i dont like pfeiffers in the least byt i admit i go there on emergencies. it is outrageously priced compared to home depot and given how small the place is, choice is way limited. not to metion this is one place you cannot wait to get away from given the small cramped alleys.

i dont like hellers in the least either. their service is beyond bad…people there are rude and cranky. coffee is bad, and except for bagels…please. if that is what you call quality baked goods, i really feel for you… you have missed out in life! quality only for lovers of food coloring and other artificial low quality ingredients.

i cannot wait for the organic market to open in CH. the folks there have some sense as to what is economic development. unfortunately mtp business orgs. are cluelss…

Lets face it, the majority of the businesses on Mt. Pleasant Street sell junk, or esoteric stuff that you don’t buy that often. Pfieffer’s is the exception. I live in CH and go to Mt. P specifically for Pfieffer’s.

Target will not be responsible for the strange boutiques and junk stores going out of business. I’m not really even sure there will be any effect — they don’t sell the same things! Those places sell awful quality stuff. It’s not the price that will drive people to Target, it’s the fact that they actually have products of reasonably good quality. Anyone who prefers, for example, a really crappy potato peeler to one that can be used more than once, won’t be able to get that crappy one at Target.

I like local retail, but only if it is good quality. Unfortunately that cannot be said of ANY store in MtP St. and while i think that it is very nice to have people greeting dogs, i think it is much nicer to be able to find variety and QUALITY at a good price. if that means a target and no no small assorted retail, then be it.

I live in MtP and am now a total fan of Columbia Heights and find myself doing ALL of my shopping there nowadays, including my tools. who on earth is going to take the metro to shop in MtP? Pleeeease…

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