The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not talking
about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
perceptions.

I shop at Schuck's. On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate the overall cleanliness at
9 based on just looking around. I never see spilled items (not even in the
pet food aisle, Om!)

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
> talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.
>
> I shop at Schuck's. On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate the overall cleanliness
> at
> 9 based on just looking around. I never see spilled items (not even in
> the
> pet food aisle, Om!)
>
> Jill
>
>

Wegman's, Rochester stores: All spotless.

On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 16:08:07 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
>experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not talking
>about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
>perceptions.
>
>I shop at Schuck's. On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate the overall cleanliness at
>9 based on just looking around. I never see spilled items (not even in the
>pet food aisle, Om!)
>
>Jill
>

http://www.nyssenate34.com/press_arc...ory.asp?id=756

The ones I go to didn't make the "NYC Dirty Dozen"

Still Enough to Make You Sick
An Analysis of 2005 New York City
Supermarket Sanitation Inspections
http://ny1.com/ny1/pages/downloads/s...005_report.pdf


Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
> talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.

The supermarkets around here appear to be pretty clean. They're all large,
newish-looking, and attractive.

Mary

"jmcquown" > wrote

> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
> talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.

Before they built the new store next door, the old store was
always dirty looking, if not dirty. They tried replacing the linoleum
floor, that wasn't enough. They even had this plywood enclosure
for customer service, how cheesy is that??

The new store, I have no cleanliness qualms, it's all good.

nancy

"MareCat" > wrote in message
...
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
>> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
>> talking
>> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
>> perceptions.
>
> The supermarkets around here appear to be pretty clean. They're all large,
> newish-looking, and attractive.
>
> Mary
>

Do they have names?

Curly Sue wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 16:08:07 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
> >The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> >experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not talking
> >about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> >perceptions.
> >
> >I shop at Schuck's. On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate the overall cleanliness at
> >9 based on just looking around. I never see spilled items (not even in the
> >pet food aisle, Om!)
> >
> >Jill
> >
>
> http://www.nyssenate34.com/press_arc...ory.asp?id=756
>
> The ones I go to didn't make the "NYC Dirty Dozen"
>
> Still Enough to Make You Sick
> An Analysis of 2005 New York City
> Supermarket Sanitation Inspections
> http://ny1.com/ny1/pages/downloads/s...005_report.pdf
>
I notice that the chains mostly didn't make the list. Is K-mart
actually a grocery in NYC?

maxine in ri

On 4 Jul 2006 16:48:48 -0700, "maxine in ri" >
wrote:

>
>Curly Sue wrote:

>> http://www.nyssenate34.com/press_arc...ory.asp?id=756
>>
>> The ones I go to didn't make the "NYC Dirty Dozen"
>>
>> Still Enough to Make You Sick
>> An Analysis of 2005 New York City
>> Supermarket Sanitation Inspections
>> http://ny1.com/ny1/pages/downloads/s...005_report.pdf
>>
>I notice that the chains mostly didn't make the list. Is K-mart
>actually a grocery in NYC?
>
>maxine in ri

The K-Mart nearest me closed several years ago (back when K-Mart was
closing a lot of stores). But when it was open it had several aisles
that I imagine would make it a "grocery store" for inspection
purposes. Cereals, staples like dried pasta, canned foods, etc. I
don't think they had refrigerated stuff like milk though.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

jmcquown wrote:
> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.

I go to a variety of stores: Stop & Shop, Shaws, PriceRite, and some of
the local produce and specialty stores. Some have pretty scuffed
floors, but there are rarely any visable signs of critters.

Walmart and some of the odd-lot stores which carry older items and
stuff that the main stores don't want have more difficulties in that
regard.

maxine in ri

"jmcquown" > wrote:
> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
> talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.

I'd give my neighborhood Safeway about a 6 or 7. But the building is 30+
years old at this point, and it shows.

I've seen brand new stores, particularly when a chain is trying to break
into a new territory, that I'd rate at 10. But those go downhill quite fast
to 9 or 8.

