WELCOME TO EWCM!
Our Market Kitchen dinners for Thursday 11/6 and Friday 11/7:
Thursday: Chef’s Choice
Friday: Chef’s Choice
ALL DINNERS WILL BE READY BY 3:00PM AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.
Co-Op Member’s Weekly Sale: (11/4-11/11) 20% off of HONEY!
TURKEY PRE-ORDERS - LAST DAY TO ORDER IS NOV. 9!
Misty Knoll Farm (New Haven, VT)
Spacious, specially designed turkey houses, access to abundant feed, water and fresh Vermont air means Misty Knoll birds are healthier and better tasting!
Size ranges are: 11-16#, 16-20#, 20-24#, 24-28# and 28#+
Stonewood Farm (Orwell, VT)
Provides turkey-friendly barns that are not crowded and are open-sided to provide fresh, Vermont air and natural sunlight. Naturally raised, humanely cared for and processed with tender loving care by the Stone family themselves!
Size ranges are: 12-16#, 16-20#, 20-24#, 24-29# and 30#+
Please be aware that the ranges are just that, a range, last year the turkeys came in at the higher end of the range so please consider that. It is rare that we see an 11-12 pound turkey, just FYI!
You can order your turkey by responding to this email or calling/stopping into the market. (802-496-6758).
Please provide name, phone number, which farm and size range.
Turkeys will be available for pickup starting Tuesday 11/25.
KEY LIME PIE PRE-ORDERS
Word on the street is Key Lime pie is the new Pumpkin pie for your post-Thanksgiving dinner dessert and we are so delighted because EWCM makes some incredible Key Lime Pies! We would like to offer Key Lime pie pre-orders (no pumpkin) from now until 11/23. Get your name on the list for this delicious, light and citrusy addition to your holiday spread! $28 per pie and well worth it for this true EWCM Kitchen delight to share with your friends and family this year! Order by responding to this email, calling the Market at 802-496-6758 or simply stopping in.
You can still order your turkey now through November 9th! Details are as follow: Both turkeys are $5.99/#
SPECIAL STORE ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are excited to announce that EWCM will be moving towards a POS (Point Of Sale) system for grocery check-outs, managing inventory, payment processing, etc. This means we will have a barcode scanning system like every other store and market. We are at the point in our business (after operating for 16 years!) where we need to collect more data, run reports and fine tune our wonderful business in order to realize more efficiencies, understand more about the inner workings of our operations and bring EWCM into this century of what technology can offer us as a business for more decades of success!
Pre-paid Cards
While there is an immense amount of benefits to this change, the one thing that we cannot bring with us without it being an unreasonable cost to us is our in-house, pre-paid card system. We investigated several options including different apps and cards that could possibly offer in-house accounts and there are none that would be fiscally responsible for us to take on. We know and understand that this is a big change for our regular reload card holders and are very sorry that we cannot continue in this way but hope to have your understanding that it just doesn’t make sense for EWCM moving forward.
What does this mean for you as a card holder?
Please spend down your store card and do not reload it anymore. We are hoping to have the new system in place by mid-November, so there is still time to do so. If you have not been able to spend what you have already loaded, then do not worry, we will check your balance before the full transfer and load a new gift card for the new system, give it to you to spend and all will be well. The card will be your responsibility at that point.
What we will be providing in the future with the new POS system:
We will be able to create a “Rewards and Loyalties” program that will benefit members and regular customers alike. The possibilities with this are endless (i.e. 10th cup of coffee free, true BOGO sales, special, daily member sales, product highlights and sales for members, etc.). We have never been able to implement these modern benefits before because of our basic operating and check-out system.
We will also be able to offer CASH DISCOUNTING! This literally means that if you use cash or check at the register, you will automatically save 5% on your purchase.
You will be able to experience a more streamlined check-out experience.
Thank you for your understanding and patience as we move into POS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT EWCM IS A CO-OP?
You can become a member of the EWCM Co-Op at any time! The cost is $150 for an individual and $300 for a family, once paid in full, you are paid for life!! You can access weekly member sales and if you start a pre-load store card, you will receive 2% off of your purchase each time you use it to shop! INQUIRE WITHIN AND SAVE!
Check out our Instagram @eastwarrencommunity for photos and updates!
If you are not well, need curbside pick-up and are wondering what we carry, then take a look at a sample of grocery and provisions HERE.