We will not turn this into a pro or con rant about the Park Slope Food Coop. The Columbia Spectator took a look at it and wrote many nice things. For instance: “The Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn holds the reputation of best food co-op in the Northeast.” And: “The co-op is extremely well-organized, and has expanded over the past few years from one building to four buildings. Free from the tyranny of the demand curve, the co-op marks up all their food only 15 percent from wholesale prices, making for affordable products.” But what caught our attention was this quote, which we present without much comment: “Joseph Musacchia, a member for over 30 years, described the co-op membership as ‘extremely diversified—but don’t get me wrong. We have yuppies.'” What is the Slope coming to?
God No: “We Have Yuppies” at Slope Food Coop
October 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Park Slope
3 responses so far ↓
1 Chewy // Oct 10, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Cockroaches would be worse.
2 Shield // Oct 17, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Extermination is a bitch.
3 VKZ // Oct 21, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Yuppie is a relative term: it’s from the 1980s, when it referred to someone who made over $30K. Whatever.
I am a social worker who earns $45K and consider myself lucky to be a member of the PSFC, so I can eat well and affordably.
How can we know what someone means when they use the word “yuppie,” since they are judging on appearances, most likely?