Fresh & Easy Visit #3
So I’ve now been to Fresh & Easy in Alhambra three times and can say this - I don’t like the shopping experience there. The aisles are smaller than most grocery stores, so it’s hard not to run into someone. I felt cramped and cornered there. Also the ready-made food section looked very uninspired. I could not bring myself to buy anything from there. I do, however, like the tea section; it seemed to have more unique teas than most stores and A LOT cheaper at $2.15/box. Whole Foods did not have chocolate tea, but Fresh & Easy did. (I just saw that Trader Joe’s sells tea cheaper than Fresh and Easy.) I did get some Fresh & Easy chocolate granola bars that were hearty and tasty. I did not look forward to checking myself out though. As I was bagging my groceries, another family started scanning their purchases, so their stuff collided with mine. Grrrr! After shopping at F & E, I have decided I like the little luxury of having a clerk and bag person. F & E makes Ralphs seem like a spa. I did see a lot of families shopping at F & E, so I’m guessing there are good deals on meat and produce. I’m really more of a ready-made, frozen, and snack shopper, so perhaps my views of F & E are not the norm. Also, I think the rainy weather has made me more cross than usual. Grrrr!
NEVER EVER GO TO FRESH AND EASY. THEYRE OWNED BY TESCO, THE THIRD LARGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD (IE. WAL MART OF THE UK)
THEYRE UNDERCUTTING WAGES BY REMAINING UNONUNION IN HIGH DENSITY UNION AREAS (LA, LV, PHX) AND CREATED A LOW-EMPLOYEE MODEL FOR THEIR STORES WHICH DOES NOT NEED CASHIERS, STOCK PEOPLE (THERE IS NO BACK WAREHOUSE), OR MEAT CUTTERS.
ugh also it just sucks to shop in that sort of wacko minimalist aesthetic. it blows.
Comment by kate — March 2, 2009 @ 3:10 am