# Arthur S. versus Arthur T.: Massachusetts residents only **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 28, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274 "2014-07-28T20:36:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/61 "2014-08-30T01:54:57Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The biggest winners are the new CEOs Thornton and Gooch, who according to their contracts will be collecting 3 years of pay for 3 months of work. So how does that work - if someone buys out the company you work for, they’re really legally liable to continue the terms of your contract? I’m super glad this is all over. Now I don’t need to worry about my brother or a family friend losing their jobs or their houses. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/62 "2014-08-30T02:40:51Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > I’m glad for selfish reasons. I don’t shop at MB often, but the Stop N Shops have gotten progressively worse each week this has gone on. More crowded and more poorly stocked. Now all the excess customers can return to MB and I can get all the things on my list and not wait as long to check out (if you can’t use the self-check, please don’t use the self-check). Amen. Now all the MB shoppers can go back to MB, and stop standing around and bitching about how Donnie Junior’s Count Chocula is thirty cents more at Shaw’s. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/63 "2014-08-30T22:10:56Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Yeah, no kidding. Geez, **Sal Ammoniac** , how did you not know that MB is one of the dominant chains in New Hampshire and Maine too? To quote Samuel Johnon, “Ignorance, Madam, sheer ignorance.” I thought you were Price Chopper/Hannafords country. Anyway, all’s well that ends well, for now, and completely contrary to my expectations. Though I have a nagging suspicion that the losing side is contemplating a lawsuit… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/64 "2014-08-31T04:02:47Z")
> [@Sal\_Ammoniac](#): > > To quote Samuel Johnon, “Ignorance, Madam, sheer ignorance.” I thought you were Price Chopper/Hannafords country. What the hell is a Price Chopper? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/65 "2014-08-31T11:39:45Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > What the hell is a Price Chopper? It’s a[discount supermarket](http://www.pricechopper.com/) in New England and New York. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/66 "2014-08-31T12:50:14Z")
As a NH resident, I’m glad to see this saga over and very glad to see the employees get what they wanted. It’s interesting to note that I went to Hannaford last night and it wasn’t busy at all. Since the Market Basket closings, the Hannafords have all been crazy busy due to the Market Basket customers shopping there. So, it seems things are back to normal. I’ll go back to Market Basket after this weekend when they will hopefully be less busy. I miss the fresh produce. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/67 "2014-08-31T17:25:53Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Went into my local Market Basket last night. Restocking is in progress, but it’s pretty haphazard - they had lots of Dannon yogurt, but no other brands, no produce whatsoever, beef case was practically overflowing but no chicken or pork or other meats. Some cereals are completely gone, some still plenty of stock. > > I do have to say though, that I’ve never been in a retail establishment where everyone was so genuinely happy. Now I just hope our neighbor gets her hours back. I did a huge MB shop this morning and the place was quite well stocked except for a few things. Lots of produce, almost no chicken. The aisles were pretty much filled in. In spite of all the people restocking, the whole place might well be stripped by the end of the day. And, yes, the employees looked very happy indeed, as did most of the shoppers, myself included. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274/68 "2014-09-01T01:32:40Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > It’s a[discount supermarket](http://www.pricechopper.com/) in New England and New York. Headquartered in Schenectady, so I’m in the heart of Price Chopper country. When I moved here my choices were pretty much Price Chopper or Hannaford when it came to traditional supermarkets. Nearly six years later it’s exploded around here: Co-ops in new and bigger locations, even more farmers markets, new specialty stores like butchers and fishmongers, Shop Rite, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and Fresh Market. And people still complain that what the area really needs is a Wegmans. Still, if I’m ever in New England and need to get some groceries, I’ll look to see if there’s a Market Basket nearby. This whole story has made me curious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-s-versus-arthur-t-massachusetts-residents-only/694274.md?page=3)