Putty Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Why didnt you just to tell a manager, like a normal human would? Cause I am not a normal human....../post They are very controlled medicines and are re-written every 30 days. Plus 30 gallons of gas lasts them a month each. Why are you trying to argue this with me? They are retired and live on a farm and hardly ever go anywhere. longest trip they take is once a month from their house in SE Delaware County to my house in Blacklick Ahhh, gotcha! No, but I can fault them for setting "contracts" with companies, then changing the terms mid-game, forcing the supply companies out of business. Need a link proof of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Cause I am not a normal human....../post Ahhh, gotcha! Need a link proof of this. Find the Frontline special on Wal Mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Publix > * (unfortunately none in Ohio though ) I have yet to find a grocery store that does a better job then them. One of the first chains (after Wal*Mart) to do $4 generic drugs, awesome meat/dairy/seafood/produce, and prices are as low as they get with frequent sales to keep the product moving. The close second is ALDI'S. Only problem being is that they have a limited selection of goods, but it's probably 75% of everything a typical American family consumes. Plus, the stuff is usually private label brands, great quality, and a half to two-thirds the price of the other stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 That is ALL they have going. Shit on the shelf has a date of 2004. I was referring to the meat as you were, I don't buy anything else there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 92 is what I herd they carried. F that. No 92 octane pigswill for my cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 The close second is ALDI'S. They sell these plastic bins of pretzel sticks... OMG they are AWESOME.. They're so buttery and good.. I could sit down and eat a whole bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc5.0 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 my wife shops at giant eagle...she had 2.80 off gas and I got gas for $1.08 a gallon....i filled my 30 gallon truck for 32 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmeden Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 my wife shops at giant eagle...she had 2.80 off gas and I got gas for $1.08 a gallon....i filled my 30 gallon truck for 32 bucks And you filled your pantry for $1400 (the amount required to get a 2.80/gal discount on gas.) I live within walking distance of both a Meijer and Giant Eagle, and after shopping at both for a fair share I can say hands down that if I spent $1316 at Meijer it would go a LOT farther than $1400 would at Giant Eagle (the discount you earned by spending $1400 was $84.) Same goes for Kroger, they both tease you with that petty little gas discount and make up for it times ten when they get you to buy food there. Consumer awareness is a good thing! Tile floors and fancy aprons be damned, I am going to fill my pantry with the best priced food, it all comes from the same place. edit: Oh yeah, almost forgot Giant Eagle was on my lifetime shitlist ever since they bought out Big Bear and proceeded to close the Mill Run and Roberts Rd stores, pin down the buildings (stopping any redevelopment,) thus causing the shopping plazas to turn into vacant scars on my city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 And you filled your pantry for $1400 (the amount required to get a 2.80/gal discount on gas.) I live within walking distance of both a Meijer and Giant Eagle, and after shopping at both for a fair share I can say hands down that if I spent $1316 at Meijer it would go a LOT farther than $1400 would at Giant Eagle (the discount you earned by spending $1400 was $84.) Same goes for Kroger, they both tease you with that petty little gas discount and make up for it times ten when they get you to buy food there. Consumer awareness is a good thing! Tile floors and fancy aprons be damned, I am going to fill my pantry with the best priced food, it all comes from the same place. edit: Oh yeah, almost forgot Giant Eagle was on my lifetime shitlist ever since they bought out Big Bear and proceeded to close the Mill Run and Roberts Rd stores, pin down the buildings (stopping any redevelopment,) thus causing the shopping plazas to turn into vacant scars on my city. Big Bear closed before any of the stores (read: buildings) were bought. They closed when Penn Traffic filed for their second bankruptcy in 10 years. We did a study on Big Bear in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmeden Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Big Bear closed before any of the stores (read: buildings) were bought. They closed when Penn Traffic filed for their second bankruptcy in 10 years. We did a study on Big Bear in college. The story I heard was that GE bought those stores outright in 2004, from what I remember they were all open for business up until then. Source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 The story I heard was that GE bought those stores outright in 2004, from what I remember they were all open for business up until then. Source? You can find it all over the place, Giant Eagle and Kroger bought locations, not stores.... In 1989, a New York Investment Banker named Gary D. Hirsch took over Big Bear in a leveraged buyout. He borrowed an extravagant amount of money to buy the chain, paid himself an enormous bonus for doing so, and then