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Over the past year my local A &P has been stocking some gluten-free items such as Gluten Free Pantry mixes and cookies; so I wrote the headquarters in Montvale NJ a nice letter thanking them and asking for more stuff like Erewhon gluten-free and Glutino, etc. But thanking them profusely for adding gluten-free to their store.

Just last week mhy local A & P re-arranged their store and removed the entire gluten-free section! Removed as in no longer going to have gluten-free section! I spoke to someone there about it and they said that they'd find another spot for it but that was a week ago and it's still gone.

A & P (and I've been though other service issues with them over past few years) does not care about their customers and providing what their customers need; nor do they care when told. I guess I'll have to do my shopping at Shop Rite now as they have just isolated a section of their store with gluten-free foods.


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I hear ya! My local Acme did the exact same thing. When they remodeled the store just before the holidays, the gluten free items just dissapeared.

I'm lucky that I have other stores around that carry lots of gluten-free foods--but they are still a bit of a drive. The Acme is right here in my town.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
I hear ya! My local Acme did the exact same thing. When they remodeled the store just before the holidays, the gluten free items just dissapeared.

I'm lucky that I have other stores around that carry lots of gluten-free foods--but they are still a bit of a drive. The Acme is right here in my town.

Like the Wegmans <_<

jerseyangel Proficient
Like the Wegmans <_<

I know...I love that store, but it's a 20 minute drive. (and worth it!)

But, it was nice to have Gluten Free Pantry items at the Acme since it is so close. I guess I can't really complain though--I'm going to Wegman's later :lol:

Deb--Our Shoprite has a small gluten-free aisle, too. Not the greatest selection--but it actually saved me at the holidays. I had been to Wegman's, Whole Foods and the health food store and they were all out of the GFP pie crust mix. I stopped at Shoprite, not really expecting to find it, and they had several! It was funny because they only carry about 5 or 6 GFP products.

debmidge Rising Star

Our Acme right next door closed last October and we're lost without it just for regular groceries

Patti:

by the way, is the Kenny Chesney song about "Alcohol" on any album?

jerseyangel Proficient
Our Acme right next door closed last October and we're lost without it just for regular groceries

Patti:

by the way, is the Kenny Chesney song about "Alcohol" on any album?

I'm not sure which song you mean...Kenny Chesney does a lot of songs that deal with alcohol, but none that I know of with that title.

There is a song called "Alcohol"--it's by Brad Paisley. It's on the album called "Time Well Wasted".

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