Cheap & Easy..

[Bummer]

Originally Posted by Magnum Mike

I agree, I know there are AJ's markets, but there aren't many of them. I'll have to check out Fresh & Easy when they open.

I know you would prefer CHEAP AND EASY, Mike, but have you tried Sprouts?

Welcome to Sprouts

Great Fresh Produce and bulk items at very decent prices.

[HX_Guy]

Originally Posted by sierraAZ

All these changes towards smaller-scale things here lately are funny to me. Well, a lot of them don't really amuse me as much as they outrage me, i.e., everything way smaller and "new" at the same price. This country was known for BIG things - big portions, big cars, big containers of everything, big you name it. Seems like everything's going backwards. For instance, I've been very happy with the grocery bags (yes, plastic, thank you very much). In the old days back home nobody was giving you a bag. Later bags appeared, but you had to pay for them. Now there are fans, mind you voluntary fans, of these ideas... I'm not big on bread, but a few days ago noticed another "innovation" in Sunflower Market - a 1/2 loaf of bread! A half loaf of bread for $3.50!!! The way things are going the obesity problem might be solved in very foreseeable future! Just kiddin'... having to eat substandard food is way more likely to make you fat than gorging on good food, which reminds of another long-gone myth - cheap food in America. Yeah, right... if you're on a Mac'n'Cheese diet.

Yes...and BIG things lead to BIG asses, not exactly something I think we should brag about.

It's true that America was (is) known for big things but I think people are starting to realize that sort of lifestyle isn't sustainable forever and isn't necessarily good.

You gave an example of a 1/2 loaf of bread for $3.50. I'm sure the reason it was that much wasn't because it was half the size but probably other qualities about it. We sometimes buy $5 bread at AJs because it has all of about 5 ingredients in it, all of which you can pronounce, things like flour, yeast, salt.

Same goes for big cars and big roads and the plastic bags...it's all great until you realize that you have to think about the future, not just about today and how comfortable we are.

[nitram]

Tesco is planning 40 fresh and Easy stores in AZ. Also Walmart and Bashas have announced plans to open similiar competing stores in the state. This is the latest trend to catch the on the go person, who comming home from work, wants to jump in and out of a store quickly with a few items rather than wait/shop in a larger supermarket.
They're pretty much on the scale and niche of Trader Joe's.
Tesco is an England based corporation with it's USA headquarters in Los Angeles.
Trader Joe's is moving ouy of our area, and everyone is anxiously waiting to see if one of these other enterprises comes in and replaces them. Our area is badly in need of such a store.

[sablebaby]

I went to the Fresh and Easy today that just opened up at 12st and Northern and it was busy! But, I gotta say that I loved the store. I wish it wasn't as busy so I could spend more time shopping. Very cool idea! I can't wait for more to open.

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by nitram

Tesco is planning 40 fresh and Easy stores in AZ. Also Walmart and Bashas have announced plans to open similiar competing stores in the state. This is the latest trend to catch the on the go person, who comming home from work, wants to jump in and out of a store quickly with a few items rather than wait/shop in a larger supermarket.

Good. If supermarkets were not as greedy as to keep the milk, eggs, etc. at the back of the stores (in the hope you'd buy other junk on the trip over), perhaps they wouldn't have had to lose customers.