Are any grocers out there listening?
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Brenda Crist
Published: September 21, 2008
I agree with recent letter writers concerning Culpeper’s desperate need for a full-service, quality grocery store.
Warrenton seems to receive all the interest of better grocers like Harris-Teeter, Wegmans in nearby Gainesville and Food Lions’ Bloom. It’s as if Culpeper is off the map or in the outback when it comes to attracting quality grocers.
Our antique Safeway gets excited about a new salad bar when salad bars were in other stores 30 years ago and are now rather outdated.
Our Food Lion opted for an organic corner in one of its stores rather than updating it to a Bloom.
It is disappointing that one must travel to Fredericksburg or Charlottesville to find quality ingredients for a special dinner party or to experience the services of a good grocer.
Brenda Crist
Culpeper
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Posted by ( Breezy ) on October 08, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Frankly, I would LOVE to see something nice & innovative & food-related take over the old SuperFresh supermarket space that’s been vacant for what seems like forever.
A “Trader Joe’s” would be nice & I truly believe would fit the community beautifully. Wonderful food products at decent prices. Currently the closest one to us is Centreville, I believe. It’s such a great store & would not only be a boon to Culpeper residents, but would definitely draw in residents from adjoining counties as well. And that store space is absolutely PERFECT for the size of a “Trader Joe’s”.
Maybe we need to start a petition?
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Posted by ( GRWilleman ) on October 08, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I do apologize for my mocking attitude; it was uncalled for and I have greatly enjoyed discovering the local cuisine of Culpeper and Virginia! As for Ohio, where I came from a seven course meal was a six-pack of Bud and and a fried pie.
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Posted by ( Breezy ) on September 26, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I fully agree that Culpeper is abysmal as far as grocery stores. It’s a real pain to have to drive all the way to the Gainesville Harris Teeter just to get seafood that doesn’t look like it’s going to poison me. I frankly cannot WAIT for the Harris Teeter to open in Warrenton. (Boy, will that give Giant a run for its money!!!)
I’m so sick of sad wilted produce & stinky, dry, fish. It’s so very sad that apparently the residents of Culpeper only care about fresh seafood if it pertains to nothing but shrimp, catfish, & crab legs.
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Posted by ( smooty ) on September 24, 2008 at 8:46 am
Mr. Willeman. As a local, I too could appreciate better selection in our grocery stores; however, I object to your mocking of our foodways and cultural traditions. I would stoop to mock yours except I am not aware that Ohio has any. Could it be that anything beyond Fritos and mac & cheese is too exotic for your Ohio palate? I believe our grocers stock plenty of both, so I am not certain why you are complaining.
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Posted by ( GRWilleman ) on September 23, 2008 at 8:41 am
Is it unrealistic to expect a store to have the products you need? There has never been a trip when my wife has not had to go from store to store to store, to find what she needs, wasting as much gas as if she had driven to Warrenton or C-ville. Yes, we have moved in from somewhere else (Ohio), from an area not unlike Culpeper in many ways, excepting that it had large, fully stocked groceries.
I will say this, though: if you need lard, scrapple, fatback, or breaded okra, any of the Culpeper grocery stores can set you up.
Bottom Line: I live in Culpeper, I like Culpeper, I want to shop in Culpeper!
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Posted by ( KTrick ) on September 22, 2008 at 5:43 pm
cul_peper:
What about a store that sells produce (fruits/vegs) that last more tha n2 days?
Is that too much to ask for?
I’ve tried every store and they “look” and feel fresh, but a day or so later, they are garbage.
I’m not the only one in town who’s experienced this. Ask the local restaurants why they bring it in from elsewhere; the local stores sell “old” stuff. Rejects.
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Posted by ( semper fi mom ) on September 22, 2008 at 9:23 am
Ukrops.
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Posted by ( cul_peper ) on September 22, 2008 at 6:59 am
Obviously you can waste valuable money on gas to spend even more money for food. You have answered your question about where to find “quality ingredients.“ You must be in the demobgraphic group that can afford those luxuries, most of us left here cannot. The other view is that there were never any stores here like Harris Teeter and still aren’t. Did I miss something here about your complaint? We lost a Farmer Jack’s, which I personally liked, but that’s it. You must have moved here from somewhere else with unrealistic expectations.
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