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| yotsuya:
This is the convenience store de jour in the Metro Phoenix area this decade... |
| Malenko:
--- Quote from: pbj on August 19, 2015, 10:29:04 am ---Come to Texas and admire our Buc-ee's. --- End quote --- I actually miss shopping at HEB |
| Nephasth:
Got these around here... |
| pbj:
--- Quote from: Malenko on August 19, 2015, 12:05:35 pm --- --- Quote from: pbj on August 19, 2015, 10:29:04 am ---Come to Texas and admire our Buc-ee's. --- End quote --- I actually miss shopping at HEB --- End quote --- I have very, very mixed feelings on HEB. They pretty much took over the grocery business in San Antonio, which I could forgive, BUT they only open locations on land that they own. And they never sell their land. When they decide they want to open a larger one, they just shut down the old one, and move down the road. They refuse to lease out the old locations to competitors, so they end up empty or with crap like LA Fitness or some crossfit thing. There are large sections of that city that are blighted food deserts now. Their slant towards Texas products is a mixed bag, too. It starts off great, and then they decide to get exclusive contracts with the producers, and then they drop the quality. I can't buy shrimp off the boat in my family's home town anymore because all the local shrimpers are locked into HEB contracts and get perks for snitching on each other. In other towns they own and operate their own fleets of boats. Thanks to BP it's impossible to get a feel on the shrimp market price, but I've got a feeling it's going to march steadily upward soon. On the other hand, they employ significant numbers of handicapped people and are generally a pleasant shopping experience. Meh. |
| harveybirdman:
In the past 24 months, three of the SHMUP boards I want the most have slipped through my fingers because I've either not had the $ at the time of the sale, or balked at the price too long allowing someone else to swoop in and close the deal... Add Fighting Hawk to the list of shattered dreams and missed opportunities.... |
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