If a market opened up in the area, how likely would you be to shop there. Also what would you like to see them carry ?

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"The Fresh Market" can not be beat!

To survive here a meat market would have to be both (1) Cheap and (2) offer a full range of luxury meats such as veal and lamb and aged prime steak, all fresh, not frozen, and all cut or ground to order. The two things are not compatible. Fresh Market has (2) but not (1) Publix and Winn Dixie have (1) but not (2).

WE own our own business. There is no way one can have cheap and luxury at the same time.

we buy a hind quarter from a local who raises the cows....in TV i hate to think the only meat we will get is from a supermarket...since we only each eat 3 to 4oz of meat at a time and beef 1 to 2 times a week i am willing to pay for quality not quanity

OK a hind quarter of beef is approx 150 lbs of "Hanging" meat and when butchered it is cut to approx 95 Pounds of edible beef, If a 2 person family eats 4 oz a day or 1/2 pound that 1/4 of beef should last you approx 190 days or 1/2 year....and that is assuming you eat home very day .Your "hanging" cost may be reasonable but your useable cost is most likely $5-6 per pound for all type of cuts including some steaks but also cheaper cuts such as ground beef, cube steak, shank bones, rump roasts etc

I find it hard to justify buying a 1/4 hind of beef not only on cost but having to store it someplace here in FLorida. Then you talk about quality...how does beef frozen 3-6 months compare with something freshly cut...even if it is from a butcher or meat market you would not consider top quality????

One power outage would wipe out any savings

Went there for a look see. Wouldn't buy and wouldn't go back