"Wilson Farm's a rip off?" written by Paul on estrip.org

07/24/09 11:59 - 70ºF - ID#49368

Wilson Farm's a rip off?

I guess because one of the original estrip posts I wrote was about an incident at wilson farm's on breckenridge (e:news,29677) - this person thinks I am just a anti-wilson farm's individual. Otherwise I have no idea why they sent this to me?!

Message from an anonymous guest 07/22/09 13:50@205.188.116.66 says:

paul wilson farms is rip off there prices are high one dollar for a candy bar sandwiches are no longer made on premises and for four dollars u get 3 thin slices of meat i hope people will realize this and stop patronizing this high priced store

uncutsaniflush writes at 09:15:32 07/24/09 - Comment #50279: Conflict of Interest Alert - I work for a company that provides inventory services for Wilson Farms (and many other stores) and I, personally, inventory Wilson Farms on a regular basis.

Convenience stores exist for only one reason - convenience. And convenience costs. Unless something is on sale (usually because of the vendor or manufacturer), you are not going to find bargains at legitimate convenience stores.

In my professional and personal experience, vendor items (bread, diary, soda, beer, chips) prices are competitive with Tops and Wegmans (I also inventory both stores). The less turnover in a product, the higher the price. This is true for all retail, but especially convenience stores.

As to buying sandwiches at Wilson , I think anyone who buys their sandwiches is unwise. If you want a sandwich go to a sandwich shop. Or make it yourself. It's not that hard. Even at Wilson Farms, you can get a half-pound or so of lunch meat and a loaf of bread for less than 4 dollars.

But coming back to the anonymous coward who complained, I wonder if s/he bothered to contact Wilson Farms corporate management about the problem. These days, since the severance from Ahold, customer satisfaction is a bit more of a priority. I don't think that the A.C. would have gotten her/his money back but at the very least s/he would have gotten a coupon for another sandwich.

metalpeter writes at 07:49:12 07/24/09 - Comment #50277: Um no what they bought was a rip off. Many things there cost about the same as a tops, and if you get stuff on sale their prices are good. What you are paying for is not standing in a tops line when you need just a few things. Hey they think that place is costly go to 7 Eleven and see what rip off really means, on some items.

hodown writes at 05:22:14 07/24/09 - Comment #50273: Compared to the bodega in mt hood Wilson Farms is a dream. They should be sent to JC and then let's see how much they complain about WF.

jason writes at 04:28:58 07/24/09 - Comment #50271: ?? That's so crazy. In any case, it is a convenience store, where you go to pick up TP when you're desperate and can't make it to Wegman's. Of course convenience stores are pricey.

joshua writes at 04:19:22 07/24/09 - Comment #50270: Weird. They do have a point about Wilson Farms but it's a convenience store; what is so hard to understand about that?

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07/23/09 01:55 - 75ºF - ID#49363

Gay prisoner penpal

Looking for a gay prisoner pen pal? Then today is your lucky day.

paul writes at 01:03:36 07/24/09 - Comment #50269: I imagine it would be interesting. If only they could be emailpals I would do it. I mean the chances of me using a pen are slim. You could use all your caligraphy skills.

mike writes at 12:24:08 07/24/09 - Comment #50268: maybe i'll do it

paul writes at 11:54:56 07/24/09 - Comment #50267: That's a very good observation.

lauren writes at 11:20:18 07/24/09 - Comment #50266: I would have to say that...jail/prison is not some objective place where they put "bad" people because of a natural effect of their bad actions/choices. Our justice system is deeply flawed. We also can't forget that queer youth often are homeless because they aren't safe at home, have been kicked out or have chosen to leave for various other reasons. And then, once they get into the system, chances are they are more likely to face discrimination inside prison walls.

tinypliny writes at 05:45:12 07/23/09 - Comment #50252: Writing to someone regularly doesn't strike me as being casual. When I write, I like to think that it is a real and personal conversation. I don't write personal letters believing that I would never really meet the person I am writing to.

Prisoners don't stay in prisons forever and as you pointed out, prisoners have a high likelihood of being maladjusted and emotionally disturbed. So the question I would ask myself is would I be comfortable sitting down at home or at a coffee shop or at a party talking to this prisoner?

