[Happy Wife And Mom]

ButterflyLion, on 14 January 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

Where locally are the organic food store and the organic produce store located?

http://www.naturesco...8D82BB61DD45F56

http://www.iamwonderful.com/index.cfm

[Wineguy]

ButterflyLion, on 14 January 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

Where is there a Publix in Hiram? If you use the store locator on the Publix website and put in Hiram none show up with a Hiram address. There are 3 located in Dallas and 2 in Powder Springs.

Where locally are the organic food store and the organic produce store located?

It was where Staples is. But it closed years ago.

[ButterflyLion]

Steven Lang, on 14 January 2012 - 10:56 PM, said:

Hmmmm.... within a 5 miles radius I have....

5 Krogers *Brownsville, Macland, Dallas Hwy, Powder Springs Rd., Whitlock*

4 Publixes *Downtown Hiram, Dallas Hwy, Barrett Pkwy, MAcland Rd.*

Super Target *Hiram*

2 Wal-Mart's *Hiram & Hardy Pkwy*

Sam's Club *Hiram*

Aldi's *Powder Springs Rd*

and also...

Ingles, Food Lion, an Organic Food Store, an Organic Produce Store...

All of that is in a 5 mile radius?

[themetcalfs]

ButterflyLion, on 12 January 2012 - 06:40 PM, said:

I think Save A Lot stores would do well in the locations where Food Lions are located now. My Mom used to live close to one, and it got a lot of business. It was smaller than Kroger or Publix and stocked basic items at discounted prices. The lighting and design was plain. I've never been in any except that one. Has anyone shopped there? I looked online and the closest location to Hiram is Bremen. I looked at their sales for this week and noticed that they have 2 lbs of carrots for $1.00 and 3 lb. bags of onions for only $1.00. I plan to email them and suggest that they consider locating a store here.

Here's a link:

http://savealot.shop...50&AdRef=link01

I'd like to see a Publix in Hiram, too.

there is a save a lot in cedartown.

[themetcalfs]

Blondiega1, on 12 January 2012 - 12:10 PM, said:

Maybe we'll get a new FRED's!!

then i wouldnt have to drive so far to work!

[Steven Lang]

ButterflyLion, on 14 January 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

Where is there a Publix in Hiram? If you use the store locator on the Publix website and put in Hiram none show up with a Hiram address. There are 3 located in Dallas and 2 in Powder Springs.

Where locally are the organic food store and the organic produce store located?

My apologies. That should have read 'Downtown Powder Springs'.

I live near the corner of Macland Rd. and Lost Mountain in West Cobb. I used Google Maps for my write-up.

[Lady Raider]

The 25% off sale starts today... does anyone know when the family dollar will open? I wonder if they knew FL would close before they leased the building for the family dollar.

[GeorgiaTornado]

LR...one of my good friends is going to be the manager there... I'll ask her really quick and see what she says.

[♥GaLinemansWife♥]

Lady Raider, on 18 January 2012 - 07:52 AM, said:

The 25% off sale starts today... does anyone know when the family dollar will open? I wonder if they knew FL would close before they leased the building for the family dollar.

I would think pretty soon, I saw them stocking it yesterday.

[Greatma]

♥GaLinemansWife♥, on 18 January 2012 - 10:10 AM, said:

I would think pretty soon, I saw them stocking it yesterday.

I got the Grand Opening sale paper yesterday. I know they will be open Saturday. They are giving a $5.00
gift card to the first 50 customers.

[peachesga]

I visited the 25% off sale this morning. After the 25% off, still higher than Walmart.

[AustinPlantation]

e went this morning too.

Some vendors were in the store removing their merchandise --- assuming FL is selling it back to them at a discount.

Got some good stuff.

Only things not 25% off is tobacco, alcohol, and for some strange reason, refrigerated milk products.

However, watch out --- they still have sale item signs in place for some items, which i noticed didn't apply at the register.

This post has been edited by AustinPlantation: 18 January 2012 - 03:20 PM

[♥GaLinemansWife♥]

I just got back from Kroger and OMG!! That place will give someone an anxiety attack. I havent been that crowded since Wal mart on Black Friday! Every turn someone was about to hit me with their buggy, people blocking the aisle while they browsed the dollar bins, me trying to maneuver that stupid car buggy my son HAD to have and wouldnt ride in...Uggh! I am SOOO going to miss food lion!

[All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah]

♥GaLinemansWife♥, on 18 January 2012 - 03:48 PM, said:

I just got back from Kroger and OMG!! That place will give someone an anxiety attack. I havent been that crowded since Wal mart on Black Friday! Every turn someone was about to hit me with their buggy, people blocking the aisle while they browsed the dollar bins, me trying to maneuver that stupid car buggy my son HAD to have and wouldnt ride in...Uggh! I am SOOO going to miss food lion!

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad my kids can't fit in those anymore, it was like driving a mack truck through downtown Atlanta in rush hour!

[♥GaLinemansWife♥]

All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah, on 18 January 2012 - 03:51 PM, said:

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad my kids can't fit in those anymore, it was like driving a mack truck through downtown Atlanta in rush hour!

