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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1540 on: January 09, 2018, 05:28:07 AM »


(or is that already Inwood?)
It is Lawrence . Although definitely on the gvul

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1541 on: January 10, 2018, 02:13:04 PM »
Did anybody go to KolSave yet? Any reports back?

I just went. It was eerie, it felt like I was going to brachs again.

So far I liked what I saw and prices were not that bad but I didn't do a full shopping there yet.
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1542 on: January 10, 2018, 02:14:14 PM »
I just went. It was eerie, it felt like I was going to brachs again.

So far I liked what I saw and prices were not that bad but I didn't do a full shopping there yet.

is it a regular supermarket?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1543 on: January 10, 2018, 02:30:29 PM »
is it a regular supermarket?

As oppose to?

One thing I noticed that was strange without being there very long is that the heimishe cereals were single boxes but any others were boxed 2 together (costco style) and it was on "sale" for $10
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1544 on: January 10, 2018, 02:52:47 PM »
As oppose to?

One thing I noticed that was strange without being there very long is that the heimishe cereals were single boxes but any others were boxed 2 together (costco style) and it was on "sale" for $10
more of a Costco type pf store?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1545 on: January 10, 2018, 03:36:24 PM »
Did anybody go to KolSave yet? Any reports back?
went last night just to check it out. It is definitely a nice clean shopping experience with plenty of room to move around. It was pretty empty there so maybe with a crowd it wouldnt be like that. They have many items but not everything and if you are looking for a specific brand or product then it might not be there. Prices were similar to sale prices in GG. An example, they dont have 5 different brands of frozen pizza, just one which I think was called brooklyns best. It was selling for $7 and change.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1546 on: January 11, 2018, 12:58:15 PM »
I really don't get the idea of that new store, and whats the idea of not calling it GG but some weird name.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1547 on: January 11, 2018, 01:06:19 PM »
Clean, spacious store but I found it to be so random. If you are looking for a specific item - theres no way to know what youll end up with. Someone wrote about frozen pizza, which is Brooklyn's best - not judging the pizza cause i never had it, but after buying frozen pizza for years, where did they come up with this company? then all the Shoprite stuff....

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1548 on: January 11, 2018, 04:30:13 PM »
The prices were good, but as noted, they don't carry the same items in many brands.

It's very different than GG. It's much more price friendly and no-frills.

It has a bit of a Costco feel, but it's really very different. Much more of a selection of product (just not of specific brands) and you generally don't need to buy in the same quantity as you do in Costco (I didn't notice the cereal as I don't usually buy cereal in kosher stores anyhow.

Overall, I would say that it would seem to very much fill the void left when Brach's closed.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1549 on: January 11, 2018, 04:42:41 PM »
The prices were good, but as noted, they don't carry the same items in many brands.

It's very different than GG. It's much more price friendly and no-frills.

It has a bit of a Costco feel, but it's really very different. Much more of a selection of product (just not of specific brands) and you generally don't need to buy in the same quantity as you do in Costco (I didn't notice the cereal as I don't usually buy cereal in kosher stores anyhow.

Overall, I would say that it would seem to very much fill the void left when Brach's closed.

Brach's didn't carry name brands?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1550 on: January 11, 2018, 05:04:55 PM »
Sure, Brach's carried name brands, plus some Super A products. Of course their selection was bigger; the store size was double.

The point is, there is now a low cost option, and if  you must have some products with name brands, those are still available elsewhere.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1551 on: January 12, 2018, 10:35:22 AM »
someone told me this is a soft opening and they are listening to feedback so they can meet the demand...

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1552 on: January 12, 2018, 10:38:57 AM »
someone told me this is a soft opening and they are listening to feedback so they can meet the demand...

Lower prices. Done

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1553 on: January 12, 2018, 10:49:27 AM »
Lower prices. Done

What he said. Plus bigger parking lot
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1554 on: January 12, 2018, 10:53:26 AM »
the demand was for Moishas to open up

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1555 on: January 12, 2018, 10:55:27 AM »
the demand was for Moishas to open up

The demand was and is for anything to open that doesn't make you wonder if groceries might actually cost more then tuition
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1556 on: January 12, 2018, 10:57:17 AM »
The demand was and is for anything to open that doesn't make you wonder if groceries might actually cost more then tuition
if you shop seasons full price it probably does cost more than tuition

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1557 on: January 12, 2018, 12:19:28 PM »
I saw they are selling hot 16 inch personal pies for $9.99. I assume it's Chap-a-Nosh which in that case....No thanks.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1558 on: January 14, 2018, 12:43:37 PM »
They carry a very limited number of brands, so if demand is for one they don't carry, they might switch. For example, they are currently carrying Shemesh and Ko-Sure cheese, and Bodek frozen produce; they might be able to be convinced to change to NK and Pos-Tiv.

They might also expand or contract a department according to demand.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #1559 on: January 14, 2018, 05:24:27 PM »
They carry a very limited number of brands, so if demand is for one they don't carry, they might switch. For example, they are currently carrying Shemesh and Ko-Sure cheese, and Bodek frozen produce; they might be able to be convinced to change to NK and Pos-Tiv.

They might also expand or contract a department according to demand.
Do they have their own checked bug-free produce?