At least this is the way Stew Leonard's was described the other day so Paul and I decided to venture into Yonkers to scope it out. Paul had read about this store 25 years ago in Tom Peter's book about excellence in management and had always wanted to see why Peters was so sold on the store. The exterior certainly lived up to the hype of "Disneyland-esque," but I am sorry to say we were somewhat disappointed in the actual products. Yes, there were puppets everywhere, little mechanical figures on swings, and free samples, but we came away almost empty handed. I think if in our life time we had only experienced the crowded NYC grocery stores, Stew's would have been a virtual wonderland for us. But that is not the case. Fortunately, within just a few hundred yards there was a Costco----familiar territory for us---- and we managed to score on a gallon size drum of salsa, a year's worth of toothbrushes in one pack, and 45 pounds of cheese. Nachos anyone?
4 comments:
wow-- talk about a disappointment after 25 years of anticipation! i think it must have been Central Market that ruined this day for you. seriously, how do you compete with that? don't mess...
For me it is hard to beat Costco. Glad you got to go check out the other place though. You can never and I mean never have enough nacho cheese.
i prefer queso but nachos work as well. costco is amazing. it's sad when i look forward to those trips - even if it includes taking all 3 kids@@
Nachos Please!!
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