Holiday Giveaway!!
Looking for a couple of extra dollars for the holidays? Post a comment below before December 15th and be entered into our Holiday Giveaway for a chance to win a co-op gift card for $100!
The Winner will be announced on this blog on December 16th so be sure to check back to see if you won!
The Winner will be announced on this blog on December 16th so be sure to check back to see if you won!
Labels: Giveaway
posted by Co-opportunity at
5:02 PM
11 Comments:
I have never blogged before, but for a chance at $100 bucks at the best store on Planet Earth, I will gladly give it a whirl... I must start with my favorite item at the Coop, which is the El Rancho Black Bean Chips. I am fearful that by hyping them, I will decrease my chances of finding them, but I am in a giving mood. Giving advice is what I do for a living, so you can rest assured that this will be $2.50 well spent. I cannot find anything that is even half as wonderful.
My other advise for this Holiday Season is that we all learn to simplify things a bit. Take a moment to assess your place in this time, and your time in this place. In all of the chaos around you, find and cherish the ones that love you most. Feed on it and use it to feed others. We need each other now more than ever. This World can be a scary place, so be sure to embrace!
Happy Holidays and Happy Shopping and Happy Co-opping to all!
Kevination
The holiday giveaway prompted me to ask something I had been wondering for a while: Why does the Co-Op sell Orange Roughy? I don't think Whole Foods will even sell it due to the environmental concerns (but may be wrong):
Orange Roughy
This deep sea fish, once known as the “slimehead,” grows very slowly and doesn’t reproduce until it’s 20 years old.
Consumer Note
Orange roughy live 100 years or more—so the fillet in your freezer might be from a fish older than your grandmother!
Health Alert
Environmental Defense Fund has issued a health advisory for orange roughy due to high levels of mercury.
Summary
Unfortunately, years of heavy fishing have decimated orange roughy populations. Although fishery management plans are now in place, it’ll take decades for this slow-growing fish to recover.
Another concern with orange roughy is the way it’s caught—by bottom trawling. This fishing method can damage the seafloor habitat, and we don’t know what impacts that damage might have on fragile deep sea ecosystems.
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/
First, bravo on putting up a blog. It can be a rally valuable way for members to be involved. Secondly, happy holidays, and thanks: I have been out in public and on radio preaching the Coop gospel. Lastly: I think I didn't know about the bag refund -- I always bring my own, now I'll make sure to ask at the register. Thank you!
Sarah Spitz
Hi, I didn't even know you had a blog. Consider me in for the holiday giveaway and I'm glad to know you are posting information about actions we can take on important issues.
Hey - I love the Co-op - I can get things there I can't find anywhere else and your staff is so knowledgeable and friendly - I have been able to fix a lot of physical problems before they became chronic - we all have to learn to maintain our health ourselves and the co-op really helps us do that.
However can you re-stripe your parking lot? If you angled the spaces instead of having cars back into each other, it would help so much getting in and out. You could have entry on each side in the direction of the parking space.
Please help me take care of my car as well as my body when I shop at the co-op. Happy Holidays
The Santa Monica Co-op is my happy place! :)
Christie Steighner
christies@weearth.com
Love you guys, glad you exist.
A few things to improve upon:
Greens are too cold and usually have ice on them...
Angling parking spaces would help...
Keep raw milk cold at all times, it's usually sour by the time it's sold...
Update the recipes in the deli.
My favorite deli food is the BBQ CHICKEN! YUM!!!
Hi Jenny Lens,
Thanks for your comments, We endeavor to give satisfaction to all our customers, so we appreciate you speaking up.
Hi Kevination,
Those El Rancho Black Bean Chips sound really good, thanks for the tip I haven't had the chance to try those yet.
Hi Rebecca,
Thank you so much for your comment, we're going to discontinue carrying the Orange Roughy within a week. In fact, we're going to review all the fish we carry. We always try to stay on top of our products to ensure they are all the best and most ethical choices so we appreciate you taking the time to point out where we could be doing better.
Hi Sarah, Spooky & Christie,
Thanks for your comments, and happy holidays to you!!
Hi Donna,
Thanks for your comment. We actually just got our parking lot re-striped. We'd love to make the parking lot spaces roomier and angled but unfortunately we are required by the city to have a certain number of parking spots and we can't reach that number any other way.
Hi A. Greenberg,
Thanks for you comments, I'll be sure to let the produce, dairy and deli managers know!
The blog looks great! And thanks for the heads up on in-store specials like the organic apples at $1.19 a pound.
Blog looks great! And thanks for the heads up on the in-store special or organic apples at $1.19/lb.
Glad you have this contest. I've been meaning to send this suggestion but haven't gotten around to it until this incentive came along. You are doing a good job at the Coop of sourcing many items locally, or as locally as possible. I would like to see the coop source even more items from local growers and producers, and less items from out of state or out of the country. Obviously there are many items that can only come from far away. But I'm sure there are still more items that could be obtained closer to LA. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
Don White (Co-Op member)
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