tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post4668445081400182175..comments2024-02-03T06:01:53.090-08:00Comments on Noe Valley SF: Closing: Cooks BoulevardNoe Valley, SFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996607013124379881noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-77385913177688929342010-03-12T16:54:32.959-08:002010-03-12T16:54:32.959-08:00I think they made a great effort with this shop. ...I think they made a great effort with this shop. The space was much too big for them. A more petit store crammed to the rafters with great items would have been perfect. I do agree that I love to support local businesses but I also had to watch the wallet and wsa able to get much of what Cooks Blvd carried at other locations in the city for less money. I wish them the best of luck with other adventures. Please no more nail salons...please...I beg!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-68809279733890203272010-03-11T20:51:54.023-08:002010-03-11T20:51:54.023-08:00I loved the idea of a great cooking store in Noe V...I loved the idea of a great cooking store in Noe Valley. I think the owner did a great deal of community building by being a pickup site for Community Supported Agriculture and holding classes and SF Food Bank fund raisers.<br />I think the timing was off by a few years. The economy tanked. I suspect that credit to buy new stock dried up. That was not his fault. <br />I will miss Cooks Boulevard. Very much. Thank you for all you did and tried to do.Dixternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-40643801385360999002010-03-11T20:19:30.328-08:002010-03-11T20:19:30.328-08:00ditto 11:13ditto 11:13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-36756162809303603522010-03-10T23:13:11.684-08:002010-03-10T23:13:11.684-08:00I am not surprised that this is closing; I was in ...I am not surprised that this is closing; I was in around Christmas time and was shocked at the sparse inventory and empty shelves. It was obvious that something was very, very wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-6456815916992140622010-03-08T20:25:44.168-08:002010-03-08T20:25:44.168-08:00It's a shame to see this store close but the w...It's a shame to see this store close but the writing has been on the wall (represented by very limited inventory)for a while now.<br /><br />Hat's off to the owner & staff for trying to make it work.<br /><br />Sad to see yet another shuttered business in the 'hood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-30530315549173965212010-03-08T15:49:45.800-08:002010-03-08T15:49:45.800-08:00No, I didn't say it was a "shame" at...No, I didn't say it was a "shame" at all..it's the stores fault..they did not provide the right products at the right price.<br /><br />They have no one to blame but themselves.rocky's dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629117858374059974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-62799595611212929432010-03-08T14:58:31.731-08:002010-03-08T14:58:31.731-08:00There's clearly demand in Noe for a store like...There's clearly demand in Noe for a store like this, but this was always a particularly poorly curated store. For example, they rarely had the Cooks Illustrated top-rated equipment. Lots of obvious things missing. If you want to charge retail prices, you have to impress by having the perfect thing.Fredhttp://everdiminishing.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-73022719128746765992010-03-08T14:30:09.281-08:002010-03-08T14:30:09.281-08:00Yes, Rocky's Dad and Anon. This is a real sham...Yes, Rocky's Dad and Anon. This is a real shame; but does Noe really need this kind of specialty store? I guess not.<br /><br />I went in there a number of times hoping to find specific items but either couldn't find what I was looking for, or was way put-off by the costs. If I want Williams Sonoma costs I'll go to Williams Sonoma! Otherwise Bed/Bath/Beyond or even Cole Hardware works just fine.Godotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-46755320928250775642010-03-08T13:26:43.974-08:002010-03-08T13:26:43.974-08:00If you can't go there to buy a saucepan and co...If you can't go there to buy a saucepan and cookie sheet for under $75..then the market will determine their success or not. That's reality and that's the way it should work.<br /><br />That's why Cliffs Variety has been in business for so many LONG YEARS.rocky's dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629117858374059974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-87117600706699495282010-03-08T12:53:26.901-08:002010-03-08T12:53:26.901-08:00This is actually great news because it'll make...This is actually great news because it'll make room for a much needed Bank or Nail Salon in Noe Valley! Can't wait!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005542469635153966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-46407086053652510922010-03-07T21:35:00.749-08:002010-03-07T21:35:00.749-08:00Sad another store is closing. I really wanted to ...Sad another store is closing. I really wanted to support local businesses and went there to buy a saucepan under $75 and cookie sheet. Unfortunately, they had neither. I went to Cliffs Variety instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-41835143777169626602010-03-07T21:00:37.500-08:002010-03-07T21:00:37.500-08:00Where will all the CSA customers pick up now?Where will all the CSA customers pick up now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-51226002757988901162010-03-07T19:29:56.322-08:002010-03-07T19:29:56.322-08:00A shame.A shame.johnnyawenoreply@blogger.com