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Serving up some spirit with your spirits and spicy conversation with your Doritos, the owner of Louie’s Superette–the local convenience store and go-to for many residents of the River Houses–has more in store than most casual shoppers might imagine...
...slack. Hungry for bargains, shoppers have started bidding on fruits and vegetables. As long as the final offer comes in below the grocer's retail price, they'll save a few bucks on the essentials. "Right now, the auction business is in a downfall," says Raymond Toler, owner of Raymond's Auction House in Archdale, N.C. He started running monthly grocery auctions in October, after hearing that they were becoming popular among other auction companies in his area. "We're just trying new things to get people in here," he says. (See pictures from a grocery auction...
...Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia and other places have either added groceries to their programs, or increased the frequency of food sales. Grocers are eager to hand over their goods to the auction houses once they know they're not going to sell them in the store. For example Clyde DeHart, owner of DeHart's Auction Service in Carlisle, Pa., takes "scratch n' dent" items from a nearby BJ's Wholesale Club store. Since BJ's sells in bulk, if one can of corn gets smashed in the truck, the whole case can't be displayed in the store. So DeHart takes...
...shoppers if they do a little research. Consumers need to know the price of a given item in the local grocery store, and discipline themselves not to bid above that number. Such self-restraint is no easy task. "We joke all time about the Little Debbies," says Chris Crepeau, owner of Michigan Auction Sales in Holt, Mich. "People always want those specific snack cakes, and pay too much for them." The auction process sweeps up some shoppers - I just want to win, darn it, no matter how much I pay for that dog food. Others figure that while they...
...going on to Boston University. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, and went on to earn a Masters in education from Maryland University and a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Services from Boston University.Before he assumed the concillor position, Ward was a guidance counselor and the owner of a business that brings computer labs to centers for the elderly, He became involved in community activities such as volunteering for Cambridge Youth Soccer soon after moving to the city.He met Farrar when their daughters were on the same soccer team more than a decade...