Though it might be beneficial to them, my self-preserving instinct screams out against any sort of risk-taking... I think its a sad statement on myself that I trust people so little. :/

matthew writes at 05:18:02 07/23/09 - Comment #50250: I haven't looked at it that way before e;jenks. Point well taken.

jenks writes at 05:04:08 07/23/09 - Comment #50249: I know matthew... and you're right.
Not everyone in jail is a horrible child murderer who deserves no sympathy.

Then again, there are plenty of people who have managed to stay OUT of jail who could use people to help them form stable relationships too...

matthew writes at 05:01:28 07/23/09 - Comment #50248: I'd also like to point out that many prisoners are looking for friends not lovers. I'd write to them, not the triple murderer who's looking to "find mr right". Cause we all can guess what he did to the two previous mr wrongs. Lol

matthew writes at 04:39:19 07/23/09 - Comment #50247: Not all the people in prison are murders and the like. Many are drug dealers, drug addicts, and petty thieves. Just the sort of people who need stable relationships (or the practice of how to create and maintain healthy stable relationships) when they get out so the hopefully can stay out. That's why the penpal program started. Remember, lots of people are sent to prison to recieve help, others to be sent away. I'd think the "doctors" would understand that.

matthew writes at 04:30:45 07/23/09 - Comment #50246: There are a few sites online that let gay prisoners post classifed ads looking for Outside penpals. It's interesting to read them, and sometimes sad. I'd even write to some of them if you could do it through email, but you have to use your real name and real home address for obvious reasons.

jenks writes at 04:27:06 07/23/09 - Comment #50245: to answer you question tiny-
bleeding heart liberals who think 'prisoners have feelings too'.

That's the type of person who wants to foster a relationship with these prisoners.

(this comment is only sort of tongue-in-cheek)

hodown writes at 03:35:36 07/23/09 - Comment #50244: It sounds like a scam waiting to happen.

tinypliny writes at 02:11:06 07/23/09 - Comment #50242: Seriously though, I have never really understood this "pen-pal-ing" with prisoners. Why on earth would you want to cultivate a relationship - however remote, with a murderer, a potential serial killer, stalker or rapist? Who does that in their right minds??!

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07/20/09 12:28 - 59ºF - ID#49332

Weekend vacation on a fingerlake

We headed out to (e:chris)' vacation house on one of the finger lakes.
We went with the chris', (e:james), (e:jim), cowboy mike and cara.

The house is right on the lake.

Originally, we thought we were going to go camping but this was much
more relaxed than camping. Full kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms and
sattelite television.

Did some Linux compiling to get a 3g broadband card working on a netbook running ubuntu remix, did some swimming (both daytime and night), a lot of drinking ... Oh and ate 250 clams, steaks, fresh peas and yummy cherries. It was great.

It's nice to have fun friends. Thanks guys. I still can't wait to go real camping.

then at the end we picked up (e:mike) and (e:libertad) from their florida trip.

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07/17/09 04:50 - 64ºF - ID#49319

Clamstravaganza

to be continued...

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07/17/09 02:52 - 66ºF - ID#49317

Christians protesting Thursday in the square

The Christian protestors at Thursday in the square went totally nuts
this week. They keep bringing their children out. I can't imagine
why anyone would bring a kid with in that scenario.

They were like red faced screaming maniac style and their violent
words were met with serious anti-protest.

At one point they got in a fight with some punk guys and two seconds
later people of every race and ethnic group swarmed in on them. Then
people started throwing full bottles of water at them till the police
broke it up.

It was interesting to see other types of Christians engadging them and
calling them non Christians.

They basically mixed up their most violent whackjob adult males with
the timid children, probably their dads.

The comic book about flight 144 read like Nazi propaganda.

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07/17/09 12:25 - 69ºF - ID#49316

Buffalo Division of the treasury

(e:Terry) was sending in our tax money to the city today and affixed a
"get well soon" sticker. I thought it was so funny.

So get this, they charge 2% of the total, which can be huge, to pay
electronically but it's free to send in a check. How can that be more
efficient. I mean I am sure they are charged by the credit card
company for the transaction but 2% is pretty redic - especially on a
high tax bill.

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Category: computers

07/17/09 02:03 - 69ºF - ID#49313

Apple break pre in itunes

I have more entertaining journal to post later, but as I sit here scanning my home title to send to the mortgage people for closing tomorrow, I couldn't help but notice the threat on apple breakin palm pre compatibility with itunes

I am not surprised at all, what I am surprised about is that people are happy about it because they can't believe anyone would "steal" from apple.

