Dear Customers,            My older brother, Sam, used to get extremely upset if he had to wait in line.  He also got just as mad if he stopped into the supermarket and witnessed our customers waiting in line.  So much so that he often insisted that we schedule more help than was needed – just…

Dear Customers,            Christmas and New Year’s Day are always exactly a week apart.  Having New Year’s Eve falling on a Tuesday doesn’t really lend itself well to celebrations or parties.  Be that as it may, that’s where the first of the new year falls in 2025, so even if you can’t over-indulge at a…

Dear Customers,             As we did at Thanksgiving, we are running the same ad for both weeks of Christmas.  These specials will run from Monday, December 16th through and including Sunday, December 29th!  You will be able to take advantage of these special sale prices for a full two-week period.  And if you’re anything like…

Dear Customers,            This was the time of year I absolutely loved as a kid.  The expectations were fast reaching fever pitch.   So much so that I would turn on the lights of the Christmas tree and crawl underneath its branches to be as close as possible to the multi-colored lights, the piney aroma and…

Dear Customers,             I dream almost every night and at my age, that’s to be expected.  What I don’t enjoy is a good nightmare!  My worst ones seem to follow one of two themes; either I’m being chased by something unseen or I’m late for something I can ill afford to miss!           What a…

Dear Customers,            The Pilgrims had plenty to be thankful for on that first Thanksgiving! The’d left their homes and families, traveling more than two months across a turbulent sea to a hostile land.  By the following autumn, having made friends with the local Indian tribes and having suffered a harsh winter, they held what…

Dear Customers,              This is where it gets a little confusing, at least for me.  Since transitioning from Olean Wholesale to C&S Wholesalers several years ago, our Thanksgiving ad remains essentially the same for two weeks.  This week and again next week will be extremely similar, perhaps with a change or two.  This does…

Dear Customers,            Just a heads up! Due to the quirks of the calendar, Thanksgiving, which is always on the 4th Thursday of November, is late this year falling on the 28th.    As usual, our Thanksgiving ad prices will run for two weeks, but due to the lateness of the holiday they will run from…

Dear Customers,            “November” is generally not one of those words you find starting the following sentence, “______________ is my favorite month of the year.  I’ve heard April, May, June, July, August, September and even December used in that slot, but never November.            Our eleventh month is gray, cold, windy and often snowy even…

Dear Customers,            The end of October is always a little bittersweet for me.  All the leaves are off the trees (except for my extremely stubborn Silver Maple) leaving the landscape barren and brown with tinges of gray.  The evenings come on sooner and sooner as we near the winter equinox on December 21st.  It’s…