I absolutely hate this store.

Once upon a time, it was a nice store. But it seems like when they closed the S. Main Street location, the Southport store took a nosedive.

The immediate interior of the store is gross and needs a makeover.

Their produce absolutely sucks. You have to pick through stuff that's obviously past the good stage to find something worth buying. Even then, they must have special lighting that makes it look good, because it appears to start going bad the moment you leave the store.

They're always understaffed and I've gotten used to having to bag my own groceries. More often than not, in the morning, there's only one lane open. I actually saw a morning where they had NO ONE on a register and it took forever to get someone to realize, "Hey, we're supposed to be selling food here!" and open up.

This morning, on a FRIDAY MORNING at 8 am, there's one lane open and the lady ahead of me with a full cart is playing on her phone instead of unleading her cart. And then, when it started looking like she was paying in seperate orders, I took my cart to the self-checkout line. "20 items or less"? F--k you. Say something to me about it and I'll walk out, leaving the whole cart here for you to put back on the shelves. Not to mention, I'd be doing everything else anyway, might as well ring out my own stuff too.

It's the second time I've had to do that if I wanted any hope of getting out of there in a timely manner.

The only reason I go there, at least for now, is because they closed the Big Flats location. Honest to God, I would drive the 12 miles right past the Southport store to go there. And Wegmans, the only other grocery storee in town, gives me anxiety. But it's looking more and more like I'm gonna have to get over it, because I am sick to death of Tops in Southport.

( I do want to note, there are one or two good people at this store still, though I haven't seen one of them in a while. Maybe she got sick of the place too. )

We had to go to a meeting in Hornell last month. I made my shopping list so I could stop at Tops in Riverside on our way back.

I feeling maybe Tops is another one ready to go belly up.

1 hour ago, Chris said:

And Wegmans, the only other grocery storee in town, gives me anxiety. But it's looking more and more like I'm gonna have to get over it, because I am sick to death of Tops in

Have you thought about Weis or Save A Lot? We shop Weis but have stopped in at Save A Lot.

I don’t care for Weis.

I never cared for Weis either.

As long as you're willing to drive 12 miles to Consumer Square.....Minier's is just one more exit away. LOL

Luckily for me, Watkins Glen isn't really any farther than Consumer Square. I actually like the WG store...it's always been cleaner and friendlier than the HHDS/BF was. The only thing I'll miss is that it was right next to Sam's and other places so I could combine errands.

4 minutes ago, MsKreed said:

…it was right next to Sam's and other places so I could combine errands

Admittedly, that was the other reason I’d drive to Big Flats instead of going to the Southport store. Not just because I can’t stand the latter.

Minier’s is always worth the trip. They’ve been in business well over 100 years with the same family and for good reason. their customer service is exceptional, and their prices are competitive . Give them a try and I bet you’ll be sold.

10 minutes ago, Katie Stowell said:

Minier’s is always worth the trip. Give them a try and I bet you’ll be sold.

It's been a looong time since I've been to Minier's, but you're the second person to reccomend them, so maybe I will.

And welcome to the site @Katie Stowell !

2 hours ago, Katie Stowell said:

Minier’s is always worth the trip. They’ve been in business well over 100 years with the same family and for good reason. their customer service is exceptional, and their prices are competitive . Give them a try and I bet you’ll be sold.

I stop in at Minier’s whenever I visit my sisters who live in Big Flats and it is a really nice store.

Welcome to this site Katie Stowell.