Seriously, Apple did all thge hard work with iTunes, and a company creates a product and think that they can just ride Apple's coat tails ?

C'mon - make your own software, you stupid idiots!

Seriously fucktard. Get a clue, apple borrowed like 98% of everything in os x from unix and open source projects. If anyone is riding on anyone's coattails its apple riding on the open source communities hard work.

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07/16/09 08:10 - 74ºF - ID#49311

Being skinny

It doesn't mean you can't eat junkfood. It mean saying a half a cookie
and a half cup of pocorn was enough food for the whole day.

I wish that wasn't true but it's been the busiest day ever and Noe
it's time to go get beer.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

07/13/09 10:45 - 65ºF - ID#49283

Beef on weck soup

I went back to the taste of buffalo with (e:James) last night. I
finally tried the beef on Weck soup which was good but needed
horseradish cream or something.

I also tasted dinosaur barbeque which is actually from Rochester. I
never knew why people traveled so far for it but now I know. It was
the mist delicious BBQ I ever had.

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Category: beggars

07/12/09 01:27 - 67ºF - ID#49273

The begger at walgreens on north

She is always there or around it. I am so sick of her and her drama
stories. She is a lying hustler. I honestly have a hard time not
spitting on her at this point.

I really hate it when you see the people fall for her shit and give
her money.

Today's story is it's the Taste of Buffalo and the police are just
arresting people . She makes it sound so Nazi state without any
context.

When that doesn't work she pulls out her tried and true story of the
decade: her daughter unexpectantly had a baby she wasn't ready for
and that she needs to get to sisters to deal with it.

She has been telling that very same story since I used to come here in
high school. Either she has 1000 grandchildren or she is a liar. I
vote liar.

Its sad because scumbag, scamartists like her give the city a bad rap
and on top of that make people care less when there is someone that is
really begging for money and really needs it.

The one woman even went back to her car to get more money, what a
sucker. I mean she is definately a hustler, but even if she wasn't,
that is what social welfare programs are for. To help people and to
keep it legit and for that we already pay a lot.

I feel like for the amount of times I have had to put up with that
story, she owes me. Just to be clear she is the one on the stripped
shirt.

dimartiste writes at 11:50:31 07/15/09 - Comment #50031: Beggars - I used to have to talk with them daily on Elmwood. No matter what business I worked for over the years there is always one. Yes. I agree with you. Unfortunately this is there supplemental income. Yes, you are right. "There is a sucker born every minute" (the circus guy said that) Buffalo really is about friendly neighbors, unfortunately most beggars need to learn some protocol. On Elmwood I was like if you asked me once then you are done for the day. Most of them respected that, learning that it depended on my mood. Most of the time on only gave them food. Now I am kind of hard hearted about most of their hard luck stories. They may have been true at one time, but some stories are not good repeat business. That's when I wonder if they are "Day Passes" released from the phsyc center.

I haven't seen her recently as we have switched our family meds back to Wegman's.

OK - I am totally horrible for this, but I also start giving them a hard luck story of my own back.

I really did have a hard time a while back. I was on welfare and couldn't make ends meet. I was so angry how they treated me downtown. Hell I have been paying taxes since I could work. When this beggar came up and asked if I could spare a dollar and I let him have it. My anger at the system, at my roommates for screwing me over with the bills, at the eviction notice, at the bills being run up in my name, at my counselor who acted like I barely could read or write instead of an eduated person with a degree - I rambled on and on and on and on. For every problem he could figure out he heard he handed me a dollar saying he was sorry! That day I cried. Now, I can laugh.

tinypliny writes at 08:35:03 07/12/09 - Comment #49951: Oh man, you are right. I speed-walk in and out because I have small personal record going about how fast I can get milk home. The current record stands at 14 minutes (to and fro, with 3 deep cashier queues).

tinypliny writes at 08:32:43 07/12/09 - Comment #49950: HAHAHA... for some reason Vincent, that is hilarious!

vincent writes at 08:17:58 07/12/09 - Comment #49949: Suckers!

But in actuality that happens everywhere just about every city. I used to have this conversation with co-workers in Canada about the differences in panhandlers between our two countries. We basically decided that Canadian panhandlers were more polite and had some semblance of manners while US panhandlers were belligerent, crude and demanding.

paul writes at 04:44:44 07/12/09 - Comment #49946: My guess is that you walk too fast for it to happen. You have to saunter a bit for her to start the story.