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     Fixitup New member Username: Fixitup Post Number: 1 Registered: 3-2008 |
Greetings in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am interested in coming out to the Detroit area, and doing some rehabs. What is truly going on in this area, To include Highland township and the rest? I am saddened by the decline of the area, but I hear it's on the rebound. That is great news. I understand there is a land bank set up. Anyone knows how that works? Are there any Holiness churches in that neck of the woods? Can anyone give me an accurate unemotional, and objective view of the situation? Thank you for any information you can provide. Yes I am an outsider, but I deplore the sleazy and unethical tactics that some individuals use to take advantage of others. God has never sided with those that did not work honorably with others. He despises the oppressive acts of men against man. Those that put their trust in him will never be forsaken. I hope to come there this year and try to make a positive impact, and help others live better lives. Thank You May the Goodness of God be your portion. Fixitup. | ||
| Jan Dismay |
Ever been to a Farmer Jack in the suburbs? Several noticeable differences. 1. You don't stand in line for more than five minutes, there are always enough cashiers. 2. Their Milk goes bad two or three days after purchase, well before the expiration date. 3. The fruit is substandard on a regular basis. The only other major difference I can see is that there are always seems to be more people at the HP Farmer Jack than at any of the others ones. Consequently, they must be making significant profits. Profits large enough perhaps to rectify these annoyances? Wouldn't it be interesting to see what would happen if, after standing in line for more than five minutes, customers walked away from their shopping carts, leaving Farmer Jack - and shopping elsewhere that day? That way, the management would have to carry the cost of losing your business that day and also have to incur the inconvenience and expense of putting everything you were going to buy back on the shelf. | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow |
HP Farmer Jack - cart barrier. Highland Park's Farmer Jack has recently placed cart barriers around their store, so that customers can no longer roll their shopping out to their cars. My family's annual patronage of the store must amount to thousands of dollars a year. Even with the higher than average loss of carts, I suspect that my annual expenditure alone must be able to replace one cart and still leave the store with a comfortable profit. As it stands, I will no longer be shopping there - simply because it is too inconvenient. Consider - Highland Park is on the hub of the lodge, I75 and Davison. I suspect my family won't be the only one that will find it more convenient of shop our of town - and it won't be at a Farmer Jack, either. Furthermore, it makes the focus of the Highland Park commercial center look like a ghetto. This is a lose-lose situation. You can contact Farmer Jack Customer Relations Department at Toll-Free: 1-877-FAR-JACK, (8am to 5pm) - Or email them at this location: http://www.farmerjack.com/comments.asp | ||
| BrotherAkbarX |
Why do people complain about things that nothing to be concerned about? I agree with the Highland Park Farmer Jack's cart barrier rule.Many of you know that Farmer Jack's is located on Woodward & Manchester,and I am sure without the cart barrier a cart can be seen on Webb & Woodward.Let's get real about complaining.I shop at the Woodward Farmer Jack's,and I am pleased with the service I have received.It's a shame that our folks is so hard to please.What we need to do is stop crying so much,and get up off our butts to help to better Highland Park. | ||
| Carol Brown |
I agree with BrotherAkbarX regarding the cartbarrier rule. If something had not been done about the cart situation I was going to suggest that there be a city ordiance to ticket persons who have carts outside the ram of the Farmer Jack parking lot. It's ghetto to see carts all over the city streets. Thank you Farmer Jack! ing lot | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow |
Those of you who think our dissatisfaction with the new situation is merely blowing smoke - Have you ever tried shopping with small children? Attempting to manage the ferrying of shopping bags and kids to a distant car is a chore without a shopping cart; so much in fact that it's easier to shop at a place where you can take the cart to the car. I don't think I'm an exception. Expect to see a significant decrease in consumers with small kids. | ||
| Anne Zobel |
I submitted the message below to the Farmer Jack Corporate Headquarters. They responded that they have forwarded my remarks over to the appropriate individuals. We'll see if they truly respond or not. "I understand that cart barriers have just been installed at the Highland Park Store. While I understand that losing grocery carts is a burden to your "bottom line"; I believe that limiting clients use of grocery carts is a HUGE mistake. I know that the Highland Park store is one of the highest performing chain stores in the Farmer Jack family. Please don't punish the entire clientele for the loss of some grocery carts. I am certain that the long term financial sustainability of the store will only be hurt by this action. I already know of a dozen patrons who will not return to the store because they find the cart barriers to be a great inconvenience and quite offensive. I urge you to reconsider this decision and remove the cart barriers. This will benefit the store, your corporate reputation and the community as a whole. Thank you, Anne Zobel" | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow |
Farmer Jack Response: Stephen, Thank you for your e-mail. Your feedback is well taken. We appreciate you taking time out to express your comments. Your comments are of value to us. Unfortunately, over the last year we have lost close to 1000 buggies at our Highland Park Farmer Jack. After trying several different ways to control our buggy lost we were left with no choice then to put the gate up. A copy of your e-mail has been forwarded to the appropriate people in our organization for their attention and review. We appreciate your patronage and thank you for shopping at Farmer Jack! Rhonda Segal Customer Care Farmer Jack Food Market SegalR@APTEA.com (313)270-1306 | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow |
