Oh the one on Washington Street is even worse. High prices, small selection, never enough registers open and the ones that are open are usually staffed with rude or really creepy staff.

Someone works for Shaw'..whats a bunch of babble

When was the last time you shopped at Walmart or even Market Basket? As a mom of 2 trying to support a family if I did all my shopping at Shaws I would spend at least 1/3 more than shopping at these other places. I get a few sale items there but other than that, the everyday prices elsewhere are far lower. Oh and I have never bought large sack or peanuts or rice.

To Heather. People that live in Sharon are Obama-loving elites who look down on middle-class WalMart shoppers like us. See you in WalMart, Heather, and not near the sacks of peanuts!

Kurt, I work for a large food company and Shaw's along with Stop & Shop are the most expensive among the New England supermarket chains. They draw you in with their high low strategy but their every day pricing is through the roof. Hannaford and Market Basket are the most price competitive and now that Walmart is starting to convert more of their stores into supercenters, they will be making the market even more compeititve and a win win for the consumers. Many of the Shaws stores will ultimately be closed or sold. I'm hoping for more Wegmans stores come to Massachusettts too.

Ken..you are disillusioned..you like Shaw's because they give you free stuff...The Shaw's in Sharon is higher priced than Stop and Shop....Walmart and Andy's food mart in the middle of nowhere..They don't carry alot of things other places have.... and they have refused to do any remodeling because the business has dropped almost 40% over the last 3 years. Even the GM of the Store admits that..As far as walmarts product being "Sub"..got some news for ya....The same company makes alot of the same products for both locations just labeling it asccordingly

Good riddens to them. I can get $90.00 worth of groceries at Market basket rather than $43.00 at Shaws. They are very expensive. The quality of their food is sub standard. I've bought three loaves of bread from the one in Stoughton, and two days later they are full of mold. God forbid you go to the deli and ask for something while the employees are talking about their personal lives. They are not consistent with their baking depts as far as products baked..

I bought my granddaughter a Daisy BB rifle as well as my grandsons. You know, under proper supervision, with proper safety requirements these items can be used in an enjoyable fashion. Maybe you don't remember back a while ago, most boys had BB guns, Bow & Arrow sets and used Sling Shots. For the most part, children used them and respected them. In my neighborhood, parents watched their little darling Target Shoot with no fear that harm would come about.
As a child I never would have thought about hurting anyone with a weapon of any kind, except I did kill hundreds, if not thousands, emulating my cowboy heroes. We knew that what we watched wasn't real (heck, how could a 6 shooter fire 204 shots without reloading). We even brought our holster sets to school to play Cowboys & Indians.
I want my family to enjoy some of the activities my youth provided. I teach and I supervise the activity. I enjoy seeing the smiles on their faces as they participate in them.
Sorry to say, society is what has changed. Far too many people do not, or will not, take the time to educate others in proper ways of conducting themselves. Most people aren't born violent, it is a learned behavior. Where do children learn most of their behaviors? From adults. Through our actions, what we view, read, speak and so on. Let us put the blame where it belongs...US. I include me also. I'm not afraid to admit I've made mistakes. Can you???

Just curious. Did you buy your granddaughter the pink Daisy? Or did you buy her the "good old fashion" Daisy that her grandmother had?

Both of my kids have Red Ryder BB Guns. What is wrong with that. They have been trained how to use them and use them under adult supervision. They have safety glasses they wear when using them and they are good clean fun.

FC and Heather: I agree under properly trained adult supervision, almost any gun can be handled by a properly trained child. However when I was a kid, a BB gun was considered a toy and rarely did parents in my neighborhood supervise. It was used for target practice, of course. But it was also used to shoot small animals and birds for sport. Sometimes they were even used to shoot each other!! In the mind of a child, after all, what's the point in target practice if you never get to shoot a "real" target?

Remember the great Andy Griffith episode when Opie killed a mother bird with his new slingshot? Great lesson in empathy. However, as FC pointed out, kids know this is television and it isn't real.

Do you both keep these weapons locked up and/or safely away from the kids when not in use?

deb: My granddaughter was with me, she didn't like the "pink" one.Guns are all out of reach for the children, only access is when I give the rifles to them. Each time they are used we go over rules of safety.We shoot at different types of targets from paper w/bullseyes to plastic jugs to various size cans. Also stress the damage that can be done to another person (or self) or property if used improperly. They never use them without adult supervision. They are taught that shooting at targets is a sport and that is all these guns are to be used for. Never, do they use them without me being with them. Same goes for the Archery sets we have. As I always did, we shoot at an archery target.
To make the activities more interesting we shoot from various distances, angles, behind objects.
When the time comes, I will probably purchase 22 caliber rifles for them to be used only at shooting clubs. Guns will be under lock and key in a gun safe. No access by children. I want my grandchildren to grow up with respect for other people and their beliefs, yet, I want them to experience all they can. My children & I spend a great deal of time teaching the values we all believe in. Trust me, in this day and age it isn't easy to do so. There are so many outside influences in a child's life, society is breaking down and solid values, in my mind, are lessening. We're fighting a battle extolling our values, not other peoples. We think we're doing OK. So far, they make us proud.

You are a good citizen, FC!

IMO, your granddaughter rightfully declined on the pink. What an insulting marketing technique!

Haven't activists demanded manufacturers to stop making toy guns that look like the real thing? Now are we suppose to embrace real guns that look like toys?! What is wrong with us?

Deb, we own a secure gun cabinet with a double lock the the kids can't can't get into. This is where we store their BB Guns when no in use. My boys do target practice but when they grow up my husband will teach them to hunt as he is a hunter. I know that starting them early with the target practice will make them more responsible as adults if they choose to hunt. And they will not hunt for fun, they will hunt for food. Everything my husband hunts (usually ducks, turkeys and phesants) are always consumed by the family.

Ok. You're right. I was just trying to point out that if you don't want to buy your groceries at the same place weapons, cigarettes or a bottle of gin is sold, you may be willing to pay a bit more if you are able.

As for the subject at hand:
My local Shaw's is usually dirty so I rarely shop there.

Last time I shopped at Stop and Shop the parking lot looked like a landfill. Step it up, guys.

Price Rite has great prices and is alot more consumer friendly than it use to be.

And finally, I hate this progression into superstores.

Deb, why would anyone want to pay a little more to shope somewhere that offers less convenience? When I go to the WalMart in North Attleboro I can buy groceries and many houshold items. If they sold wine & beer I'd buy it there too, why would I make multiple stops and pay more elsewhere? WalMart is good for the basic grocery items; pantry items, deli, breads, some meat. The only thing I find subpar at WalMart compared to other stores is the produce. It would be great if we could get a Wegmans or a BigY down this way, although a new BigY just opened in Franklin.

There is no big deal So relax.