No Propane Cylinders
For a friendly neighborhood megastore, Super Stop & Shop sure has lots of warnings. The cigarette stuff I get (although one sign would suffice). But “no propane cylinders”? Has that been a problem...
View ArticleMeet The Most Important Person In Westport
Because why park diagonally at Super Stop & Shop — using 2 spaces — when you can park completely across, and take up all 3?!
View ArticleStop & Shop Almost Gets Its “Right”
It’s definitely a First World problem. But for years Westporters have been stumped by Super Stop & Shop’s entrance and exit doors. They were backwards: “in” was on the left. “Out” was (wrongly)...
View ArticleIt’s Only January 2, But This Could Be The Worst Parking Job In All Of 2014
In the midst of frenzied pre-apocalypse shopping at Stop & Shop this afternoon, alert “06880” reader Eileen Hart Ludy was stopped cold. This is what she saw: Look closely. It’s more than a crowded...
View ArticleDowntown Starbucks Closes!
Alert “06880” reader Ed Hulina reports that the Parker Harding Plaza Starbucks will close at 5 p.m. today. Not to worry, mocha frappucino freaks. It’s temporary. They’ll reopen in 10 days, on October...
View ArticleStop & Chop — And Plop
This morning’s “06880” referenced an earlier post, with a photo about the sudden removal of trees from the Stop & Shop parking lot. As if on cue, Mark Mathias spotted this scene earlier today, in...
View ArticleSupermarkets Can’t Handle Paper Bags
Alert — and frustrated — “06880” reader/shopper Bob Weingarten writes: Several years ago Westport banned plastic shopping bags. They were replaced by paper bags. Most had paper handles, for ease of...
View ArticleMorning Report: Stop & Shop Strike
As the Stop & Shop strike continues into a 2nd day, an “06880” reader who requests anonymity writes: I drove in at 8 this morning. I was asked by the picket line to “not shop here today,” and...
View ArticleI’m Sure This Stop & Shop Scene Is Just A Post-Strike Coincidence
After all, as the sign says, human beings will still do the clean-up: (Photos/Mark Mathias) What could possibly go wrong?
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