Answers to suggestions we have received:
6/5/09
"Why do you carry Moonpies? They are pure Junk food."
Answer - We are a grocery store, not specifically a health food store. We carry products that our customers want to buy, and believe it or not, we sell a lot of moonpies.
6/5/09
"Can you change the music you play? The classical music depresses me."
Answer - This is a tricky subject. We get complaints no matter what kind of music is playing, but long experience has shown us that classical music seems to offend the least amount of people. This one falls under the "you can't please all of the people all of the time" header.
6/5/09
"Can you round all prices to the nearest 5 or 10 cents? I know the government will never get rid of the penny, but you can!"
Answer - Many of our products are sold by the weight, so odd penny amounts will come up no matter what unless you do not buy any produce, bulk foods or deli items. Many of our buyers feel that items sell better when they are priced to end in 9 because the price seems lower. We have discussed changing our pricing but it does not seem like the potential benefit (reducing change given out) outweighs the cost (reduced sales).
"Why do you carry Moonpies? They are pure Junk food."
Answer - We are a grocery store, not specifically a health food store. We carry products that our customers want to buy, and believe it or not, we sell a lot of moonpies.
6/5/09
"Can you change the music you play? The classical music depresses me."
Answer - This is a tricky subject. We get complaints no matter what kind of music is playing, but long experience has shown us that classical music seems to offend the least amount of people. This one falls under the "you can't please all of the people all of the time" header.
6/5/09
"Can you round all prices to the nearest 5 or 10 cents? I know the government will never get rid of the penny, but you can!"
Answer - Many of our products are sold by the weight, so odd penny amounts will come up no matter what unless you do not buy any produce, bulk foods or deli items. Many of our buyers feel that items sell better when they are priced to end in 9 because the price seems lower. We have discussed changing our pricing but it does not seem like the potential benefit (reducing change given out) outweighs the cost (reduced sales).