On Saturday 15 October 2005 15:14, Jim Elwell wrote:
> At 15 October 05, 12:29 PM, Ezra Steinberg wrote:
> >I agree with Jim.
> >
> >We probably need to do some "bottom up" work with FMI members to see how
> >their concerns can be alleviated. Then we could move forward with the
> >amendment.
>
> This is an interesting point. There are about 300 firms that are
> members (from their list at
> http://www.fmi.org/facts_figs/memberlist.htm). Most of us buy from
> various firms on the list (in my case, Albertson's, Dan's Markets),
> so they will be more receptive to letters saying "Hey, please sell us
> metric products!"

Oo! Talley's! Talley's is a single health food store which I was here when 
opened, and I've gone there since I moved; the main problem is that when I 
come back I'm not sure whether the bus will go to the Transportation Center 
or somewhere else. In this cooling weather I could probably stand the wait. A 
letter from me would probably carry a fair bit of weight.

Neither the Home Economist (a local chain with three stores, where I usually 
shop on Sundays) nor Compare Foods (one of the stores where I shop on other 
days) is on the list. A letter to Winn-Dixie, Wal-Mart, Food Lion, or 
Harris-Teeter would be a drop in the bucket. I have written to the Home 
Economist, but last I checked they haven't changed their weighs.

phma

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