Re: SUNFLOWER MARKET mismanaged yuppie store, advice on smart shopping
Steve_J43
opposite of what the OP experiences were. In my experience
the louder they shout what they ARE the more it means they
are the OPPOSITE. :-)
Kristelle <Kris...@Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid>
wrote in news:houqmp$8sj$1...@tioat.net:
> starwars <nonscr...@tatooine.homelinux.net> wrote in
> news:7e79e62db2100be2fffb2c11ac750be9
@tatooine.homelinux.net:
>
>> Subject: SUNFLOWER MARKET mismanaged yuppie store, advice
> on smart
>> shopping From: starwars
> <nonscr...@tatooine.homelinux.net>
>> Newsgroups: misc.consumers,misc.consumers.frugal-
> living,alt.consumers
>>
>> The Tucson Sunflower Markets location (they have many
other
>> multi-state locations) I have shopped at is really badly
> managed. Most
>> "farmers" would be embarrassed or fail if they managed
> their farms
>> like this place is managed.
>
> Ya have to laugh at these so-called Farmers Markets, they
are
> just like the big chains, advertising things they don't
have,
> poor service and unhappy low paid clerks.
>
>>
>> Have had this happen several times now, where the cashier
> refuses to
>> give a raincheck and makes the customer and anyone else in
> line wait
>> several minutes while the clerks,who should have kept the
> stock up go
>> about looking the back room to see if they have more stock
> and then
>> wait until they shelve the product. They are trying to
> obstruct the
>> issuance of rainchecks by this tactic.
>
> Obviously illegal, they must give rainchecks for advertised
> items they do not have in stock. I think the FCC is the
> proper place to report them as well as the various state
> consumer agencies. AZ I think has an agency called weights
> and measures that inspects and fines stores not in
compliance
> with pricing regulations.
>
>>
>> I have worked to limit my shopping at Sunflower,the only
> advantage
>> being they are close to my location. But it is a PITA to
> shop there,
>> very poor experiences.
>>
>> This refusing to issue a timely raincheck will be reported
> to the
>> proper consumer and regulatory agencies.
>>
>> On several occasions I have witnessed cashiers vehemently
> arguing with
>> customers. When you ask them to find you a sale item they
> cannot and
>> do not want to look for it either.
>
> Maybe they are union scum who think they cannot be fired?
>
>>
>> I have had several instances of bad produce that was
hidden
> from
>> view-celery that was rotten in the middle, same for
> coconuts. When I
>> asked one of the clerks about this he said it happens
> frequently
>> because they cannot get the coconuts fresh. So why are
they
> selling
>> them then?
>
> Best thing is to OPEN the celery and check it. Closely
> inspect fruit and other produce for spoilage and softness.
>
>>
>> Many times when I asked for double bagging of groceries my
> request
>> went ignored and had to return to the checkout again to
get
> them
>> double bagged.
>
> These grocery clerks are like hypnotized zombies with their
> heads up there keysters often.
>
>>
>> The FREQUENTLY are out of ad sale items early in the ad
> time period
>> and more frequently than other stores they mis-scan or
> wrongly ring up
>> items over the true amount. Yet, in contrast to Fry's or
> Safeway they
>> will not give the full purchase price back on items they
> have
>> mis-scanned.
>>
>> They have NO corporate headquarters and their CEO Mike
> Gilligan in
>> boulder does not reply to faxes or consumer complaints.
>
> Really sounds like this is a case of bad CEO also, top down
> mismanagement.
>>
>> They advertise that they have lower prices, but like most
> corporate
>> boasting, it's not true. Their prices on produce are
> sometimes lower
>> than the major markets, but not the lowest.
>
> They have a mission statement on their web page. Sounds
like
> this is a case of: we wish we were like this, but we're
not,
> hehe http://www.sfmarkets.com/about/mission-statement
>>
>> Food City has the lowest prices,(if your not predjudice
and
> don't mind
>> shopping at a mostly hispanic staffed store), Food City is
>> significantly lower than Sunflower. Sunflower is filled
> mostly with
>> yuppie, upper middle class shoppers who pay high prices
for
> specialty
>> items. I mean ridiculously high in most cases-West and
> East Coast
>> high.
>>
>> There are at least 3 major supermarkets all within 1-2 km
> of the
>> Sunflower on Speedway: Safeway at grant and swan, Fry's at
> craycroft
>> and swan, Grocery Outlet at speedway and craycroft. Thats
> just the
>> major close ones. For the best prices on non produce
items
> go to
>> Fry's. For the best meat deals and sale deals, watch the
> ads and go to
>> Safeway. For the best deep discounts go to Grocery Outlet.
> And MOST of
>> all for the best, deeply discounted produce go to Food
> City, a few
>> more kms away, but not far. Additionally, there are
> Albertsons at
>> campbell and pima. Bashas has very good prices and
> Albertsons prices
>> have really come down lately, so they are no longer high.
>>
>
> Sounds like you have alot of choices so you don't have to
> rely on such a bad store.
>
wendysgone
their food in bulk containers. These containers are exposed
to peoples dirty hands regularily-the food is expose to air,
bacteria and other contaminants on a daily basis as people
open and close the bins, stick their hands in there, drop
whatever crap is on their hands into often sugar laden bins
where bacteria thrives. Not a good place to be buying your
the food you eat. Despite their blaring TV ads, their prices
are definitely NOT low. In fact, rather high. $3-4 for loaf
of in house bread? Very high vitamin prices, much cheaper at
Trader Joe's or online.
starwars <nonscr...@tatooine.homelinux.net> wrote in
news:7e79e62db2100be2...@tatooine.homelinux.net:
> The Tucson Sunflower Markets location (they have many other
> multi-state locations) I have shopped at is really badly
managed. Most
> "farmers" would be embarrassed or fail if they managed
their farms
> like this place is managed.
>
> Have had this happen several times now, where the cashier
refuses to
> give a raincheck and makes the customer and anyone else in
line wait
> several minutes while the clerks,who should have kept the
stock up go
> about looking the back room to see if they have more stock
and then
> wait until they shelve the product. They are trying to
obstruct the
> issuance of rainchecks by this tactic.
>
> I have worked to limit my shopping at Sunflower,the only
advantage
> being they are close to my location. But it is a PITA to
shop there,
> very poor experiences.
>
> This refusing to issue a timely raincheck will be reported
to the
> proper consumer and regulatory agencies.
>
> On several occasions I have witnessed cashiers vehemently
arguing with
> customers. When you ask them to find you a sale item they
cannot and
> do not want to look for it either.
>
> I have had several instances of bad produce that was hidden
from
> view-celery that was rotten in the middle, same for
coconuts. When I
> asked one of the clerks about this he said it happens
frequently
> because they cannot get the coconuts fresh. So why are they
selling
> them then?
>
> Many times when I asked for double bagging of groceries my
request
> went ignored and had to return to the checkout again to get
them
> double bagged.
>
> The FREQUENTLY are out of ad sale items early in the ad
time period
> and more frequently than other stores they mis-scan or
wrongly ring up
> items over the true amount. Yet, in contrast to Fry's or
Safeway they
> will not give the full purchase price back on items they
have
> mis-scanned.
>
> They have NO corporate headquarters and their CEO Mike
Gilligan in
> boulder does not reply to faxes or consumer complaints.
>
> They advertise that they have lower prices, but like most
corporate
> boasting, it's not true. Their prices on produce are
sometimes lower
> than the major markets, but not the lowest.
>