Surprised no one posted about Albertsons going buh bye in Oklahoma...

[SoonerStormchaser]

That's right...ALL THE STORES IN OKLAHOMA ARE GOING AWAY! The two in Norman that I worked at for three years before my career change last July are going to become...HOMELAND!

Say what you will about the high prices...I agree with you. But good luck finding a lot of those specialty items...the good cuts of meat...and whatnot at Homeland.

Sorry, but the two existing Homeland stores in Norman are dumps.


Those of you in other OK towns, there are about five different companies splitting up the remainder of the stores.


I'm just :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: that HEB didn't try to get into the fray...they are AWESOME down here and would definitely give Wal-Mart a run for their money up there.

[GrapevineSooner]

At least they won't become Ross's.

Unlike the one that I drive by every day to work.

[soonerhubs]

No more ten for ten. I'm really bummed. :(

[jk the sooner fan]

they've been going buh bye here in texas for years

specially down in san antonio, where HEB kicked Albertson *** 3 ways to sunday

[LilSooner]

OH GOD WHY CAN'T WE GET A FREAKING HEB!!!!!

Seriously, that is the ONLY thing that I miss about Texass.

[royalfan5]

Hy-Vee ate their lunch up here. It's been about three years since they got run out.

[Scott D]

sounds much the same as Farmer Jack grocery stores up here. Their locations have been bought up by Kroger, VG's and one or two other chains that I'm not as familiar with.

[TopDaugIn2000]

I heard that tonight, really upset me. I love me some Albertson's.

[goingoneight]

I'm more surprised that they're still around than I am to hear they're going buh-bye. :pop:

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

I wish we would get a Piggly-Wiggly just because I like saying Piggly-Wiggly.

[olevetonahill]

WTF is a HEB ? :confused:
and aint homeland the Nations Safe way ?

[Dio]

I used to work for Homeland, then at the bank in Albertsons. Now I'm going back to the bank in Albertson's but it's going to be a Homeland. Weird, huh?


And I never in a million years thought Homeland would out-last Albertson's. Evar.

[hurricane'bone]

I wish we would get a Piggly-Wiggly just because I like saying Piggly-Wiggly.
We've got them in Tulsa.

[jk the sooner fan]

heb is a grocery chain, primarily in the south texas area, named for its owner, harry e butts - no joke

but its hands down one of the best grocery stores you'll ever shop in

we've only got one here in dallas and its a central market

[Soonerus]

Fresh fish at Albertsons on Robinson in Norman is awesome...darn...

[mdklatt]

We need a Wegmans up in this mutha, but I'd settle for Topps. :cool:

[olevetonahill]

heb is a grocery chain, primarily in the south texas area, named for its owner, harry e butts - no joke

but its hands down one of the best grocery stores you'll ever shop in

we've only got one here in dallas and its a central market
Can you get a "Rump" roast ?

[Soonerus]

Can you get a "Rump" roast ?

Hey, curious question...

[SicEmBaylor]

I do love HEB, but it all depends on which HEB we're talking about. They can be really really great or they can be really really ****ty.

Take the Waco stores for example. We've got the "ghetto-HEB" which is a totally appropriate name for the place and needs no explanation. It's over by campus and it feels like you need a tetanus shot after leaving the place.

Then you've got the "Mexi-HEB" which is a step up from the ghetto-HEB and seems to be the place where all the local Mexicans patron (for whatever reason).

Finally, you have the "Taj-ma-HEB" which is a 1st class establishment all the way. The place is huge and has higher prices but it has all the specialty stuff you can't find elsewhere. It also has a truly outstanding wine selection that you never expect to see at a grocery store. The place even has its very own wine dealer.

[King Crimson]

the Albertson's in Boulder shut doors and went zero about 6 months ago. it's too bad though in Norman, Albertson's was the only place you could get fresh herbs and some other stuff. and Head Country BBQ sauce.

Homeland blows.

[critical_phil]

the Albertson's in Boulder shut doors and went zero about 6 months ago. it's too bad though in Norman, Albertson's was the only place you could get fresh herbs and some other stuff. and Head Country BBQ sauce.

well, you can get Head Country at the wal-marts. but, wal-marts doesn't carry Zatarain's seasoning salt, Trappy's Red Devil, Community or Cafe du Monde Coffee, Wasa crackers, or a decent steak - which were the only reasons i ever went to albertsons.

the writing has been on the wall for a long time. thanks a lot, sam.

