From: ()
Date: July 16, 2008 10:42:50 PM PDT
To: editor@ojaivalleynews.com
Subject: shopojai

Below is the result of your feedback form.  It was submitted by
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left ojai to shop: This week

purchase made: groceries, party favors, fresh fish

weekly: yes

prices too high: yes

product/service unavailable: yes

would buy if here: Vegan restaurant.  Trendy mens clothing.  Affordable trendy kids clothing.  

general comment: In general I feel the quality and quantity of food vs. the price to be out of balance in the grocery stores.   However I shop at the Farmers Market religiously each week, even though the cost is markedly higher, because I feel the quality is consistently exceptional and there is a familial relationship with the vendors.    It would be nice to walk along the arcade and shop daily for my needs, but my house is full of furniture, I shop seasonally and I don't drink wine.  There is not one vegan restaurant, with no disrespect to the grocery store versions, to specifically service the vegetarians in this community.  Being a mother of two, I find myself leaving Ojai in order to take my children bowling, skating, to the children's book floor at Barnes and Nobles etc.  I combine these trips with my personal shopping and consequently it has less of an effect on my gas prices.

local resident: Ojai City

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