Hi Rhonda, I don't presume to tell Farmer Jack how to run it's business, just what my needs are in order to shop there. The Highland Park Farmer Jack is so situated that it is relatively easy to observe the entire lot. A single security guard would be easily able to prevent the majority of carts from leaving the grounds. Alas, that security guard is not - and never was - there. If Farmer Jack cannot afford this security guard, they might ask all the other retailers in the mall if they'd want to get together and share the cost. The alternative is losing customers such as myself and my neighbors. We have small children, and the logistics of wrestling groseries and offspring to the transportation without a shopping cart - well - I'm sure you understand. Consequently, it is easier for us to shop where these disadvantages do not exist. This is a pity, because I personally went out of my way to shop at the HP Farmer Jack to support my local commerce. I urge you to reconsider your decision to place shopping cart barriers at the HP store. I'm not in the habit of piling up complaints, but since I have your virtual ear... The dairy products at the HP store consistantly go bad before their due date. Let me direct you to an article posted on the detroityes.com site: *************** Milk gone bad The first time Jerry Krolikowski bought milk last September from the Farmer Jack in Dearborn Heights and it went bad on him, he didn't think much of it. "We just went back and got another gallon of milk. But in a couple of days it tasted bad." The 59-year-old Dearborn Heights resident went back to the store, at 26400 Ford Road. "We got another gallon of milk and the next morning it tasted bad." Krolikowski, concerned that other people -- especially children -- might be drinking bad milk, called regulators. On Sept. 16 investigators found that the store wasn't properly refrigerating the milk and seized 150 pounds of spoiled milk and chocolate milk. Paul Coleman, a Farmer Jack vice president, said when an equipment problem is discovered, it is fixed promptly. *************** I would appreciate it if you would bring this problem to the HP store's attention. Sinerely, Stephen Goodfellow | ||
| Brother William AkbarX |
Shame,Shame,Shame.I am wondering why do we have to complain so much? I do not uphold no negetive action by anyone.However,again,let's get real about Farmer Jack's here in Highland Park.I have been in other area supermarkets,and have seen kids running all over the store.My question is What do shopping carts,have to with how many kids a shopper have with them in a store? The facts is standing in our faces.Stores that comes into the black community,are here to provide service to the community,and I am sure that farmer jack's shopping carts,is take home by customers,like taking groceries home.I get the impression from other messages,who do not realize that the market have to pay for each cart missing,which is a good cause to raise food prices.Why don't some of you complain about the two week old meat these arabs sell daily mixed in with so-called fresh meat? I am willing to bet that most complainers,are not from the City of Highland Park. | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow |
Hi Brother William, For me, it's sheer practical family practicality. Were I to continue to shop at the HP FJ store, I would have to make several trips over a busy parking lot with a youngster in hand. Frankly, I'm safer off shopping elsewhere. From a purely esthetic point of view, the HP FJ cart barrier promotes the aura of ghettoization. They don't have those barriers in the burbs. | ||
| Anonymous |
I was at the Farmer Jack store 11-15-03, people were shopping for the holiday as we came out there were cars parked at the barriers waiting for people to finish shopping. We could'nt bring our cars and load them. Now the Red Apple has taken down some of there barriers. Think | ||
| Anonymous |
You think people in the suburbs have all these luxuries. Well we don't have people walking off with 1000 carts during the year. Do you think that FJ has 1000 carts?? There are many things a company has to do to keep their operational costs down. 1000 carts are not cheap, they cost money to manufacture, ship..etc. I'm sure that if the farmer jack in West Bloomfield had people stealing 1000 carts during the year they would impliment the same policy. As a side note, I have waited longer than 5 min to check out and I have noticed some fruit and vegetables that are spoiled. I've noticed spoiled milk at times too. If you don't like the "aura of ghettoization"(I love when people make up words) than move somewhere else. | ||
| William AkbarX |
I love it when someone like the Anonymous ghost writer print negetive articles.How can Red Apple be compare with Farmer Jack's? Red Apple sell spoil meat to the black community everyday,and sometimes the old spoiled meat be mixed in with fresh meat.You may have stood in line at Farmer Jack's for 5 minutes.But one thing for sure you was not watched every isle you went down.I can't believe that a dork,regardless to what color this Anonymous person is,would be so negetive towards other races,and make comments that's stupid.You need prayer,and some mental health.Because one day you will run into the wrong person,and you won't be anonymous then. | ||
| Anonymous 2 |
Here is william AkbarX calling someone else a dork, yet doesn't space after a comma, and then type "and make comments that's stupid." Well sorta a catch 22 there...You see, not only is it grammatically incorrect, but to do it and use it in the text of calling someone stupid....WOW. And lets not forget the phrase "But one thing for sure you was not watched..." What is that, "You was not watched?????" I think it is WERE. And did you end all that intellect with a threat? hmmmmmmmmmmmm. And for anonymous 1, he/she is absolutely right. Business is Business, and if I have to deal with shoplifters and stolen carts and all the overhead expenses to replace those and hire a security detail, well then, I would close up too. Quit blamin someone else for your problems. Blame the people that work in the store, yet cant make the store work. Blame the crack heads that steal food and break into the cars parked out front. And believe me, prayer has nothing to do with it. | ||
| Anonymous |
William this is the internet, everyone is anonymous pretty much, you don't know for sure who is behind the compter typing now do you?? Anyway, please use English when posting so that I may understnd you, and please, please, please leave a space after periods. I wonder how you even figured out how to turn on your computer | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow |
Hi Anonymous, Sorry that you feel that the solution to urban blight is simply to move out. That's pretty cynical, wouldn't you say? |
