Stewarts Shops

About the new manager at Stewart's Cohoes downtown off Central Ave. He was very rude to me. Made me feel like a criminal! He said, 'I don't get it if I'm not gonna pay for it!' He was referring to the chili and macaroni and cheese used as a topping as none were out for hot dogs and chicken. I bought the latter. No relish, sauerkraut, onions, or peppers... I told him just to drizzle it on as a topping since none were out.

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He also yelled across the room when school kids came in to leave their knapsacks at the door. A couple didn't. He chased them around the store and said he would throw them out if they didn't leave their knapsacks by the door! He was okay prior to today, but apparently, he was made manager. I think this is a mistake as he is extremely rude! I have spent much money in almost 2 years coming here, but I am not going to the store anymore when he is on duty. I often buy groceries and drop $40 per visit. You can text me at 518.859.9914.

I think the young woman, Kai, I think her name is, with red hair, a keto under hat and glasses, is very nice and is a hard worker, as is the blonde woman at night and the guy with red hair. The blonde needs more hours or will probably leave. I live on Congress St. and often come for my iced coffee.

I think he should just fill in at different stores and shut his trap! No one is interested in anything he has to say, especially when he is yelling across the room!! Keep him as a manager and watch how you will lose business, as no one likes it; he needs to stop being a bully!!

Kevin Tredwell
Thu, Jul 24, 2:35 PM (21 hours ago)
to dkloss
Damian; At first exposure to Mario who was working at the Fair Haven Stewarts, I was a bit incensed that as soon as I walked in the door after pumping my gas, Mario pipped up" Don't forget about his gas!" to one of the elder employees. This aggravated me somewhat as I have purchased fuel at this location since 1956..( Long before it was a Stewarts) and I have never made off with any merchandise without paying.

Anyhow, I made my coffee and had a seat and observed Mario at work with Rhonda and others on the floor and eventually getting around to register operations. This is where my opinion of Mario rapidly changed for the better. I watched this man wait on several customers and with the closing of each transaction I heard Mario say, "Thank You" to every customer who handed him their cash. This is something many merchants these days have forgotten to do, after all with all the choices a customer has at their disposal, when they elect to patronize your business and choose to buy your product and hand you their cash the least a merchant can do is say "Thank You" for helping me survive, and have a paycheck.

Mario has not forgotten to do this, and I spoke with him later and told him how impressed I was with his behavior at the register. I also shared with him that when I was in Kindergarten I held "Perky" in my lap and also had taken a ride in the helicopter in Fair Haven which landed south of the park and between Mallories Funeral home and the park. Ronald White also rode in the helicopter that day. I rode in it again in Whitehall new york when it landed in the school playground east of the canal.

My grandmother took me there to see Perky and meet the owner of Stewarts again. So I've been a customer a while. Fair Haven folks deny that there was ever a Stewarts that early in Fair Haven, but in the early fifties the Stewarts was in the front of Barsalow's Bakery where I had a "make your own Sundae" along with best friend Ronnie White accompanied by our moms. This was the same day the helicopter arrived to give us a ride.

The sign in front of Barsalow's Bakery had a light blue image of Perky's face painted in the corner of the sign.

#Would anyone have any old photos of this Stewarts location? Appreciating Mario's business manners, Kevin p.s Rhonda and her team are great!