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'Absolutely Disgusting': Aldi Employees' Refusal To Accept $2 Bills Leaves NY Customer Irked 'Absolutely Disgusting': Aldi Employees' Refusal To Accept $2 Bills Leaves NY Customer Irked
'Absolutely Disgusting': Aldi Employees' Refusal To Accept $2 Bills Leaves NY Customer Irked A routine grocery trip turned into a viral controversy. A New York man claims that cashiers at an Aldi store refused to accept his $2 bills, believing them to be counterfeit. Sullivan County resident Richard Scott Steger, of Wurtsboro, recounted his frustrating experience at the Monticello Aldi store in a post on the "Uncensored Sullivan County New York News and Politics" Facebook group Monday, Jan. 27. According to Steger, a cashier outright rejected his legal tender and another employee doubled down, refusing to even check the bills with a counterfeit detection pen. “So g…

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by Michael Mashburn
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This Merrick Bagel Shop Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says This Merrick Bagel Shop Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says
This Merrick Bagel Shop Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says Whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, these bagels are the cream (cheese?) of the crop. Nearly three dozen businesses outside of New York City made the “Top 100 Bagel Shops in New York 2024” ranking by Yelp. To come up with its list, the restaurant review site identified businesses in the bagel category, then ranked those spots using a number of factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews. Yelp’s ranking includes a mix of decades-old storefronts and newcomers making names for themselves post-COVID-19 pandemic.  Menus boast everything from the classics (plain, sesame…

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by Michael Mashburn