I've seen independent supermarkets that I'd rate a 3 or 4. Often these are
locations with smaller old buildings that were abandoned by the major
chains.

I guess in a way I'm more concerned with whether food is handled properly
with regard to temperature control than cleanliness, though lack of concern
on the part of management probably affects things across the board. Most
things are packaged pretty well these days (and that was done elsewhere) so
cleanliness of the store itself may not have any effect on the food sold
there.

--
( #wff_ng_7# at #verizon# period #net# )

>on Tue, Jul 4, 2006, 4:08pm (EDT-1)
(jmcquown)asked:
>The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking.
>Overall, in your experience, how clean does your grocery store
>appear to be? I'm not talking about walking around doing
>a white-glove test, just your general perceptions.
>I shop at Schuck's. On a scale of 1-10, I'd
>rate the overall cleanliness at 9 based on just looking
>around. I never see spilled items (not even in the
>pet food aisle, Om!)
>Jill------------------------------------------------------------

Here in Detroit area it really depends on location of store.
Farmer Jacks & Krogers being the largest chains most are clean but a few
of the older stores they owned I avoided as I have seen cleaner truck
stops.

Most independent stores here are ok but the worst I saw was a middle
size Vietnamese
grocery/small cafe in a strip mall located in a middle class suburb near
us that was nothing short of being pure filth.

jmcquown wrote:
> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.

I shop primarily at Winco in Tigard, Oregon and it gets a 9 too. They
are always mopping the floors in there. They even vacuum the onion bin
to get all the stray onion skins.

-L.

"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
news
>
> "MareCat" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
>>> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
>>> talking
>>> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
>>> perceptions.
>>
>> The supermarkets around here appear to be pretty clean. They're all
>> large, newish-looking, and attractive.
>>
>> Mary
>>
>
> Do they have names?

Uh, yeah. The OP didn't ask for that info, though...

I shop at Kroger, H-E-B, and (once in awhile) Randall's.

Mary

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.
>
> I shop at Schuck's. On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate the overall cleanliness
at
> 9 based on just looking around. I never see spilled items (not even in
the
> pet food aisle, Om!)


Mine is a pit. It's a dump. They don't keep the coolers cool enough. The
floor is usually dirty. It could really use a new coat of paint. Produce
aisle needs sweeping usually. The cat food section is rarely organized.
Yet I keep going back for more.

Hmm....

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in your
> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
talking
> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> perceptions.
>


Mostly quite good but there is one that has a packaged chook cold cabinet
that always smells of Salmonella.

David

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote

> Mine is a pit. It's a dump. They don't keep the coolers cool enough.
> The
> floor is usually dirty. It could really use a new coat of paint. Produce
> aisle needs sweeping usually. The cat food section is rarely organized.
> Yet I keep going back for more.
>
> Hmm....

Heh, whatever reason it's got something going for it. For my pit
of a store, it was the only game in town. Now they've not only
cleaned up their act, there is competition in the area as well. But,
that was then, this is now.

Oddly enough, the timing of the new competition and the cleaning
up act are unrelated, you'd think it was. Fact is, the chain was
bought out and the new owners (Albertsons) rebuilt a number of
the older, dirty stores. Luckily mine was one of them.

nancy

"-L." > wrote

> I shop primarily at Winco in Tigard, Oregon and it gets a 9 too. They
> are always mopping the floors in there. They even vacuum the onion bin
> to get all the stray onion skins.

Curious, why not a 10?

nancy

"MareCat" > wrote in message
news
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
> news
> >
> > "MareCat" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >> .. .
> >>> The birds in the grocery store thread got me thinking. Overall, in
your
> >>> experience, how clean does your grocery store appear to be? I'm not
> >>> talking
> >>> about walking around doing a white-glove test, just your general
> >>> perceptions.
> >>
> >> The supermarkets around here appear to be pretty clean. They're all
> >> large, newish-looking, and attractive.
> >>
> >> Mary
> >>
> >
> > Do they have names?
>
> Uh, yeah. The OP didn't ask for that info, though...
>
> I shop at Kroger, H-E-B, and (once in awhile) Randall's.
>
> Mary
>
>

Mary,

Me too... don't ya just hate that when someone says "me too" <g>. Our
closest Kroger is undergoing an upgrade and yesterday when we were driving
past noticed the sign said "Kroger Signature". I think it must one of the
smallest Kroger's in the Houston area and yet they are calling it a
signature store... go figure.

