Fairway already crowded

Fairway already crowded


It's an all new Red Hook starting today. Fairway Market opened this morning. It's huge. It's crowded. And parking is already impossible. There was a band, free hot dogs, and more shoppers than there are people living in Red Hook.

Of course nothing was running smoothly, as items weren't scanning properly at the registers, prices weren't always obvious and shoppers moved in excited anarchay from free food sample station to another, all the while trying to avoid the shiny new workers already restocking shelves.

When I finally got to the checkout line before noon, the guy behind me spent the next 20 minutes complaining that the store's too big and the lines too long. I saw Junior's cheesecakes on the shelves as well as chocolate marshmallows from Red Hook's own Baked. The options were a tad overwhelming. The little cafe by the bakery is open, but apparently its outdoor waterfront seating comes later.
- posted by Amy @ 5/17/2006 12:35:00 PM