Thriftway — Local services in Mayo

We went to thrift way today at the suggestion of our friend who is a DJ. We saw that there was a couple of meat items that where discounted. When we arrived the store looked dank and dirty outside. But we pushed onwards Upon entering we found a store that was small and cramped. Many of the light bulbs weren’t on, the freezer door handles where falling off. The freezers had frozen icicles on the ice cream. Heck, I even picked up a steak sauce and found it had been leaking on the shelf. We went ahead and shopped even though it wasn’t very nice. My wife had a lady standing in her way in one of the isles and ask if she could get by. The lady never even acknowledged her ( she ended up being one of the managers). When checking out I mentioned that our DJ friend who advertises for them sent us. She didn’t even have the courtesy to even respond. My wife said she doesn’t care. To which the cashier responded “ I don’t even know who your talking about” we spent over 200.00 there. We will never be back! Their staff are the most unfriendly people I...

I visit here with my friends a couple of times a year and I am a huge fan of shopping local and supporting small business.

People use the price argument that local can’t always compete with the chain stores, but the more I started looking at prices the more I realized it wasn’t that different and the service was far better with it the crowds or the 60 minutes worth of driving round trip.

When you drove through towns like Mayo and wonder why there aren’t more businesses trying to establish themselves, take a look at where the people have gone. The perceived discounts and loss leaders offered by bigger stores have bought the loyalty of those price conscious consumers to a point where they perceive everything to be cheaper elsewhere and it’s not.

Meats are cheaper here than Walmart, as are many other items.

Their customer service has always been great 👍🏾 and you’re helping give money 💴 indirectly back to your community.

Think about helping out the smaller shops and help fuel the local economy or the small businesses will...

I didn't really shop here. I was actually caught up with doing laundry across the street. It was busy when I was in there. The young man working the front end appeared to be very young. (Judgmental I know.) I simply needed change for the laundromat. It seemed like I was asking for something huge..."I can't give you $10 worth of quarters. We might need them." If there's ever a next time... I'll buy a soft drink and ask for the change in quarters. In all honesty, we're outside of our comfort zone here and I just needed change for the wash. So far, it's the only experience we've had here in Mayo that hasn't felt small town friendly. I felt like I wasn't really welcome. Everyone else we've met has...