Supermarkets

Yesterday my wife and I had some business to take care of in wetern Queens. The business was Robin's beautification. I mentioned earlier that the lady who does him used to work for a very large pet store but after giving birth to her baby she decided to go private and work from home. She is very good and we are one of her followers, so is Robin.

After we dropped him off at her house we had about two hours to kill. Supermarket shopping sounded like a logical thing to do and noy far from her in Bayside, Queens we found a Stop and Shop supermarket. I have to add that Bayside is an upscale area and Stop and Shop is also a better than average supermarket, not inexpensive. We like the brand and there is one not far from where we live so we bravely went to this one.

You can not imagine our surprise and horror and disappointment when upon entering the store we found empty after empty shelves. The place looked like it was going out of business. No fresh fruits, no vegetables, no salads, no meats and there must had been a lots of other nos but we just couldn't stand it. Turned around and left. Let the people of Bayside deal with this store.

On another part of Long Island and nat far for us a Lidl German supermarket is slated to open on June 15. For us, Europeans this is a well known name and we are anxiously waiting the opening of this store to see what they have to offer. We know Aldi, and shop there frequently but they say this one will be better and different. 

We also like Shop Rite. I am convinced that Lidl, being new and European will give the American stores a run for their money. People like change and the new.