mikes market

I was just in Mikes Market and he is closing the doors tomorrow (Going Out Of Business) another one bites the dust people. Island Pond will soon be a ghost town the way places are closing.

geeze, i thought with teddy gone island pond was going to flourish......why wouldn't mike want to cash in?

mikes market too close today last day of two stores in town.thankyou committie for change down to the third buisness gone since the incrediable election..no compitition for irvings, or teds any more ironic

silly me wrote:

geeze, i thought with teddy gone island pond was going to flourish......why wouldn't mike want to cash in?

the bank community national wont keep him alive we all know who's pictures are on the wall in the bank any way(other store owner)teddy obviously as we all tried to say was not what kept this town from flourishing ..you can thank our committie for change

Ted's is the ideal market and it would be tough for anyone to compete with a store that has great customer service, excellent quality and pricing comparable to the big box markets.

Whenever a business closes it is sad but sometimes new businesses do not foresee the challenges they face when they have stiff competition.

Just opening the doors to any small business is very expensive and for a small market to stay in business they have to be top of the line in customer service and be able to offer services that keep customers coming back time after time. Mike's Market didn't strike me as that kind of market. They had gas. But there are other gas stations in town. So what did they have that was special...that made them stand out? Nothing, in my book. I never shopped there.

The end of Teddy Miller has nothing to do with Mike's Market closing. Mike's Market is closing because they want to or they need to because of lack of business.

There will be other businesses in town that will flourish and there are businesses in town that have already increased their sales since Ted Miller was voted out.

I eat at Jennifer's and was suprised to see a friend in there that I had not seen in forever. But now that Ted Miller is out they will be frequenting local establishments again instead of driving to Derby and Newport.

Mabe

I despise Ted's market. They not have the selection that Mike's does. Nor do they have the space or arrangement that makes it a pleasant shopping experience to wander the isles. In Ted's you are constantly bumping into people or searching for things because the arrangement of items was done for space, not for continuity....just my opinion.

If Mike's is really going I'm very sad. Not only to see another business leave (that may just leave a vacant lot forever) but also because it frees Bob Dexter to charge even more for gas with one less competitor in town.

The Clyde River Outfitters is also for sale. Maybe the only business that can profit in this town is a bar. With a recession and even more compounding political problems it is very doubtful that tourism can "Save" Island Pond. So sad.

like i told you people when the shit first started that island pond was ran by a few clowns.well look no more cop nomore lawyers nomore emt service nomore food store and its all because of common sense.lol maybe its the people who try to run this town which i see there not doing so well oh well it wont be long before the tourist that ment so much to this town.THANKS TOURIST FOR RUINING THE TOWN OF ISLANDPOND.

No more EMT service? Do you live in town? Why don't you take a drive past the station.

wow i looked in the drive way of the fire department. and guest what i see. WOW ITS A LYDONVILLE MEAT WAGON IN ISLANDPOND.nice it dont say brighton so its not ours.

to bad your sticking up for stupid people like ervins and teds market.since mr dexster came in to town five places went out of bussiness and one guy meaning bucky got voted in because mr bob payed his child support and helped him weasle his way in as a cop that he never will be.wow our new cop is tom hanlon??????????WHO TOM?????????? i thaught it was bucky that got the job.wheres this retired state cop only been out of service a month or so and got buckys job?????????? what am i missing??????????wow the town run by certian people how sweet they voted on appointing a cop next year but yet tom hanlons our new cop and they voted on a cop car that the towns pople have no idea about til it was done like our towns people wouldve voted on it.ya right.now its all over and bussinesses pack up and move from islandpond.see you people that made the difference hope what ever you do its better then doing it in island pond..........p.s SORRY ISLANDPOND YOU GREAT TOWN.

The town did vote for the new cruiser and a police dept. at a special meeting before the selectmens regular meeting in March.Bucky is constable not police officer. look it up there is a difference.and no (we)meaning Island Pond no-longer have our own Ambulance service but we do have coverage thru Lyndonville which we also voted on because Derbyline took everything we had and threw us under the AMBULANCE.So thank Lyndonville for pulling us out.

thank you for clearing that up

I miss island pond vt.........luv y'all
Dan'O

Soon to be ghost town wrote:

Derbyline took everything we had and threw us under the AMBULANCE.

ahahaha. great pun.

I think Ted's is the perfect size Market. It is a cozy shopping experience. I like the way he greets his customers and I like the personalized service. He knows his customer's names and he knows how I like my meet cut. He pays attention.

How many brands do you need for kripe's sake? Ted's has good quality products and enough of a selection to please me.

Mabe

to each his own some like the small setting and others as for myself do not

Don't misunderstand, sometimes it is nice to ride to Derby and check out the selection at Price Chopper, but for intimate personalized service, I prefer Ted's Market. I also like to support local businesses.

Mabe McClay wrote:

Don't misunderstand, sometimes it is nice to ride to Derby and check out the selection at Price Chopper, but for intimate personalized service, I prefer Ted's Market. I also like to support local businesses.

allwell and good supporting your town if you can afford to spend 2$49cents for a can of soup instead of 10 for 10 any where else..i too try to support my town but when is the whole in our pockets good enough for the greed in theirs?