Stanley, There is a bottle of the cheapie Merlot waiting for you. The two dollar bottle costs $2.99 plus taxes. Several of the people in the store said that it is the Shiraz that everybody likes, but they are out of it. Tom Yost posted that he does not like the Shiraz.
The store itself was empty of customers on Tuesday about 11:30 AM.
From there, I went into the TJ'S store itself. I had changed a great deal since I was there on the opening day and a week later. Many of the items I had purchases on my first two shopping trips, were not available, some sold out and some just not there. I found no plain Ceasar Salad, no plan potato salad (both for friends who asked me to pick those up), several cookies and breads and in the section where they had salads, sandwiches and other lunch related foods, the chillers and shelves were half empty. The first two times, as soon as an item was starting to sell out, new supplies would be brought and the shelves and chillers would be filled. Nothing like that happened today. I was told got such things as the salads and sandwiches, to come early, the next delivery was not expected until late in the afternoon or early tomorrow morning.
Dee Dee, I found your Steel Cut Oats. Country Choice, 30 ounces for $2.49. The McCann's in a 28 ounce box is $4.79.
Also, there were no "helpers" on the floor, not a single TJ's employee could be found. When I went to the front of the store and asked the manager for someone who could direct me to the correct aisles for the items I needed, he called a young man and told him to buttist me. He said he would, but could not find anything. He obviously had not be trained to do so. He went to look for someone else. He returned with a young woman. Several other shoppers who could not find anything rushed towards her, when they realized she could be of help and the poor woman was surrounded by customers within seconds. I gave up and walked away. The manager to whom I went again, showed me where I could find chocolate chips and a few other things. I was happy to get out of the store and go home. I only spent $40.00, which must be some kind of record, at least for me in this kind of shop.
Next Wednesday I will check out the tiny Penzey's in Grand Central.
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