[goingoneight]

Well, there's always WAL-MART... if you're bilingual.

[King Crimson]

well, you can get Head Country at the wal-marts. but, wal-marts doesn't carry Zatarain's seasoning salt, Trappy's Red Devil, Community or Cafe du Monde Coffee, Wasa crackers, or a decent steak - which were the only reasons i ever went to albertsons.

the writing has been on the wall for a long time. thanks a lot, sam.

that sucks. i feel your pain. i moved last august and the closest store is a Safeway that is a parody of food. it sucks out loud. deli meats and cheeses are crap and overpriced. bread sucks. no real selection, but still overpriced somehow.

i know about food costs, right? i know when i'm getting bent over.

[Shamrock]

I do love HEB, but it all depends on which HEB we're talking about. They can be really really great or they can be really really ****ty.

Take the Waco stores for example. We've got the "ghetto-HEB" which is a totally appropriate name for the place and needs no explanation. It's over by campus and it feels like you need a tetanus shot after leaving the place.

Then you've got the "Mexi-HEB" which is a step up from the ghetto-HEB and seems to be the place where all the local Mexicans patron (for whatever reason).

Finally, you have the "Taj-ma-HEB" which is a 1st class establishment all the way. The place is huge and has higher prices but it has all the specialty stuff you can't find elsewhere. It also has a truly outstanding wine selection that you never expect to see at a grocery store. The place even has its very own wine dealer.

There's another (higher) level to HEB. It's called "Central Market" .... Central Market HEB's are in Plano, Dallas (Lover's Lane), Fort Worth, Southlake and a couple in Austin and the original "Broadway Central Market" in San Antonio.

The crap in those stores is OUTRAGEOUSLY priced.

I think Albertson's shut down their warehouse in Katy, TX (Houston) the same time HEB ran their asses out of S. Texas. Not sure if Albertson's kept any Houston stores open and supplied them from Dallas warehouse.

HEB bought most of the land and building that Albertson's owned in San Antonio and put in their own stores.

[Vaevictis]

Heh, if you've ever seen the HEB in downtown Tomball, you'd realize that those things can get just as ghetto as any Homeland.

And I don't think I'll miss Albertson's. Going in there looking for something is always a crap shoot. There were multiple occasions where they were out of stock on an item I needed for weeks.

Looks like I'll be shopping at Super Target a lot more now. It's no loss.

But I'd kill for a halfway decent Publix.

[LilSooner]

Obviously you people haven't been to the new Target Super Center next door.

They have some pretty cool specialty stuff, but it's pretty high.

[Vaevictis]

If I want specialty stuff, I'll just go somewhere else. Most of the specialty stuff I buy can be found at Dodsons or at the Indian grocery store down by campus.

[Harry Beanbag]

Albertson's has been pulling out of the Phoenix market for the last year or so. They've closed probably 90% of their stores, with several of them being only a couple of years old. There is a ton of grocery store competition here with three other large chains all over the place.

[jk the sooner fan]

i really miss the commissary! :)

[Harry Beanbag]

The only thing I miss is the package store. :)

[jk the sooner fan]

Class VI baby!!!!!!!!

[OU4LIFE]

Paper said last night that our local Albertsons will become a 'Smitty's'....

We have a Piggly Wiggly in Perkins....and it's only about a year old.....more of a Piglet really....

[TopDaugIn2000]

I hate homeland. the 2 in norman are nasty, I wouldn't buy produce or :meat: there if it was the last place on earth. well, ok, I'd buy there before I'd buy at walmart. Anyway, I guess I'll have to do the majority of my shopping at crest and target now. Dammit.

[TopDaugIn2000]

can't we get a Food Lion or a Cash and Carry or a Kroger or SOMETHING DECENT NOW?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[Mjcpr]

Food Lion is still in business after that 20/20 (or whatever) story years ago?

Huh.

