FOREVER THRIFTED

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In other parts of the store, they offer very high quality protein products but not at the low price as Value Foods. They also have a deli from Chester’s which offers really good fried chicken; the Honey Stung Chicken Sandwich is a real treat.

While on the topic, the deli was closing for the night and when a customer was ordering one of the sandwiches. They refused to sell it because they were closing and the person “wouldn’t want to eat that sandwich” because it had been sitting there for quite some time.

In all honesty, they deserve points for not serving something to the customer that may not be enjoyable or worse.

The same buzz that once characterized Value Foods is now a distant memory leaving it just short of empty and now scrambling to save whatever they can.

Upon entering, one can now find flannel shirts for $6 and other novelty items that were not previously present, but as always, they are still offering their great prices on meat.

All the while, Edwards Cash Saver, is thriving and leaving some customers hunting for parking spaces.

Two cost plus stores are set to duke it out for the foreseeable future and only time will tell if the community can support both, or if Value Foods has met its end.

BY JOHN REED