I wouldnt even complain as much if he actually rode in it, but he walkes along side of it so we can take up the ENTIRE aisle I said excuse me more this afternoon than Ive said this month!

[All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah]

♥GaLinemansWife♥, on 18 January 2012 - 03:55 PM, said:

I wouldnt even complain as much if he actually rode in it, but he walkes along side of it so we can take up the ENTIRE aisle I said excuse me more this afternoon than Ive said this month!

That was always my first condition, "If I get this thing you are NOT getting out one single time." and I never let them, so the fad wore off quick when they couldn't snatch and grab off the shelves on the cookie aisle!

[lowrider]

peachesga, on 18 January 2012 - 02:29 PM, said:

I visited the 25% off sale this morning. After the 25% off, still higher than Walmart.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Food Lion is high. I do my grocery shopping at WALMART. I don't use coupons or store brands and Walmart is still cheaper.

The only reason I went was to get cans of Allen's Italian cut green beans with the shelly beans. They are hard to find.

AND a gallon of milk and there wasn't any milk!

[♥GaLinemansWife♥]

lowrider, on 18 January 2012 - 04:34 PM, said:

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Food Lion is high. I do my grocery shopping at WALMART. I don't use coupons or store brands and Walmart is still cheaper.

The only reason I went was to get cans of Allen's Italian cut green beans with the shelly beans. They are hard to find.

AND a gallon of milk and there wasn't any milk!

They quit ordering trucks when they found out they were closing, thats why there was no milk or bread and barely any meat.

[Lady Raider]

lowrider, on 18 January 2012 - 04:34 PM, said:

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Food Lion is high. I do my grocery shopping at WALMART. I don't use coupons or store brands and Walmart is still cheaper.

The only reason I went was to get cans of Allen's Italian cut green beans with the shelly beans. They are hard to find.

AND a gallon of milk and there wasn't any milk!

the allen beans is what I buy... and sams has them a gallon can for 3.45 i just bought some sunday... i am suppose to try to take mama up there at FL but i think after reading this I may tell her it is not worth the trip..

[lowrider]

I would wait and see if they do a 50% off. That would be better!

But they may not.

[winston1972]

I went this morning and bought some store brand nightime pants for my 4 yo that were a good deal with the 25% off, some beans, TP, aluminum foil and Food lion salsa which is fabulous. A lot of the stuff was marked back up- kind of like Kroger has a sale price with a rewards cards, so that "discount was gone and most of the stuff was still too high. The lady at the register did say that the food would be marked down more. It looked like they had brought in employees for the liquidation as there were alot of of employees I had never seen beofre and she was talking about how at previous store closing new merchandise would continue to come in for a while until the warehouse was depleted...

[ButterflyLion]

According to comments at southernsavers.com/ some Food Lion locations that are going of business are accepting coupons while others are not. Does anyone know about the local ones? Are they still accepting coupons?

[♥GaLinemansWife♥]

Just found out it was senior citizen day at Kroger...*Noted* Thats why it was so crowded and I guess that must be why the elderly lady broke in front of me at the deli, because her Boars Head Tavern ham was more important than my Private Selection baby swiss cheese

[Lady Raider]

my aunt just called... and said a mgr at fl told her he had heard that a food depot was coming there..

[Happy Wife And Mom]

Lady Raider, on 18 January 2012 - 07:25 PM, said:

my aunt just called... and said a mgr at fl told her he had heard that a food depot was coming there..

That would be nice. They have a much better variety of produce than any of the other stores.

[Oh No Its Me]

lowrider, on 18 January 2012 - 04:59 PM, said:

I would wait and see if they do a 50% off. That would be better!

But they may not.

That is coming next Wed I was told though there may not be much left.

I managed to score some good deals, nothing screaming but good. I was pleased. I did notice their prices are higher than other places. Could be why they didn't work out so well there.

♥GaLinemansWife♥, on 18 January 2012 - 07:15 PM, said:

Just found out it was senior citizen day at Kroger...*Noted* Thats why it was so crowded and I guess that must be why the elderly lady broke in front of me at the deli, because her Boars Head Tavern ham was more important than my Private Selection baby swiss cheese

Oh honey....you don't ever...ever....EVER go to Kroger on Senior Citizens day.....EVER.

ButterflyLion, on 18 January 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:

According to comments at southernsavers.com/ some Food Lion locations that are going of business are accepting coupons while others are not. Does anyone know about the local ones? Are they still accepting coupons?

Yes they are just no competitor coupons, no price matching and they are no longer doubling coupons.

[lowrider]

I've never been in a Food Depot, what are they like? I always thought they were nasty.......and I have nothing to base it on except maybe where I saw it or the surrounding area.

[Happy Wife And Mom]

lowrider, on 18 January 2012 - 08:04 PM, said:

I've never been in a Food Depot, what are they like? I always thought they were nasty.......and I have nothing to base it on except maybe where I saw it or the surrounding area.

I've only been in a few of them, and they were run down. I only buy produce at them and I wash it all anyway.

