[Vision2020] Palouse Monopoly Empire Mall; Gas/Food prices
Tom Hansen
thansen at moscow.com
Mon Apr 23 12:05:05 PDT 2007
WinCo for staples (milk, bread, ice cream, beer, etc.
Rosauers for veggies.
Vandal Meats beef, pork, lamb. That's right. As much as I appreciate their
cause, I'm not a vegetarian.
Tom Hansen
"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
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To: Sue Hovey; Chasuk; Donovan Arnold
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Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palouse Monopoly Empire Mall; Gas/Food prices
I shop at Winco, but I do think Rosaures has a better produce department.
Roger
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From: "Sue Hovey" suehovey at moscow.com
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:28:51 -0700
To: "Chasuk" chasuk at gmail.com, "Donovan Arnold" donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palouse Monopoly Empire Mall; Gas/Food prices
> Price is an important, I agree. And I know that shopping at Rosauers
> probably means I don't save as much money as I could otherwise, even
though
> I take advantage of weekly sales. However, there are other reasons why
> folks choose to shop at other places. I like the customer service at
> Rosauers. I like having someone take my bags to the car when it's
snowing.
> But the main reason I always shop at Rosauers is because they hire my
> disabled daughter. They treat her as a valuable employee and even honored
> her last year at their annual banquet in Spokane for her years of work.
She
> was one of several disabled adults who were honored. It does take me
> forever to buy groceries there because I keep running into folks I haven't
> seen for a whole and have to stop and catch up, but that isn't the store's
> fault. I suspect they'd appreciate if we'd move on and quit blocking the
> aisles.
>
> Sue
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
> To: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 4:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palouse Monopoly Empire Mall; Gas/Food prices
>
>
> > Winco is cheaper than any other grocery store in town, by a huge
> > margin. I've recently shopped at a Super Wal-Mart, and it was not
> > cheaper than Winco. I shop at Costco regularly, and it isn't cheaper
> > than Winco, either.
> >
> > Before I get replies saying "but I bought X at Y, and it was cheaper
> > than Winco," let me save you the trouble: I already know that some
> > items are cheaper elsewhere. However, overall, for a family or
> > individual of average shopping patterns, Winco is far cheaper.
> >
> > And the jury is out on the bee threat; some dispute whether it even
> > exists. I've read arguments from both sides, with both parties
> > equally qualified to hold an opinion.
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