Dear Customers, Three out of every four years have a duration of 365 days and 11 minutes. This year, the 4th year however, adds an additional day, Thursday, February 29th.  The scientific reason is that Earth’s rotation around the sun is not perfectly aligned.  To keep the calendar in sync with the seasons, an extra…

Dear Customers, Some of you are no doubt feeling a modicum of relief about now.  The furor, the clamor and the chaos of virtually the entire month of December is behind you.  The only thing left to do is pay for everything you bought!  Oh well, you still have a couple of weeks before the…

Dear Customers, This is the week!  All the television commercials that started the moment the last trick-or-treater left, the incessant holiday music which began back in early November and all the delicious, decadent sweets that tormented my every waking moment, have conspired to lead up to this special time of year! Like an avalanche the…

Dear Customers, This week marks the first of two weeks of Christmas special sales.  The bulk of the items in this week’s ad will be repeated next week – just as we did for Thanksgiving.  This practice works out well for our customers, particularly those who may get paid on an off week.  There’s no…

Dear Customers, Much like Ralphie’s dad in “The Christmas Story”, himself a self-proclaimed ‘turkey junkie’, I am undoubtedly a “Christmas junkie”!  From the time I was old enough to walk, I’ve been thrilled with the entire month of December; the brightly colored lights, the sweet delicacies, and of course the gaily wrapped gifts hiding on…

Dear Customers, There are certain things you’d like to think you can count on in life, but often can’t!  For instance, if there’s a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower happening or a Blue Moon occurring in the night sky this evening – even if the sun is brightly shining in a clear blue sky all day –…

Dear Customers, As if you needed reminding, Thursday of this week is Thanksgiving!  What you may need to be reminded about is the holiday hours we incorporate this particular week every year.  As most of you long-time shoppers at Costa’s Supermarket already know, we only close two days a year: Christmas and Easter!  On Thanksgiving,…

Dear Customers, Thanksgiving is little more than a week away, so it’s time to contemplate your choice of turkeys for this year’s feast.  You could opt for a frozen turkey, a fresh turkey (never been frozen), or even just a turkey breast and be completely pleased with your choice.  Some customers, year after year, stick…

Dear Customers, With approximately 83% of this year already in the books for 2023, we’re left with two of the biggest “celebratory” months of the year.  November and December are arguably the penultimate food celebration months out of all of them. Thanksgiving is the largest food consumption day of the year in the United States…

Dear Customers, You may remember a few weeks ago when I announced some future changes to our web site:   www.costassupermarket.com.  Well, the future is literally now, and the changes have been in place for a few weeks if you haven’t already noticed. If you’ve ever shopped the aisles of a grocery store, looking for specific…