Julia Whitney Robarts
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On the Blog Post Hearty Beef and Barley Soup II
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
1:44 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
This is excellent -so interesting! Appreciate the effort,. I agree it's nice to see TJ's up there as well as Whole Foods; Ironic that MB, Hannafords, and S&S landed in the same order I would have put them in :)
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
8:30 am on Thursday, March 7, 2013
ReplyThank you, Fred - perfect tangent! Would love to see the survey questions that Consumer Reports used.
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
1:37 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
ReplyMelee, I'm sorry to laugh at your mistake, but that is funny. I don't even know where there is a Roche brothers near N.R. Good luck with your next trip!
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
12:13 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
ReplyThank you, Theresa, for the update on the Middleton Market Basket! Good to know.
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
12:12 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
I'm headed to Hannaford's today to try it out for a 1/2 shop - my biggest concern is figuring out where everything is kept, so it doesn't take my twice as long as normal.
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
11:01 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Teresa - I have not been at the Middleton MB since their Reading store opened. I always found the Middleton store to be a bit run down, and they had a serious fly problem back by the deli area in the summer months (I've heard it is because of their close proximity to Richardson's cows but dont' know if that's the case). Do you find it to be that way still? Or perhaps they've cleaned up a bit.
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
4:17 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
ReplyI was very pleasantly surprised that Hannaford's prices were so close to MB's. I've always enjoyed shopping them in Maine as well. I just never think to head in the direction of W. Peabody when I'm at home. I definitely appreciate your point of view on boycotting S&S because of their alienating business practices. They seem unconcerned with NR residents' opinions and pleas for resolution of the empty store front. Not a great business move.
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On the Blog Post Which Grocery Store Really Has the Best Prices?
Julia Whitney Robarts
4:14 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
I agree there is a lot of activiity going on at MB no matter what time you go. But I am not sure it wouldn't be such a problem if not for the scads of people that are always there shopping. I suppose that is just a sign of their popularity, but maybe MB could adjust their stocking times hmmmm?
Julia Whitney Robarts
11:19 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Sure, you can and it wouldn't alter the taste too much. I am not worried about the tiny amount of oil added via my spaghetti sauce and reduced-fat chicken broth, and the salt is definitely (for me) needed for flavor. But that is the beauty of soups and stews - completely flexibe to individual tastes!