[TopDaugIn2000]

when I worked for Lucas we made tons and tons of patron cards & gift cards for them. and then they opened up a new store on the east coast called "bloom"

[TopDaugIn2000]

I did some shopping at Kroger when I was in Atlanta for training. I'd like to have one of those if I can't have Albertson's.

[jk the sooner fan]

i was just going to comment that i dont think one can consider food lion as "classy"

[TopDaugIn2000]

I wouldnt' know, never been there. I'm just going on how many THOUSANDS of cards we made for them, figured they must be decent. guess not.

How 'bout a Gelsons? now THEY are high. But good.

and can we get a Trader Joes?????? I'm begging.

[OU4LIFE]

so now you're begging in TWO threads?

;)

[TopDaugIn2000]

ha.

sometimes I can't help myself.

[Vaevictis]

I wouldnt' know, never been there. I'm just going on how many THOUSANDS of cards we made for them, figured they must be decent. guess not.

Homeland > Food Lion. Seriously.

Food Lion used to have nasty habit of using food coloring and packaging tricks to cover up the fact that their "fresh" food was in fact literally rotting.

[TopDaugIn2000]

oh wow, didn't know.

and ewwwww

[Vaevictis]

Heh.

Primetime Live: It's the gift that keeps on giving.

[Mjcpr]

Heh.

Primetime Live: It's the gift that keeps on giving.

Primetime Live....that's the one. :D

[OUDoc]

I guess my Albertson's at 122nd and Rockwell is becoming a "Williams Discount Foods". Never heard of them.

[sooner_born_1960]

The one on S. Penn is going to be a Homeland. I think it used to be a Homeland.

[King Crimson]

I did some shopping at Kroger when I was in Atlanta for training. I'd like to have one of those if I can't have Albertson's.

Kroeger is a pretty decent store. they bought the Colorado chains King Soopers and City Market. i find them to be pretty good stores. much better than Homeland, thass fer sure.

[critical_phil]

The one on S. Penn is going to be a Homeland. I think it used to be a Homeland.

if you're talking about the one at 104th & penn, it was originally supposed to be a Baker's until someone ****ed off the baker's people.

and if it's going to be a homeland, it won't be one for long. wal-marts has plans for a giganta-mart at 104th and may.

the 104th and s. penn location would be perfect for a whole foods or trader joes.

[JohnnyMack]

Well I've seen it be a Skaggs/Alpha Beta, a Jewel-Osco and Albertson's. Now it'll be something else. Whatever. I don't really pay that much attention.

And all you guys who are crying in this thread are gonna get neg-bombed by :dean: for this.

[Norm In Norman]

Albertson's meat is pretty good, so I guess I'll miss that. Homeland really sucks though. We do most of our shopping at crest - except for the meat. Maybe we'll just buy meat at Sam's now and use farmer's market exclusively for produce (during the summer that is).

[jk the sooner fan]

i agree, albertsons does have a good butcher shop for a chain grocery

my only "beef" with sams is that i have to buy the meat in bulk, and there's only two of us in the house so its not as handy as it is for those of you with kiddo's

tom thumb down here is a good store but its really pricey compared to all the others

if super-wal-hell went away, i'd probably shop at the new kroger which is a pretty nice store

Sams has the best produce imo

[NormanPride]

We won't be able to draw the really nice places until we fix the liquor laws in Oklahoma. Central Market/Whole Foods/Trader Joe's won't touch OK until we allow wine sales in a grocery store.

[Scott D]

I wouldnt' know, never been there. I'm just going on how many THOUSANDS of cards we made for them, figured they must be decent. guess not.

How 'bout a Gelsons? now THEY are high. But good.

and can we get a Trader Joes?????? I'm begging.

Trader Joes are my stores beyonce! You stick with the vastly overrated Whole Foods. And you can't have my Krogers either, or my Meijers. You can have the crappy SuperTargets and crappy SuperSamWaltonmarts.

[r5TPsooner]

I guess my Albertson's at 122nd and Rockwell is becoming a "Williams Discount Foods". Never heard of them.


Yep, that where I shop too. The Wal-Mart Market on Rockwell and Hefner ain't half bad and is only crowded on the weekends. The Crest store across the street makes me feel like white trash.

