| 20+ years | Miss having a place to buy food and hang out | Food | | |
| 20+ years | Miss having a place to buy food and hang out | Food | | |
| 0 - 5 years | Have to drive far for basic items (milk, eggs, wine) | Would prefer a restaurant or tavern than another overpriced bakery. | Would prefer a neighborhood-friendly restaurant or tavern than another overpriced bakery/“general” store. No one needs $20 bars of beeswax soap and tiny sandwiches take 40 minutes to prepare (maybe tourists?) Can we just get a normal restaurant or grocery store for the community? Or both? Enough with the overpriced precious stuff | |
| 0 - 5 years | Have to drive far for basic items (milk, eggs, wine) | Would prefer a restaurant or tavern than another overpriced bakery. | Would prefer a neighborhood-friendly restaurant or tavern than another overpriced bakery/“general” store. No one needs $20 bars of beeswax soap and tiny sandwiches take 40 minutes to prepare (maybe tourists?) Can we just get a normal restaurant or grocery store for the community? Or both? Enough with the overpriced precious stuff | |
| 20+ years | Can’t just run out and quickly get somehing | | | |
| 20+ years | Miss the convenience of picking up food and coffee there—and the ambiance! | A good deli With sandwiches, cool cuts, pies, salads, etc. Also, a café with coffees, teas, and places to eat. It would be nice if they created some outdoor eating space on a deck or patio. I’d also love it if we could buy fresh meats and fish there, similar to when Mazzio‘s was at the Green River Farms. It’s also nice to have things to put into a gift basket such as unusual products, little delicacies etc. | If it weren’t completely independent, it could be an extension of some thing like Guidos, or even some of the small stores in the hill towns that specialize in organic food and produce, locally made products, etc. | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
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| 20+ years | lack of a close-by store for a few food needs | staples such as flour, sugar, nilk, eggs, canned goods, bread, most important | Could it be part of a tax exempt organisaation? | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| 20+ years | The store has for over 30 years has provided me with milk, the NYTimes, wine, sugar, coffee, food | The store is a necessity a) for creating community b) serving those folks who work in the community, i.e. the service and repair people, the folks who work in the gardens, repair houses, route 43 c) service the folks in south williamstown, like me who would use it for shopping and d) important for tourism - ski season, fall season and summer season (even mud season!) ; the lit up X-mas (holiday) tree cheers up the neighborhood in the winter; Products: we don't need $200 aprons or bottles of balsamic vinegar, but staples and prepared food, plus the treats for tourists.. | | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| 20+ years | It’s heartbreaking to drive past the story every day, knowing well the many fine folks who have worked there over the past 20 years. Such a shame…. | Wine, coffee, breakfast & lunch items; there have been some fabulous baked goods offered there over the years | On the other hand, when Guidos (?) had a iron in the fire at neighboring Green River Farms, that was great, esp as regards steaks, rotisserie chicken, etc | |
| 20+ years | It’s absolutely heartbreaking to drive past the closed store day after | | | |
| 20+ years | It’s absolutely heartbreaking to drive past | | | |
| 20+ years | Need to obtain groceries five plus miles away | The usual suspects with gourmet items akin to what’s available at Dean and DeLuca | Delighted to be involved in the planning committee | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| 20+ years | No place to quickly pick up a quart of milk or a loaf of bread. Also lack of a place for social gatherings in South Williamstown | Quick meals, lunch foods, beverages, simples staples, some nice sundries | | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| 20+ years | we missed Xmas shopping and occasional food purchases, and a place to meet for coffee/lunch. | Cafe, prepared foods, gourmet foods, wine | | |
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| 20+ years | Not a hardship by any means, but was wonderful having the store so close to home. | Deli foods, bread, cheese, drinks, etc. | I think some of the neighbors made it difficult for the owners of the store and the farm store and hope they will be more supportive in the future if we are fortunate enough to have a new owner. | |
| 10 - 20 years | Place for lunch, pick up dinner and groceries | Deli, groceries, take out lunch and dinners | | |
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| 0 - 5 years | We are far from all grocery stores in south Williamstown. We loved the convenience of a bottle of milk along woth so much more. | groceries ,wine,sandwiches, ice cream, | | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| 10 - 20 years | None, I usually go to Cricket Creek for milk and now ice cream too. | affordable wine (not just fancy high end options) | While it would be wonderful to have the store open, I understand that it is a major challenge to make a store there economically viable. | |
| 20+ years | Used to have coffee and/or lunch there with son and his family, | Coffee and other beverages, sandwiches, snacks, homemade treats. | | |
| 20+ years | Inconveniences in not having groceries, snacks and meals at the ready in the neighborhood, but true loss measured also in loss of our community gathering place. The Store was the heart of South Williamstown, as well as a destination for area residents and tourists. | groceries, snacks, coffee, sandwiches - offerings for locals and tourists - we have fond memories of croissants, overstuffed sandwiches, hearty dinners to go! | If this community treasure could come back to life, this would be something to celebrate! Nowadays people value and support local! | |
| 20+ years | Miss newspapers, dairy, wine, coffee, deli, bakery, friendly folks | All of the above | What effect on store of traffic rotary | |