Hope your move goes smoothly and I'm sure those of us who post in
houston.eats will be pleased to send you CARE packages from our area.

Chris in Pearland, TX



Chris in

"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
...
>
> "MareCat" > wrote in message
> news
>>
>> I shop at Kroger, H-E-B, and (once in awhile) Randall's.
>>
>> Mary
>>
>>
>
> Mary,
>
> Me too... don't ya just hate that when someone says "me too" <g>. Our
> closest Kroger is undergoing an upgrade and yesterday when we were driving
> past noticed the sign said "Kroger Signature". I think it must one of the
> smallest Kroger's in the Houston area and yet they are calling it a
> signature store... go figure.

I've seen smaller Krogers that are Signature stores. Always surprises me
when I see that they're Signatures.

I don't think there are any Krogers around here (The Woodlands) that aren't
Signature stores. I think there's still an H-E-B Pantry store here, though.
The H-E-B Platinum one in Market Street is really nice--very Central
Market-like. I don't shop there very often, though, as I can find better
deals at Kroger, and Kroger's prices are better in general.


> Hope your move goes smoothly and I'm sure those of us who post in
> houston.eats will be pleased to send you CARE packages from our area.

Thanks!

Mary

> > Mary,
> >
> > Me too... don't ya just hate that when someone says "me too" <g>. Our
> > closest Kroger is undergoing an upgrade and yesterday when we were
driving
> > past noticed the sign said "Kroger Signature". I think it must one of
the
> > smallest Kroger's in the Houston area and yet they are calling it a
> > signature store... go figure.
>
> I've seen smaller Krogers that are Signature stores. Always surprises me
> when I see that they're Signatures.
>
> I don't think there are any Krogers around here (The Woodlands) that
aren't
> Signature stores. I think there's still an H-E-B Pantry store here,
though.
> The H-E-B Platinum one in Market Street is really nice--very Central
> Market-like. I don't shop there very often, though, as I can find better
> deals at Kroger, and Kroger's prices are better in general.
>
>
> > Hope your move goes smoothly and I'm sure those of us who post in
> > houston.eats will be pleased to send you CARE packages from our area.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mary
>
>

Mary,

Maybe that CARE package business should be the other way around since you
are going to have a Wegman's! What about Trader Joe's?

So sad though... you'll lose your Houston roadrunner address! I'm quite
fond of mine <g>

Chris in Pearland, TX

"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
...
>
>
>> > Mary,
>> >
>> > Me too... don't ya just hate that when someone says "me too" <g>. Our
>> > closest Kroger is undergoing an upgrade and yesterday when we were
> driving
>> > past noticed the sign said "Kroger Signature". I think it must one of
> the
>> > smallest Kroger's in the Houston area and yet they are calling it a
>> > signature store... go figure.
>>
>> I've seen smaller Krogers that are Signature stores. Always surprises me
>> when I see that they're Signatures.
>>
>> I don't think there are any Krogers around here (The Woodlands) that
> aren't
>> Signature stores. I think there's still an H-E-B Pantry store here,
> though.
>> The H-E-B Platinum one in Market Street is really nice--very Central
>> Market-like. I don't shop there very often, though, as I can find better
>> deals at Kroger, and Kroger's prices are better in general.
>>
>>
>> > Hope your move goes smoothly and I'm sure those of us who post in
>> > houston.eats will be pleased to send you CARE packages from our area.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Mary
>>
>>
>
> Mary,
>
> Maybe that CARE package business should be the other way around since you
> are going to have a Wegman's! What about Trader Joe's?