slapped the debt service onto the chain. This type of transaction was common in the 1980's, and as certainly as it enriched Hirsch, it also destroyed the company. Quite simply, because Big Bear had to make massive debt payments, it couldn't lower prices to compete when Meijer, and then later Wal-Mart, moved into the grocery business. It was all over by the end of 2003. While Giant Eagle and Kroger cherry-picked some of the better Columbus locations, most former stores locations remain unused or under-utilized. Hirsch split after things went south http://www.tallgeorge.com/Big%20Bear%20Stores.htm These are the locations that were sold by Penn Traffic, but the assets only were sold, not the brand... Penn Traffic Sales of Big Bear Supermarkets Announced on December 5, 2003 Sold to Giant Eagle City and State Address County Columbus, OH 280 East Whittier Street Franklin Columbus, OH 1451 West Fifth Avenue Franklin Columbus, OH 1798 Kingsdale Center Franklin Columbus, OH 2801 North High Street Franklin Columbus, OH 777 Neil Avenue Franklin Marietta, OH 128 Frontier Shopping Center Washington Newark, OH 553 Hebron Road Licking Sold to Needler Enterprises, Inc. Chillicothe, OH 660 Central Center Ross Sold to Bob Bay & Son Co. The Plains, OH 70 North Plains Road Athens These were the locations bought during bankruptcy, subject to anti-trust laws. If any others were bought, it was after everything was said and done. The Big Bear space in County Line in Westerville was bought back by the shopping center owner after bankruptcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conesmasher Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Carfagna's > Any Supermarket meat counter Quite simply, you can't beat their meat......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach1647545520 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hmmm interesting. havnt seen gas prices like that... well ever since I started driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc5.0 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 And you filled your pantry for $1400 (the amount required to get a 2.80/gal discount on gas.) I live within walking distance of both a Meijer and Giant Eagle, and after shopping at both for a fair share I can say hands down that if I spent $1316 at Meijer it would go a LOT farther than $1400 would at Giant Eagle (the discount you earned by spending $1400 was $84.) Same goes for Kroger, they both tease you with that petty little gas discount and make up for it times ten when they get you to buy food there. Consumer awareness is a good thing! Tile floors and fancy aprons be damned, I am going to fill my pantry with the best priced food, it all comes from the same place. edit: Oh yeah, almost forgot Giant Eagle was on my lifetime shitlist ever since they bought out Big Bear and proceeded to close the Mill Run and Roberts Rd stores, pin down the buildings (stopping any redevelopment,) thus causing the shopping plazas to turn into vacant scars on my city. I dont like all the foreigners at meijer...and my wife likes Giant Eagle. i spend so much in gas that it really doesnt matter anyway.Plus i make enough for it not to matter either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 The Big Bear space in County Line in Westerville was bought back by the shopping center owner after bankruptcy Which is still empty and that must hurt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Carfagna's > Any Supermarket meat counter +100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I was referring to the meat as you were, I don't buy anything else there. their chicken salad is fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 You fucking pussies. When I get gas I tip the cashier just so everyone will look at me funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Which is still empty and that must hurt.... The idiot has chased 2 businesses away... first was a Publix, which he raised the rent by 45% towards the end of the contract negotiation then there was a china food buffet that he chased off because he said there wasn't enough parking. No bites since those 2. From what I hear what he is asking for that space is way above market rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I could write a book about the crazyness of Wal Mart on Morse. I try to avoid it like the plague, but a few times I have shopped there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Here are two threads about Wal Mart the infamous shit on the floor and computer porn. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34327&highlight=wal+mart+shit+floor http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46037 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trbmiata Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 kinda funny that we are talking about GE gas. I stopped in at byers subaru to talk to a sales guy I know and we started talking gas prices and mileage on certain subarus. Then he tells me that a number of subarus had been in with gas related problems all traced back to GE gas. Guys in the subaru service department even went and pumped some into a glass jar to check it out. Lets just say I cant even believe that a car will run on that crap. While holding it up to the light I could barely see through the jar. Granted it could just bad gas but you could also be getting what you paid for. All cars with problems were turbo models which require 92+ so that doesnt help the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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