My Letter to Kroger

[Jeff Chandler]

After all these years I am seriously considering switching stores.

I've been shopping at Fry's for more than 15 years, and my experience has always been positive. Recently, however, I noticed a cashier wearing gay rights buttons. I looked into it and discovered that it is the policy of Kroger to encourage this practice.

I shop at Fry's for the prices, the selection, the quality and the service. I do not shop there to be enlightened about my political views.

There is a Walmart Marketplace location that is actually closer to me than Fry's. Their prices are lower than Fry's, they never push their political views on me, and they even have a drive through pharmacy.

Please tell me why I should continue to endure your condescending virtue signaling, when I can shop politics-free and save money while I'm doing it?

Regards, **********

[Mount Athos]

just 1?

[backwoods-engineer]

Good for you, pushing back.

[TexasGator]

You didn’t threaten to burn them down.

[HangnJudge]

Fry’s or Krogers?

[upchuck]

I take it Fry’s and Kroger are related?

[Jeff Chandler]

I like the store, I like the people there, I like the quality of the products. The Walmart shopping experience stinks. I don’t want to switch.

But I will.

[Jeff Chandler]

Kroger is the corporation that owns Fry’s.

[TheZMan]

Was it Kroger, or Fry’s? And isn’t Fry’s an electronics chain?

[ifinnegan]

Just so it.

Of course the downside is you have to go to Walmart.

[TheZMan]

Ah, got it. (confusing)

If they promote it at the corporate level, there’s no way you win this fight. What you’ll find it that it’s impossible to find a group that doesn’t allow, if not promote, virtue signaling.

[Jeff Chandler]

There is a Bashas a few miles from here, and their meat department is superior, but they’re expensive, similar to Safeway.

[Leaning Right]

I applaud your activism. We all should be pushing back. But I just don’t think “seriously considering“ will gather much attention from them.

Just my two cents.

[Clutch Martin]

Kroger’s has dry ice, Hellmart does not.
But Hellmart is 5 miles away and Kroger’s is 25 miles away.

To make Hellmart work for me I get in there no later than 9am.

[aquila48]

“But I just don’t think “seriously considering“ will gather much attention from them.”

Like pushing back with a feather.

[Tommy Revolts]

I would like to know their answer. I have shopped there too for the same reasons. There is a Safeway closer and a Bashas about as far.

[be-baw]

There’s a Kroger about a half mile from here and I go there several times a week. They always have great sales on a few things, and so far I’ve not been subjected to any political proselytizing. I have other problems with the store, and I go to Meijer almost as often.

I like nowadays how you can search for groceries and find out what they’re charging. Unfortunately, Walmart won’t tell you their prices on a lot of items, not are they shown in their weekly ads. In their weekly flyers they do the same thing. They show products, but don’t show the prices. But I notice on a lot of items they have the best prices, especially their Great Value line. I seldom go there, mostly because the supercenter is so far away.

So, bottom line: in Lansing, Michigan Meijer is the best grocery store to frequent.

I applaud you in making your views known to Kroger. I doubt it will have much impact, but if enough people were to take the initiative as you have, they likely would change.

Keep up the good work.

[originalbuckeye]

I like Bashas for their produce. Safeway near me is generally cheaper than Frys. I like Frys for their variation of grocery products. I shop all three and also go to AJ’s for meat. I will be on the lookout for political messaging. It doesn’t belong in any store that wants ALL customers to be comfortable.

[bhl]

Its just a button. It is not an attack on you. It is saying they happen to love (or are attracted to) someone of the same sex. Biology, environment, bad decisions, it doesn’t matter.

I would say let the worker make a small statement and allow them peace in their differences.

Golden rule, big tent, etc.

[cgbg]

It is great you wrote this, but it would be better if you were a bit less apologetic next time--something like this:

After all these years I plan to switch stores and I want to tell you why I have made this decision.

I've been shopping at Fry's for more than 15 years, and my experience has always been positive. Recently, however, I noticed a cashier wearing gay rights buttons. I looked into it and discovered that it is the policy of Kroger to encourage this practice.

I shop at Fry's for the prices, the selection, the quality and the service. I do not shop there to be subjected to propaganda by those who views I find offensive.

There is a Walmart Marketplace location that is actually closer to me than Fry's. Their prices are lower than Fry's, they never push their political views on me, and they even have a drive through pharmacy.

I will not endure your condescending and clumsy attempt at virtue signaling, when I can shop politics-free and save money while I'm doing it. You can be sure there are many others like me who are a "silent majority" and are very angry about this.

Regards, **********