Cheese & Stuff Alumni

Cheese & Stuff Alumni Many friendships were forged within the staff members of Cheese & Stuff. Share some of your stories here.

Cheese & Stuff Alumni is for former employers and customers alike to reminisce about this tiny little store that existed from the late '80s up to 1999 when Wild Oat's bought it stomped it out for good. Some we have lost all contact with, others are still in touch today, and some are no longer with us. The fun times we had within those walls in the environment employment misery will be with us forever.

09/19/2011

Aaron's "Free the lobsters" campaign finally paid off and C&S stopped selling them.

09/06/2011

Trying to convince people that carob is really a tasty alternative to chocolate and failing miserably.

Across the street there was Agneta's Books and Things and The Reader's Feast.
08/21/2011

Across the street there was Agneta's Books and Things and The Reader's Feast.

Where Cheese & Stuff was originally located on Sisson Ave.
08/21/2011

Where Cheese & Stuff was originally located on Sisson Ave.

08/21/2011

Looking for any photos relating to C&S to fill out our album. Seeing that the Cheese existed before camera phones (and even before cell phones were common) pictures are extremely rare. If you have anything related to the store, please upload it here.

08/21/2011

"Wait, is that Wendy O Williams?"

08/21/2011

Worse: People sneaking in the out door after the store is closed to get "One more thing".

08/21/2011

After the store is closed and the door locked, people jiggling the handle, banging on the window, and asking, "Are you open?"

08/21/2011

Having to memorize hundreds of PLU codes for produce and bulk items (bananas: 4042).

08/21/2011

Losing power in the store (again) and having to use calculators and guessing weights on produce and bulk items with lines dipping back into the HBA and and housewares isles. Even lowballing on weights, people still thinking they're getting ripped off.

08/19/2011

Ok, then how about the homeless guy (can't remember his name) who used to come in smelling like rotten cabbage wrapped in dirty sweaty socks to return bottles and cans. He wore about 5 layers of ragged sweaters and a winter hat all year round and even in the sweltering summer heat. None of the cashiers could stomach the stench, so I always took care of him. He was actually a really cool guy.

08/19/2011

Anyone remember the "change 1st" fanatic? I used to give him his change last just to get a rise out of him. He would go off on a rant about how important it was to give him his change 1st.

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