Letters to the Editor submitted by coop members.
Just got home from shopping the 3rd time since the COVID crisis took our Coop and changed it—hopefully not irrevocably. I wanted to express my deep thanks to the entire staff of the Coop. Today my heart really went out to you and what all of you are doing so that we members can continue some aspect of […]
MoreHas the Coop considered taking shopping orders to be able to expedite more transactions? It could work essentially like the other e-commerce based companies doing this. Perhaps, with some exceptions: No produce (where people tend to be most picky about their food choices). All other products okay. Must give the Coop three days (or more) […]
MoreGREETINGS, Thank you so much for the thoughtfulness that went into planning a time for seniors to shop. I hope that many were able to get the message about Thursday 4/9/20, I didn’t see it until the same day. After spending three hours on line and one-and-one-half hours inside I had no intentions of coming back this Thursday. […]
MoreTO THE COOP, Nancy and I fled Park Slope to Vermont since I am less than a year from 80 years old. Our sons insisted that we leave. And we are so fortunate to have support in Brooklyn, our tenant who has kept track of our mail-texting us photos of what is important and sending […]
MoreCan we have a loosening of designated non-member shoppers for senior citizens? We are more afraid of contact, some of us have disabilities that allow us to shop normally but we cannot stand on lines for a long time, we are very vulnerable, many have underlying conditions. Please get this info to the powers that […]
MoreWe should not be lining people up on the sidewalk, even if they are 6 feet apart. It is a public health hazard and unfair for members who cannot stand for extended periods of time. Two recommendations: 1) Have members call in (or go online) and select a shopping time. Each household can shop at […]
MoreDEAR COOP TEAM, I’m writing to extend my immense gratitude for all you have been doing to keep the Coop open, the shelves stocked, and the environment safe, efficient, welcoming and positive. The Coop has been a haven for us during these uncertain days, and I know you have been making significant individual sacrifices and investments. […]
MoreI would like to suggest that the Coop consider instituting a system where all members are randomly assigned two two-hour time periods for shopping each month for the duration of the current health crisis. This could solve the problem of people waiting in line for hours as the Coop does its best to keep people […]
MoreDEAR EDITORS, Though I live only a block away, I haven’t shopped at the Coop for many many days now. It’s been 6 a.m. senior shopping at Union Market for me. There are many things at the Coop that I really can’t get elsewhere, but the long line, snaking up Union, along 7th, and down […]
MoreDEAR COOP MEMBERS, You guys may want to consider staggering entries based on last names. Give the older and more at risk people entry first in the morning. For the rest of the day schedule for example people with last names A-K go shopping Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and last names L-Z go shopping Tuesday, […]
MoreHI, I wanted to write about this concern to the Coop and do not know whether this is the right email to address it to. Please relay it to the proper department in regards to this matter. It is already difficult for the group of older adults to shop as is before the Covid-19 and […]
MoreTO PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP, I am writing this letter because there was no possibility of speaking to anyone in the office on the phone, or directly through email, and I’m not on Twitter. I am appalled that our Coop has not come up with an entrance policy for the elderly or disabled. There is […]
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