Bingo is coming to Lakewood!

InnerMe

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 5:37 pm

Watch out Lakewood! Life is about to become super easy! Just a quick stop at Bingo and everything is taken care of. Suits? check. Shtreimels? check. Kapparos? check. matzos? check. sheitels? well at this rate.. almost check.

Bnei Berak 10

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 5:54 pm

In Israel (where it all started) chain is under name "Osher Ad" and they are excellent IMO. ding my shopping there for years already.
I can't judge Bingo according to US standards though.

amother

Royalblue

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 6:25 pm

Cmon be nice wrote:

Educate me. Is Bingo a jewish version of Cotsco?

It’s a really a huge supermarket.
But from time to time they get a close out shipment of slightly damaged stuff, or overstocked items and sell them for crazy cheap.

amother

Burlywood

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 6:33 pm

amother wrote:

It’s a really a huge supermarket.
But from time to time they get a close out shipment of slightly damaged stuff, or overstocked items and sell them for crazy cheap.

Sounds like npgs. Do we need another place that’s sells expired food for cheap?

unexpected

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 6:38 pm

Bingo doesn’t have specials
They are not that cheap
They don’t carry a lot of the individually packed stuff like chips
They hire (at least in Brooklyn) Arabs without training them who have mile-high attitudes and work incredibly slowly
Their stuff is Israeli so some of their products (tuna) are really bad

SuperWify

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 6:42 pm

I sincerely hope they do well.

We Bh got so many new and beautiful food/grocery stores lately that competition is getting quite tough.

Where are they being located?

PinkFridge

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 8:10 pm

wrote:

Can we say that stuff from E"Y is not to our taste, vs. calling their products bad?

reality mom

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 8:34 pm

[quote="unexpected"]Bingo doesn’t have specials
Their specials are amazing.

They are not that cheap
Depends where. Produce isnt much cheaper than other stores. Dairy is slightly cheaper. Poultry is well priced....

They don’t carry a lot of the individually packed stuff like chips
Uh, thats the store strategy. Bulk packaging and purchases. Like Costco.

They hire (at least in Brooklyn) Arabs without training them who have mile-high attitudes and work incredibly slowly.
I never had a bad experience with their workers, But then again, I dont recall asking for help.

Their stuff is Israeli so some of their products (tuna) are really bad
They carry American brands just as any other supermarket.

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amother

Amethyst

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 8:34 pm

unexpected wrote:

Have you ever bein to bingo? Do you have an agenda here?

amother

Forestgreen

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 8:40 pm

unexpected wrote:

They are very cheap
They carry a lot of individually packed stuff like chips
I never saw any Arab workers working in Brooklyn
They have plenty of American brands and their own brand.

How often did u shop there if ever??

I'm Moving To Lakewood And Very Excited They're coming!!

reality mom

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 8:43 pm

amother wrote:

Have you ever bein to bingo? Do you have an agenda here?

I thought so too, as the statements are all inaccurate.

unexpected

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 9:29 pm

I was at Bingo until I realized that KRM is much more well priced. If the workers (who are extremely slow at the register, don’t seem to know where stuff is and walk away while u are talking to them) are not Pakistani or something then what nationality are they? They look like Arabs to me.
There is a very small selection of individually packed stuff like chips.
I really have no agenda and was as excited as everyone else about Bingo until I wasn’t anymore. I figured there would be enough people here discussing the pros so I listed some of the cons just to balance it out. I didn’t mention delivery cuz I don’t think that’s a thing in Lakewood.

amother

Violet

Thu, Mar 22 2018, 9:41 pm

Look, I live in Lakewood and I spend a lot of money on food and I would like that npgs to have some serious competition, their stuff and attitude stinks and only recently like 3 months ago have they started doing something about it. Well well not anymore. If bingo comes they will have to behave.

I really hope bingo realizes they will have to behave or they will lose out too. People are tired of being taken advantage of when they spend so much money and there's no service and not a soul to talk to.

amother

Amethyst

Fri, Mar 23 2018, 5:57 pm

unexpected wrote:

I make my order at bingo every week. Non of what you stated is true!

unexpected

Fri, Mar 23 2018, 6:32 pm

What is not true? That KRM has better prices? That the workers don’t know what they are talking about? Or that there is a very small selection of individually packed stuff? Because the last time I was there was in the summer. If it has changed since I might give it another try...

amother

Brown

Sun, Mar 25 2018, 1:37 pm

I love bingo and I think their prices are GREAT, both compared to other Brooklyn stores and certainly compared to New York neighborhoods outside Brooklyn - for example, kosher checked broccoli is $3.99 - I have seen it as high as $7.99 a box in other places, unchecked dill is $.99 as opposed to $1.99 a
Block of yeast is $1.29 compared to $3.49 for a block an eighth of the size, chicken legs are $1.99 a lb., I forget what the snack bags of Doritos are but they ain’t no $2.49 like I have seen them in other stores!

The produce is excellent. The meat cannot be considered superior but depending upon the cut, it is fine.

Furthermore, pricing has remained consistent since they opened up and were not hiked up for Pesach.

amother

Violet

Sun, Mar 25 2018, 2:56 pm

Brown amother I'm so excited.I really hope they have decent cuts of meat as the stores here are hard to get anything decently cut. If yes it's expensive. I wish Kim came to Lakewood.