uncutsaniflush - 07/24/09 21:15
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 - 07/24/09 19:49
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 - 07/24/09 17:22
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 - 07/24/09 16:28
?? 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 - 07/24/09 16:19
Weird. They do have a point about Wilson Farms but it's a convenience store; what is so hard to understand about that?

paul - 07/24/09 13:03
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 - 07/24/09 12:24
maybe i'll do it

paul - 07/24/09 11:54
That's a very good observation.

lauren - 07/24/09 11:20
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 - 07/23/09 17:45
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 - 07/23/09 17:18
I haven't looked at it that way before e;jenks. Point well taken.

jenks - 07/23/09 17:04
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 - 07/23/09 17:01
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 - 07/23/09 16:39
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 - 07/23/09 16:30
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 - 07/23/09 16:27
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 - 07/23/09 15:35
It sounds like a scam waiting to happen.

tinypliny - 07/23/09 14:11
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??!

jenks - 07/20/09 16:27
check out the sexy legs on Terry!

tinypliny - 07/20/09 01:45
I would like to walk on that pier-walkway - looks really cool. :) Nice to hear you had a good time.

paul - 07/17/09 22:34
were are 150 into the 250ct box at this point.

tinypliny - 07/17/09 18:57
With bated breath and whisp'ring humbleness,

I wait.

metalpeter - 07/17/09 19:16
Hey If I could get into the stuff they say is going on, I would go to the square every Thursday. I have yet to have some hot young sexy little thing start dancing on me and going "I want that Inside me now" "oh yeah and maybe if you do me really good, then I'll let you put it in my Ass".

jim - 07/17/09 16:46
I may be going to hell but I'm pretty sure none of those people are going to heaven :)

jim - 07/17/09 16:45
That tract pretty much sums up exactly evangelicalism's most psychotic aspects. Arbitrary belief in chain of words Y outweighs specific actions X? Right.

james - 07/17/09 15:21
Flight 144! That is a Jack Chicks tract! :::link:::

It really is great to spew hate and use children as a shield.

lilho - 07/17/09 15:07
eww! return of the pilgrims. if god is against fornication how are there so many people on this earth? i suppose i shall have to parish because i am not going to repent.