Demoulas and Gloucester Crossing

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Island Annie		#41	[-]
(07/18/08 10:32 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Well, for one thing there's no salmonella (sp?) risk, for another they are not those orangey-pink hothouse tomoatoes, and depending on the vendor, they might even be organic, which means that they weren't cheaply produced. Foresta, if you ever get a chance you should read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, or the Omnivore's Dilemma. Of course with the former you'l want to start a garden of your own and go bake some bread. "How deadly stupid we are that we can study history and live through what we live through, and complacently allow the same causes to put us through the same thing again!" -Eleanor Roosevelt, 1934
ckcaney		#42	[-]
(07/18/08 10:32 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	"Someone told me yesterday that they were charging $3.00 lb. for tomatoes. Why should locally grown produce cost more than produce trucked in from other states when there is no transporation costs involved?" It's about quality and quantity. You pay for quality - these aren't trucked in under-ripe and then "sprayed" to create ripeness as supermarket tomatoes are. These people are not growing produce from massive tomato farms so it costs more per piece. It's rather standard economics.
Foresta Gump		#43	[-]
(07/18/08 10:43 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Sure, I get that. But you can still buy organically grown tomatoes in a supermarket for less...so what's the draw in buying from the farmer's market? It sure sounds like a rip off to me...they could at lease keep the cost in line and maybe more people would come and buy. People have actually gone to the FM and left with nothing because they felt they were being ripped off, especially the elderly (who have lots of time to stroll and shop) Quality is one thing but some just can't afford those prices. Economics.........yeah set the price right, sell the products. Overprice them and they will go rotten. Sound business economics? 'LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES...YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET'
Frosty		#44	[-]
(07/18/08 10:47 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	LOL, was the GDT article in today's paper? I don't get the paper, I was just poking around on Salem Deeds and came across the lease agreement from last month. Guess it's true!
ckcaney		#45	[-]
(07/18/08 10:52 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	"Sure, I get that." I'm not so sure. "But you can still buy organically grown tomatoes in a supermarket for less." Key words: in a supermarket. Of course, that is in a supermarket!! You will never find the same price at a Farmers Market than at a supermarket!! Organic doesn't equate to local and it doesn't mean they aren't from a tomato farm! You may want to stay at S&S if you feel you are getting ripped off for tomatoes at the Farmers Market. I myself would rather support locals and have one good tomato than 3 shitty ones at the same price, but to each his own.
Sigurdr		#46	[-]
(07/18/08 11:00 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	I'm with ck on this one. Of course you are going to pay a bit more at the Market, but we are supporting local merchants here. You will probably pay a little more at the stores downtown too, but people still shop there to support local business. There are specialty products at the market, relishes/jams, unbelievable artisan breads that you would NEVER find in S&S, etc. etc. They sell seafood there, and you could probably get a better price per pound at a Supermarket, but you'd be getting an inferior product, and your scallops would be pumped full of water! Foresta, you said you haven't even been there, perhaps you should check it out before you tear it apart.
Foresta Gump		#47	[-]
(07/18/08 11:08 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	"I myself would rather support locals and have one good tomato than 3 shitty ones at the same price, but to each his own. " Ck, does that mean that you do ALL of your shopping locally? That you don't shop at any of the malls in Danvers or Peabody or go to Trader's Joe's, etc? I'm sure lots of people (including myself) would rather support the locals. Gloucester is a diverse community with many different income levels, family size etc. and many of them would LIKE to buy from the local growers but just can't afford it. It might be nice if the local farmers supported their community by keeping the prices at a level where ALL could afford to enjoy them. Just a thought. The Farmer's Market doesn't seem to me to be a community event. It's more geared to the higher income bracket who can afford to spend the extra money. If I want local produce, I could just drive to Marshall's farm stand or any farm stand in Essex on any given day when I feel that I want local produce and not have to deal with crowds of people, rush hour traffic jams and overpriced items. 'LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES...YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET'
Foresta Gump		#48	[-]
(07/18/08 11:10 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Oh, I'm going to the beach....enjoy your day everyone. 'LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES...YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET'
Gang of One		#49	[-]
(07/18/08 11:15 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Thong Extractor wrote: Thank the fuckhead obstructionists for fighting Market Basket at the derelict drive-in site. A perfect spot to erase an eyesore and provide a sewer subsidy that will at some point be mandated to hook up all the homes past the drive-in. I hope you assholes are proud of your accomplishment.Keep on obstructing your doing a great job. On the other hand a full size Market Basket will fully solidify the success of Gloucester Crossing and I look forward to shopping there. Goodbye Shaws and Stop and Shop. Never a truer word spoken, Thong. DeMoula's/MB being up at GC will be the engine that drives its success. We still need to severely curtail the city give-aways to the developer, though...unless he is prepared to enter a profit-sharing agreement with the city in exchange. Marshall's is a good store...Target is a great store, but Target will never come here. For many, many reasons we should not wish for a Wal-Mart...irrespective of your/our political leanings. Love your inaccurate wankery about what 'the proponents' all were 'drooling over' jack...
