was on the news announcing that the growth of the company by building new stores will be held up for some time.

Rusty · 09-02-2014, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Farfrumbehavin

It was dead aong time ago but still interesting enough to keep reading it! The shelves are still being stocked, people are shopping there again. Some might not be. I for one have been in to two of the stores and am watching to see if prices will be affected by the deals that are about to be cut. I think it's difficult for many people to believe that everthing is going to go back to the way it was. Art T was on the news announcing that the growth of the company by building new stores will be held up for some time.

Arthur T. Demoulas also hinted at being a leaner company. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/0...on-new-stores/

Does he mean that there won't be five employees in the parking lot pushing grocery carriages around and looking like they are lost. Rochester has a lot of overhead that could be reduced and I think this will happen.

IMO this is just the beginning of a new MB.

Farfrumbehavin · 09-02-2014, 12:46 PM

Point being, this horse is far from dead !

Greene's Basin Girl · 09-02-2014, 10:23 PM

Arthur T. S that he plans on maintaining the great Market Basket prices. Time will tell. All I know is that my grocery bill is higher at Hannaford's. I planned on traveling to Tilton from Moultonborough this week to shop at Market Basket, but the weather is just to nice to leave the lake.

topwater · 09-21-2014, 02:22 PM

Ok, now it's been a couple of weeks. Do you notice any difference in Market Basket in Tilton. We sure do. It is clearly not the same fun and welcoming atmosphere it used to be. The turn over in people has been astronomical, we shop there at least once a week sometimes twice. All the regular kids that you grew to know are gone. The girls on the registers are polite but so many are new faces. Market Basket can sure say the "Family place" to work. But my oh my have the people changed. To my wife and I , it's NOW just another grocery store. Yep, you can save some money however my wife noticed some of their pricing have gone up..HMMM?
Agree or disagree that is our observation, and we had friends working there that had to find another job. We won't stop shopping there and hopes after a few years it gets back to where it used to be. (People wise).

topwater · 10-01-2014, 11:02 PM

No one has noticed a difference at Market Basket since they came back to work? Honestly can't she how anyone cannot see a big difference.

Slickcraft · 10-02-2014, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by topwater

No one has noticed a difference at Market Basket since they came back to work? Honestly can't she how anyone cannot see a big difference.

We have been 3 times after the reopening including last week. We found the store and staff back to normal and back to being our favorite store in the area.

cillovely · 10-02-2014, 08:14 AM

I ventured out to a Market Basket a couple of weeks ago to see what the hype is. The closest one to me is about 17 miles one way from my house. Some of the prices were cheaper, but some were the same if not more than other grocery stores closer to me (Stop and Shop, Shaws). I will say it was a very nice clean store, with friendly employees and fellow shoppers, but again I was 17 miles away from metro Boston, so the typical employees and shoppers change as you get to the more rural areas. They did have some things I don't see in my other stores, and the meat and fish I purchased were very good.

For now I'll look thru the flyers for all the stores and base my shopping destination as to what I need and who has it cheapest as I always do. I figure it costs me about $5 in gas to get out there, so that eats up that 4% overall discount you get from MB.

If they ever do get one closer to me then I'll probably shop there more often.

RLW · 10-02-2014, 08:47 AM

For those of us that live in rural areas, that is the mileage that we have to travel to get to the dollar saving grocery stores anyhow so we do not think anything about the mileage and gas used to get there.

LOL

cillovely · 10-02-2014, 09:57 AM

Oh I know how it is, I did live in a rural area for 4 years or so, two of which meant driving 7 miles or more each way to the nearest grocery store. The other two years I was lucky enough to be pretty close.

I was happy when I did move back to my home area and could walk to one if I had to, but in all honesty I'd be just as happy to go back to traveling some distance if it meant getting away from all the hub-bub of the city and burbs and all the wackos who live here. I do plan on moving up north soon if I can.

I guess my point was that I am not really saving a huge amount by driving out to MB. And I have to factor in that Stop and Shop gives me gas points. I saved 1.60 per gallon not to long ago with these exta gas coupons they kept sending me.

You need to be a smart shopper and know what prices are best. Even going to BJ's or Costco, sometimes those places are not a discount at all.

topwater · 10-02-2014, 10:58 AM

Sorry, this was directed more to the Tilton, NH store. So many new faces and just not the same fun atmosphere.

upthesaukee · 10-02-2014, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by topwater

Sorry, this was directed more to the Tilton, NH store. So many new faces and just not the same fun atmosphere.

Having worked in retail for one chain for over 17 years, we had the "same old faces" for young people for about 3 years, sometimes longer if they commuted to work. Once they graduated HS, we had an influx of new people.

