Several of the stores in my area were closed yesterday, but the ones that were open seem to have a decent number of people crossing the picket line. It was hard to tell how many to drop by for support into the shop or just left but in my 5 to 10 minutes watching at least a half a dozen maybe even more people had entered and left the store with groceries.
I’ve also seen a few videos he members post that line of them harassing customers crossing the picket lines, calling them scabs, screaming in their faces, etc. Then once they get to their car they we’re asking them selves how dare they do that? I can guarantee that many of these customers will not come back after the strike is settled, especially the ones That have been yelled and screamed at by the strikers.
I am willing to bet there are discussions at Stop & Shop right now about lists of underperforming stores that may be on the chopping block in the very near future, something I doubt the strikers ever thought about before they see the little temper tantrum.
When the strike is over, I’m not going back there. The only reason why we ever shop there is because it’s the closest store and we haven’t done a full shopping trip there in years - just a last minute pick of one or to things we need.
I totally agree that they’re alienating their customers. As I told the the mob trying to stop me from getting in the store, “Good luck with that.”