Marsh Supermarkets

Bathroom is nice. Just peed here. The door was kinda heavy, though. Why was that door so heavy? Maybe look into that. I walked in, chose the second stall, and pulled down my pants. I pulled my pants and underwear down at the same time, just in case there is any confusion there. I began to pee inside of the toilet. I sat and waited to expel the 2 gallons of water in my bladder. I have been trying to drink more water throughout the day lately because when I am bloated, I look very very bad. I am self-​conscious about my body. My urine was taking a long time. Luckily, the 17-​song-​loop retail playlist was kept at the perfect volume – it was kept quiet enough to where it wouldn’t affect me enough to have an opinion, but loud enough for me to catch subtle hints of whatever song happened to be playing. I noticed it was a song recorded by Elliot Yamin, who was one of the 3 finalists on American Idol season 5. I liked him when he was on the show. I voted for him using my cell phone after Ryan Seacrest told me to inside of the TV. I was unhappy when Taylor Hicks won. I got done peeing. I felt okay. I flushed the toilet and pulled my underwear back up. I remembered they were ugly and felt disappointed. Then I pulled up my pants. I washed my hands. I heard that sound fluorescent lights make that you can only hear when it is quiet. I wondered if life was worth living. I decided probably not. Also, this is my suicide note. I’m about to end it all.

Marsh is never my first choice for groceries, but if it’s on my way and I only need one or two things I’ll stop. They’re way overpriced and their selection is far smaller than their larger competitors.
Today I just needed a couple limes, and Marsh was perfect for that. Their produce is beautiful and always well-​displayed.
Marsh seems to have tried to establish themselves as more of a boutique store rather than your everyday grocery stop, but I don’t think that’s been received very well here in the suburbs. I’m sure there’s a place for that in our community, it’s just not my place.

It’s a good Marsh with fairly good variety. Easy to navigate. Staff is ok, NO ONE is ever very friendly. Lots of high school kids working there that could care less. There is one older lady in there who has been there for YEARS and is often at the self-​check out. She’s the worst! We call her the check-​out Nazzzzi! Avoid her. All in all, a pretty nice Marsh. I go there for meat (excellent) and the nicer things, like cheeses and specialty items I can’t find at Wal-​Mart

Pros:
The store is generally clean.
They have the only salad bar left within 20 minutes of not further.
They do have a good selection of produce and whole foods.
Cons:
The employees have crap attitudes.
Management is virtually worthless.
Sales signs and pricing in my experience have been missing and sometimes confusing.
The bathrooms look like something from the third world.
They are the most expensive store around unless you’re very diligent with coupons and ads.
Employees and management have been confrontational with customers.
I’ve waited in line every single time I’ve ever been in the store.
The décor is dated and the fake plants in the lobby could use a dusting.
It would be nice if they were not as robotically responsive. No one wants a generic corporate response to their grievances.
I will only go there when I have to as a last resort.

This Marsh is a newer store designed in the late 90’s when Marsh was at the height of their power in the Indianapolis region. This is probably the best designed grocery store I’ve ever been in. Everything is instinctively where it should be and selection is vast! The manager, Mr. See, will bend over backwards (and that’s not easy for such a big guy) to ensure that you have a great experience while shopping for groceries. This place though is more than just a store, there is a bakery, a cold cut deli, a hot deli, a salad bar with soup, a cafeteria, a cheese deli, a fish market, a butcher, and a pharmacy all in one. Their customized cakes, cookies, brownies and fruit trays/​baskets and deli trays come 2^nd to no one (except maybe The Illinois Street Food Emporium.)
Unfortunately, Marsh had gotten themselves in over their head with new buildings they started to build around the beginning of this decade. With cash reserves low, and Super Wal-​mart swallowing up price minded customers, Marsh had to sell to a national grocer in order to stay viable as a company. The result has been noticeable. Instead of employees who stay for years and know you by name, they now employ Micky D’s rejects. A cantaloupe on top of eggs? A cantaloupe in the same bag as eggs is ridiculous!