Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The law that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2013 allows store owners to place scanners in the aisles, making shoppers do their own price checks, instead of individually marking each item.
Starting on New Year's Day 2013, Massachuetts is the last state in the union to abolish a law requiring individual price tags on all food items. Instead of having the prices marked on every item, as has been the law since 1987, grocery stores can now install aisle price scanners every 5,000 square feet that would display the prices of scanned items. Gov. Deval Patrick signed the bill into law in July after earlier passing in the House and Senate—with only two senators in session. The bill, called "An Act relative to clear and conspicuous price disclosure," has been strongly supported for years by the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, who argued that the current system creates less accurate pricing, lowers the level of service for …
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Patch readers nominated the best bargain shopping in Winchester, so vote to determine which one is the Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.
Where is the best bargain shopping in Winchester? Cast your vote to let us know. Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows about the area to participate. Nominations were accepted on Winchester Patch through July 9 and include: Winners in all Readers' Choice categories will be announced on Aug. 24. Sign up for the Winchester Patch newsletter to get community information and updates on the Readers' Choice contest. The poll will open to accept votes from registered Patch users starting on July 23 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17.
Patch readers nominated the best women's clothing store in Winchester, so vote to determine which one is the Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.
Where is the best women's clothing store in Winchester? Cast your vote to let us know. Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows about the area to participate. Nominations were accepted on Winchester Patch through July 9 and include: Winners in all Readers' Choice categories will be announced on Aug. 24. Sign up for the Winchester Patch newsletter to get community information and updates on the Readers' Choice contest. The poll will open to accept votes from registered Patch users starting on July 23 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17.
Patch readers nominated the best place to buy plants in Winchester, so vote to determine which one is the Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.
Where is the best place to buy plants in Winchester? Cast your vote to let us know. Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows about the area to participate. Nominations were accepted on Winchester Patch through July 9 and include: Winners in all Readers' Choice categories will be announced on Aug. 24. Sign up for the Winchester Patch newsletter to get community information and updates on the Readers' Choice contest. The poll will open to accept votes from registered Patch users starting on July 23 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17.
Patch readers nominated the best kids store in Winchester, so vote to determine which one is the Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.
Where is the best kids store in Winchester? Cast your vote to let us know. Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows about the area to participate. Nominations were accepted on Winchester Patch through July 9 and include: Winners in all Readers' Choice categories will be announced on Aug. 24. Sign up for the Winchester Patch newsletter to get community information and updates on the Readers' Choice contest. The poll will open to accept votes from registered Patch users starting on July 23 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Stop by our most recent Best of Patch Readers’ Choice winners.
If you’re in need of sports gear or equipment, Modell's Sporting Goods and Olympia Sports are your best bets, according to our readers. The Medford stores topped this week’s poll and as a result are our most recent Best of Patch Readers’ Choice winners, for the best place to buy sporting goods. Sports Etc. in Arlington finished a close third. Be sure to review the sporting goods stores yourself on our Patch Places page. We're doing a poll on the Best Place to Get Dessert next week. Want to nominate a place that should be included in our poll? Send your nomination to John Waller at johndwaller@gmail.com. This will allow us to be sure we don't leave anyone out.
Marsha Sullivan
6:38 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Yes, this is changing my shopping experience. When I choose between two products, many times the price of each is the deciding factor. Must I memorize the prices of each item in order to verify that the cash register computer has been properly programmed? Many of us are in the habit of scanning our items visually as the cashier slides them across the screen that scans the prices. We then look at … more ›