The Food Bin — Local services in Santa Cruz

Its either friendly neighborhood vibes or im being followed. Today was really aggressive, like pretending to look in fridges near me and being right behind me down every aisle. ok yes high rent, ok yes ppl need to get paid, ok “we dont control prices”. Im not unhoused but im often read as sus bc im punk, so the last couple times ive been here I received this carcel treatment. i understand the motives but yall arent taking action to make food more accessible and instead employees have to increasingly Police your own customer base. Have yall tried to figure out a better way to do this, do yall WANT to be cops? I doubt it but yall gotta be creative and stop projecting your hatred for the Unhoused on everyone. Like imagine wanting to support a small business but you are treated hella sus, like damn ill go to get grocery...

The Food Bin was my favorite grocery shopping place the year I lived in Santa Cruz. I was there shopping when the earthquake struck in sept 1989. At first I thought it was an earthpoundermachine. When I realized it was. a quake it was too late to escape. Fortunately the building did not collapse. I had contemplated visiting the coffee shop that collapsed and killed people. I could have been one of them. I climbed over the piles of goods, that had fallen off the shelves and was at first a bit disappointed that no one would checkout my purchases, so I had to leave them ;-) I am so happy to see that The Food Bin is still there and still holding on to its high eco standards. I loved the sign by the road, which carried comments to the times. After the quake it...

Did she dispose I like food been because the food is local and goodly goodly price well priced good. Like him into the Faith been I had $24 bills in my pocket all ones as I slowly decided what food I would eat yes II realized that I actually didn't 29 I actually had $29 bills and once I had picked out all my foods and was satisfied with the delightful treats I go up to the cash register and there is a wonderful nice average looking person as we put down all of it he said the total will be $31 yes it is But I only had 29 all is and if I did my math correctly that is $2 less so I said here I will take this bar out...