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Re: provisioning
[Re: bigbone]
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02/10/2024 08:18 PM
02/10/2024 08:18 PM
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Posts: 1,661 Memphis, BVI, CT
RatmansWife
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I generally prefer Riteway's produce because it is larger; the produce in OneMart is fine, great selection and prices, but smaller. OneMart often has canned goods you can't find elsewhere. It has a lot of ethnic food, especially Asian. Each supermarket carries a British line of food. Riteway has better butter and milk, including the German Distinction brand of UHT.
Meat selection is not great in either. Steakation is better, but more expensive; they have 80% ground beef, whereas Riteway has only 75%. We like Seafood Kingdom for seafood. French Deli has terrific cheese and deli meats, as well as gourmet grocery items. Relish has things you can't find elsewhere. For example, I needed sea salt flakes to make focaccia, and neither supermarket had them.
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Re: provisioning
[Re: bigbone]
#313384
02/10/2024 08:28 PM
02/10/2024 08:28 PM
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Posts: 322 Hilton Head, SC
Steve27
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We have always used Onemart and have been down there 7 times over the years. Great selection and they always have great prices.
Cruising the local waters here in SC and GA. Love the BVIs and miss the Tradewinds!
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Re: provisioning
[Re: bigbone]
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02/15/2024 09:44 AM
02/15/2024 09:44 AM
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Skytrucker
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That’s exactly what I’ve done, since the online ordering has been available. It’s way easier to have cases of beer and gallons of water, etc..delivered, then send one or 2 crew to the shop for produce and other items while I do the boat checkout with the charter co. My wife likes to put her hand/eye on the more fresh things before buying - in reality though, the deliveries have been nearly 100% in their accuracy. I’ve used Riteway in the past, Mrs. Skytrucker says OneMart is equally good for in person shopping…
This year we’re in charge of our septuagenarian parents (both mine and in-laws😳) we might nearly order everything, just so we can focus on making their first charter trip as easy and awesome as possible. Something I always tell myself when traveling in any mode is: “people live here” meaning, whatever I find I’ve forgotten, I can probably get, wherever the local people get it…if you’re missing something critical there’s places around the islands that you can get something to sub in for it. (The leverick store comes to mind as a fairly well-equipped mid-week reprovision)
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There’s nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
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