tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post3487734699404508232..comments2024-03-13T06:29:02.843-04:00Comments on Do You Really Know What You're Eating?: Grand re-opening at Fairway Market?Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-58306466854364143822010-07-30T14:18:29.566-04:002010-07-30T14:18:29.566-04:00The Borgs screwed many of us. We still don't k...The Borgs screwed many of us. We still don't know the extent of it, unfortunately. One of our colleagues might have been screwed out of health insurance, and this person is too young for Medicare.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-4181657732210358272010-07-30T12:45:10.684-04:002010-07-30T12:45:10.684-04:00Actually, I can't afford the Murray's chic...Actually, I can't afford the Murray's chickens, I usually get the cheaper $5.49 antibiotic-laced chickens. Add on the two sides for a buck and the fact that the antibiotics probably cure any illness I might be suffering, and it's an even better deal. I knew Shakuey was being sarcastic, I was just having a bit of fun at his expense. And I do go back to shopping at Fairway when I lived on the Upper West Side. As for "big spender," being a "99er" thanks to a certain media consortium, I usually stick to their sale stuff.Aaron Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765103620316143748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-4676519645299076262010-07-30T11:32:54.101-04:002010-07-30T11:32:54.101-04:00Yes Aaron, I was being sarcastic. I wonder if the...Yes Aaron, I was being sarcastic. I wonder if the aprons that the employees wear will say "Go away" in even smaller letters. I do still shop there from time to time for pure convenience: it is the closest grocery store to my home.SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-42387527186485738212010-07-30T10:31:16.136-04:002010-07-30T10:31:16.136-04:00Shakuey was being sarcastic, Aaron, as he made cle...Shakuey was being sarcastic, Aaron, as he made clear in subsequent comments. I know from all the years we worked together what a big fan of Fairway you were. In fact, judging from all the Fairway containers I saw on your desk, the award you got for being one of the store's Top 10 customers was well-deserved. I heard that along with the other winners, the store reserved for you a special shopping cart, with a plaque carrying your name, Aaron "Big Spender" Elson, and alerts had to be sent out to Murray's farm in New York State to rush down chickens to meet your appetite for rotisserie.You'll go down in Fairway's aisle history.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-84732598448147263612010-07-30T09:42:49.113-04:002010-07-30T09:42:49.113-04:00I didn't know they were having a grand reopeni...I didn't know they were having a grand reopening, but Fairway in Paramus has reengineered the store to make the aisles wider, and they have a couple of people with those large-lettered "NEED HELP" aprons who chase customers around the store and tap them on the shoulder and say "Do you need help?" Well, they don't actually chase people around the store, but put the slightest quizzical expression on your face, hesitate for a moment in the sardine aisle, and they materialize out of nowhere, as if there are cameras in the ceiling seeking out shoppers who appear lost, and then the "Need Help?" staffers rappel down from the rafters. It's not all that necessary but it is a good customer service move. I was also glad to see in a recent comment that now Shakuey considers Fairway one of his favorite stores.Aaron Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765103620316143748noreply@blogger.com