Back in August of 2018, the “rage” was all the rage. We had HAD it with the way the Deli workers at Market Basket were placing the weight/price stickers on items from the Deli Counter (deli meats, cheeses, seafood, et al.).
The sticker has the weight and price of what you purchased, but it was (too often), adhered over the fold of the bag like this.
(Yes, we were having folks over for Christmas, and we all just wanted simple fare – not a regular feature at Chez Skip). The problem was when you got it home and then wanted whatever was inside it, you had to tear the sticker apart first. Note the image above shows it. Below shows that if you are CAREFUL and tear SLOWLY, you get what you want:
That is, the stickie torn but not the bag. The problem THEN was that when you tore the sticker in half to get it out of the way to open the bag, EVEN IF BEING CAREFUL and SLOW, you ended up with this:
Kevin Smith’s agitation had been building for months. The source was a simple, yet baffling, aspect of everyday life for many in New England:
The price sticker on Market Basket’s deli meat and cheese bags. Often sealed over the zipper, the sticker made the bag “nearly impossible” to open without tearing a hole in its thin plastic, says Smith, who is the town manager of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and a self-described loyal Market Basket customer. His frustration culminated earlier this month when he went home to make a sandwich for lunch and in the process of opening two deli meat bags, destroyed them both because of the sticker’s placement.
“I had finally had enough and did what any person in this day and age does when they’re frustrated with a company practice,” Smith told Boston.com. “I took to social media.”
Dear @MarketBasket, I love you. But PLEASE stop putting the price tag over the zipper part of the deli meat bag. It’s nearly impossible to open it without destroying the zip lock and bag, defeating the purpose of such. Sincerely, a loyal customer. pic.twitter.com/QHuRGSsFf8
— Kevin H. Smith 🌴🏄♂️🍹 (@NHkevinsmith) August 2, 2018
So, His Excellency reached out on social media as well and Market Basket said they’d change their policy. Yep, Sununu “fixed” it fer sure – see image #1. Long term fix. They’re back at it again. And I get to proudly say that both Kevin Smith and I now share the same problem. Again:
So, will he go “fix” it again?
Heh!
