{"id":6427,"date":"2016-06-22T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6427"},"modified":"2016-06-22T21:00:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T04:00:55","slug":"reparations-new-soopers-to-offer-additional-discount-to-eastbridge-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6427","title":{"rendered":"Reparations: New Soopers to Offer Additional Discount to Eastbridge Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"king<\/a>In an effort to \u201cmake things right,\u201d the new King Soopers will be offering special discount cards to current Eastbridge residents once they open this fall. \u201cWe know the people of this great neighborhood have long suffered,\u201d said Kroger spokesperson Jay Shaffer. \u201cOn top of the great deals King Soopers and Kroger brand stores already offer, we will be giving our special Eastbridge residents an extra five percent off. This offer will continue in perpetuity, and we will consider this reparations for the extended period of time<\/a> it took for us to get a grocery store here. We know we can never completely make up for the injustices we caused<\/a>, but we hope this is a step in the right direction.\u201d\n\nResident Lisa Schwab says she appreciates the extra money off, but remains frustrated with the situation. \u201cI really thought we could get a natural grocer here or a Trader Joe\u2019s,\u201d said Schwab. \u201cBut, I\u2019m realistic, and I know I will end up coming here a lot because it\u2019s so close. I\u2019ll take the five percent off, but I\u2019m not sure it erases the 10 years I had to wait to get a town center. Nothing will ever make me forget that pain.\u201d Tony Richmond feels the same way. \u201cI know I will be over there a lot, so yeah, the money savings is nice,\u201d said Richmond. \u201cBut, the Eastbridge people are a proud people. We\u2019re not just going to forget the 10 years of torture of not having a town center. It is a step in the right direction, however.\u201d\nTo obtain the special \u201cEastbridge Card,\u201d Eastbridge residents will need to provide their proof of address with a government ID and two current utility bills with their name on it. \u201cThis is something we want going to the Eastbridge people,\u201d said Shaffer. \u201cIt\u2019s not a program for other people, it\u2019s specifically meant to heal the suffering of Eastbridge, and the long history of bad blood between them and King Soopers. We want to make sure they are the ones benefiting from the savings and not those from other communities or Stapleton boroughs who don\u2019t have the history those in Eastbridge do.\u201d The Soopers is expected to open this fall, and store operators are hoping the healing and the saving begin immediately for Eastbridge residents.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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