LOL! They do have Trader Joe's there. Whatever anyone down here needs from
up there, I'm on it!


> So sad though... you'll lose your Houston roadrunner address! I'm quite
> fond of mine <g>

I'm sorry I'll lose mine. We've been pretty happy with RR.

Mary

Nancy Young wrote:
> "-L." > wrote
>
> > I shop primarily at Winco in Tigard, Oregon and it gets a 9 too. They
> > are always mopping the floors in there. They even vacuum the onion bin
> > to get all the stray onion skins.
>
> Curious, why not a 10?
>
> nancy

Hummm...well, some checkers don't clean their conveyor belts often
enough for me. But many times when I go to check out, they have just
cleaned them, so I really can't complain. I could probably give them
a 10. The produce section is lovely - no highly marred, mushy or moldy
fruit like you see at Fred Meyer, Albertsen's or Safeway. Plus they
clean the meat bins well with bleach, often, and supply Purell and
paper towels for your hands.

-L.

"Abe" > wrote in message
...
> >Mostly quite good but there is one that has a packaged chook cold cabinet
> >that always smells of Salmonella.
> What's a chook?

chicken

David

In article >,
says...

Absolutely fascinating thread. I know this is an old thread but I had to
comment. I have always been a stickler for cleanliness while shopping. I
think since I slipped on an old broken jar of mayo as a kid in Farmer
Jacks and got rushed to the emergency room. 15 stitches later I vowed to
look around and case the joint before entering and spending my money.
So, after moving to the West Coast my opinion is California has much
cleaner stores, maybe since they are newer and they don't have to deal
with extreme weather for months at a time like in the Midwest. Anyway,
Safeway and Mollie Stone's in the Bay Area tend to be quite clean, and
their employees are actually happy. I can't say that for the local
liquor stores (or party stores for you people in the Midwest). I have
one store in my neighborhood, that smells like dry baking urine. Nothing
like the smell of homeless urine to make you want to buy food. However,
I have another small mostly organic store in the hood that has a
constant picker upper and they even run the Roomba and Scooba cleaning
robots on their floors about twice a day. Talk about sticklers for
cleanliless. Why hire someone when you can multitask using robots.
Although, I don't know whether you can consider the Roomba and Scooba
organic, they are a welcome site since every step I take is a clean one.
If there isnt anything crunching on the feet, everything else seems
clean to me. Sorry for my long diatribe. Like I said, I had a pretty bad
early experience and I don't believe I have really worked it out in
therapy!
Jules

Cool, so do you have a Roomba and Scooba at home yet?

-Thorn, publisher, http://robotstocknews.blogspot.com


Julesgirl wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
> Absolutely fascinating thread. I know this is an old thread but I had to
> comment. I have always been a stickler for cleanliness while shopping. I
> think since I slipped on an old broken jar of mayo as a kid in Farmer
> Jacks and got rushed to the emergency room. 15 stitches later I vowed to
> look around and case the joint before entering and spending my money.
> So, after moving to the West Coast my opinion is California has much
> cleaner stores, maybe since they are newer and they don't have to deal
> with extreme weather for months at a time like in the Midwest. Anyway,
> Safeway and Mollie Stone's in the Bay Area tend to be quite clean, and
> their employees are actually happy. I can't say that for the local
> liquor stores (or party stores for you people in the Midwest). I have
> one store in my neighborhood, that smells like dry baking urine. Nothing
> like the smell of homeless urine to make you want to buy food. However,
> I have another small mostly organic store in the hood that has a
> constant picker upper and they even run the Roomba and Scooba cleaning
> robots on their floors about twice a day. Talk about sticklers for
> cleanliless. Why hire someone when you can multitask using robots.
> Although, I don't know whether you can consider the Roomba and Scooba
> organic, they are a welcome site since every step I take is a clean one.
> If there isnt anything crunching on the feet, everything else seems
> clean to me. Sorry for my long diatribe. Like I said, I had a pretty bad
> early experience and I don't believe I have really worked it out in
> therapy!
> Jules