Acme Markets

This ACME opened up as the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company … my old favorite: A&P… shut its doors forever.
Now, A&P had been in a fairly steady decline these last few years. The Vernon location was no exception. But the produce was always fresh and there was always a pretty good variety of things like fresh herbs, Asian vegetables, and a decent bakery and seafood section.
ACME is less appealing to me. The prices are MUCH higher (yes, higher than A&P– and A&P wasn’t cheap!) and they try to bait you with big come-​ons like: «$ 2.99/LB WITH In-​circular coupon» NOT the circular you got at the front door– the one you have to PAY for with a newspaper. A&P (and most of the big chains like Shop Rite, Stop N Shop, etc) all have a «Bonus Card» that you swipe as you check out. NOT ACME. I just think it’s shitty. If I’m a loyal enough customer to apply for a bonus card, you know, then I get all the in-​store specials, right? Wrong.
I had been hoping that Stop N Shop would take over the Vernon A&P— que sera sera. After 4 or 5 really bad shopping expeditions at ACME, I now shop ANYWHERE else. Shop Rite in Franklin or Warwick, or Stop and Shop in Kinnelon on the way home from work. Its not nearly as convenient as the Vernon location, but I get what I went shopping for and don’t break the bank doing it.