We just saw the same thing happen this year at the Hannaford in Alton. A whole bunch of new faces this summer and into the fall. Not the same old faces, but they are learning to smile a little more, and learning their jobs a little better, and being more outgoing.

Could be a similar thing in Tilton...others, however, may have had to move on to other jobs. Just need to give the new kids a chance to be the "old crew" and that may take a little time.

WakeboardMom · 10-02-2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by cillovely

I but again I was 17 miles away from metro Boston,

Not sure what exactly is "metro Boston," but there are Market Basket stores in Somerville and Chelsea which are both 5 miles from downtown. The Chelsea store is the largest in the chain, I believe. There's one in Woburn as well, but that's definitely 17 miles from downtown.

Market Basket doesn't require a "savings card." Any shopper gets the sale price, which I think is part of why the customer base is so loyal.

10-02-2014, 08:47 AM	#12
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	For those of us that live in rural areas, that is the mileage that we have to travel to get to the dollar saving grocery stores anyhow so we do not think anything about the mileage and gas used to get there.LOL __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

09-01-2014, 04:16 PM	#1
minni on winni Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 105 Thanks: 184 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts	In my humble opinion...it is time to congratulate the employees and customers of market basket , wish them well, and retire this thread. Just my opinion

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09-02-2014, 12:46 PM	#6
Farfrumbehavin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 52 Thanks: 7 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	Point being, this horse is far from dead !

09-02-2014, 10:23 PM	#7
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	Arthur T. S that he plans on maintaining the great Market Basket prices. Time will tell. All I know is that my grocery bill is higher at Hannaford's. I planned on traveling to Tilton from Moultonborough this week to shop at Market Basket, but the weather is just to nice to leave the lake.

09-21-2014, 02:22 PM	#8
topwater Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 302 Thanks: 85 Thanked 116 Times in 48 Posts	Ok, now it's been a couple of weeks. Do you notice any difference in Market Basket in Tilton. We sure do. It is clearly not the same fun and welcoming atmosphere it used to be. The turn over in people has been astronomical, we shop there at least once a week sometimes twice. All the regular kids that you grew to know are gone. The girls on the registers are polite but so many are new faces. Market Basket can sure say the "Family place" to work. But my oh my have the people changed. To my wife and I , it's NOW just another grocery store. Yep, you can save some money however my wife noticed some of their pricing have gone up..HMMM? Agree or disagree that is our observation, and we had friends working there that had to find another job. We won't stop shopping there and hopes after a few years it gets back to where it used to be. (People wise).

10-01-2014, 11:02 PM	#9
topwater Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 302 Thanks: 85 Thanked 116 Times in 48 Posts	No one has noticed a difference at Market Basket since they came back to work? Honestly can't she how anyone cannot see a big difference.

10-02-2014, 08:14 AM	#11
cillovely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 106 Thanks: 17 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	I ventured out to a Market Basket a couple of weeks ago to see what the hype is. The closest one to me is about 17 miles one way from my house. Some of the prices were cheaper, but some were the same if not more than other grocery stores closer to me (Stop and Shop, Shaws). I will say it was a very nice clean store, with friendly employees and fellow shoppers, but again I was 17 miles away from metro Boston, so the typical employees and shoppers change as you get to the more rural areas. They did have some things I don't see in my other stores, and the meat and fish I purchased were very good. For now I'll look thru the flyers for all the stores and base my shopping destination as to what I need and who has it cheapest as I always do. I figure it costs me about $5 in gas to get out there, so that eats up that 4% overall discount you get from MB. If they ever do get one closer to me then I'll probably shop there more often.

10-02-2014, 09:57 AM	#13
cillovely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 106 Thanks: 17 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	Oh I know how it is, I did live in a rural area for 4 years or so, two of which meant driving 7 miles or more each way to the nearest grocery store. The other two years I was lucky enough to be pretty close. I was happy when I did move back to my home area and could walk to one if I had to, but in all honesty I'd be just as happy to go back to traveling some distance if it meant getting away from all the hub-bub of the city and burbs and all the wackos who live here. I do plan on moving up north soon if I can. I guess my point was that I am not really saving a huge amount by driving out to MB. And I have to factor in that Stop and Shop gives me gas points. I saved 1.60 per gallon not to long ago with these exta gas coupons they kept sending me. You need to be a smart shopper and know what prices are best. Even going to BJ's or Costco, sometimes those places are not a discount at all.

10-02-2014, 10:58 AM	#14
topwater Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 302 Thanks: 85 Thanked 116 Times in 48 Posts	Sorry, this was directed more to the Tilton, NH store. So many new faces and just not the same fun atmosphere.