tyu12		#50	[-]
(07/18/08 11:20 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	if target will not come here and the hatetred of walmart by many here what is a good dept store are there any kmarts around any more I used to like the one in danvers. I think that this city need a walmart type store.
ckcaney		#51	[-]
(07/18/08 11:22 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	"Ck, does that mean that you do ALL of your shopping locally? That you don't shop at any of the malls in Danvers or Peabody or go to Trader's Joe's, etc? " As much as possible, yes of course!! Never have stepped foot into a Traders Joe (or whats the other one, Whole Foods) and can't name the last trip to either of the malls you mention - probably about two or three years ago. "The Farmer's Market doesn't seem to me to be a community event. It's more geared to the higher income bracket" Not a community event, c'mon FG! You've made lots of assumptions without having been there yet! Those "crowds of people" you mention, they are your neighbors!! A thought, recall how much that gas is going to cost you on your way up to Trader Joe's for them there cheap tomaters. "It might be nice if the local farmers supported their community by keeping the prices at a level where ALL could afford to enjoy them. Just a thought." joke: can you see the vendor now, please fill out the income application, attached your w-2 or 4 form and we'll price your locally grown tomatoes according to income bracket! I agree Marshall's is a great farm stand and Essex has lots too.
Gang of One		#52	[-]
(07/18/08 11:26 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	ckcaney wrote: I agree Marshall's is a great farm stand... Ha ha! Nice one. (...and so true...)
star squiggle		#53	[-]
(07/18/08 11:39 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	A thought, recall how much that gas is going to cost you on your way up to Trader Joe's for them there cheap tomaters tomaters are not cheap at Trader Joe's I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints The sinners are much more fun...
Evelyn		#54	[-]
(07/18/08 11:40 AM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Foresta Gump wrote: Sure, I get that. But you can still buy organically grown tomatoes in a supermarket for less...so what's the draw in buying from the farmer's market? Economics.........yeah set the price right, sell the products. Overprice them and they will go rotten. Sound business economics? Simple: taste! No comparison, IMO. Except for the grape tomatoes, I never buy any in the stores, organic or not, just because I don't enjoy them. In the summer when local ones are in season, I don't even think about price.
Evelyn		#55	[-]
(07/18/08 11:45 AM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	We also very, very rarely buy anything but locally....food, clothing, gifts, household items, appliances, really pretty much everything. And I don't find that if you shop smartly the prices are necessarily any higher (if you're comparing quality.) Anything else we buy online. We've gone to the malls 4 times in 11 years. LOL
Dun Fudgin		#56	[-]
(07/18/08 12:49 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Wait a minute...Stop the Presses.....The key component for the approval for the project was for a department store! Something we are lacking,Gloucester the birthplace of the department store(Brown's)! Ames Gloucester store when opened was the only one in their chain operating in the black! Granted we all would like to see Demoulas here but what does that say for the past negotiations? What do you say to those who need to travel out of town to a department store but can't because of elderly issues or have financial hardships? Sounds like the ol'bait & switch tactic going on here. I had heard over a year ago this may be the scenerio, a promised cash infusion by Demoulas to Sam Park to skirt the financial sewer hook-up promises to the city at the Drive-In..... and now it's coming true! Stay tuned,I got a feeling this could get ugly!
Evelyn		#57	[-]
(07/18/08 01:06 PM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Hmmm.....that could get nasty indeed, Dun. As much as I know many people want Market Basket, I'd have to agree that we need a department type store a whole lot more than we need another food store. I wouldn't at all assume that MB's pricing would be as it is up the line either. Might be a bit of a disappointment.
Thong Extractor		#58	[-]
(07/18/08 01:08 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	It's business man! If the obstructionist didn't fight every fucking thing in this city, Market Basket and the sewer would be up and running. Blame the Nimbys and treehuggers. You would do the same if your were "Mr. Demoula".
Flagstick		#59	[-]
(07/18/08 01:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	Evelyn wrote: Hmmm.....that could get nasty indeed, Dun. As much as I know many people want Market Basket, I'd have to agree that we need a department type store a whole lot more than we need another food store. I wouldn't at all assume that MB's pricing would be as it is up the line either. Might be a bit of a disappointment. I believe they have uniform pricing throughout their chain.
Gang of One		#60	[-]
(07/18/08 01:21 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Friend Request Blocking Visit My Community Ignore User's Posts	who's to say a department store and Demoula's can't come in? I think a MB would encourage a better choice of other businesses wanting to come here.

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