[soonervegas]

Last night they played a clip of Tony Snow saying something to the effect of, "The Congress has no oversight ability on the President." Awesome!

I love this administration and their outright contempt for what our country stands (stood) for.

They are an absolute joke....and I am a moderate conservative.

[King Crimson]

We won't be able to draw the really nice places until we fix the liquor laws in Oklahoma. Central Market/Whole Foods/Trader Joe's won't touch OK until we allow wine sales in a grocery store.

that's not true. Whole Foods has a Boulder store where they don't have a wine/beer section. Whole Foods has a business model where they only have stores with a % of high income per square near the store.

though, i went to Central Market in Dallas with my sister about 5 months ago...and CM makes Whole Foods look like 7-11. it's food porn.

[Scott D]

this is a grocery store discussion, not a political one.

[hurricane'bone]

Last night they played a clip of Tony Snow saying something to the effect of, "The Congress has no oversight ability on the President." Awesome!

I love this administration and their outright contempt for what our country stands (stood) for.

They are an absolute joke....and I am a moderate conservative.


I know...if only the government had done something...Albertsons wouldn't be leaving Oklahoma.

[JohnnyMack]

The liquor lobby in this state is too strong (read: has paid off the Oklahoma Legislature sufficiently) to allow anything other than 3.2 to be sold in a grocery store. Sad really.

[King Crimson]

Last night they played a clip of Tony Snow saying something to the effect of, "The Congress has no oversight ability on the President." Awesome!

I love this administration and their outright contempt for what our country stands (stood) for.

They are an absolute joke....and I am a moderate conservative.


for outright contempt my fave was Cheney on TV the week before the november election saying: we don't see the election as a public mandate.

[King Crimson]

this is a grocery store discussion, not a political one.

we should bomb Iran, Europe, Food Lion, and Angel Cabrera. and Mexico.

[Scott D]

The liquor lobby in this state is too strong (read: has paid off the Oklahoma Legislature sufficiently) to allow anything other than 3.2 to be sold in a grocery store. Sad really.

yeah but the horse racing lobby lost it's fight eventually, so will the liquor lobby.

[Stoop Dawg]

If you live in OKC, shop at Crest. If there's not a Crest near you, drive to one. It's sad that the "best" grocery store in OKC is about to be Wal-Mart. Sad.

My wife went to the Central Market here in Dallas a couple of weeks ago. She said it is without a doubt the nicest grocery store she has been in. I absolutely loathe grocery stores and never go, but the way she went on about it I may have to check it out.

Also, if there's one near you, Costco >>> Sams.

[JohnnyMack]

Also, if there's one near you, Costco >>> Sams.

I've heard that Costco is about to invade Oklahoma actually.

[Viking Kitten]

SCORE!

[NormanPride]

That would make me happy!

[Frozen Sooner]

If you live in OKC, shop at Crest. If there's not a Crest near you, drive to one. It's sad that the "best" grocery store in OKC is about to be Wal-Mart. Sad.

My wife went to the Central Market here in Dallas a couple of weeks ago. She said it is without a doubt the nicest grocery store she has been in. I absolutely loathe grocery stores and never go, but the way she went on about it I may have to check it out.

Also, if there's one near you, Costco >>> Sams.

Agreed. About Costco, that is.

[TopDaugIn2000]

I've heard that Costco is about to invade Oklahoma actually.

Sam's would lose a lot of memberships. including mine.

[Viking Kitten]

I also agree with SD about shopping at Crest and that Central Market is awesome.

[JohnnyMack]

I have nothing concrete on Costco outside of an architect friend of mine who works for Sparks that said Costco is trying to get into Owasso at the Garrett Creek Shopping Center up on tha northside of town as well as at the 71st & US75 shopping center that's going in. He's been right about all the other stuff that's supposed to go in like Cheese-suck Factory and new Super T's.

[jk the sooner fan]

why is costco better than sams?

[NormanPride]

Because their meats aren't infused with cruelty and racism.

[TopDaugIn2000]

why is costco better than sams?

because it's NOT sam's

[Viking Kitten]

As far as the boring stuff goes, like bulk food items, they are about the same... but for the fun stuff, clothes, jewelry, purses, the gourmet section.... Costco wins it.