[♥GaLinemansWife♥]

I know the one I know of in Austell I thought was nasty when I lived out there, but that was years ago. I have family that lives there and swears by the produce and meat...

[happymomof2]

I just hope some type of grocery store goes in there soon. It is very convenient to the house if we need something quick or to stop on the way home from work to pick something up for that night. I'll still do my "grocery shopping" at Walmart, but really hope something goes in there!

[peachesga]

ButterflyLion, on 18 January 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:

According to comments at southernsavers.com/ some Food Lion locations that are going of business are accepting coupons while others are not. Does anyone know about the local ones? Are they still accepting coupons?

the one down 61 south took mine yesterday

[JYD]

Food Depot is owned by some ex Winn Dixie upper management. They usually go in closed WD's and have a local person to manage them. They have a limited amount of brand items more so generic.

[NEWTOHIRAM]

themetcalfs, on 15 January 2012 - 02:22 PM, said:

there is a save a lot in cedartown.

Sav A Lots.......
There are several in the area we visit in Florida each year.
Clearwater..Largo..Florida.

I go in them to get a package of split chicken breasts TYSON...
with just two in the pack.

There were also quite a few Sav A Lots back in New York State..'rural New York State areas.

[NEWTOHIRAM]

YIKES...I am 62 yrs old so I LOVE the Senior Day at Kroger.

We just don't like going to that Dallas Kroger...the ZOO.
So we go to Macland Road...not too far from us.


ALSO..We are going to go check out the newer one on Brownsville Road that I saw
mentioned in THIS forum. We have never been on that road at all.
Lived here 16 months so far.

According to the PAUDING TIMES....the parent company of Food LION
is closing 113 UNDERPERFORMING Food Lions. It is hoping to do
this within the next 30 days.

[♥GaLinemansWife♥]

I would be happy if an unmarked van backed up in the Food Lion parking lot and sold groceries out of the back of it, just to keep from going into Kroger on Wednesdays like yesterday.....

[Starr & Dru's Nana]

I buy a good deal of meat at Food Depot. Usually cheaper than Kroger and as good, if not better, than Ingles. Their prices on meat don't vary as much as Kroger or Publix. It is generally always the same price. In fact, I have some stew beef in my crockpot right now from Food Depot. It is big chunks of beef unlike the stew beef they tend to have at Kroger which is really small cubes.

♥GaLinemansWife♥, on 18 January 2012 - 08:21 PM, said:

I know the one I know of in Austell I thought was nasty when I lived out there, but that was years ago. I have family that lives there and swears by the produce and meat...

I generally avoid Kroger after school gets out for the day ANY day of the week.

Wednesdays are not that bad at the one I go to unless there is something else drawing the people out. I guess the seniors who shop at the Brownsville Road Kroger are well behaved. The kids whose moms shop there after the kid has been sitting in school all day, not so much.

♥GaLinemansWife♥, on 19 January 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

I would be happy if an unmarked van backed up in the Food Lion parking lot and sold groceries out of the back of it, just to keep from going into Kroger on Wednesdays like yesterday.....

[oneijack]

Food Depot.. yuck. I will not do business with any compnay that likes to play games with their pricing listed on the shelf. Just add their +10% to the price so not to make people have to do the math and figure out what the real cost is. It's like oh look coke is $1.25 a 2 litter.. umm no it really is $1.38, that just makes me mad.

[Starr & Dru's Nana]

Just do like my daughter and I do--add the upcharge to the shelf price and then there are no surprises at the checkout.

It's no different than going to any other grocery store where the shelf price doesn't match the price that rings up. Or there are no more sale items.

Not defending Food Depot because I'm not a regular shopper but for many people, particularly in the southern Powder Springs or Austell area, there aren't a lot of other choices around. My daughter either has to get me to take her to the store or she has to walk to Food Depot. The Food Depot in Austell/Lithia Springs has a LOT of customers who walk there. It's absolutely amazing! I bet their business picked up considerably once CCT stopped running a bus to Austell.

oneijack, on 19 January 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

Food Depot.. yuck. I will not do business with any compnay that likes to play games with their pricing listed on the shelf. Just add their +10% to the price so not to make people have to do the math and figure out what the real cost is. It's like oh look coke is $1.25 a 2 litter.. umm no it really is $1.38, that just makes me mad.

[fishnthec]

I went yesterday but didn't get very much because 25% off is still more than I regularly pay and I do most of my shopping at Publix. I know people think Publix is high but if you stock up on things when they are BOGO and get the things you have coupons for you can come out pretty good. I usually pick up meat at Sam's though. I really hate to go to Walmart or Kroger anymore.

[Lady Raider]

I went to FL this morning.... I was very disappointed.... considering I was in there last week to pick up some items for mama, and I noticed how the prices changed when the 25% started.

FL will accept coupons, for face vaule, (no doubling) they will not accept competitor coupons, they will not accept price matching.. they are no longer giving senior discounts, nor accepting the MVP card.. They are not honoring the food lion sales ads that were out in the paper the sales ads do not apply to the stores that are closing.

They maybe giving the 25% discount but they have jacked their prices up 50% or more.,..