WinCo

[u50254082]

I know a lot of people who stopped eating turkey for thanksgiving and switched to roasts (prime rib, pork loin, etc). Could this factor into the lesser demand for frozen turkeys?

[John1744]

I know a lot of people who stopped eating turkey for thanksgiving and switched to roasts (prime rib, pork loin, etc). Could this factor into the lesser demand for frozen turkeys?

Absolutely as well, we saw a 3-5% dip in Turkey sales this year and that's been fairly consistent the last few years. Traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas's are slowly going away.

[stile99]

I have no connections to the grocery industry other than shopping, and I've seen stores overordering. Like, drastically. Last year the Yukon Aldi filled their freezers with hams and turkeys. To the point where many of the advertised items never made it to the store, because there was no room for them. They ended up dropping the price, then dropping it some more, then dropping it a lot, almost giving them away, to reclaim the space. The remodel didn't really add a lot in the way of freezer space, yet they've done it again. For the past 3 months or so, at least half the freezer space is taken up by hams and/or turkeys and a lot of the advertised items never make it. You'd think they would have learned.

[Pete]

[stlokc]

My God, that’s an ugly store.

Cool skyline though

[u50254082]

My God, that’s an ugly store.

Cool skyline though

Function over form.

[stile99]

Yeah, it's not an Apple store. It's there to sell stuff, not "look cool".

[Jeepnokc]

I am surprised the handicap spots aren't the closest spots to the front door or that they aren't spread out across a couple of rows in the front.

[barrettd]

Looking forward to checking this out.

[Pete]

They are aiming at a January opening but I don't have the exact date yet.

[RustytheBailiff]

Please delete -- question being asked was answered.

[stile99]

I am surprised the handicap spots aren't the closest spots to the front door or that they aren't spread out across a couple of rows in the front.

Predicting it now, they'll repaint by June, assuming they don't recognize/rectify the mistake before opening.

[Roger S]

Predicting it now, they'll repaint by June, assuming they don't recognize/rectify the mistake before opening.

Doubt it.... It's not an exact duplicate of the Moore parking lot but similar distances.

This layout actually puts the accessible spaces nearer the exit than the Moore location does. So it's a trade off between easier access or egress and personally if I were handicapped I would prefer the easier egress to access.

[ctchandler]

Doubt it.... It's not an exact duplicate of the Moore parking lot but similar distances.

This layout actually puts the accessible spaces nearer the exit than the Moore location does. So it's a trade off between easier access or egress and personally if I were handicapped I would prefer the easier egress to access.

As a handicapped individual, I want closer access to the entrance/exit. When it's very hot or very cold, getting from the car to the store is important. When I'm leaving, I'm in a warm/cool car, comfortable, and accessing the streets is not important. And I have a mobility scooter. My wife had heart problems and she had to walk to the store entrance so it definitely was more important to be close. Different strokes I suppose. But until you have been handicapped, you won't really know.
C. T.

[Jeepnokc]

To me, the row directly to the right in the picture appears to still be closer to the exit and entrance,

[stile99]

My mother had limited mobility, and while she wasn't confined to a wheelchair, she came to rely more and more on her scooter. When going to a store (or anywhere, really) she always preferred being close to the entrance/exit when there was indeed a combination (as at many stores). If they were separate, she always preferred to park at the entrance. In fact, we would very often be that van at the entrance dropping someone off. As ctchandler notes, quick access to leaving was so irrelevant it never even crossed her mind (at least, she never expressed it if it did). She's gone now, but we're lucky to still have my father, who while not quite as limited is in much the same situation. He also wants to park as close to the entrance as possible, and when going to restaurants wants the closest table possible.

Slightly off-topic, but why do restaurants see a person who needs a chair/cane/walker and think "Oh, we'll seat them in the back room"? There are places Dad STILL won't go because they did that to Mom two decades ago.

[Roger S]

So it's easier to get out of the store with all of your items than it is to get in the store with no items? Doesn't make sense to me at all but if you say so.

[jn1780]

To me, the row directly to the right in the picture appears to still be closer to the exit and entrance,

Looks like it's between the entrance and exit. The ideal spot if you ask me. But I don't think the difference of 30 feet is that bad.

[stile99]

So it's easier to get out of the store with all of your items than it is to get in the store with no items? Doesn't make sense to me at all but if you say so.

With the exception of Aldi, I don't know of any stores that won't help load the bags in your car if you ask.

[ctchandler]

So it's easier to get out of the store with all of your items than it is to get in the store with no items? Doesn't make sense to me at all but if you say so.

I don't understand your question. I thought you said being closer to the street was more important than being closer to the entrance/exit from the store. Did I miss something? Wouldn't be the first time!
C. T.

[Roger S]

I don't understand your question. I thought you said being closer to the street was more important than being closer to the entrance/exit from the store. Did I miss something? Wouldn't be the first time!
C. T.

Yep you read too much into what I said... I was only specifying the distance from the entrance to the exit of the store. I never mentioned the street.

Personally I would rather be closer to the store exit when I am encumbered than to the entrance of the store unencumbered.

[RedSoxFan]

I'm pretty sure that based on your response, you are not WinCo's target consumer lol. Not being rude or anything because I'm in the same boat as you. If you're used to how nice the Crest off SW 104th is, then WinCo is literally a low cost bargain warehouse.

I think there will come a day when I need to shop in bulk and WinCo saves the day, but until then I would rather shop elsewhere.

If their target consumer is someone who likes bad seafood, produce that goes bad in 2-3 days, less-than-desirable offerings, no sliced cheese from the deli, and a confusing store layout, then I guess so.

Otherwise, I think those aren't that off the mainstream for what a general grocery shopper might want in their grocery store.

[ctchandler]

Yep you read too much into what I said... I was only specifying the distance from the entrance to the exit of the store. I never mentioned the street.

Personally I would rather be closer to the store exit when I am encumbered than to the entrance of the store unencumbered.

As I slap my forehead! I've got it now. And I would have to agree except for one thing. Are there any stores where you can't leave from the entrance or go in through the exit doors? I think it's a violation of code. I know Crest had entrance/exit doors controlled for a lot of years but they don't any longer.
C. T.

[OKCbyTRANSFER]

I never understood this too: people walk into a restaurant with canes & walkers only to be led past empty tables to the most difficult to get to. I was trained differently, rotatation didn't matter, common sense too?

[OkiePoke]

As I slap my forehead! I've got it now. And I would have to agree except for one thing. Are there any stores where you can't leave from the entrance or go in through the exit doors? I think it's a violation of code. I know Crest had entrance/exit doors controlled for a lot of years but they don't any longer.
C. T.

Target on NW Expressway and Rockwell. You can't enter through the exit doors.