[12]

HEB amazes me every time I go. I'll have a cart packed with stuff, expecting well over $200. I don't think I've ever spent more than $130 there.

[jk the sooner fan]

As far as the boring stuff goes, like bulk food items, they are about the same... but for the fun stuff, clothes, jewelry, purses, the gourmet section.... Costco wins it.

thanks, i could kick myself - i got a free invite for costco and instead of taking the "tour', i tossed it........mrs jk wasnt happy

[Mjcpr]

i got a free invite for costco and instead of taking the "tour', i tossed it........mrs jk wasnt happy

How long does it take you? I'd have probably just gone afterwards or something.

[jk the sooner fan]

How long does it take you? I'd have probably just gone afterwards or something.

heh

howzit and i were just talking yesterday about how unfunny you are

[Viking Kitten]

heh

howzit and i were just talking yesterday about how unfunny you are

Yeah, but guys always say stuff they don't mean during "pillow talk."

[jk the sooner fan]

ZANGGGGGGGGGG

[Mjcpr]

heh

howzit and i were just talking yesterday about how unfunny you are

Well, Howzit's a bastard.

:D

[TopDaugIn2000]

Albertson's has the sweetest white nectarines EVAR

I'm having one RIGHT NOW

[JohnnyMack]

Is "white nectarine" code for "security d00d"?

[TopDaugIn2000]

wishful thinking.

and he ain't no white nectarine.....

[JohnnyMack]

wishful thinking.

and he ain't no white nectarine.....

http://www.lynchposters.com/images/Jungle-Fever.jpg

[Harry Beanbag]

why is costco better than sams?


As a comparison, Costco is to Sams what Target is to Wal-mart.

[CORNholio]

HEB amazes me every time I go. I'll have a cart packed with stuff, expecting well over $200. I don't think I've ever spent more than $130 there.

Could it be because tejas waves it's sales tax on grocieries? It would be a great thing for Oklahoma to do if the state govt wasn't already living "paycheck to paycheck".

Oh and Walturd hates america.......yay target

[Vaevictis]

Actually, Oklahoma gives you a refund on sales taxes on your income tax return if you earn less than a certain amount in a year.

[CORNholio]

That's cool i guess. It would be nice if every body got a piece of the pie. But if its between paying taxes on grocieries or this stating hiring 50,000 more overly assertive Hi-po's I think I'd choose.......nm.

[RacerX]

are you going to go Will on the OHP?

[Frozen Sooner]

Could it be because tejas waves it's sales tax on grocieries? It would be a great thing for Oklahoma to do if the state govt wasn't already living "paycheck to paycheck".

Oh and Walturd hates america.......yay target

Does Oklahoma really have a 60% sales tax? That seems rather oppressive...

[RacerX]

the N on the helmets stands for Knowledge.

[bluedogok]

Sam's would lose a lot of memberships. including mine.
I have both, they do have some different products. We get some things at one the other doesn't have.

I went to a Whole Foods in Boston (Beacon Hill area) that had no alcohol at all, so they do go into markets where they can't sell beer/wine. I know they have OKC and Tulsa on their radar, a change in the liquor sales law would probably move them up the list. I was suprised when I went into a grocery store in Indianapolis last weekend (up there for the USGP last weekend) and they had full beer/wine/liquor in the grocery stores. The Whole Foods here in downtown puts any Central Market that I have seen to shame. Of course the downtown location is about twice as large as any other store and their HQ sits on top of it. The north location is about the same as the Central Market down here in South Austin.

I worked at the Skaggs Albertsons/Alpha Beta in Bethany during high school and until the OU-USC game in 1982, it is suppose to change to a Homeland. Homeland is owned by AWG, they haven't been related to Safeway since Safeway sold off chains in their bankruptcy 15-20 years ago. Homeland was run by ex-Safeway people until they couldn't compete anymore and AWG took control. They bought the Randall's/Tom Thumb chain here in Texas and still suffer compared to HEB. When my dad visited down here he wished they had HEB in OKC, much better than the options they have. They have expanded into Mexico and it would be great if they could expand into Oklahoma.

[Harry Beanbag]

Safeway has turned the corner out here, they're great stores.