Subj : Eggs! To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Aug 12 2019 17:23:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> Exactly... there should be enough time allowed for things to register NB>>> and then be tried.... Not everyone is going to do things totally on NB>>> impulse.... ;) And sometimes things need to be tried more than once NB>>> to catch on... BM>> True. Or the customer would be interested but didn't see in this BM>> instance the eggs because went to a different aisle. Or sometimes BM>> sees, is interested, does a mental note to get next time and it's gone. NB>> It's got me a bit bugged... only saw the two-pack the one time, NB>> but did think how handy that could be (even if probably even more NB>> expensive a way to get them than even the 6-pack)... ;) Maybe NB>> I'll try to remember to ask someone at the store if I was just NB>> hallucinating that other day.... BM> A low blood sugar event?! NB> Probably not, since we generally eat supper first right there at NB> the store as we start our shopping... :) So probably a short-term trial to see if a couple of hard boiled eggs would be a seller. Does sound like a healthy alternative and quick snack or fast-lunch idea. BM> As for the price, probably more expensive than the 6-pack but also BM> could be less expensive for the event: maybe only need two eggs, so BM> the other four could be sitting around, unused and possibly wasted. BM> (I'm thinking I could always eat some hard boiled eggs in a week, BM> but just something else to carry if on a long errand.) NB> Price per egg is likely higher, price per package probably NB> less... And yes, if one would just waste the rest, definitely NB> better to get the smaller one... I/we've purchased smaller-but-more-expensive items just because we don't go through as fast and the item would go bad or otherwise be wasted if purchased in a larger quantity. As always, depends on the situation as wto what makes sense. BM>> From the bits and pieces I've caught about marketing and placement it BM>> is an interesting science. Eye-level is best, though for kids cereal BM>> it's at their eye-level, not the parents'. Bright colours and designs BM>> are eye-catching, but duller colours and blockier designs can imply a BM>> solidness, sturdiness, the product inside is good for you. NB>> Yup. Of course, not everything can be at eye-level, so they have NB>> to do some other things to get your attention... :) BM> True. All sorts of little advertising gimmicks. which are more BM> psychological. And I'll admit it sometimes works: I've purchased wine BM> because of a low 'comfortable' price and the label caught my BM> attention. Sort of a 'if the wine's not that good at least i didn't pay BM> too much and the bottle is interesting'. NB> If it's something you'd be getting anyway, not a bad way to NB> reason, and hopefully one will get a decent wine all the same... :) Haven't had any rot-gut swill yet! Quite sure the wine aficionado could tell from twenty paces but tastes fine to us. BM>> Right, a smaller store will not have the same capacities to work with BM>> as a larger store. 'My' Hy-Vee is fairly large; have been in one BM>> locally that's larger with an actual restaurant with a bar inside BM>> whereas mine is more a dining area and no liquor (though their liquor BM>> store is on the opposite side of the building). NB>> Ours used to be considered a middle-sized store before they NB>> closed most if not all the smaller stores (including the one that NB>> we used to go to most often).... There's a lot of Wegmans stores NB>> larger than ours, with more bells and whistles.... BM> Right. I don't recall any Hy-Vee's being closed but then not an BM> over-abundance. Mine isn't handy from the house but it is on my BM> "Thursday Morning Meanderings": coming back from my doctor's BM> appointment. NB> With Wegmans having started in Rochester, there are a number of NB> stores that end up seeming outdated or not so close to their NB> current sales model, and they either have remodeled the stores or NB> built new ones nearby, and so figure they don't need some of the NB> smaller, older ones... The ones they build in new cities and NB> states tend to be the bigger and fancier ones... :) So competition from the larger stores isn't all bad. OTOH the 'Mom and Pop' store do often provide specialties not able to be provided for by the big corprorates. Years ago a friend's aunt needed a new TV and wanted a console model -- this was some time before LCD TVs came out. The Big Box stores were not able to offer a console any longer but a family-run store was able to order one for her and she was happy. BM>>> There's a town _and_ city named "Rochester"? Bet the Post Office BM>>> loves that! NB>>> Yup.... that's what Zip Codes are for, to differentiate... But NB>>> probably wouldn't be used in a postal address so much, since what NB>>> would go there would be the village or hamlet name, or the closest NB>>> community with a PO branch.... Here, more locally, the village of NB>>> Brockport is in the town of Sweden... I don't think that the town NB>>> name gets used on anything but maps and road signs... ;) BM>> Awww, poor Brockport! NB>> You mean, poor Sweden... everyone knows where Brockport is.... :) BM> The smaller is more famous than the larger! NB> Yup... there's a SUNY (State Univ. of NY) college there... :) That would tend to create a place on the map! I was thinking 'Brockport' sounded familiar but then there is a Rockport, Maine, and thinking maybe that was what I was thinking. BM>> Then there are those which "make it big" but are still small: Riverdale, BM>> IA, is just just upriver from me, is surrounded by Bettendorf, has the BM>> same ZIP code as Bettendorf, has a population of of a little over 500, BM>> but probably will never be absorbed because Arconic (formerly ALCOA) BM>> has a major plant there. Plus the eagle's nest. :) NB>> The eagle's nest is a major claim to fame... If the plant NB> closes, though, it probably would be absorbed.... BM> Yes, the nest is more of an attraction than the aluminum processing BM> facility! Don't think there's going to be a plant closing any time BM> soon but if there is there's going to be a fight between Bettendorf BM> and Pleasant Valley to grab Riverdale! NB> Unless Pleasant Valley is also inside Bettendorf, I'd think that NB> Bettendorf has a good claim to it... ;) I think it's pretty much surrounded by Bettendorf but has direct access to a few miles of the Mississippi. Haven't heard any 'noises' to take over by Bettendorf but suppose possible some day. BM>>> I'll sort of glance at but not dig for a later expiration. Generally BM>>> have found all of Hy-Vee's has the same expiry or sometimes a day or BM>>> two later, so generally not worth the effort to dig. NB>>> We generally don't dig, either... usually Wegmans is pretty good NB>>> at rotating stock... But occasionally there's a wide spread on NB>>> the milk expiry dates.... BM>> I'm usually not the one to buy the milk but when I am 'requested' to BM>> pick up a gallon get reminded to look at the expiry. Find a low BM>> price, check a few dates, next! Hy-Vee is also good about monitoring BM>> their stock -- LIS picked up those 25› slice-and-bake cookies and their BM>> expiry was a good week or two out. NB>> Richard's usually the one grabbing the milk... sometimes they're NB>> all the same date, sometimes there's a wide spread of dates... so NB>> he always looks at least quickly at the selection... :) BM> Good man! :) I bought orange juice the other day -- they must have BM> just restocked as full except for two. Glance at the dates: left BM> front 6th, all the other ones appeared to be 3rd. Hmm! Grabbed the BM> 6th. NB> Yup... we would have also.... :) I'm thinking most people would but there are always those who do not pay attention -- and I'll admit to being part of that group qat times. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Hot Date! Had no trouble committing own phone number to memory. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .