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NOW that I've got your attention, Please take a moment to complete my survey. The survey questions are about grocery stores IN THE BAHAMAS (not shops you frequent on trips abroad).



1. Are you happy with the quality of grocery goods available on your island?

2. How is the produce in your local store?

3. What fresh veggies/fruit do you usually buy?

4. WHat fresh veggies/fruit WOULD you buy or like to see in your supermarket?


5. How often do you visit the market?

6. How would you rate the level of customer service in your local market?

7. IS the store generally clean?

8. What kinds of meat do you buy at the grocery store?

9. Wha kinds of meat WOULD you buy or would like to see available.

10. Do you buy toiletries or sundry items in your market?

11. Does your market have a pharmacy?

12. Does your market have a quick stop clinic?

13. How much do you pay for 5lbs of chicken?

14. How much do you pay for a gallon of milk?

15. Would you shop at a market that sold high quality generics and provided a clean, well lit store with low prices?

16. Would a full service grocery store do good business on your island (if you are on one of the Out Islands)?

17. IN NP or FPO, could a generic store compete with existing stores for your business?


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1. No, not for a minute.
2. Limited and its quality can variety from good to expired!
3. Lettuce, potatoes, onions, green pepper, cabbage, squash, snow peas (once in a while.)
4. We do have a small variety by they are too expensive.
5. Once a week.
6. Poor
7. Fairly.
8. Hamburger, beef, pork chops, chicken, rib, turkey.
9. More and better lamb and pork. Some exotic meats - buffalo is good!
10. Yes.
11. No.
12. No.
13. $2.39 a pound my wife tells me.
14. $5.00 I think. We don't drink it.
15. My wife says, "give me the address!"
16.n/a
17. Yes.

Comments. At one time if you could think of an item you could find it in the food stores - from quail eggs to kippers! Now we just get the same old thing and each week the price goes up and up. If you want to cook an exciting meal you will have trouble finding all the ingredients here.

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NOW that I've got your attention, Please take a moment to complete my survey. The survey questions are about grocery stores IN THE BAHAMAS (not shops you frequent on trips abroad).

Well you know this is something that gets to me big time, as the quality of food here in the stores is awful, thats one thing the US has over us big time .. we is a let down in that area. Its not just a poor selection, close too early, etc, but its the way the food is kept and handled - which is beyond healthy in most cases. Poor refrigerators, bad generators, staff handling food with little to know knowledge of food safety, etc.



1. Are you happy with the quality of grocery goods available on your island?
NO

2. How is the produce in your local store?
I shop from one to the next and ALL of them suk

3. What fresh veggies/fruit do you usually buy?
None at all, never will from any of these stores.

4. WHat fresh veggies/fruit WOULD you buy or like to see in your supermarket?
Some fairly clean ones.

5. How often do you visit the market?
Every day

6. How would you rate the level of customer service in your local market?
Not that bad, they could acknowledge you exist a little more though.

7. IS the store generally clean?
JOKIN RIGHT!?

8. What kinds of meat do you buy at the grocery store?
Sliced ofcourse .. you know me right?

9. Wha kinds of meat WOULD you buy or would like to see available.
More ready cooked meats.

10. Do you buy toiletries or sundry items in your market?
Where else?

11. Does your market have a pharmacy?
Not for prescriptions, none of them do. Just general items on the shelves.

12. Does your market have a quick stop clinic?
None of them do. Where you think we live?

13. How much do you pay for 5lbs of chicken?
I dont.

14. How much do you pay for a gallon of milk?
I dont.

15. Would you shop at a market that sold high quality generics and provided a clean, well lit store with low prices?
Sure. But what are generics?

16. Would a full service grocery store do good business on your island (if you are on one of the Out Islands)?
N/A

17. IN NP or FPO, could a generic store compete with existing stores for your business?
Once again, what do you mean by generic store?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_brand


Generic brand, a brand for a product that does not have an associated brand or trademark other than the trading name of the business providing the product


Sometimes they call them "house brands" or "store brands"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_brand
Generic brand, a brand for a product that does not have an associated brand or trademark other than the trading name of the business providing the product
Sometimes they call them "house brands" or "store brands"

I know what Generic is, but is there such thing as Generic meat?? I mean they all have name brands, just there are cheaper less well known ones.

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NOW that I've got your attention, Please take a moment to complete my survey. The survey questions are about grocery stores IN THE BAHAMAS (not shops you frequent on trips abroad).

You have no quit in you.....


1. Are you happy with the quality of grocery goods available on your island?
Nope. Well, in some of the "posh" areas, the produce is fresh. But, in most of the regular areas, the fruits in particular are rotten. The meat is "ok", but it is not grade A meat for the most part.


2. How is the produce in your local store?
See above.

3. What fresh veggies/fruit do you usually buy?
Banana's, pears, peaches and apples.

4. WHat fresh veggies/fruit WOULD you buy or like to see in your supermarket?
Apples, pears, peaches, Bananas, brocoli, cauliflower, peas, cabbage and carrots.

5. How often do you visit the market?
Once a week.

6. How would you rate the level of customer service in your local market?
Depends. In the Bahamas it is "ok"....could be better. Here, in the UK, it is HORRIBLE!
We are MUCH BETTER than these people....seriously!

US customer service is the best....truly.

7. IS the store generally clean?
Depends on which store. Mom and Popps stores have issues....but the regular food stores, including Lil General's are "ok". They een rat infested or anything, just "ok".....

8. What kinds of meat do you buy at the grocery store?
Porck Chops, lamb chops, steak and beef as well as ground beef. Chicken obviously and ground turkey; likes them for burgers.

9. Wha kinds of meat WOULD you buy or would like to see available.
Lamb chops, lamb shoulers, fresh pork and roast beef.

10. Do you buy toiletries or sundry items in your market?
Sure.

11. Does your market have a pharmacy?
Not that I know of. They have a drug corner. But no pharmacy.

12. Does your market have a quick stop clinic?
AHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAAHAAAAAAAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

13. How much do you pay for 5lbs of chicken?
Can't recall.

14. How much do you pay for a gallon of milk?
Over here I pay about 60p to £1. But at home, about $1.50 should be GOOD for a gallon of milk. Allthough, I don't buy milk at home and rather use evaporated milk in my cereals and cooking.

15. Would you shop at a market that sold high quality generics and provided a clean, well lit store with low prices?
Sure would. In fact, if it is internationally tested, would buy cheap any given day. Food is food, and once it is tested, would go for it. But my medicines are somewhat different. Would rather my medicines from people and agencies I trust.

16. Would a full service grocery store do good business on your island (if you are on one of the Out Islands)?
Maybe. If it had a good mix and a true service. 24hr grocery stores with pharmacy in hand seems to be a good idea. Just adjust the operating cost and the labour and we can have a real go at it.

17. IN NP or FPO, could a generic store compete with existing stores for your business?
Sure could. In fact, they would dog out the comp.

All comments are welcome!!
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I know what Generic is, but is there such thing as Generic meat?? I mean they all have name brands, just there are cheaper less well known ones.



LOL! Not the meat.

The dry goods...Milk, ice cream...

I know Bahamians are brand loyal, but I am wondering if they would step out for high quality "house brands" if it saved them money.

LOL! Not the meat.
The dry goods...Milk, ice cream...
I know Bahamians are brand loyal, but I am wondering if they would step out for high quality "house brands" if it saved them money.

I buy the cheapest when I can, regardless of the name, so long as it is good. Some things like Paper Plates though I dont go cheap on, as the cheap ones can smell of bleach, and you are putting your food on it. Garbage bags, I dont check, cheaper the better for me; Hot Dogs, same thing, Toilet Tissue, same thing, cheapest is best. ;)

1. Are you happy with the quality of grocery goods available on your island?
No

2. How is the produce in your local store?
Is actually good, it haws improved tremendously in two years that I have lived here

3. What fresh veggies/fruit do you usually buy?
Bananas, Apples, Seedless Grapes, Watermelon, Papapya ( Weekly )
Green PLantains

4. WHat fresh veggies/fruit WOULD you buy or like to see in your supermarket?
Actually I get all I use :)

5. How often do you visit the market?
Almost every day. I was asked if I owned a restaurant LOL

6. How would you rate the level of customer service in your local market?
Poor

7. IS the store generally clean?
No

8. What kinds of meat do you buy at the grocery store?
Boneless Chicken Breasts, Ground Beef, Pork Chops, Beef for Roast

9. Wha kinds of meat WOULD you buy or would like to see available.
Ribs, Whole Chicken, Chicken Breast is reall scarce.

10. Do you buy toiletries or sundry items in your market?
Try not to but have ocassionaly.

11. Does your market have a pharmacy?
No

12. Does your market have a quick stop clinic?
No

13. How much do you pay for 5lbs of chicken?
It really depends of what part of the chicken but Is around 2.50 a Lb

14. How much do you pay for a gallon of milk?
5 dollars

15. Would you shop at a market that sold high quality generics and provided a clean, well lit store with low prices?
But of course!!!!! Im all about generics, I dont care too much about brand.

16. Would a full service grocery store do good business on your island (if you are on one of the Out Islands)?
N/A

17. IN NP or FPO, could a generic store compete with existing stores for your business?
Yes it would!! I am pretty sure of it.

on this note .. the shelves are disgusting in most of these stores .. i was going to buy something the other day from the dairy section, it was a milk shake drink, went to grab it then realized the shelve next to the the lid of it, was where the margarines etc were .. anyway that shelve had some green and brown grime all over it .. was really sickening. I told one of the workers there even though I know he probably didnt care .. couple days later the grime was still all over that shelf. Ofcourse most of the shelves are like that anyway, get the items home sometimes have to wash them with warm water before putting them in a clean fridge.

Over here I pay about 60p to £1. But at home, about $1.50 should be GOOD for a gallon of milk.

I dont buy milk but note the last 2 peeps said it costs $5 here. ;)

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It only could have been you with your sensationalism.....

I dont buy milk but note the last 2 peeps said it costs $5 here. ;)

A gallon of milk is $5.00/....that is outrageous.
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I dont buy milk but note the last 2 peeps said it costs $5 here. ;)

I actually went and checked on my fridge and is $6.19 but on the other hand the gallon of orange juice dropped price dramatically!! It went from almost 9 dollars to 5.

I dont buy milk but note the last 2 peeps said it costs $5 here. ;)



One of my projects is tracking the price of dairy items.

Milk in the Midwest was about $1.89 a gallon in Feb/March. I paid $2.89 for a gallon on Friday.

A 12oz bag of grated sharp cheddar was about $1.59. The price on Friday was $2.29.

Corn prices went up and has driven up the prices of dairy along with it.