I walked over to the new Fry's after work. My expectations were low (this is a Fry's, after all) and I was not disappointed. Wasn't impressed, but wasn't disappointed. The good: It is .78 miles from my home (.25 miles closer than Safeway) The decor package is very nice (didn't get a ton of pics due ...

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October 14th, 2019, 12:01 am

...Also cashier continues to take a tally sheet (on receipt paper) of how many customers use Shop your Way, Sears Card, etc. when paying. What a joke.

One would think the IT department could run a report on that.

Oh, wait - they were laid off last month.

Was the cashier using a pen at least?

Just how bad is the crime in downtown Seattle? When I last visited (late 2010) I felt like I had to be aware of my surroundings, but it did not feel like there was an inordinate amount of crime. Has this changed?

Previously at Safeway the receipt would print as the song was playing. ...But I seriously do not understand what this Toshiba is doing with this song playing and delaying the transaction processing time... Today at Safeway for the first time ever, I had to hear this little tune as my receipt printe...

It's sad to hear that Ralphs has gotten rid of custom sandwiches. When I worked in downtown San Diego I'd get sandwiches at the Ralphs on G street two to three times a week. They were delicious.

The Vons in Hermosa Beach also received this decor package over the past couple of months, and are currently running a "Come See What's New!" grand re-opening promo. I like how they work local elements into the package. There are several prints of old historic photos from the area. Adds a nice touc...

They can "SKU Rationalize" their way straight out of many customer's shopping habits. There are simply too many other options that sell food. What is funny is how it is 'okay' by the customer for stores like Costco, Trader Joe's, Aldi, etc. to operate with a very rationalized mix. But when a mainli...

... The McDonald's on the NY State Thruway also have conveyors, as the way the buildings were built the drive thru lane runs along the rear of the building (basically on the totally opposite side of the kitchen from the service counter), so they would pack the orders into bags and send those via th...

...but 40-something and 50-something are shuttering it, claiming the styles are dated and don't reflect modern women... Today's 40- and 50-somethings are a decade ago's 30- and 40-somethings. In 2007-2009 they were starting to sell more fashionable merchandise at decent prices. But then they had to...

The strangest one I've seen is in the McDonald's at Third and Pine in Downtown Seattle, which has no drive thru (being an urban location), but has a walk-up ordering window facing the outside of the building which requires a conveyor system which carries orders from the kitchen over the soda founta...